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India did not have the best of starts to their Mission 2020 campaign as the first T20I against Sri Lanka was abandoned due to rain. Despite the best efforts of the ground staff, the playing conditions were not conducive enough to let the game happen. This meant that the India vs Sri Lanka 2020 series hasn't yet started. Though the outfield was ready on time, the pitch had too many patches of water soaked into it and the ground staff failed to get

The Indian cricket team starts their Mission 2020 by hosting Sri Lanka for a three-match T20I series to start the year. Virat Kohli and Lasith Malinga will resume their rivalry as both of them lead their respective teams in the series. The first of the three T20Is in the India vs Sri Lanka 2020 series will be played will be played at the Baspara Cricket Stadium in Guwahati. The second and the third T20Is will be played at Indore and Pune respectively on

Royal Challengers Banglore have been the perennial under-achievers of the IPL in the past 12 seasons. Despite making the finals twice they failed to get a hand onto the trophy. Every season at the IPL auctions they get together a strong team, which fails to deliver the goods on the field. From changing the squad to the coaching staff, the RCB management has tried almost everything to win the trophy but still have not been successful in winning the trophy. Yet again they

The Indian Cricket team led by Virat Kohli capped off a memorable year in 2019 as they whitewashed the Windies in the ODIs and T20Is and finished second in the ICC ODI rankings. They finished as the top-ranked team in Tests and finished fifth in the T20I rankings. Also in the process, they beat Australia in Australia for the first time by a margin of 2-1 in Tests and 2-1 in ODIs. Virat Kohli became the first Indian skipper to win a Test

After the Christmas celebrations, Test cricket resumes in the international calendar with four teams playing Boxing Day Tests. Australia is currently playing the second Test match against New Zealand at the Melbourne Cricket Ground and South Africa will play England in the first Test at the Supersport Park in Centurion. It has a rich history and tradition one which has given Australian cricket an identity that it has today. With the boxing day hosting two Test matches in different parts of the world,

The game of cricket has seen teams dominating the game over a period of time. The West Indies of the 1980's was an unbeatable force with Clive Lloyd leading a bunch of matchwinning cricketers. Such was their dominance that they had already won two 50-over World Cups before even entering the decade. Australia team was another team that started dominating from the late nineties and continued it till almost 2008. In the meantime, the team won three World Cup, two alone under Ricky

The Indian Cricket team led by Virat Kohli won the third and final game in Cuttack to win the ODI series against West Indies 2-1. Doing so they have capped off the year on a winning note. This year was a memorable year for Indian cricket for reasons more than one. India's top three-starred with the bat as the Indian team re-established the fact that they are currently the best chasing team in the world. Also, two of the top five wickets takers

The India vs West Indies series is level at 1-1 after India beat the Windies in the second game in Visakhapatnam by 107 runs. Rohit Sharma (159) and KL Rahul (102) struck centuries to power India to 387. Kuldeep Yadav then took his second ODI hat-trick to help India win the game and draw level in the series. With the series nicely poised, the Barabati Stadium in Cuttack is ready to stage the decider on Sunday. India played their perfect game in the

Shimron Hetmyer scored his career-best 139 to help West Indies win the first ODI in Chennai on Sunday by eight wickets. In the process, he added a record-breaking 218 run-partnership with Shai Hope (102) and displayed his immense batting class to give West Indies the upper hand in the series. The second match of the series which will be played in Visakhapatnam now becomes a must-win for India to stay alive in the series. The Men in Blue came into this series as

Shivam Dube, the Mumbai all-rounder made news with his blockbuster hitting in Ranji Trophy last year. He hit five sixes off five balls to earn himself a contract with the Royal Challengers Bangalore in IPL 2019. He was roped in by the franchise for 5 crores after which people started comparing him to former Indian all-rounder Yuvraj Singh. However, he turned out to be a flop for the Challengers as he scored just 40 runs from four matches. Next, he almost helped Shivaji

India won the third T20I in Mumbai to win the T20I series 2-1. They won the match by 67 runs to set a batting template that the team would like to replicate in the remainder of the T20I games that they play in the build-up to the World T20 next year. The India vs West Indies series now moves on from the T20Is to the ODIs with a series win in the mind of both teams. The three-match series kicks off with the

Crossing a decade the Indian Premier League (IPL) is into its 12th season. The IPL 2020 auctions on December 19 will start the countdown for the next season. Every season, the tournament gets bigger and better in terms of prospects and the number of players on show. In terms of talent as well, every season discovers new talents not only Indian but international as well. Ahead of the 12th season of the cash-rich league, here is a look back at the stories which

The India vs West Indies series which started with the three-match T20Is is level at 1-1 after West Indies won the second T20I in Hyderabad by 8 wickets and made the run-chase look ridiculously easy. Lendl Simmons (67*) anchored the chase for the Windies and in the process opened up many questions for the Indian team for which they need to find an answer to ahead of the decider in Mumbai on Wednesday, 11 December. The last game which India played against the

The India vs West Indies series moves from Hyderabad to Trivandrum as the Greenfield Stadium is set to host the second T20I to be played between the two teams. There were a few outstanding and eyecatching performances in the first T20I between India and West Indies at Hyderabad, but the one which stood out was Virat Kohli's unbeaten knock to take India home in a 200-plus run chase. The commentators termed this knock as "classical destruction" as Virat Kohli announced his comeback into

The India vs West Indies series kicks off with a three-match T20I series, the first of which will be played at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad. Thiruvananthapuram and Mumbai will host the second and the third T20Is respectively. India then play a three-match ODI series between 15 to 22 December to wrap up the tour. The India vs West Indies series also kicks off the World T20 preparations for both teams for the World T20 to be played in Australia next year.

The two teams in focus in this segment of IPL 2020 auctions are Royal Challengers Bangalore and Sunrisers Hyderabad. Both these teams met in the IPL 2016 final with Hyderabad getting the better of Bangalore. Over the years, the strategies employed by both these teams in the tournament have been totally opposite to each other. While RCB has packed their team with batting stars, SRH has been a bowling heavy side with Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Rashid Khan leading the attack. Since 2015, David

The Indian Cricket team has been phenomenal in 2019 finishing on the top of the ICC World Test championship points table. They are on 360 points from seven Test matches having won all of them. India whitewashed Bangladesh 2-0 in the recently concluded Test series to cap off what was a fabulous year for the Indian cricket team as a whole. Be it at home or abroad, their players achieved success in the format. Here's is a detailed write-up of the top 3

The India vs West Indies 2019 limited-overs series to be played in December will be Team India's final cricketing engagement this year. The BCCI announced the T20I and ODI squads for the upcoming limited-overs series starting December 6. The teams will play a three-match T20I series followed by a three-match ODI series. The T20I games will be played on December 6, 8 and 11. That will be followed by the three-match ODI with matches on December 15, 18 and 22.  Meanwhile, there are

India's maiden Pink-Ball Test against Bangladesh to be played in Kolkata from November 22 is the most awaited sporting event in India at the moment and the fans are waiting for it to start with bated breath. On November 18, Rahane posted a picture of himself dreaming about the pink-ball Test on his official Instagram handle. " Already dreaming about the historic pink ball test 😊" wrote Rahane as the caption along with the picture. Meanwhile, Indian skipper Virat Kohli and teammate Shikhar

Chennai Super Kings and Royal Challengers Bangalore have opposite histories in the IPL. While one team has won the title three times, the other team is still looking for their maiden IPL title. These two teams have rich history of playing against each other in the competition as well. IPL 2020 could be a season of either of these two teams depending on how well they fare in the upcoming auctions. While CSK has won 16 matches against their rivals, Kohli's team has emerged