Among all the celebrations, most enjoyable was vibrant wedding ceremonies of some of our favourite Indian cricketers.

Son of an auto rickshaw driver, Pranav was offered a scholarship of Rs.10,000 per month by the Maharashtra Cricket Association (MCA).

Virender Sehwag said it is important for the Indian batsmen to match South Africa's first innings total in all the Tests to put the hosts under pressure.

As Kohli is set to enter the new year, carrying his fans’ expectations forward, let’s recall some of his best innings of 2017.

National chief selector MSK Prasad had justified Pandya's call-up claiming India A coach Rahul Dravid had shown his confidence in the all-round prodigy.

The Indians proved their mettle in international competitions, putting up confident and tough fights while facing the best of world.

On December 21, Sachin was forced to leave the Rajya Sabha without delivering his speech.

Krunal’s occasion coincided with the second reception of India skipper Virat Kohli and Bollywood actress Anushka Sharma.

India have never won a Test series in South Africa. A 1-1 draw in 2011 was their best result in those challenging conditions.

Gautam Gambhir, who is currently eyeing a Ranji Trophy title for his home team Delhi, spoke about the importance of having a winning mindset ahead of tough challenges.

In their journey to the top, India wrecked havoc on world's prominent teams such as West Indies, Sri Lanka, Australia and New Zealand. Incidentally, Sri Lanka got a taste of defeat twice in the concluding year.

Representing the Red team, Shoaib Malik, 35, struck six consecutive sixes in the seventh over by Babar Azam.

India beat Sri Lanka by five wickets in the third and final T20I in Mumbai on Sunday to seal a 3-0 win in the series. It was India's first clean-sweep in a bilateral T20 series against Sri Lanka.

Under the captaincy of Gambhir, KKR have reached the playoffs on three occasions besides winning two seasons of the IPL.