Jasprit Bumrah's body has finally answered and he has been ruled out of the Test series against South Africa due to a minor stress fracture.

Abhimanyu Easwaran is the new Bengal captain and with consistent knocks at the top of the order, he is very much in contention for a place in the national side in Test cricket.

Steve Smith took just two Test matches to move past Virat Kohli at the top of the ICC Test rankings for batsmen after returning from his one-year ball-tampering ban.

Fire, desire and runs made Virat Kohli's journey to the top of Indian cricket an engaging watch and a joyful experience for the lovers of Test cricket.

Jasprit Bumrah continued to bowl with pace and fire as he picked up his first-ever Test hat-trick against West Indies on Saturday.

Ravi Shastri was the outright favourite to win the race to become India's coach for the next two years and if the team's record under him is anything to go by, sticking to him was perhaps the best way forward.

The battle for the post of the Team India head coach has been narrowed down to six candidates and we take a look at their past coaching stints and experience so far.

Steve Smith scored 144 off 219 balls at Birmingham on his return to Test cricket after 15 months but his fluency forces one to ask... did he ever leave?

Hima Das has won five gold medals in less than three weeks but a closer look at her statistics tell you a completely different story.

Ben Stokes wanted to be remembered for what he did on the field and not as the guy who had a fight in the street and on Sunday, he won England the World Cup to become immortal in English cricket.

Mitchell Starc finished with 27 wickets from 10 games with an average of 18.59 and best figures of 5/26 and two five-wicket hauls.

India's middle-order once again struggled to take the team home when it mattered the most but the problem runs deep and perhaps they are not the only ones to be pointed fingers at.

The Kiwi bowlers spat fire, removing both, Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli on single-digit scores.

India have the chance to press home their advantage against New Zealand when the match restarts but New Zealand will be hanging tight after looking at the weather in Manchester.

Rohit Sharma was left out in the 2011 World Cup and that left him heartbroken and 8 years later, Rohit is standing on top of the world, leading India's charge to their 3rd World Cup glory.

Ambati Rayudu hanged up his boots on Wednesday and perhaps it came in the most personified way possible -- battered, ignored and forgotten.

Rohit Sharma's brilliant form continued in the game against Bangladesh, as he slammed his second consecutive ton, and fourth of the 2019 World Cup.

MS Dhoni's approach against England in the last 5 overs was heavily criticised as India lost to England by 31 runs at Edgbaston.

Barring New Zealand and Australia who have more or less qualified, four other teams have a realistic chance of sealing the last two semi-final spots of the 2019 World Cup in England and Wales.

Mohammed Shami became the 9th bowler to take a hat-trick in World Cup cricket as India beat Afghanistan by 11 runs in Southampton.