Pink ball comes on to the bat nicely: Mukund

India Red registered their first victory over India Green on Friday (August 26) in the Duleep Trophy largely due to the efforts of Abhinav Mukund. The Tamil Nadu opener returned to form, contributing with 246 runs, which included a century in the second innings. The runs, scored against the pink ball, which had most batsmen struggling, are all the more important.

Buttler hints at safety concerns over Bangladesh tour

With England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) agreeing to go ahead with the Bangladesh tour, the focus of the English players have shifted from the ongoing One-Day International (ODI) series against Pakistan.
Jos Buttler, England wicketkeeper, who spoke to the press ahead of the second ODI at Lord's said: "It was a positive meeting last night with lots of information to digest. Its tricky for us at the moment. Weve got a game tomorrow."

Nobody safe in Pakistan's ODI side: Arthur

With Pakistan languishing at No. 9 in the ICC One-Day International (ODI) Rankings, they have little time to make their presence felt in the top 8 of the standings in order to qualify automatically for the ICC World Cup 2019. With the cut-off date for the mega-event set as September 30 next year, Mickey Arthur, Pakistan's head coach, has his work cut out.

West Indies is an extraordinary team in shorter formats: MS Dhoni

MS Dhoni, India's limited-overs captain, believes that with a slew of power-hitters and all-rounders in the ranks, West Indies have the ideal template for the shortest format of the game. The 35-year-old wicket-keeper-batsman also reckoned that it would be a challenge for India to overcome the explosive Caribbean side in the two-match Twenty20 International (T20I) series, starting on Saturday (August 27).

Williamson, du Plessis call for more Tests

With the first Test between South Africa and New Zealand at Kingsmead getting washed out, leaving the final Test of the series to decide the outcome of the two-match rubber, captains of the two teams - New Zealand's Kane Williamson and South Africa's Faf du Plessis - have called for more matches in a Test series.
"I don't know if you have too many lotteries in Test cricket," Williamson said ahead of the second Test on Friday (August 26). "Over five days, the team that plays more consistent cricket over a period of time wins the match, but it is a shame that we aren't able to play two full Tests, perhaps even more."

India, West Indies set for battle in cricket's new land - USA

It's a short turnaround time for the Indian team to switch from the Test format to Twenty20 Internationals (T20Is) when they play their first international game on US soil on Saturday (August 27). Coach Anil Kumble had no qualms in admitting that it won't be a walk in the park for the MS Dhoni-led side against the current World T20 champions, who have a squad filled with players fresh from the Caribbean Premier League (CPL).

West Indies were always 'the team to beat' in T20Is: Phil Simmons

Phil Simmons, the head coach of West Indies, said he is relieved that his team's Twenty20 (T20) set-up consists of quite a few experienced players, which in turn 'makes things easy' for the think-tank to prepare for the upcoming T20 International series against India, commencing on August 27.