Indian Cricket Team

May 5, 2025 2:45 PM

India, Australia hold top spots as Sri Lanka makes big gains in latest ICC rankings

Australia retained their position at the top of the ICC Test rankings, while India continued to lead the ODI and T20I formats, the International Cricket Council said on Monday. Sri Lanka made significant progress across formats in the latest annual update of the rankings. The latest rankings rate all matches played since May 2024 at 100 percent and those from the previous two years at 50 percent. Reigning World Test Championship holders Australia have retained their top spot in the ICC Men's T...

December 3, 2024 1:01 PM

Indian team showed how tenacious and skilful they are: Australia’s Deputy High Commissioner in India

Australia’s Deputy High Commissioner to India, Nicholas McCaffrey, said on Monday that the Border-Gavaskar Trophy (BGT) series had gotten off to a ‘dream start,’ lauding the Indian team for their historic victory in Perth. McCaffrey said that the Australian team must respond strongly in the second Test, which is scheduled to begin on December 6. “Once again, the Indian men’s cricket team just showed how tenacious and skilful they are. Now, the Australian team must respond. We are opt...

October 12, 2024 2:07 PM

Cricket- Bumrah appointed India vice-captain for New Zealand tests

India's pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah will act as deputy to Rohit Sharma for their three-match home test series against New Zealand starting next week, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) said as they announced a 15-member squad. Bowlers Mohammed Shami and Yash Dayal are the notable absentees in the spin-heavy squad announced late on Friday, which includes Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel and Kuldeep Yadav. Shami continues to be out as he recovers from ankle surger...

September 16, 2024 6:10 PM

T20 World Cup: Indian Consulate in New York hosts reception to welcome Team India

The Indian Consulate in New York hosted a reception to welcome Team India on Tuesday. It is the first time that the Indian national team is playing cricket in New York, with the World Cup being held for the first time in the US. During the event, the head coach of the Indian cricket team, Rahul Dravid, as well as the team members interacted with the Indian diaspora leaders there. Sharing a post on X, the Consulate General of India in New York wrote, "@IndiainNewYork hosted a reception to welc...