Like the dacoits in Sonchiriya, Rishabh Pant walks a path shadowed by omens. But each time, he lifts the dead snake and keeps moving, saying ‘mai ka naam le ke aage badho’.

The BCCI, PCB, the Asian Cricket Council (ACC), and other member boards will take part in a key meeting on July 24 and 25 to decide the fate of the Asia Cup which was put in jeopardy after India-Pakistan ties hit a new low.

Rishabh Pant's retirement through injury slowed India's progress on day one of the fourth test against England, with the tourists closing on 264-4 in their first innings as they look to keep the thrilling five-match series alive.

Sanjay Manjrekar was particularly proud of the Indian batters for coming through the overcast conditions in the Manchester Test with flying colours.

The dismissal came at a crucial time as India were set to chase a target of 355 runs and Vaibhav Suryavanshi was opening.

Former India cricketer Ravichandran Ashwin took a dig at Team Indian management over the treatment meted out to Karun Nair as he praised Sai Sudharsan’s batting at No.3 slot on his return to the Test team.

BBC Sport's Alison Mitchell and Deep Dasgupta look ahead to day two of the Test between England and India at Old Trafford, with the game looking finely poised for both sides.

Fast bowler Akash Deep will be unavailable for the fourth test against England in Manchester, India captain Shubman Gill said on Tuesday, with right-arm quick Anshul Kamboj likely to make his debut. India drafted Kamboj into the squad on Monday with Nitish Kumar Reddy ruled out of the rest of the tour with a knee injury and fellow seamer Arshdeep Singh unfit for the next test.

For such a traditional day of Test cricket, and one in which India did well to put up stiff resistance to a much improved England bowling performance, the tourists still managed to insert a healthy dollop of chaos into their proceedings.

India faced England in the fourth Test at Old Trafford. Yashasvi Jaiswal's fifty set a record. He became the first Indian opener in 50 years to score 50+ at the ground. He equaled Azharuddin’s record against England.

Indian shooters, like most Olympic athletes in the country, are accustomed to being the poor cousins of their cricket counterparts but a new franchise-based league wants to change that.