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'Mr. Prithvi Shaw registered with Mumbai Cricket Association, has been suspended for doping violation. Mr. Shaw had inadvertently ingested a prohibited substance, which can be commonly found in cough syrups,' said BCCI in a statement

Sachin Tendulkar, the most prolific batsman in history, was inducted into ICC Hall of Fame immediately after becoming eligible for induction, which requires that a player should have played his last international match at least five years before

London: England wicketkeeper-batsman Jos Buttler spoke to the media after winning the World Cup 2019 at Lord’s on Sunday (July 14). Buttler was the man who ran out Martin Guptill to tie the Super Over off the last ball. With the match tied and the Super Over to unable to break the deadlock, England were declared winners on boundary count. This was England’s maiden World Cup title win.

Manchester: India captain Virat Kohli hailed Ravindra Jadeja (77) for playing his “best knock” of his ODI career as he counter-attacked New Zealand in the ICC World Cup 2019 semi-final in Manchester on Wednesday (July 10). Kohli also said that Jadeja played with a lot of passion after what had happened to him in the past week, when asked about the criticism from former India batsman Sanjay Manjrekar, who called him a “bits and pieces” cricketer.

Manchester: India captain Virat Kohli yet again defended MS Dhoni on his batting strike rate after he did not accelerate in the ICC World Cup 2019 semi-final against New Zealand in Manchester on Wednesday (July 10). India lost by 18 runs to exit the tournament. Kohli also faced a question on Dhoni’s retirement and also explained why the wicketkeeper-batsman was sent in at No. 7 in the 240-run chase.

Sunil Gavaskar, who was born on July 10, 1949 in Bombay (now Mumbai), was the first batsman to score 10,000 Test runs. He played 125 Tests in his illustrious career. He also featured in 108 ODIs and was part of India’s World Cup winning team in 1983

Virat Kohli’s 442 runs at an average of 63.14 have seen him gain one point and reach 891 points while Rohit Sharma has bridged the gap from 51 points to only six after becoming the first batsman to score five centuries in the World Cup. His 885 points going into the semi-finals are a career-high

'I have been watching it for years now. He's (Rohit) the best One-day player around and we are so delighted to see him. When he plays like that, everybody is happy to see him strike this so well,' Virat Kohli said at the post-match presentation ceremony in Birmingham. India defeated Bangladesh at the ICC World Cup 2019 to reach the semi-finals

All-rounder Shankar has been ruled out of further participation in the ICC World Cup 2019 due to a toe injury sustained during a training session. Twenty eight-year-old Agarwal, a top-order batsman, has played two Tests but is yet to play an ODI

Manchester: India’s opening batsman KL Rahul addressed the media after the team’s 125-run victory over West Indies at the ICC World Cup 2019 in Manchester on Thursday (June 27).  Rahul spoke about the tough conditions for batsmen and later shared his views on the ‘big game’ against England on Sunday (June 30) in Birmingham. So far, India have been unbeaten in the 10-team tournament.

And with Babar already ranked as the No. 1 T20 batsman in the world, batting coach Grant Flower is confident his charge has what it takes to now kick on and join the pantheon of Pakistan greats - most notably because of the way he battled sickness to shine in Birmingham

Opening batsman Chris Gayle on Wednesday (June 26) declared himself as one of the West Indies greats and said he will come out of ODI retirement to play the home series against India. On the eve of the India-West Indies World Cup 2019 match in Manchester, Gayle said he will continue to play after the ICC showpiece event. Earlier, he had announced ODI retirement in February. Gayle also spoke about West Indies cricket’s future and the youngsters who are likely to make a big impact.

'I think Virat Kohli is probably the number one batsman across all formats. So I think to compare anybody to the way he plays is not right,' Bharat Arun said ahead of India's World Cup 2019 match against West Indies

All-rounder Andre Russell has been ruled out of further participation in the World Cup 2019 due to an injury to his left knee. Twenty six-year-old Ambris, a top-order batsman, has played six Tests and six ODIs for the West Indies

The Indian team will be without Shikhar Dhawan for the remainder of the World Cup 2019. Rishabh Pant, who is already in England, has been named as the replacement for the injured opening batsman