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Opening batsman Rohit Sharma reached a milestone during the second ODI between India and Australia in Rajkot on Friday (January 17)

Ahead of today's India-Australia second ODI in Rajkot, the BCCI has named a backup wicketkeeper for the injured Rishabh Pant

Rajkot: India are in a must-win situation as they head into the second ODI against Australia today (January 17) in Rajkot. The hosts were handed a 10-wicket defeat by the Aaron Finch-led team. Now, Virat Kohli and his men will be aiming to bounce back and square the series before heading for the finale in Bengaluru on January 19. What will be the likely Playing XI for India? Find out here.

Team India has lost one of its oldest superfans – Charulata Patel, the wheelchair bound elderly woman who caught the attention of the cricketing fraternity during the 2019 World Cup. The Board of Cricket Control in India took to Twitter today condoling the demise of the 87-year-old superfan. Charulata Patel stole the limelight during India's match against Bangladesh at the World Cup in Edgbaston last year when she was seen cheering for Virat Kohli's team with a horn and the tri-colour painted on her face. She immediately caught the attention of the internet as fans, commentators and the whole cricketing fraternity praised her energy and her pictures went viral on social media. Captain Virat Kohli and his deputy Rohit Sharma even met her after the game and took her blessings. Let’s find out more about this famous cricket daadi in today’s episode of Not For Women Only with Sunita Iyer.

Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju and actor Suniel Shetty have called for a clean and drug-free sports culture, urging Khelo India athletes to refrain from any banned substances. The minister promised the athletes that they would be given full support as long as they stay away from banned substances.

A top BCCI official has given the reasons for the omission of MS Dhoni from the contracted players group. The 27-player list was announced on Thursday (January 16)

Indian fans think it is the end of MS Dhoni era after the BCCI omitted the former captain from the annual player contracts list. #ThankYouDhoni was trending on Twitter. Read what fans are saying about the wicketkeeper-batsman

Ravichandran Ashwin will follow in the footsteps of Sachin Tendulkar as he has been signed up by Yorkshire county. The Indian off-spinner will travel to England after IPL 2020

Who are the players contracted by the BCCI in the new list? Find out here. Also, there is a big statement from the Indian cricket board on MS Dhoni's international future

Trailing 0-1 and being in a do-or-die situation, India will have to be at their best against Australia in the 2nd ODI in Rajkot. Here is VVS Laxman's advice to Virat Kohli ahead of the must-win game

Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Prithvi Shaw's fitness updates were given by the BCCI on Thursday. Bhuvneshwar will be at the National Cricket Academy (NCA) in Bengaluru

During the ICC World Cup 2019, the 87-year-old Charulata Patel was a big hit on social media. Virat Kohli had met her too. The Indian cricket team's superfan Charulata passed away on January 13

Here is the full list of ICC award winners for the year 2019. The International Cricket Council (ICC) announced winners on January 15. Ben Stokes won the top honour

India women's hockey team will play matches against New Zealand and Great Britain during their New Zeland tour. Rani will lead the 20-member squad

Whether it is Australian batsmen or from any other part of the world, this video will certainly send out a warning to all batters. Watch this video to see how two Indian bowlers are destroying stumps at Mumbai's Wankhede Stadium ahead of India-Australia 1st ODI