England won the opening match in the five-match Twenty20 International series by eight wickets to start their white ball campaign in style.

India booked their place in the World Test Championship final with a comprehensive innings and 25 runs win over England at Motera in Ahmedabad on Saturday.

Rishabh Pant struck an aggressive century to take India to a strong position on the second day of the fourth and final Test at the Motera Stadium in Ahmedabad.

India's spin duo of Axar Patel and Ravichandran Ashwin yet again strangled England to help their side take control of the fourth and final Test.

India moved a step closer to the World Test Championship Final against New Zealand with a dramatic 10-wicket win over England in the third Test on the second day of the newly built Narendra Modi Stadium on Thursday to take a 2-1 lead in the four-Test series.

India's spinners Axar Patel and Ravichandran once again ruled the roost at the world’s biggest cricket stadium which was officially inaugurated on Wednesday by the President Ramnath Kovind.

India wrapped up a massive 317 run win over England in the second Test of the Anthony D'Mello Trophy on Tuesday at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai.

Ravichandran Ashwin stroked a delightful hundred to help India take total stranglehold of the second Test against England in the Anthony D'Mello Trophy.

On a 15-wicket day, India took complete control of the second Test against England on the second day at the MA Chidambaram Stadium on Sunday.

India took control of the second Test against England at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on Saturday.

India have recalled left-arm-spinner Axar Patel for the final two One-Day Internationals against Australia to be played in Bangalore and Nagpur.

England opening batsman Alastair Cook is the Cricket World Player of the Week for his stellar performance in the first Test against West Indies at Edgbaston.

India have called-up uncapped left-arm-spinner Axar Patel in the squad for the third and final Test against Sri Lanka in Pallekele as a replacement for all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja.

For his valiant yet steady knock of 186 setting the platform for Sri Lanka's innings victory in the first Test against West Indies in Galle, Dimuth Karunaratne is the Cricket World Player of the Week.

For a match-defining and dominating double ton against England in the second Ashes Test, Steven Smith is the Cricket World Player of the Week.

India have named three spinners - Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja and Akshar Patel - in their 15-man World Cup squad.

India have included all-rounder Akshar Patel in their squad for the final two One-Day Internationals against the West Indies and included Manish Pandey and Sanju Samson in their Twenty20 International squad.

David Miller and Akshar Patel compiled an unbeaten 47-run partnership in 19 balls to carry Kings XI Punjab to a four-wicket win over Barbados Tridents in Group B of the Champions League T20 2014.