New Zealand skipper Kane Williamson has dubbed Team India as a "world-class side with a world-class pace attack" and thus called on his team to bring their A game in the two-Test series beginning on Friday at the Basin Reserve. ....

Pakistan batsman Umar Akmal was on Thursday suspended by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) with immediate effect under its anti-corruption code. ....

India's Test vice captain Ajinkya Rahane believes New Zealand will be the favourites in the two-Test series starting Friday at the Basin Reserve considering they will be playing in their home conditions. ....

The renovated Sardar Patel Stadium in Motera, Ahmedabad, will soon become the largest cricket stadium in the world as it will have a seating capacity of 110,000 people. The stadium is likely to be inaugurated by US President Donald Trump to which BCCI President Sourav Ganguly has reacted. ....

A second Kambala racer has emerged faster than Srinivas Gowda, the jockey hogging limelight across the country for 'eclipsing' Jamaican sprint legend Usain Bolt's 100m record. ....

Stressing his grand slam and Olympic ambitions, Novak Djokovic, who recently made a comeback as world No. 1, said this season could be his best and feels motivated to race with Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal for the title of the greatest tennis player of all time. ....

India skipper Virat Kohli believes that his team will need to have a "lot more concentration on the field" and be at their absolute best when they take on New Zealand in the first Test of the two-match series beginning Friday at the Basin Reserve. ....

West Indies pacer Oshane Thomas has been left injured after being involved in a motor accident in Jamaica late Sunday. ....

Former speedster Shoaib Akhtar believes that India and Pakistan should resume bilateral cricketing ties as they compete with each other in other sports and also have an ongoing trade relationship. ....

Virat Kohli has become the first person from India to have 50 million followers on Instagram. ....

Legendary batsman Sachin Tendulkar has won the greatest Laureus Sporting Moment Award in the last 20 years. ....