Indian cricket fans were left in shock when the skipper Virat Kohli announced that Ravichandran Ashwin will not be the part of playing squad in the first Test match against West Indies, instead his place has been filled with Ravindra Jadeja.

Cricket.com.au later on posted a video of the same. In the video, Archer plays a straight drive just like Smith and then he goes on to leave the ball in exactly the same manner as Smith.

However, Portuguese star Ronaldo, whose influence at Real Madrid mirrored that of Messi at Barcelona before he left for Juventus, admitted that the pair have never socialised together.

Former Pakistani bowler Shoaib Akhtar shared his thoughts on the gesture of Jofra Archer. He said that whenever a bowler hits a batsmen then he must go and check on him. But, he was disappointed on how Archer walked away when Steve Smith was down on the ground amid high pain.

The selection committee for the Sports Awards 2019 announced its recommended list of names for the honour this year and Gill's name has been added owing to his impressive run in rallying over the past years.

There were reports that West Indies cricketer Chris Gayle may announce his retirement after the ODI series against India. Gayle was in a sensational form in the third and last game of ODI series as he smashed 72 runs in just 41 balls.

Virat Kohli led India's charge in a chase of 255, revised due to DLS in a 35-over game. He smashed his ton in just 93 balls. With this, Virat Kohli moved closer Sachin Tendulkar's record of 49 ODI hundreds. He now needs six more ODI centuries to surpass the batting legend.

Cricketer Virat Kohli ended up taking the bottle cap challenge, adding a twist to it. He posted a video of him doing the challenge with coach Ravi Shastri's commentary running in the background.

Miandad had taken 64 innings to score 1930 runs, Virat Kohli surpassed him in just 34 innings. This milestone stood for almost 26 years as Miandad played his last ODI against West Indies in 1993.

While many were sad with the happenings, Virat Kohli invented his own moves to keep himself and the audiences cheered during the game. Virat was in buoyant mood as he was seen dancing on the tunes of the DJ several times. Kohli even managed to rope in his former Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) Chris Gayle as they enjoyed their time in the middle.

The 19-year-old Gill, being seen as the next big thing in Indian cricket, scored an unbeaten 204 off 250 deliveries to break former India opener Gautam Gambhir’s record on the third and penultimate day of the ongoing match.

Cricketer turned politician Gautam Gambhir took a jibe at former Pakistan all-rounder Shahid Afridi, who demanded UN's intervention in the removal of Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir.

Former Indian cricketer Yuvraj Singh, who had recently announced his retirement from the international cricket, is shining bright at the Canada Global T20.

Indian all-rounder Irfan Pathan and other support staffs of the Jammu and Kashmir's cricket team have been requested to move out of Jammu and Kashmir at the earliest. A news report claimed that Irfan Pathan, who is associated with Jammu and Kashmir team as player cum mentor along with coach Milap Mewada and trainer Sudarshan VP will leave the state by Sunday.

Argentina's star footballer Lionel Messi has been handed over a three-month ban from international football by CONMEBOL, a governing body of South America's football.

The 38-year-old wicketkeeper batsman started his stint with the Kashmir unit on Tuesday. He is deployed in south Kashmir region as part of Victor Force and the cricketer is expected to be with them till August 15.

Pavel Florin, a native of Romania, is now trending on the internet for his unique bowling action in the European T10 Cricket League.

Pakistan pacer Hasan Ali is all set to tie knot with an Indian girl Shamia Arzoo, who hails from Mewat in Haryana. A report claims that the couple will enter the wedlock on Tuesday (August 20) in Dubai at the Atlantis Palm Hotel.