Cricket news round-up – October 2: Hardik joins Bumrah with lower back problem; BBL contract for de Villiers

Pandya laid low with injury, Heat has de Villiers coup, and Cummins takes the Kolpak route.

Cricket news round-up – 28 August: Ben Stokes, Jasprit Bumrah hit rankings high

Stokes and Bumrah rise up the rankings, a change for West Indies ahead of the second Test, and all the Vitality Blast action.

West Indies vs India, 1st Test, Day 3 preview: Time for Indian batsmen to make most of Ishant blitz

Stumps, Day 2: India 297 (Rahane 81, Jadeja 58; Roach 4/66, Gabriel 3/71) lead West Indies 189/8 (Chase 48; Sharma 5/42) by 108 runs.

Cricket news round-up – August 7: World record for Ackermann, hat-trick for Gowtham, Dravid receives notice

Ackermann had 4-0-18-7 for Leicestershire; Gowtham got India A a slender lead; and Dravid received a BCCI conflict of interest notice.

Cricket news round-up – 25 August: India look strong, Sri Lanka T20 team announced

India moved to a strong position against West Indies whereas the other two Tests are moving towards tight finish.