New Delhi: Former England batsman Kevin Pietersen feels that it's an unfair comparison between Joe Root and Virat Kohli since statistically the Indian Test captain is way ahead of the Yorkshire lad. Going through a purple patch, Kohli has often being compared with England batsman Joe Root, which Pietersen feels isn't a fair comparison. "Kohli is as good as it gets. He is right up there. Root has good numbers, but it's unfair to even compare Joe with Virat because his numbers are just phenome .....

The ongoing battle between the Board of Control for Cricket in India and the Supreme Court-appointed Lodha Committee is making life difficult for the cricket board. The BCCI has not yet accepted the reforms, and is yet to file an affidavit for the same, which has put the upcoming India vs England series in doubt. The English team are already in India, preparing for the tough tour ahead, with the first Test starting in Rajkot on Wednesday. Just few days remain for the series to start and the BC .....

Suresh Raina has returned to India’s ODI team for the series against New Zealand. Haryana off-spinner Jayant Yadav has also been named in the ODI squad. Mohammed Shami, Ravindra Jadeja and R. Aswhin have been rested. Is this the last time Indian cricket would see a five-man selection committee at work? The ushering in of the new committee, which the Lodha Committee took objection to, has opted to rest the two spin bowling all rounders, Ravindra Jadeja and Ravichandran Ashwin for the fi .....

A tough-talking Supreme Court on Thursday gave the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) an ultimatum to implement all the reforms suggested by the RM Lodha Committee. The BCCI has been asked by the top court to give an undertaking by Friday to shape up or ship out. "Stop wasting time. Give an undertaking that you will abide by the recommendations or we will pass an order," Chief Justice of India TS Thakur said. The court breaks for the Puja vacation this weekend and reopens on Oc .....

IT WAS not surprising that Sandeep Patil would talk about “losing a few friends” on a day he picked an Indian squad for one last time as chairman of selectors. You can’t be responsible, even if indirectly, for bringing an end to Sachin Tendulkar’s career and expect to remain popular. Not in India anyway. But in many ways taking gutsy and unpopular calls is the legacy the former India batsman will leave behind as his four-year tenure comes to a close. It was the running theme of the Pa .....