| RINKUSINGH | The new entrant to the Indian cricket team from Aligarh. (5,5) |
| FRESHER | New entrant to the team to join coloursmen. (7) |
| ANGORA | New entrant to an old marketplace for soft wool (6) |
| BENAUA | Who became the latest entrant to the all-rounders club of achieving the double of scoring 3000 runs and taking 300 wickets in Tests? (6) |
| MINNU | ... Mani, first woman from Kerala to be chosen for the Indian cricket team. (5) |
| DILIP | Who is the fielding coach of the Indian cricket team? (5) |
| OVAL | The Indian cricket team won at this venue after 50 years. (4) |
| OFGOODHOPE | Crossover point from the South Atlantic to the Indian ocean (or vice versa), the Cape ... (2,4,4) |
| MASKEDBALL | Invited British entrant to walk in party (6,4) |
| NOTMUCHCOP | Undersized entrant to police force is pretty useless |
| NIKE | MPL has replaced this brand as Indian cricket team's apparel sponsor. (4) |
| ANDREW | Indian cricket team's former physiotherapist Leipus |
| WAUGH | Steve ___, captain of the Australian Test cricket team from 1999 to 2004 |
| HUSSAIN | Captain of the England Test cricket team from 1999 to 2003 (6,7) |
| MIDDLEEASTERN | From an area stretching from the Mediterranean to the Indian Ocean |
| RICHARDS | Viv --, captain of West Indies cricket team from 1985 to 1991 (8) |
| ATHERTON | Former batsman for Lancashire who captained the England cricket team from 1993-98 (8) |
| HAMILTON | ___ - Russell Cup was awarded to the Indian men's team that won the Open section in the Chess Olympiad last month. (8) |
| TAXIRANK | Cheers cricket team from smelly pick-up joint? (4,4) |
| IMMIGRANT | Poor Mimi getting allowance from new entrant (9) |
