Ravichandran Ashwin on Thursday scripted his name in the record books as he became the second fastest bowler to 450 Test wickets.
India skipper Rohit Sharma explained the rationale behind Chahal and Ravichandran Ashwin's exclusion leaving the team with no right hand off-spin option.
He is happy that Rajasthan Royals' bowling attack hasn't suffered a lot unlike some of the other teams even though he marvels at the ball striking abilities of the batters over time.
Playing as an 'Impact sub', Rohit scored just 11 runs off 12 balls during Mumbai Indians' 24-run defeat to KKR. The result has almost put the five-time champions out of the reckoning for a play-offs berth.
Jasprit Bumrah's throbbing afternoon spell on the second day of the second Test against England in Visakhapatnam on Saturday made former Indian skipper Sourav Ganguly advocating for sporting pitches rather than preparing rank turners.
Images from Day 3 of the fourth Test between India and England in Ranchi on Sunday, February 25.
Jaiswal's knock was a perfect blend of attack and defence.
Sachin Tendulkar led the chorus of former and current cricketers, hailing Rohit Sharma's men for winning the T20 World Cup.
'When you lose, you learn so many things. But people who learn even when they win, will become champions.'
Baroda off-spinner Mahesh Pithiya, whose bowling style is quite similar to Ravichandran Ashwin, has flown to Bengaluru for the visitors' four-day training camp in Bengaluru after Australia's coaching staff had seen his clips on Instagram.
Yashasvi Jaiswal has smashed 655 runs in four Tests against England with two fifties and as many centuries.
Not only did Ashwin take three wickets, he also kept the runs in check. While his fellow bowlers leaked runs, he bowled a tight spell -- 3 for 24 off 4 -- to strangle the DC batters.
Ravindra Jadeja, one half of India's most successful Test bowling pair, is backing his long-time colleague, Ravichandran Ashwin, to reach 500 career wickets in the first match against England.
He not only won an IPL title for his side in 2016 as a skipper, but also won the 'Orange Cap' honour for most runs in a season thrice, in 2015, 2017 and 2019, the most by any batter in league history.
'If I'm not good at something, I'll be my first best critic. And I will work on it and I'm not someone who will sit on my laurels.'
IMAGES from Day 4 of the 1st Test played between India and England in Hyderabad, on Sunday.
K L Rahul has been ruled out of after failing to recover from injury to his right quadriceps
Kohli, who was on a month-long break from cricket, took on the spinners almost immediately during the nets session.
Since embracing Bazball, England are yet to lose a Test series, while India remain unbeaten at home since 2012-13.
Rishabh Pant and Sanju Samson got the nod as the two wicketkeepers in India's 15-member squad.
An erratic Sunrisers Hyderabad would look to fix their chasing troubles and get their campaign back on track when they host the high-flying Rajasthan Royals in the Indian Premier League in Hyderabad on Thursday.
Even while bringing the curtains down on his T20I stint, Jadeja was in the shadows of the icons.
This is India's second appearance in the WTC final after losing the inaugural game in 2021 to New Zealand.
Rajasthan Royals will be desperate to snap their four-match losing streak and finish in the top two when they meet table toppers Kolkata Knight Riders in an important IPL match in Guwahati on Sunday.
Was Avesh Khan's catch the best of the night?
Virat Kohli is now the fifth highest run-scorer for India in Test cricket.
After Sarfaraz Khan received his maiden Test call-up in the India squad, former off-spinner Harbhajan Singh heaped praise on the 26-year-old and said that he has worked very hard to be in this place.
Ashwin retains No 1 spot, Bumrah moves to 4th in ICC rankings
Celebrated Indian spin maestros Anil Kumble and Ravichandran Ashwin showered praise upon Lyon.
Left-arm spinner Tom Hartley said on Sunday the strip used for the first Test against India didn't offer much to the tweakers and he had to "keep a cool head" to make his debut memorable with a seven-wicket haul in a famous England victory.
Rohit Sharma explained the reason for leaving out Kuldeep Yadav from India's squad for the first two matches of the upcoming ODI series against Australia, saying the team management does not want to expose him before the ODI World Cup, starting October 5, and it is important to build bench strength.
Depleted India out to gatecrash Ben Stokes's 100th Test party
Glimpses of the Indian team's training session at the Narendra Modi stadium in Ahmedabad.
A man of big games! He may have faced a lot of backlash after a torrid start to the season, but KKR's 'big-bucks' man, proved exactly why he's worth every penny as he put up a match-winning performance to power Kolkata Knight Riders to their third Indian Premier League title.
'Yashasvi has not put a foot wrong, he has taken to Test cricket like a fish to water.'
The tweet angered some Indian fans who reminded Yuvraj how poorly he had played during the 2014 T20 World Cup final.
Senior spinner Ravichandran Ashwin's five-wicket haul in the second innings has helped him narrow the gap with top-ranked Jasprit Bumrah to 21 rating points at 846 after the fast bowler was rested for the Ranchi Test.
The dawn of a new era had begun under Sourav Ganguly's aggressive leadership. With Ganguly and Coach John Wright at the helm India had transitioned into a force to be reckoned with.
'He is an amazing player. You generally do not look for all-format players in modern-day cricket.'
Jadeja missed the opening Test match after complaining of 'upper back spasm' during the morning of the first day at the Supersport Park.
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