Former India batter Mohammad Kaif said he was surprised about the way Rohit Sharma was confused about the team selection during the Asia Cup.
It may be an inconsequential game on paper but Indian bowlers await another tough test against South Africa ahead of the T20 World Cup when the two teams meet in the final game of the three-match series in Indore on Tuesday.
India ended Day 1 in the first Test against Bangladesh on a healthy 295 for 3 off 77 overs.
India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni won the toss and elected to bat against Sri Lanka in the final of the tri-series at the R Premadasa Stadium, in Colombo, on Monday. India, who lost to Sri Lanka by 139 runs on Saturday in the last group match, made one change bringing in youngster Virat Kohli in place of Dinesh Karthik.
The South Zone team will face the West Zone in the Duleep Trophy match at Vadodara from October 20 to 23.
The Knight Riders have outplayed Rajasthan both in the home and away games this season.
Rohit Sharma-led squad will be hoping it has enough left in the tank to record a maiden T20 series win in New Zealand
Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Harshal Patel are likely to be the frontline pacers, but for the third pacer's slot it will be interesting to see if India pick Umran Malik, who troubled quite a few batters in IPL 2022 with his raw pace, or young Arshdeep Singh, who impressed with his consistent performances for Punjab Kings.
There were many contenders on Sunday for the best batter's prize: Salt, Jacks, Iyer, Patidar, Karn Sharma...
The Indian team management on Wednesday confirmed that injured opener Virender Sehwag will stay back in England and continue treatment on his troublesome shoulder.
The Indian cricket team will assemble in New Delhi on June 5 ahead of the five-match T20I series against South Africa.
New Zealand captain Daniel Vettori won the toss and elected to bowl in the third and final Test in Wellington, on Friday. For India, captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni, who missed the last match due to injury, came back into the playing eleven to replace Dinesh Karthik.
During an Instagram chat with Dinesh Karthik, Hardik Pandya said on a lighter note that one cup of coffee proved to very costly for him, referring to his controversial remark on TV show Koffee With Karan, which created a furore.
Dravid said that Dinesh Karthik has been able to show skills at the backend of the innings during the last 2-3 years.
Virender Sehwag and Suresh Raina were named in the 16-member squad for the Twenty20 match against Australia, followed by the tri-series.
Now that M Shahrukh Khan has landed a lucrative IPL contract, the Tamil Nadu all-rounder said he would not be bogged down by the price tag.
Ajinkya Rahane will be aiming to get his mojo back as India, formidable even without regular skipper Virat Kohli, eye another 'Whitewash' against Sri Lanka in the three-match ODI series, starting on Sunday.
If push comes to shove, Arshdeep looks a better bet than Umran.
Chasing a daunting 678 for victory, South Zone squandered the fine start given by their openers Robin Uthappa (94) and M Vijay (63) to end the fourth and penultimate day of the Duleep Trophy final against West Zone at a precarious 232 for four in Chennai on Sunday. Still 446 runs adrift of an unlikely win, the hosts had captain and first innings centurion Subramaniam Badrinath (35 not out) and Dinesh Karthik (27 not out) at the crease at stumps.
West Zone took command of the Duleep Trophy final after scoring 459 in the first innings and then reducing South Zone to 106 for 4 by stumps on the second day of the five-day match in Chennai on Friday. Skipper Subramaniam Badrinath, who was unbeaten on 54 at stumps, holds the key to South's fortunes. Keeping him company at stumps was Dinesh Karthik on 5. Earlier, West, resuming at the overnight score of 303-5, were dismissed for 459.
The opening batsman was unbeaten on 192 as India amassed 352 for 3 on Day 1 of the second Test against Pakistan.
New Zealand spinner Mitchell Santner said losing three wickets put his team under pressure and they ended up posting a below par total against India in the second One-Day International in Pune on Wednesday.
The world champions, having already sealed the series 4-1, fielded an unchanged side after opener Matthew Hayden failed to recover fully from his hip injury.
Umesh Yadav and Mohammad Siraj have been added to the squad as injury replacements but they do not figure in the World Cup-bound squad, as of now.
Players like Rohit Sharma or Dinesh Karthik who could never command more than Rs 10 to Rs 15 lakh can now hope to hit Rs 30 lakh for new deals. Bowler Sreesanth's endorsement tag has shot up from Rs 25 lakh to Rs 40 lakh.
Captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni said the left-hander would replace Dinesh Karthik for the semi-final match against Australia at the Twenty20 World Cup.
The 21-year-old Uthappa, called in to replace Dinesh Karthik, scored an unbeaten 47 to lead India to a daunting target of 317 with two balls to spare.
India produced a strong batting performance to post a healthy score of 254 for 3 at close on day two of the second Test.
India included young Ishant Sharma in place of Ranadeb Bose for the three-day match.
The Indians included both V V S Laxman and Yuvraj Singh, while Sachin Tendulkar and Sourav Ganguly were rested for the four-day tour match.
There were many memorable performances in the league stages.
Images from the IPL 2022 Playoff Eliminator match between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Lucknow Super Giants
Lucknow Super Giants clinched a memorable one-wicket victory off the final ball against Royal Challengers Bangalore in a high-scoring thriller.
The Indian captain was involved in a world record 106-run partnership with Wasim Jaffer on Friday.
It is expected that Dinesh Karthik will open the innings along with Wasim Jaffer in the first Test.
Hasaranga's first two strikes changed the complexion of the game. With Markram's wicket a huge partnership was averted. Pooran's dismissal nipped a growing partnership in the bud.
Comeback man David Warner will be the cynosure of all eyes when last year's finalist Sunrisers Hyderabad open their campaign against two-time champions Kolkata Knight Riders in the 12th Indian Premier League, in Kolkata, o
'He started the campaign really well in the IPL and he needs some support. He's not going to score runs on every occasion.'
Dinesh Karthik, who had a reasonably good Test series, made way for M S Dhoni in the team for the first two ODIs against Pakistan.
