With two senior pacers Bhuvneshwar Kumar (thigh injury) and Ishant Sharma (side strain) all but ruled out, Navdeep Saini will certainly be the fourth pacer after Mohammed Shami, Jasprit Bumrah and Umesh Yadav.
Reports from around the country in the latest round of matches in the ongoing Ranji Trophy
Shardul Thakur knows that opportunities in a settled limited overs line-up won't come easily and that's the reason he is ready to 'step up' in an unenvious role of India's stop-gap third seamer in absence of Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Jasprit Bumrah.
India's batting is a major concern with Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli struggling for runs ahead of the tour of Australia.
Shardul Thakur could have made it even more momentous at Brisbane with a five-wicket haul but has no regrets on missing out on that
A desperate India seek to restore parity against South Africa and remain consequential in the World Test Championship.
The government on Tuesday proposed a relief to taxpayers with respect to capital gain tax on real estate properties by giving them the option to choose between 20 per cent and 12.5 per cent tax rates.
The 10 teams in the league will be bidding heavily for the Indian players in a list of 590 cricketer
A round-up of the Ranji Trophy matches played on Saturday.
Ravichandran Ashwin, who was left out of the first Test, is back in the mix as Shardul Thakur seems to have done his hamstring some damage during the training session at Lord's on Monday.
The selectors had announced the squad for the first two matches but Thakur has been ruled out of the five-ODI series after sustaining a right adductor tendon injury.
Shreyas Iyer continued with his red-hot form, smashing a stroke-filled 233 to lead Mumbai to a massive 602/4 declared in their Ranji Trophy Elite Group A match against Odisha.
Mumbai Indians captain Rohit Sharma was well aware of Shardul Thakur's range of shots as he wanted Lasith Malinga to bowl a slower delivery which turned out to be a masterstroke at the end of a thrilling IPL final.
Unbeaten fifties from opener Yaseen Valli and Jean du Plessis helped South Africa 'A' earn a draw against India 'A' on the fourth and final day of the first Unofficial Test.
Sakshi Dhoni had a special request for the Chennai Super Kings during the IPL match against Sunrisers Hyderabad in Chennai on Sunday, April 28, 2024.
Dravid acknowledged the players' sentiments, urging the BCCI to consult those 'putting their bodies on the line.'
There could be some eye-popping deals for players, who would have struggled otherwise to attract attention in the mega auction.
The selectors announced India's teams for the tour of South Africa.
India suffered another injury blow ahead of the third and final Test against New Zealand, starting in Kolkata on Saturday, after pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar was ruled out with injury.
Heinrich Klaasen is the most expensive retained player in IPL history.
Indian cricketer Manoj Tiwary revealed his preference for Mohammad Shami over all-rounder Shardul Thakur in playing XI against Bangladesh in the ongoing World Cup.
A look at the best fielding efforts on Sunday...
Net direct tax collection grew 21 per cent to over Rs 4.62 lakh crore so far this fiscal, on higher advance tax payment by corporates.
Royal Challengers Bengaluru's fairytale resurgent run will be up against the might of five-time champions Chennai Super Kings and the weather gods when the two sides clash in an epic do-or-die match to decide the fourth and final team for the IPL play-offs, in Bengaluru on Saturday.
KS Bharat has been named as his replacement.
'The world is yet to watch him, show his prowess as a batter, but given the chance he will do a great job.'
Here are clicks from an evening celebrating Mumbai's memorable triumph...
Shardul Thakur's much-awaited Test debut turned into a nightmare as the India speedster was forced to leave the field due to a groin strain after bowling only 10 deliveries on the first day of the second Test against West Indies in Hyderabad on Friday.
Deepak Chahar has replaced Pandya in the squad, Ravindra Jadeja will come in for Axar, while Siddharth Kaul will be flown in as reinforcement for Shardul, the BCCI confirmed on Thursday.
Matheesha Pathirana stood out with his searing pace in a match dominated by the batters.
From working in a garment factory, selling bread, and driving an autorickshaw, the 24-year-old fast bowler's path to representing domestic giants Mumbai was anything but easy.
The BCCI has also named one inter-squad for a three-day match slated for December 20 to 22.
Since recovering from a bout of dengue that forced him to miss India's first two World Cup fixtures Shubman Gill scored 26, 53 and 16. With 1,325 runs in ODIs to his credit this year, he looked good in all those innings but was unable to make it count.
It is not just MS Dhoni's captaincy, or his players' relaxed outlook that makes Chennai Super Kings so dominant in the IPL, for bowling coach Dwayne Bravo also attributes the consistent run to the lack of outside interference.
After several losses in the early years of the new century, a resurgent India notched up two consecutive series wins in Australia to become the Aussies' nemesis.
RCB's openers gave the hosts the perfect start, before the middle order delivered once again to take the hosts to a defendable total. Cameos from Dinesh Karthik and Glenn Maxwell added the final flourish.
A round-up of the Ranji Trophy matches played on Saturday.
Iyer struggled to display confidence and solidity, especially against the rising deliveries from the throwdown specialists positioned 18 yards away.
Sakshi Singh Dhoni attended her first match of IPL 2024 along with daughter Ziva as they cheered for the Chennai Super Kings.
Shardul Thakur hit a local ground at Boisar in Maharashtra's Palghar district along with some domestic players.
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