India's captain said the hype over the speedster's brief loss of form is only because of the high expectations following the success he has achieved.
Former India captain Rahul Dravid believes that the on-field behaviour of cricketers has improved in the last few years but the increasing media reporting of incidences of code of conduct violation has made it look otherwise. Dravid said he does not consider sledging against the spirit of the game.
The Indian captain said the top order batsmen let the team down in the second Test against South Africa.
"History shows that over four and half runs on the final day has never been done," explained Dravid.
Indian captain Rahul Dravid promised the team would be bounce back to win the last two ODIs in the West Indies
Jasprit Bumrah, was captured in an adorable video beaming as he greeted his wife Sanjana Ganesan and their son Angad at the Kensington Oval ground in Barbados.
Prominent among those missing from the 30-member list for the September 24-October 5 tournament in South Africa are Irfan Pathan and Robin Uthappa.
India's captain is hoping his 100th Test in Mumbai will produce entertaining cricket and bring the team success.
India's bid to win a 17th consecutive home Test series, however, hinges on the success of their three-pronged spin attack comprising Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja and Axar Patel.
Young New Zealand all-rounder Rachin Ravindra on Thursday said he was clueless if his name had any link with Rahul Dravid but he hopes to pick the brains of the India chief coach during the ongoing three-match T20I series in India.
His 146 against the West Indies in the drawn second Test lifted him above Pakistan's Inazamam-ul Haq and South Africa's Jacques Kallis.
Now that Rahul Dravid has hung his boots from international cricket, the uppermost concern dogging the cricket-crazy country is who is nextDravid in the making!
In no way it could have changed the course of the match. However, it could very much have prolonged it, taking it into a fifth day.
South Africa captain Graeme Smith described Friday's victory in the fourth ODI as 'awesome and a great team effort'.
Veteran batsman Rahul Dravid and pacer Ishant Sharma, who were the top Test performers for India on the recent tours to England and the West Indies, would receive Cricket Board awards at the function scheduled to be held in Chennai in December.
Mohammed Shami has been ruled out of the upcoming two-Test series in South Africa on fitness grounds
The Board of Control for Cricket in India is clearly miffed with Ishan Kishan for not playing for Jharkhand in the ongoing Ranji Trophy and instead preparing for IPL 2024.
Earlier this week, former India captain Sourav Ganguly had backed Gambhir for the India head coach role, saying "he is a good candidate".
He is second highest run-maker in Test cricket's history but Indian batting veteran Rahul Dravid remains a student of the game and was seen fussing on his technique during the net session ahead of the second Test against Australia starting in Sydney on Tuesday.
Batting great Rahul Dravid and Olympic bronze medallist M C Mary Kom were named for the prestigious Padma Bhushan Awards, the third highest civilian honour, while six other sports persons figured in the list of Padma Shri awardees.
The Indian vice-captain was full of praise for Gautam Gambhir, saying the way he played helped him pace his innings the way he usually does.
India's captain for the Sri Lanka tri-series says it will be fantastic to have Sourav Ganguly in the side.
Four years ago he watched the World Cup final in a Bengaluru pub. On Thursday, Rachin Ravindra scored a 100 in the World Cup 2023 opening game.
Indian captain Rahul Dravid said Pakistan's ploy of targeting individuals in his side would not work.
The ace batsman edged out former Pakistan captain Wasim Akram and Indian tennis ace star Leander Paes for the award.
VVS Laxman smashed 109 and Rahul Dravid a watchful 53 to guide India to 216 for three at stumps on day two of the second Test.
Almost all leading Indian batsmen, save Rahul Dravid, slipped in the latest Reliance ICC Test rankings for batsman, released on Tuesday. Their shoddy performance in the just-concluded Test series affected their individual rankings, with Sachin Tendulkar dropping a spot to fifth place.
Admitting that India find itself in a difficult position in the ongoing first Test against South Africa, batting mainstay Rahul Dravid said the visitor's inexperienced pace attack missed injured Zaheer Khan's services badly.
Rahul Dravid and VVS Laxman lived to fight another day for India in the second innings of the opening Test against England at Lord's on Sunday.
India captain Rohit Sharma says winning the T20 World Cup trophy on Saturday was something the team badly wanted.
Readers present their views on Rahul Dravid's appointment as the new Indian captain.
"It was an innocent mistake," India coach John Wright said of the incident.
From CEOs to RBI governors, cricket's rich imagery and strategy resonate deeply with leadership, uncertainty, and decision-making across industries and global diplomacy, points out Suveen Sinha.
Rahul Dravid on Monday welcomed Anil Kumble faction's landslide victory in the Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA) elections but said the real work for the group begins now.
Indian captain Rahul Dravid defended his bowlers saying the rival 'batsmen batted well'.
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