Bhuvneshwar has leaked quite a lot of runs at the death in the last few matches.
'Thank you @incredibleindia for all the wonderful memories'
"I can understand that if I stand in his shoes that even if you are continuously benched for India. It is difficult, as much as I speak to them, it's no consolation for not playing, but at the same time, if I can repeat the point and keep a healthy atmosphere, it's fine."
Outgoing head coach Ravi Shastri and skipper Virat Kohli, who will lead the country for one last time in the shortest format, would aim to finish India's underwhelming T20 World Cup campaign on a positive note with a victory over Namibia in the team's final Super 12 match here on Monday.
Saha showed his hitting skills which have largely gone unnoticed over the years.
BCCI President Sourav Ganguly on Thursday said Mahendra Singh Dhoni was appointed as mentor of the Indian team to use his vast experience for the benefit of the side during the upcoming T20 World Cup in the UAE.
Hardik Pandya bowled in the nets for the first time in months in Dubai on Wednesday, raising the possibility of him returning to the side for the crucial T20 World Cup game against New Zealand as an all-rounder and giving India a much needed sixth bowling option.
'He's a seriously special player and he comes out and takes that momentum away and that's his attitude every time he bats.'
'Having interacted with Ajinkya Rahane, I know he has a very smart brain and he is balanced.'
The six, including current head coach Ravi Shastri, will give a presentation to the Cricket Advisory Committee (CAC) headed by the legendary Kapil Dev.
'What's staring you in the face (COVID-19) is no ordinary World Cup, this is the mother of all World Cups, where not just 11 are playing but 1.4 billion are in the playing arena and competing.'
ICC acting CEO Geoff Allardice said that would be possible only 'in a perfect world'.
'By this logic no one should care about each other because every situation is someone's internal affair,' Patiala-born Sandeep Sharma tweeted before deleting his tweet.
India head coach Ravi Shastri and his support staff, whose contracts end with the conclusion of the World Cup, will be given a 45-day extension by the Committee of Administrators.
Hardik Pandya flew to Chennai to join the Indian team ahead of the four-Test series against England.
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Shastri has been serving as the head coach of the Indian team since 2017, having got an extension after the 2019 ICC World Cup.
Success in ICC events has eluded India in recent years and the team failed to reach the semi-finals of the recently-concluded T20 World Cup in the United Arab Emirates and Oman.
'Shaheen's absence big setback for Pakistan'
Heaping praise over the the Rohit Sharma-led side, Khanna congratulated head coach Ravi Shastri and the entire team for their 'great achievement', while giving special mention to Karthik's performance.
Panesar pointed out that Kohli would be under immense pressure to perform after losing his ODI captaincy to Rohit Sharma.
India captain Virat Kohli had also made it clear that he and the team will be happy if Shastri was retained.
Ganguly also said that he would like to speak to Dhoni and know what he wants.
To everyone's surprise, the team management didn't play him during the high-scoring first T20I in Mohali, raising doubts whether he has still attained peak fitness or not.
The postponement of the Test series between South Africa and Australia means New Zealand have become the first team to qualify for the inaugural ICC World Test Championship final to be held in England from June 18 to 22, with June 23 as the reserve day.
KL Rahul has been undergoing a lean patch, but his place in the Indian line-up isn't under any threat. Is it favouritism or talent?
Sri Lankan bowling great Muttiah Muralitharan says the quality and depth in Indian cricket's white ball eco-system is so good that the country has created an unimaginable talent pool in T20 format.
he break is expected to help Kohli recharge his batteries before the high-profile England tour.
The legendary Kapil Dev feels Virat Kohli's admission of his team not being brave enough in the T20 World Cup loss to New Zealand is a "very weak statement" and head coach Ravi Shastri along with mentor Mahendra Singh Dhoni should step up to lift the players' morale.
Former India coach Ravi Shastri says Rishabh Pant must bat in the "Andre Russell mode" and not change the tempo once he gets going in T20 cricket.
Taking exception to leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal's allegations of physical harassment by a player in his early IPL days, former India head coach Ravi Shastri suggested that the offender be never allowed to come near a cricket field.
Sourav Ganguly remains a man at peace with the world even after news spread on Tuesday that Ravi Shastri is applying for the Indian cricket team coaching job.
India batsman Rohit Sharma believes captain Virat Kohli and coach Ravi Shastri's belief in his abilities helped him own the opening position in Tests.
Playing limited overs cricket ahead of their Test series in England will serve as the ideal platform for the Indian team to get used to conditions away from home, coach Ravi Shastri said.
Captain Kohli, his deputy Rahane and senior opener Rohit were seen batting at the nets in a video posted by the BCCI on Twitter.
Rediff.com's Uttam Ghosh unravels the secret weapon which helped India get the better of hosts England in the ODI series.
Spin great Anil Kumble congratulated New Zealand's Ajaz Patel, who matched the Indian's feat of taking all 10 wickets in an innings in Test cricket.
India's young pacer Mohammed Siraj got the best opportunity to hone his bowling when he bowled alongside the experienced Mohammed Shami during India's nets session in Sydney on Tuesday.
Cricket Australia has responded positively to India coach Ravi Shastri's request for more warm-up matches ahead of their Test series Down Under later this year.
Moments after India's maiden Test series triumph in Australia, coach Ravi Shastri hit back at the critics, including the legendary Sunil Gavaskar.
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