Rahul Dravid, like his teammate Sachin Tendulkar, has rocked Indian cricket with his decision to set down as captain.
Rahul Dravid expects Virat Kohli to deliver in his first full series as Test captain when the Indian cricket team leaves for Sri Lanka, besides backing the star batsman to continue playing in his "aggressive" style.
The India vice-captain scored 69 off 79 balls as Scotland beat Sussex Sharks.
'It was a team effort, and I am happy for Kumble and the boys that we came up with a remarkable win,' said the former India captain after India beat Australia by 72 runs to win the third Test.
After hitting runs all over the ground throughout a two-decade glorious career filled up with many centuries and fifties, legendary Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar, widely regarded as the greatest batter after Sir Don Bradman, turned 51 on Wednesday.
'He was tempting me with it. I said, "I'm 50 years old! I can't handle so much cholesterol anymore".'
Rangeela's presence in the fray could have been trifle uncomfortable for Modi. He may not have posed an electoral challenge to the prime minister, but Rangeela's public meetings could have seen people flocking, if only to hear him mimic Modi. In a completely Modi-centric election, the presence of a 'rival' -- if only for a smattering of audience at his meetings -- would not have been particularly appreciated by Modi, asserts Nilanjan Mukhopadhyay, author of Narendra Modi: The Man, The Times.
A host of former Indian players, including Sachin Tendulkar and Rahul Dravid, are in favour of the country taking part in the ICC Champions Trophy to be held in the United Kingdom next month.
'When you have the prime minister of a country walking into the dressing room, it is special.'
'They perhaps hoped to get an early wicket, but once they didn't get that, they went into a shell.'
For him, selection for T20 World Cup shouldn't be based on one IPL season.
Born to Indian parents in Wellington, New Zealand's batting star Rachin Ravindra has his family roots in Bengaluru.
They were proud that the captain of the Indian cricket team was from their city. However, minutes after the news of Rahul Dravid submitting his resignation as the Indian captain broke, Bangaloreans reacted with shock and surprise.
The Indian captain is hoping that the team could wind up the tour of UK on a victorious note.
The former captain said India deserved to win the Twenty20 World Cup because of their amazing consistency.
Among the familiar faces, seasoned batter Virat Kohli and versatile allrounder Hardik Pandya engaged in an animated conversation, setting the tone for the challenges ahead.
India had 'Fab 5' with the bat in early 2000s, now they have them with the ball: Nasser Hussain
The Indian captain said Dhoni has learnt to adapt his game according to the situation.
India captain Rohit Sharma became the sixth Indian batter to go past the landmark of 10,000 runs in One-Day Internationals.
BCCI president Sharad Pawar said Dravid told him that he wants to concentrates totally on his batting.
Indian middle-order batsman Rahul Dravid on Monday achieved a rare milestone in his career when he took his 200th catch in Test matches to stay on top of the list in the five-day format of the game.
India's batting coach Vikram Rathour on Wednesday said it "will be tough" to pick one among Sarfaraz Khan and Rajat Patidar in the second Test against England.
Senior Indian batsman Rahul Dravid on Sunday became only the third player in history to score 12,000 Test runs when he reach 43 during the first match against South Africa in Centurion on Sunday.
The former English skipper was also critical of his side's batting while pointing out India's issues with converting great starts to big scores, saying that hitting 30s and 40s does not win a team Test matches.
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