Two years after playing major roles in the World Cup final that the hosts won, Gautam Gambhir and Yuvraj Singh find themselves omitted from the India squad for the next major ICC event, the Champions Trophy commencing June 6.
The final Indian squad for the ICC Champions Trophy, to be held in June in England and Wales, is to be picked by the national selectors here on May 4, the Cricket Board announced the Board of Control for Cricket in India.
India's squad for the five-match ODI series against England, starting in Rajkot on January 11, will be picked in New Delhi on Sunday.
India's middle order batsman Suresh Raina has been ruled out of the first ODI against New Zealand to be played in Dharamsala on Sunday because of viral fever.
Despite being named in India's squad way back in November 2011, Ajinkya Rahane is still to play a Test. Harish Kotian is as clueless as him why he hasn't made his debut yet.
A 'hurt' Zeeshan Ali said that his credentials as coach were never in doubt and promised to give his best in the upcoming Davis Cup tie against South Korea despite having an inexperienced side at his disposal.
Experienced drag-flicker Rupinder Pal Singh returned to India's men's hockey team, which also features debutant Jaskaran Singh, for the tour of Australia, starting May 10.
Join Harish Kotian on Rediff ZaraBol at 1730 IST and discuss the selection of India's squad for the third Test against England at Kolkata.
In the lead-up to the World T20, India have hit good form, beating hosts Sri Lanka before blanking Australia A at home. What should give them additional confidence going into the opener is the wins against reigning champions West Indies and England in the warm-up matches.
Former captain Sunil Gavaskar wants India pace spearhead Zaheer Khan, who is going through a lean patch, to be put through 'stringent tests' to ascertain his fitness in the run-up to the first of the four-match Test series against England.
Consistency has always been a problem with Shikhar Dhawan since his first-class debut back in 2004 but after his maiden call-up to the Indian Test squad, the Delhi left-hander is determined not to let this chance go abegging.
The Indian squads for the upcoming Asia Cup T20 tournament in Bangladesh and the subsequent International Cricket Council World Twenty20 championship in India are to be chosen on February 5 at Delhi by the national selection panel headed by Sandeep Patil.
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Baroda all-rounder Irfan Pathan will replace Karnataka fast bowler R Vinay Kumar in India's squad for the tour of Sri Lanka.
If Rishabh Pant excels against Australia, then Dinesh Karthik will struggle to make the cut for the World Cup.
England is the third team to figure in the tournament in which all matches will be played at the Cricket Club of India's Brabourne Stadium.
India would have in mind the loss they endured against Bangladesh that knocked them out of the Asia Cup in Kuala Lumpur last November.
Australian all-rounder Steven Smith has replaced compatriot Mitchell Marsh in the Pune Warriors India squad for IPL-5, which kicks off on April 4.
Zimbabwe axed their coach Dav Whatmore and captain Hamilton Masakadza just days before the arrival of India for a five-match limited-overs tour.
He might be out of India's squad, but Harbhajan Singh is seen as a player who has the credentials to lead the country at some time in the future by former skipper Sourav Ganguly.
Middle-order batsman Kedar Jadhav and speedster Shardul Thakur were back in the 17-member India squad for the six-match ODI series in South Africa but KL Rahul failed to make the cut despite back-to-back half- centuries in the T20 series against Sri Lanka.
Sachin Tendulkar has backed Kuldeep Yadav's inclusion in India's five-Test series against England, saying the tricky left-arm wristspinner could prove quite a handful against Joe Root and his men.
Forward Rajpal Singh will lead a young 18-member India squad in the inaugural Asian Champions Trophy hockey tournament in Ordos, China, from September 3 to 11.
Former India captain Bishen Singh Bedi has reacted with caution on Harbhajan Singh's axing from India's squad even as he advised the off-spinner to get back to domestic circuit to get his mojo back.
Middle-order batsman Suresh Raina made a comeback to the team fold after the newly appointed senior selection committee announced their India squad for the five-match ODI series against New Zealand, in New Delhi, on Thursday.
Left-arm spinner Pragyan Ojha is keen to capitalise on a second bite of the cherry after landing a surprise call-up to an India squad he was originally omitted from for the ongoing tour of England.
Leg-spinner Piyush Chawla is back in the 16-man squad, having last played an ODI in 2008. All-rounder Ravindra Jadeja was left out while Yusuf Pathan, who impressed in the 5-0 home series triumph against New Zealand, retained his place.
Captain Virat Kohli's huge workload will come up for discussion while Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja are expected to make a comeback when the selectors announce the India squad for T20 and Test series against New Zealand and Sri Lanka respectively.
Chairman of selectors Krishnamachari Srikkanth on Tuesday refused to discuss the omission of pace bowler S Sreesanth from India's squad for the cricket World Cup, to be held in the subcontinent from February 19 to April 2, saying he needs the permission of the Board of Control for Cricket in India to do so.
The Indian football team's jersey for the Under-17 BRICS Diplomatic Football Cup was unveiled last week. The jersey, coloured in the standard blue hue with a large lotus imprinted on it, has called for strong reactions from Indian football fans.
Only a few weeks back S Sreesanth had admitted that he was "heart-broken" after being overlooked for the upcoming World Cup. Now, after making a surprise, backdoor entry into India's squad for the mega event, beginning February 19, he does not know how to thank his stars. Harish Kotian caught up with the temperamental 28-year-old seamer in Bangalore.
Left-arm seamer Ashish Nehra will replace Praveen Kumar in India's squad for the first One-Day International against New Zealand on Sunday, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) said on Thursday.
Virender Sehwag been ruled out of the ICC T20 World Cup. In-form Tamil Nadu batsman Murali Vijay will replace him in the India squad bound for the West Indies.
An elated Shantakumaran Sreesanth, who made a comeback to India's squad for the two-Test series against Australia, said playing for the country is a great opportunity.
India will eye another dominant performance against hosts England in a three- match ODI series
With almost all the teams bringing in new-look squads, India will target their fifth Sultan Azlan Shah trophy. However, success won't come easy as the defending champions will have to overcome some stiff resistance from world champions Australia and Asian champions South Korea along the way.
The two areas where India's team management and selectors need to do a lot of brainstorming are the No 4 slot and an extra fast bowler.
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