Emotions welled up inside Saurashish Lahiri when Akash Deep, the latest Bengal speed merchant to enter Indian dressing room, rang him up.
The Indian dressing room looked a happy space as the team celebrated.
Akash Deep had just finished his spell and was manning the boundary when he heard everyone in the Bengal dressing room clapping in unison and congratulating him.
Virat Kohli said he had painted the perfect picture after confirming his place as cricket's modern-day master batsman with a record 50th ODI hundred.
The BCCI took to Twitter and shared a picture of Lara and Dravid standing next to each other.
Excess hype often leads to broken hearts and hence it is always necessary to strike a balance, legendary Kapil Dev said on Tuesday in context of India's six-wicket defeat at the hands of Australia in the World Cup final earlier this month.
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They took the centre-stage in the showpiece, showed the world what they are made of and walked away from the global meet with honour and distinction.
Meet Nuwan Seneviratne, the left-arm throwdown specialist of the Indian team.
Yashasvi Jaiswal says this is just the start and he needs to makes sure he is 'ready' for Sunday's fifth and final series-deciding T20 International against the West Indies.
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Yashasvi Jaiswal stole the limelight with a classy century on Day 2 of the first Test on Thursday.
Harbhajan has expressed his massive displeasure with the "lack of respect" for the Saurashtra man and the fact that the yardstick to judge performances hasn't been same for every senior player.
The Australian team on paper holds slight advantage on a bouncy track at The Oval but both Ravi Shastri and Ricky Ponting believe that the Indians are better prepared.
Yashasvi Jaiswal hit a century on debut as India seized complete control on the second day of the first Test against the West Indies.
'...we got it from the West Indies dressing room!'
Mahendra Singh Dhoni -- the Indian team mentor for the T20I World Cup and likely the only person in the dressing room who calls Kohli by his nickname 'Chikoo' -- supervised the preparations as he made sure the cake and the candles were in place before Kohli arrived on the scene.
Among all the pacers currently on view at IPL 2021, Shardul Thakur -- also known in the Indian dressing room as Lord Thakur -- celebrates wickets with more verve than the other fast boys around.
Samaira Sharma, 2, watches the India-England Test.
Vidarbha wicketkeeper-batter Jitesh Sharma's finishing ability is like gold dust that the current Indian T20 set-up is desperately seeking.
Akhtar saw it coming having seen the division in the Indian dressing room during the T20 World Cup.
India captain KL Rahul hailed his bowlers after a dominant 10-wicket victory against Zimbabwe in the first ODI in Harare on Thursday.
On the occasion of Sachin Tendulkar's 50th birthday Harbhajan Singh opens his 'memory bank' on his close friend of over 20 years.
Rahul Chahar, Ishan Kishan and Anukul Roy were spotted playing cricket inside the Mumbai Indians' dressing room.
It was waiting to happen after India's unceremonious World Cup exit and on Wednesday the Board of Control for Cricket in India ended Virat Kohli's run as India's white-ball captain with a rather matter-of-fact statement, handing the reins to Rohit Sharma "going forward".
After an IPL match involving his Royal Challengers Bangalore side, India's cricket captain and RCB skipper can be spotted interacting with younger Indian cricketers from rival franchises, giving them insights about the game, freely giving them priceless gyaan.
It was a special evening for the Indian team as they trounced England by 151 runs in the second Test and they celebrated it in some style inside the dressing room of the iconic Lord's stadium.
'T20 cricket comes naturally to me because it is all about mindset.' 'I am someone who always loves to be aggressive on the field.'
'The pack that stays together. Bubble or no bubble. Results will come and go for others to follow.'
Bumrah said his controlled aggression has done wonders to his run as an international cricketer.
'It's been fantastic to watch you over the years. Numbers will have their roles and but your real strength is being able to motivate the whole generation.'
Meet Sri Lankan Nuwan Senaviratne, Dayanand Garani and Raghavendra aka Raghu, who are integral to Team India's preparations.
Kohli's poor show, however, hasn't affected the team much as it is playing extremely well in the white-ball games.
Ravichandran Ashwin says it's too early to comment on Rahul Dravid's coaching style but the premier India spinner is confident that happiness will be back in the dressing room under the stalwart's guidance.
While he has 57 first-class, 24 List A and 39 T20 wickets at domestic level, Shahbaz Ahmed does have the ability to punch above his weight.
Pradeep Agarwal, a member of the DDCA's sports working committee, was seen in the Indian dressing room, where only team members and officials are allowed.
Former skipper Anil Kumble does not regret his time as head coach of the Indian cricket team but says the ending of his tenure could have been better. The 49-year-old stepped down after the ICC Champions Trophy in 2017 following a rift with captain Virat Kohli.
Pattinson, who has not been picked in Australia's T20 or ODI side since 2015, said meeting Bumrah was a good lesson in not tinkering with bowling actions for the sake of the textbook.
The Australian wickets suit Rohit Sharma's batting style and if he can see off the pacers with the new ball, the Indian vice-captain can conjure a big century in the third Test against Australia at Sydney, reckons former India batsman VVS Laxman.
Brothers Krunal and Hardik Pandya revealed that they had brought the bag of their late father Himanshu in the Indian dressing room to feel his presence, during the first ODI against England in Pune on Tuesday.
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