India coach Rahul Dravid hopes to have his full-strength squad in time for the World Cup starting next week.
Several members of the Indian cricket team including the stand-in captain Hardik Pandya on Wednesday began training at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai, on Friday, but all eyes were on the wrist-spinning duo, who have to battle it out with Ravindra Jadeja and Washington Sundar for a place in the Playing XI.
Mhambrey said while the bowlers will get some rest in days leading up to the WTC final, the group is determined to extract the maximum benefits from the training sessions.
My main agenda is to bowl in powerplay, take early wickets, says Shivam Mavi
'That's the beauty of Mumbai cricket. Nobody interferes with the running of the cricket, only the cricketers are allowed to run the cricket.'
Jasprit Bumrah has been away from the team due to back issues and Mhambrey said the team is missing his services.
Paras Mhambrey will lead the side in the semi-final against Baroda from April 25 to 29.
Young Indian pacer Arshdeep Singh said that using variations, especially the slower ones, on a sticky wicket was the key to his success in the first T20 International against the West Indies on Friday.
The Indian team management is pleased with the way the players are adjusting to the bounce and pace of the Australian pitches ahead of the T20 World Cup.
The Indian players were visibly irked after a controversial Decision Review System (DRS) call, which went in favour of South Africa skipper Dean Elgar as he survived a close leg before shout against Ravichandran Ashwin.
India's hopes of breaking their ICC trophy drought after 2013, remained unfulfilled as Australia handed them a crushing loss at the WTC Final.
Mhambrey gets longer stint as U-19 coach, Kotak to helm India A for South Africa A series
If push comes to shove, Arshdeep looks a better bet than Umran.
Head coach Rahul Dravid and his team will assemble at the National Cricket Academy on Tuesday to start preparations for the World Test Championship final in June.
Upcoming spinner Atharva Ankolekar on Sunday dedicated his match-winning five-wicket haul in the Asia Cup Under-19 final to his late father, a former employee of Mumbai's public transport service who did night shifts for eight long years to help his son realise his dream.
Fiesty Bengal pacer Mukesh Kumar knows well what it takes to be selected for the Indian Test team.
Seasoned India pacer Mohammed Shami said he wasn't thinking about his long lay-off from ODI cricket and approached his comeback game with a clear mind as he is well-versed with bowling with the white ball.
In the absence of star opener Quinton de Kock, the tourists struggled at the top.
Has any cricketing legend asked the all-powerful BCCI Secretary Jay A Shah how selections are taking place without a chief selector in place for the last four months? Who takes all the important decisions at selection meetings?, asks Harish Kotian.
India's cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar celebrated wife Anjali's birthday with a Gujarati Thali at a popular Mumbai restaurant on Wednesday.
National Cricket Academy (NCA) head Rahul Dravid was the man behind the initiative and senior team support staff comprising Ravi Shastri, bowling Bharat Arun and fielding coach R Sridhar were a part of this interaction last week.
Extremely pleased with the way Rishabh Pant batted in the second innings, India's bowling coach Paras Mhambrey said the stumper-batter got the runs when the team needed them the most.
Hardik suffered an acute lower back injury five months ago and underwent a surgery in London, following which he has been rehabilitating at the National Cricket Academy in Bengaluru. Hardik Pandya hit four towering sixes and ran swiftly between the wickets at the DY Patil T20 Cup as chief selector MSK Prasad closely monitored his fitness.
In what comes as the biggest positive for Indian cricket in recent times, former captain Rahul Dravid has agreed to take over as the head coach of the men's team.
The untimely Mumbai monsoon threatens to play spoilsport as there is a fair chance of first day's play being affected by rain during the second Test between India and New Zealand, starting on Friday.
India will hope the return of regular captain Virat Kohli proves to be the difference for the hosts against New Zealand when the world's two top-ranked Test sides clash in the second and final match at the Wankhede Stadium from Friday.
Celebrated former captain Rahul Dravid is all but certain to to be the Indian cricket team's next head coach after he formally applied for the high-profile position on Tuesday.
Former India all-rounder Robin Singh was on appointed as the new chief coach of the Mumbai Indians outfit for the 2009-10 season while ex-pacer Paras Mhambrey has been named his deputy.
Former pacer Paras Mhambrey is tipped to take over as the new coach of the Mumbai Indians franchise in the forthcoming Indian Premier League season.
A couple of days after convincing former India captain Rahul Dravid to take up the responsibility, the BCCI on Sunday issued advertisement for the post of head coach and three support staff as per Lodha Committee mandated constitution.
Potential conflict of interest has prevented Rahul Dravid from taking charge as the Head of Cricket at the National Cricket Academy. The former India captain was supposed to join on July 1.
The former Mumbai and India quickie Paras Mhambrey presents his views on the country's leading fast bowlers.
The Mohammad Kaif-led Indian side is high on confidence as they take on South Africa in a four-day match.
Sairaj Bahutule will be Mhambrey's deputy while Vinayak Samant will keep wickets.
The Virat Kohli-Rahul Dravid era began with a convincing Test series win against New Zealand at home and the India skipper on Monday said team is following the same "mindset" and objective under the new support staff.
Chandrakant Pandit speaks about his time in the Mumbai dressing room and his new assignment.
Arshdeep accepts the success that has come his way in the IPL but says he really had to 'earn everything'.
A punishing 93 by opener Niranjan Godbole enabled Maharashtra score a six-run victory in the West Zone Ranji Trophy one-dayer.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Before the opening day of the second Test, the BCCI officially announced that Rahane, Ishant and, more importantly, Ravindra Jadeja are out of the match due to various injuries.
'It will be a bit challenging (for the players) to set the body clock'
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