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.
Head coach Rahul Dravid did not see Indian batters replying to England's 'Bazball' in kind but he said they will not be taking a backward step in the five-match Test series beginning in Hyderabad from Thursday.
As the Men in Blue emerged from the airport terminal, a sea of passionate fans erupted into chants of 'India! India!'
Rahul Dravid needs time to reflect on his future with the national team even as his his two-year contract ended on Sunday.
'He was tempting me with it. I said, "I'm 50 years old! I can't handle so much cholesterol anymore".'
India captain Rohit Sharma became the sixth Indian batter to go past the landmark of 10,000 runs in One-Day Internationals.
The message to him from coach Rahul Dravid and skipper Rohit Sharma has been to take his time before playing his natural explosive game, Suryakumar Yadav said.
'I would love to sit with Rahul and go out for a dinner and say sorry to him again.'
'Jammy', who scored 63 50s in Tests and 83 50s in ODIs, reached that lifetime milestone on Wednesday, January 11, 2023.
Glimpses of Team India's training session on Sunday.
India will attempt to end its title drought against a South African side, which is unfamiliar with the winning feeling at major events.
'I'm not sure how happy they are about the term, but they are playing really good cricket, let's be honest about it.'
Bharat was solid on both flanks as nine off his 15 fours came off the two spinners and were mostly hit on the on-side. He got an able ally in Suthar, who applied himself well and by tea time, even England Lions knew that they have lost an opportunity to win a first-class game on an Indian track.
'They would have been under not only mental but also physical burnout and everyone needed a break'
India must improve their batting depth with the 50-overs World Cup on the horizon, coach Rahul Dravid said.
'Dashing, charismatic and impossibly good looking, a to-the-manor-born superstar who walked the tightrope between mainstream potboilers and arty parallel cinema with amazing grace.'
'I will I be keeping wickets and batting in the middle-order and after that I would be happy to keep wickets in Test matches.'
Resurgent Australia stand between unblemished India and World Cup glory
Glimpses of the Indian team's training session at the Narendra Modi stadium in Ahmedabad.
Chairman of selectors Ajit Agarkar is all set to travel to West Indies to meet head coach Rahul Dravid and skipper Rohit Sharma to discuss the road map for the ODI World Cup.
Rohit Sharma and Rahul Dravid have enough options to choose from with selectors adding three players to the squad -- Sarfaraz Khan, Sourabh Kumar and Washington Sundar.
Will Rahul Dravid like to end current term on high or seek extension?
'When you have the prime minister of a country walking into the dressing room, it is special.'
India had 'Fab 5' with the bat in early 2000s, now they have them with the ball: Nasser Hussain
Batsman Lokesh Rahul is sure not taking comparisons with his namesake, Rahul Dravid, seriously but the talented Karnataka opener is keen to emulate South African ODI captain AB de Villiers in style of play.
Ashwin was spotted enjoying a leisurely time with team-mates and coaching staff during a trip to Titou Gorge in Dominica.
'The reports circulating in certain media sections are completely incorrect.'
World No 1 India may feel they have never had a better chance of winning their first ever Test series in South Africa.
In cricket, we have something that we can share with our families, neighbours and indeed, the whole country. It is colour-blind, language-neutral, truly secular and transcends all regions, from Kashmir to Kerala and Mizoram to Maharashtra, explains Shreekant Sambrani.
Ever since Rohit took on the role of an opener in Tests, he has achieved notable success, including scoring impressive centuries in challenging conditions.
He added that he was in agreement with head coach Rahul Dravid's tactic of employing new ball bowlers, who are best suited to red-ball or Test format, in 50-over cricket as they would extract more movement and swing from the white ball in the early overs.
In selectors' radar, Kumar Kushagra gets maiden India A call-up against England Lions
India coach Rahul Dravid hopes to have his full-strength squad in time for the World Cup starting next week.
The Indian team, currently in the Caribbean for their Windies tour, were hosted at the Indian high commission in Guyana.
Former India off-spinner Harbhajan Singh has nothing but empathy for Hardik Pandya as he navigates a challenging phase in his career and is hopeful that the all-rounder, who "hasn't been a free man in the last two months", will become one during next month's T20 World Cup.
Mohammed Shami has been ruled out of the upcoming two-Test series in South Africa on fitness grounds
Wicketkeeper-batter K L Rahul will miss India's first two matches of the upcoming Asia Cup after failing to recover fully from a niggle.
The path found by champions like GR Viswanath, Syed Kirmani, Brijesh Patel, EAS Prasanna and BS Chandrasekhar has only broadened over the years through which several ace cricketers walked through.
Yashasvi Jaiswal's Test career is just nine games old but the great Brian Lara feels if there is anyone who can get close to his lofty feats, including the record 400 not out, it is the 22-year-old southpaw from India.
Virat Kohli is now the fifth highest run-scorer for India in Test cricket.
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