'It is a long road, but the hunger to play cricket is back, and he wants to play in all three formats.'
Ashwin was spotted enjoying a leisurely time with team-mates and coaching staff during a trip to Titou Gorge in Dominica.
India's bid to win a 17th consecutive home Test series, however, hinges on the success of their three-pronged spin attack comprising Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja and Axar Patel.
India skipper Rohit Sharma is "not a big fan" of the IPL's 'Impact Player' rule as he feels it is hurting the country's all-rounders by not allowing cricketers like Washington Sundar and Shivam Dube to showcase their bowling prowess.
Rahul Dravid needs time to reflect on his future with the national team even as his his two-year contract ended on Sunday.
Rohit Sharma's triumphant team will meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi at 11 am at his residence before flying to Mumbai, where a road show and felicitation function is scheduled at the Wankhede stadium.
That's the strange way Indian cricketers celebrate team-mates's birthdays, by smashing cake on the birthday boy's face.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India is clearly miffed with Ishan Kishan for not playing for Jharkhand in the ongoing Ranji Trophy and instead preparing for IPL 2024.
'Out of playing, and even now, it's not really on my radar, and I'm enjoying the balance of being able to coach as an assistant or head coach and then doing a bit of media as well.'
Five Ranji Trophy league matches will be followed by white ball tournaments -- Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy and Vijay Hazare Trophy.
Sourav Ganguly lauded Rohit Sharma's leadership qualities for India's unbeaten run in the ongoing T20 World Cup final
Don't believe in counting my chickens too much, says Rahul Dravid
Virat Kohli is now the fifth highest run-scorer for India in Test cricket.
India skipper Rohit Sharma said it's time to move on from the euphoria of the T20 World Cup victory.
The Indian team, currently in the Caribbean for their Windies tour, were hosted at the Indian high commission in Guyana.
India head coach Rahul Dravid on Monday said the team management does not ask for rank turners while playing at home and it is tough to predict how a particular pitch would play out over the course of five days in a Test.
Rohit, Dravid will find way to succeed: Ganguly on ICC World Cup 2023
All eyes will be on star India batter Virat Kohli, who is perhaps battling the biggest form crisis of his career.
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.
Patel credited head coach Rahul Dravid and captain Rohit Sharma for being supportive and giving him clarity about his role in the team
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.
Rohit's pitch inquiry, Kohli and Jadeja bat with high intensity
Like the billionaire investor Rakesh Jhunjhunwala, Gautam Gambhir, the tenacious former opener-turned-coach, also seems to be governed by instincts while picking unheralded players and turning them into match-winners, points out Vishal Menon.
Rohit Sharma to captain India in this year's T20 World Cup
Yashasvi Jaiswal has smashed 655 runs in four Tests against England with two fifties and as many centuries.
Resurgent Australia stand between unblemished India and World Cup glory
India coach Rahul Dravid hopes to have his full-strength squad in time for the World Cup starting next week.
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.
The new-look Indian team to be captained by Shubman Gill departed for their upcoming tour for Zimbabwe on Tuesday.
Wriddhiman Saha is making a comeback to his home state Bengal two years after a public fallout.
The Gautam Gambhir-led Indian team management has an opportunity to decide who among KL Rahul and Rishabh Pant will be India's long-term first-choice wicketkeeper-batter in ODIs
Glimpses of the Indian team's training session at the Narendra Modi stadium in Ahmedabad.
As Bharat faces scrutiny, the spotlight shifts to whether Jurel will get an opportunity to prove his mettle on the international stage.
Will Rahul Dravid like to end current term on high or seek extension?
Rohit said he never doubted Jaiswal's talent and, during their opening partnership, kept telling the debutant that he belonged at the Test level.
A dominant India ended England's title defence by handing them a 68-run thumping in the second semi-final of the T20 World Cup.
India had 'Fab 5' with the bat in early 2000s, now they have them with the ball: Nasser Hussain
'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.'
Gambhir has made his selection process clear by stating his strong belief in players featuring across all three formats.
