Thakur asserted that India remain very much in the game despite trailing Australia by 296 runs.
Marcus Stoinis' maiden IPL century lifts LSG to victory.
The key advise given by Australian pace legend Jeff Thomson to young Mumbai pacer Shardul Thakur, who has been picked in the 17-man Test touring party to the West Indies, is to maintain unbridled aggression as a bowler.
IMAGES from the Day 2 of the first Test between South Africa and India, at Centurion, on Wednesday.
Rohit Sharma blamed poor bowling in the first innings for their crushing defeat
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday met top officials of the finance and corporate affairs ministries to review the implementation of various announcements of the Union Budget FY24. "The finance minister underlined the importance of continuous assessment of progress to ensure that various announcements are implemented in a time-bound manner," the finance ministry said in a tweet. Sitharaman also discussed in detail various issues on the digital competition laws with Rajeev Chandrashekhar, the minister of state for entrepreneurship, skill development, electronics and technology.
India and England have played with contrasting approaches in the World Cup so far, producing contrasting results. That is unlikely to change when the teams meet in Lucknow on Sunday.
Harbhajan Singh reckons the current team has not shown the fearlessness that one needs to win ICC titles
India suffered an early setback in their World Cup contest against Bangladesh when all-rounder Hardik Pandya left the field after twisting his ankle while bowling his first over in Pune on Thursday.
As he travels on the long road to recovery from a horrific car crash in December, Rishabh Pant startled fans with his latest update on Instagram.
Cheteshwar Pujara continued his good form in Ranji Trophy as he slammed his second successive century as Saurashtra dominated their Elite Group A match against Manipur.
The wait has been a long one, but it looks like it's almost over as Sarfaraz Khan gears up for his Test debut.
South Africa shredded through the Indian batting line-up to claim victory by an innings and 32 runs in the first Test.
Kagiso Rabada grabbed a five-wicket haul before K L Rahul rallied India to 208/8 on a rain-hit Day 1 of the first Test.
KKR coach Chandrakant Pandit shouldered responsibility for KKR's failure to exploit home advantage.
The Indian team appeared in high spirits as they departed Barbados.
Shubman Gill was awarded the 'Player of the Match' for his match-winning knock of 85 runs.
A clinical India outclassed West Indies by a whopping 200 runs in the third ODI to win the series 2-1.
Indian team will certainly feel a sense of deja vu when it takes on a red-hot South Africa on Sunday in what will be a battle of equals
Guess who came to watch Team India train for the first Test against the West Indies at a ground in Barbados?
K L Rahul is set to be included in India's 15-member provisional World Cup squad, which will be announced by Tuesday.
Ahead of the highly anticipated clash against Pakistan in the Super 4s of the Asia Cup 2023, Team India players opted for indoor nets training in Colombo.
India announced their final squad for the ICC Men's ODI World Cup with the injured Axar Patel dropped from the final squad and Ravichandran Ashwin making his way into the 15-member team.
IMAGES from the Asia Cup Super 4 match played between India and Sri Lanka in Colombo on Friday.
VIn a dramatic turn of events on Day 3, India faced a resounding defeat against South Africa in the first Test as their batting lineup crumbled, managing only 131 runs in the second innings after the hosts posted a formidable 408 in their initial essay.
'Unveiling #TeamIndia's new training kit Also, kickstarting our preparations for the #WTCFinal,' the BCCI tweeted photos of players Umesh Yadav, Shardul Thakur and Head Coach Rahul Dravid, Bowling Coach Paras Mhambrey and Batting Coach Vikram Rathour donning the kits.
4th medium pacer and backup batter among areas India must prioritise before World Cup, says Dinesh Karthik
He should have played ahead of Shardul Thakur and Prasidh Krishna in the Test series opener against South Africa but when Mukesh Kumar finally got his chance at Newlands, the Indian team realised what exactly it missed during the mauling in Centurion.
Ajinkya Rahane and Shardul Thakur led India's spirited fightback, but Australia were sitting in control after stretching their lead to 296 runs at stumps on Day 3.
Sri Lanka are no pushovers but they have faltered more often than not in this World Cup after an superlative show in the qualification round.
'No one makes someone a cricketer. As a coach, you can only guide them.'
Fit-again K L Rahul was included in India's squad for the 2023 World Cup, chairman of selectors Ajit Agarkar announced on Tuesday.
Shastri wants both Ashwin and Jadeja in Indian playing XI for WTC Final
Who do you think should be part of India's playing for the World Cup match against Bangladesh?
Head Coach Rahul Dravid and his support staff kept a keen eye as the players went through their paces on a sunny day on the Caribbean island.
'Off to England for the World Test Championship Final with the one and only Rohit Sharma.'
Astronomical Rs 24.75 crore bid makes Starc most expensive player in IPL history
Former India selector Sandeep Singh picked India's playing XI for the WTC Final.
A round-up of the Ranji Trophy quarter-final matches played on Monday.
Sans Hardik, it's starting all over again for dominant India
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