The Indian team landed in South Africa for the Test series, starting on December 26.
When asked about the Indian player he would like to meet after the game, Pargat picked Rohit over Virat Kohli and Jasprit Bumrah.
From adversity to triumph, '#RishabhPant's journey to the ICC Men's T20 World Cup is a testament of resilience and determination'.
The Indians will aim to create a world record for the most consecutive victories in T20 Internationals in the series opener.
'England are going to beat India in Guyana and South Africa will be too good for Afghanistan so it will be a South Africa versus England final.'
The arrival of the New Year will see an exciting white-ball showdown with England visiting India for five T20Is and three ODIs.
Rohit's form will be crucial to India's fortunes in the tournament as he will be expected to give explosive starts.
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
Former India captain Sourav Ganguly emphasised the importance of carefree batting in T20s.
Gambhir, who recently stepped down as KKR's coach after leading them to their first title in a decade, posted an emotional farewell message.
The customary naadan or home-cooked meal is rather memorable fare.
The financial nitty-gritties of Gautam Gambhir's appointment as India's head coach are yet to be worked out but that's the "last of his concerns" right now
Indian team's jersey sponsor Byju's wants to terminate its agreement with the BCCI which has asked the company to continue at least until March 2023.
KL Rahul suffered a blow to his hand during practice but the touring side are optimistic the opener will play the second and final Test
Indian batters committed themselves to doubles shift in the nets against slow bowlers
India's newly-forged coach-captain combination of Gautam Gambhir and Suryakumar Yadav will look to make instant impact against a Sri Lankan team in disarray.
Captain Virat Kohli and his deputy Rohit Sharma were the first to hit the nets as the frontline pacers like Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammad Shami gave the session a miss in order to recover for Wednesday's game.
Michael Vaughan said that India's body language was 'defensive' and bowling ordinary while praising Australia for their 'outstanding' performance
David Warner is apologetic of the crowd behaviour towards Team India in Sydney.
How the cricket fraternity celebrated the 5-0 rout of New Zealand on Twitter.
Young Indian stars will be eager to usher in a new era in the shortest format with a series victory when they face Zimbabwe in the fourth T20I in Harare on Saturday.
Abhishek Sharma, who slammed a 46-ball century in the second T20I against Zimbabwe, might have to make way for Yashasvi Jaiswal for the third match on Wednesday.
Former India captain Sourav Ganguly says Gautam Gambhir will be a "good coach" for the national cricket team if he has applied for the job, and favours the appointment of a home-grown talent to the high-profile position.
Umesh Yadav and Mohammad Siraj have been added to the squad as injury replacements but they do not figure in the World Cup-bound squad, as of now.
Earlier in the tournament, the Indian team had some issues with the kind of menu that was decided by the ICC. It didn't suit the players' tastebuds.
'Their chemistry is organic and authentic, making them an appealing choice for collaborative endorsements.'
DK has taken his batting to a new level and displayed some astonishing power-hitting to strike at a rate of 205-plus.
'...there is every possibility that Shreyas will travel for the three-match ODI series in Sri Lanka. The last ODI that India played was in South Africa and he scored a half-century (52). He had 500 plus runs (530) in the World Cup and averages just around 50. Can you drop him?'
In red-hot form, two-time former champions Kolkata Knight Riders will look to seal an IPL playoff berth for the first time in three years when they take on the struggling Mumbai Indians in their final home match of the season, in Kolkata on Saturday.
Laxman accompanied Team India as its coach during its two T20I match series against Ireland,
Talismanic captain Sunil Chhetri will return to the national team during next month's Asian Cup qualifiers
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