Left-arm pacer Thangarasu Natarajan earned his maiden call-up to the Indian Test squad after he was named as the replacement for the injured Umesh Yadav for the last two games against Australia.
Former Australia captain Ian Chappell feels the potency of Australia's pace attack in English conditions gives them the edge in next month's World Test Championship final against India, who could be "badly affected" by the absence of injured Jasprit Bumrah and Rishabh Pant.
India are chasing a victory in Ahmedabad to confirm their place in the final of the World Test Championship against Australia in June.
Ashwin moves up to joint fourth, Iyer jumps 10 spots to be 16th
Rohit tested positive during a warm-up match in Leicester last week.
India will be hoping to pull off a miracle on Sunday by surviving Australia's relentless bowling onslaught.
India edged closer to a comfortable win in the opening Test against Bangladesh
Usman Khawaja smashed the first century by an Australia batter in the current series against India to steer the tourists to 255/4 after the opening day of the fourth and final Test.
Zubayr Hamza, Temba Bavuma wee beaten by sheer pace and the length
Jadeja said that the team will continue to back Ruturaj Gaikwad after the opener's poor show.
Rahane's comeback after 15 months was on predictable lines
India dropped both Ajinkya Rahane and Cheteshwar Pujara from the side following the South Africa tour but brought them back rather than grooming youngsters? Rahane scored the bulk of the runs for India in the WTC final but was going back to him and Pujara the right call?
Fast bowler Umesh Yadav, who started his IPL career with the Delhi franchise, returned to the Delhi camp after being acquired for his base price of Rs 1 crore in the IPL Auction in February.
Pat Cummins produced a vicious bowling onslaught to leave India battered and bruised as Australia took a 296-run lead on day three.
'Once he failed in the Australia series at home, there was very little chance for him but selectors didn't want to change things ahead of WTC final.'
Who do you think should be part of India's playing XI for the first Test against Bangladesh, starting on Wednesday?
Rinku Singh lit up the Ahmedabad skyline as he hammered five sixes in a row to guide Kolkata Knight Riders to a thrilling win over Gujarat Titans.
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Mohammed Shami will be needed on a dry Motera surface, which might be conducive for reverse swing.
KKR looked a shadow of their past in their season-opener
Man of the match Rohit Sharma, a much improved Umesh Yadav and Shardul Thakur spoke about the victory.
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Natarajan was added to the Test squad for the remaining two Test matches against Australia on January 1.
Images from the IPL 2022 match between Kolkata Knight Riders and Punjab Kings at Mumbai
"Now he played after nearly two years again and has been dropped again. Would love to know the rationale," said Harbhajan, one of the four Indian bowlers to have taken 400-plus wickets.
LSG do not have to fret so much about the mathematical scenarios as a win would be enough for them to seal their back-to-back playoff berth.
K L Rahul has managed just 38 runs in three innings in the ongoing Test series against Australia.
The sub-narratives in the main story will be equally intriguing in the next 13 days.
The Indian dressing room is 'noisier', Coach Ravi Shastri noted, after the 23 year old's return.
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Talking about the pace department, Panesar picked Umesh Yadav as the third pacer ahead of Shardul Thakur. Mohammed Shami and Mohammed Siraj are automatic selections in the playing eleven.
With 10 points, KKR, however, are on the brink of elimination.
MSK Prasad advised the team to take the final call depending on the conditions at that time.
His presence will be a big boost for KKR whose next game is on April 6 against the Mumbai Indians and Cummins will be expected to play in that match.
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Prithvi Shaw, Mayank Agarwal. Deepak Hooda, Dinesh Karthik, Umesh Yadav and Umran Malik. Sam Curran, Harry Brook, Jofra Archer and Kagiso Rabada.
Mumbai Indians face an uphill task against the firepower of Kolkata Knight Riders batters when the teams clash in Mumbai on Sunday in the Indian Premier League, with both former champions looking to get their campaigns back on track.
LSG are sitting in second place with 14 point thanks to a stupendous show by Rahul
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