Even Ravichandran Ashwin on his YouTube channel had said that both of them might need to play a bit of domestic cricket to get into the groove and could have actually played the India A series.
There are some speculations over some rejigging in the A+ category following the retirement of stalwarts Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and Ravindra Jadeja from T20 Internationals.
'Certain formats require a certain skill set and whenever we look at these kinds of players, if the talent is there, then you don't want to shy away from blooding them.'
Rohit Sharma last played for Mumbai way back in 2015 against Uttar Pradesh.
Rohit Sharma is set to bat down the order in the second Test against Australia at the Adelaide Oval.
India to follow ICC's kit-elated guidelines at Champions Trophy, says BCCI
The opening ceremony of the Champions Trophy will be held either on February 16 or 17 and the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is confident that India captain Rohit Sharma will be in attendance at the event.
Out-of-form skipper Rohit Sharma's batting position will be in focus against a dangerous Australia
With the series locked at 1-1, Brisbane could well decide the course of the rubber and whether Rohit's men would continue to be the master of their fate in the ongoing World Test Championship.
Hum ko aur ek World Cup chahiye, MCA boss tells Rohit Sharma
'Rohit Sharma could be given back the captaincy from Hardik Pandya.'
Only if we could have a Rohit versus Ashwin clash in the semis! What a perfect fill-up it would be for the resurgence of the Ranji Trophy.
Rohit Sharma practised with the Mumbai team at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Tuesday.
Rohit Sharma's request to the BCCI for a break from white-ball cricket in South Africa despite being offered T20 captaincy has been accepted, while Jasprit Bumrah has been named his deputy for the two Tests starting December 26.
Gavaskar wants Ashwin to lead team out on field in Dharamsala in his 100th Test.
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Questions are mounting on when the 37-year-old India captain will finally call time on his Test career.
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In his last five innings including the first practice match against Western Australia, Rohit has scored just 63 runs, including two ducks in the T20I series against South Africa.
Cameras captured Kohli interacting with MI Owners Nita Ambani, her elder son Akash Ambani and Rohit Sharma, who succeeded him as India's Test captain.
Injured Rohit Sharma's availability for the second Test against Bangladesh, starting in Mirpur from December 22, will be known in a day or two, stand-in India captain KL Rahul said on Sunday.
Rohit finished as the leading run-getter for India in the Test series.
The circumstances in which he has arrived in Australia don't make Rohit a certain starter at the top of the order.
Rajneesh Gupta previews Game 31 in IPL 12: Mumbai Indians vs Royal Challengers Bangalore.
Rajneesh Gupta previews Game 27 in IPL 12: Mumbai Indians vs Rajasthan Royals.
'In New York or the West Indies, the pitches will be such that there will be more chances of runs getting scored in the first six overs.'
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The BCCI top brass will be hoping to convince Rohit Sharma to lead the India team in T20 Internationals despite his reluctance.
India are unlikely to tinker with the winning combination save the return of star white-ball opener Rohit Sharma
Mumbai Indians skipper Rohit Sharma is working on his game and hamstring muscle to ensure that he is back in India's teams for the Australia tour.
The current Indian team up is yet to identify its core set for players with the World Cup just weeks away.
Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Cheteshwar Pujara, Mohammed Shami and Ravindra Jadeja could do with a break, which will allow India to try out new players in the Caribbean.
India need to appoint a new Twenty20 captain and follow England's template to revive their fortunes in that format, former head coach Ravi Shastri said.
Mayank is all set to link up with the Indian team which has been training for the much-anticipated series decider against England, which will get underway from July 1 at Edgbaston in Birmingham.
England lead India by 345 runs at the end of day 2 of the third Test.
It will be interesting to see who among the three -- Suryakumar Yadav, Deepak Hooda and Dinesh Karthik -- are picked for the two slots in the middle order.
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