It is also understood that the board is quite happy with the way Dravid has managed the team along with captain Rohit over the last two years despite not landing any global trophies.
Sehwag poked fun at Pakistan's history of losses to India in World Cups.
Former Australian pacer Simon O'Donnell flayed New Zealand's gesture of helping Virat Kohli when he was suffering from cramps during the World Cup semi-final on Wednesday.
The legendary Sunil Gavaskar dismissed conspiracy theories around the pitch for the World Cup semi-final between India and New Zealand, asking the "morons" to shut up and stop taking potshots at the hosts.
Rohit Sharma and Rahul Dravid have enough options to choose from with selectors adding three players to the squad -- Sarfaraz Khan, Sourabh Kumar and Washington Sundar.
Star batter Virat Kohli, who is the second leading run-getter in the World Cup with 354 runs after five matches, has improved three spots to be on joint fifth spot with Aussie left-handed opener David Warner (up two spots).
Quinton de Kock's back-to-back centuries in India fuelled belief that South Africa can be World Cup contenders.
New Zealand captain Kane Williamson doffed his cap to pacer Mohammed Shami and the India team after his side was outplayed in the World Cup semi-final.
England spinner Rehan Ahmed has been added to the Ashes squad for the second Test against Australia.
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He is the ninth bowler and fifth spinner to complete the feat in Tests.
India spinner Ravichandran Ashwin said on Thursday Rohit Sharma "doesn't need to be taught to score hundreds".
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The match against New Zealand will be a repeat of their 2019 semi-final in Manchester which the Kiwis won by 18 runs.
India will probably have to wait for another three World Cups to have a shot at the title if they are not able to extend their dominant run in the ongoing edition, reckons Ravi Shastri.
A persistent back injury dashed the opener's hopes of playing in the World Cup.
'It's about running between the wickets. It's about rotating the strike. It's about never putting yourself under pressure.'
Former Indian opener Aakash Chopra raised concerns over middle-order batter KL Rahul's omission from the squad against Afghanistan.
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Former India coach Ravi Shastri believes Virat Kohli is well on his way to break another big landmark -- Sachin Tendulkar's 100 international hundreds.
'His reaction, swearing at Joel Wilson, is unacceptable.'
The selectors announced India's teams for the tour of South Africa.
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However, Constable Mahesh Kumar Gurjar was let go by police personnel from the local police station after they took him for a medical examination, they said.
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The coach seemed happy that Suryakumar Yadav is showing a different side to his batting
The 42-day break would give Kohli the time to introspect, and rejuvenate his cluttered mind.
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2023 has been the year of redemption for Virat Kohli, the stalwart Indian batter.
Dravid was particularly happy with how Shreyas Iyer has been showing consistency at the back-end of the tournament.
Angelo Mathews' first-of-its-kind timed out dismissal against Bangladesh in a World Cup match has again stirred the debate about 'Spirit of Cricket' and India head coach Rahul Dravid on Saturday said a player should be allowed to follow the rules of the game to the letter, if he wishes so.
Rohit, who will also captain the side, will be expected to carry on with his ultra aggressive approach in the powerplay like he showed in the ODI World Cup.
'There was no need to remove Babar from the captaincy. They have acted in haste'
New Zealand have reached the final of the last two World Cups and beat India to reach the title-decider in 2019, Ferguson's breakout tournament.
Virat Kohli moves up in record books following 48th ODI ton against Bangladesh
Virat Kohli said he had painted the perfect picture after confirming his place as cricket's modern-day master batsman with a record 50th ODI hundred.
The IPL teams are expected to splurge on players like Pat Cummins, Harry Brook and Mitchell Starc.
'To walk out for the toss and just see 130,000 blue Indian shirts, it's an experience you'll never forget.'
This wasn't the first time the 29 year old delivered a match-winning knock on the global stage. Five months ago, he secured victory for Australia in the World Test Championship final against India at The Oval with a rapid 163.
Domestic passenger vehicle wholesales grew by 13.54 per cent in May to 3,34,247 units, as compared to the same month last year, the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers said on Tuesday. As per the latest data issued by the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM), dispatches of passenger vehicles (PVs) from manufacturers to dealers were at 2,94,392 units in May 2022. Two-wheeler domestic wholesales were at 14,71,550 units, as against 12,53,187 units in May last year, a growth of 17.42 per cent.
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