Cameron Green brought up his half-century in the first over of the second day's play as his attacking knock continued to frustrate the Indian bowlers in the fourth and final Test.
Save Jasprit Bumrah, whose injury-prone body and exceptional skills demand workload management, questions are now being raised as to why the likes of Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, R Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja opted out of Duleep Trophy.
The T20I squad for the upcoming three-match series against Afghanistan has been revealed, with key players Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli included.
India skipper Rohit Sharma said it's time to move on from the euphoria of the T20 World Cup victory.
India's batting is a major concern with Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli struggling for runs ahead of the tour of Australia.
After being overlooked for the India T20I captaincy, Hardik Pandya's leadership future at Mumbai Indians looks to be on shaky ground.
While the pace department needs some urgent solutions, the spin has a slightly different landscape.
'Pant, Axar Patel, K S Bharat, Prithvi Shaw, Shardul Thakur and Kuldeep Yadav assembled at the team hotel in Mumbai,' DC stated on Wednesday.
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K L Rahul has hit top form after returning from injury at the Asia Cup.
A month and half back, Ravichandran Ashwin was eloquently explaining on his Tamil YouTube channel, why a talent like Tilak Varma should be seriously considered for the ODI World Cup.
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.
Young Indian players showed immense fortitude to tide over the absence of stars like Virat Kohli and Mohammed Shami to out-punch England 4-1 in the Test series, and head coach Rahul Dravid lauded them for delivering in crunch situations.
Hardik Pandya sports a smile as life goes on for India all-rounder
Fit-again K L Rahul was included in India's squad for the 2023 World Cup, chairman of selectors Ajit Agarkar announced on Tuesday.
Legends Brian Lara and Muttiah Muralitharan plotted the course for Sunrisers Hyderabad, while Sri Lankan great Kumar Sangakkara led the way for Rajasthan Royals.
Former pace bowler Ajit Agarkar said that the biggest challenge for new India captain Rohit Sharma will be to maintain his fitness and play every game till next year's ODI World Cup.
India skipper Rohit Sharma is "not a big fan" of the IPL's 'Impact Player' rule as he feels it is hurting the country's all-rounders by not allowing cricketers like Washington Sundar and Shivam Dube to showcase their bowling prowess.
Former India pacer S Sreesanth on Friday backed Hardik Pandya's selection in the T20 World Cup squad, saying the all-rounder's presence alongside Virat Kohli will make for a "great combination" when chasing tricky totals.
Middle-order batsman Rohit Sharma will lead Mumbai in the absence of regular skipper Ajit Agarkar in their Ranji Trophy Group A match against hosts Hyderabad from November 24. Agarkar was ruled out of the game following an injury.
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.
Hardik Pandya's indifferent batting form in IPL 2024 is a big worry.
Bumrah, Shami to be rotated during home Tests vs England
Former India pacer Ajit Agarkar relives Virender Sehwag's magnificent century on his Test debut in 2001 and what made him such a difficult batsman to bowl at.
Rohit Sharma will lead Mumbai against defending champions Rajasthan in their second Group 'A' Ranji Trophy league match in Jaipur from November 9 to 12. Ajit Agarkar, who was to lead Mumbai in the first four games, has to sit out of the match after suffering a calf injury.
Ajit Agarkar's all-round display backed by a composed half century from Virender Sehwag helped Delhi Daredevils beat Perth Scorchers by three wickets and move a step closer to a semifinal berth in the Champions League Twenty20 in Cape Town on Sunday.
After a close-knit wedding and the subsequent mehendi party, the couple hosted their friends from the cricketing world and Bollywood for a cocktail party at the Taj Mahal Palace Hotel in Colaba.
India and New Zealand will lock horns in the finals of WTC at the Ageas Bowl, Southampton
Those in the know of things said there seems to be "some amount of stiffness", which will definitely impact his movements during fielding but they are hopeful that it won't turn out to be very serious.
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K L Rahul has ruled out of the third Test against England, starting in Rajkot on Thursday, after failing to recover fully from his injury.
Former medium pacer Kuruvilla, who was backed by Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) bigwigs, was preferred over a more decorated Ajit Agarkar from the west zone.
Bumrah, 29, is recovering after a surgery to treat lower back stress fracture.
The legendary Sachin Tendulkar spoke on the importance of road safety and stressed that individuals should be disciplined.
This period saw big stars of the likes of Sunil Gavaskar and Kapil Dev fade into the sunset while it was witness to the birth of slew of young Indian cricketers that made their mark home and abroad.
India opted to bring in Rajat Patidar as Kohli's replacement.
Ajit Agarkar and Munaf Patel have been laid low with injuries in the ongoing tour of South Africa.
Cheteshwar Pujara, Ajinkya Rahane along with the uncapped duo of Rajat Patidar and Sarfaraz Khan are in the running for a place in the Indian Test team.
Rohit Sharma explained the reason for leaving out Kuldeep Yadav from India's squad for the first two matches of the upcoming ODI series against Australia, saying the team management does not want to expose him before the ODI World Cup, starting October 5, and it is important to build bench strength.
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