Axar Patel starred with the ball in the Super Over to help Delhi Capitals edge past Sunrisers Hyderabad in a thrilling IPL match at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on Sunday.
Pace sensation Mayank Yadav is expected to unleash his raw speed while the absence of India's T20 regulars will provide another opportunity to the fringe players in the three-match series against Bangladesh, beginning in Gwalior Sunday.
India will look for the right balance as they aim for a series-levelling victory against a spunky New Zealand in the must-win second Test.
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Rishabh Pant and Sanju Samson got the nod as the two wicketkeepers in India's 15-member squad.
An excited Ricky Ponting said he can't wait to get working with Delhi Capitals trio Ravichandran Ashwin, Axar Patel and Rishabh Pant in the IPL later this year after the trio's match-winning performances for India in the recent-concluded four-match Test series against England.
'My strength is to bowl wicket-to-wicket and not give batsmen room,' says the destroyer-in-chief of the England innings.
IMAGES from the 3rd ODI played between Sri Lanka and India, in Colombo, on Wednesday.
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India's star batters have lost a lot of confidence over the years by playing on rank turners, with their home averages taking a beating and affecting their careers adversely, feels former off-spinner Harbhajan Singh.
'Sundar is the front-runner behind Ashwin right now. He's done well in whatever limited opportunities he's got and I feel he will get his due first before going to anybody else.'
The BCCI video captured Rohit Sharma, Axar Patel and other players touching down in Guyana and being warmly welcomed by a dedicated group of Indian fans.
Rohit Sharma was named the captain of the T20 World Cup 2024 Team of the Tournament after leading India to their second T20 World Cup crown.
Axar Patel's heroics down the order went in vain as India A suffered a narrow five-run defeat to West Indies A in the fourth unofficial ODI of the five-match, in Coolidge, Antigua, on Friday.
Chawla said the 'tricky' pitch in New York brought the best out of 'good teams' such as India.
Delhi Capitals skipper Rishabh Pant is the latest India star to express his apprehensions about the contentious Impact Player rule.
Suryakumar is placed second with 821 rating points behind Australia's Travis Head, who has 844 rating points.
'We are prepared. Afghanistan are a very dangerous side'
Rohit Sharma, while facing left-arm throwdown specialist Nuwan Seneviratne, got hit on his left thumb by a delivery that lifted from the back of a good length area.
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The Bangladesh bowlers have the ability to spice up things but against India's formidable lineup, they would need plenty of runs on the board.
India has only minor concerns, but New Zealand's troubles across batting and bowling departments are more pronounced.
Captain Suryakumar Yadav smashed a brilliant half-century as India overpowered Sri Lanka by 43 runs in the first T20 International.
Suryakumar Yadav will miss the first round match after suffering a a sprain to his right thumb.
India's batting is a major concern with Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli struggling for runs ahead of the tour of Australia.
India finished as the number one team with 72.2 percentage points in the WTC points table, the factor that determined the final placings rather than total points won, following a change to the points system owing to the Covid-19 disruption.
India fast bowler Mohammed Siraj was ruled out of the upcoming Duleep Trophy because of illness.
Wellalage was the star of the show with a five-wicket haul inflicting a dent that the Indian team could never recover from.
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Pant has scored 31 runs off 30 balls and has been dismissed three times by the leggie. Also, his strike rate against the KKR spinner is just 103.3.
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Images from the T20 World Cup Group A match between India and Pakistan in New York on Sunday.
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Green pocketed just one wicket, but his tight overs put the necessary pressure on the DC scoreboard as the match slipped away from the visitors.
The national selectors want all the players to be available for the Duleep Trophy ahead of the two Test series against Bangladesh next month.
Washington Sundar said that he "needs to give his 100 percent" to stake claim for the spin all-rounder's slot in India's T20 side.
India need a draw in the final Test, also in Ahmedabad from March 4, to reach the WTC final against New Zealand.
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.
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