So, will Rahul allow Gill to continue his good form at the top of the order or perch himself out there at the onset with one eye on the Asia Cup?
Jaishankar said his father was also a very upright person, "may be that caused the problem, I don't know".
India lose to Bahrain 0-1, crash out of AFC Asian Cup.
For Team India's two-and-a-half month long trip, the men in Blue have their support staff in full swing. And when it came to victory celebration their wives were present at the Lord's.
Royal Challengers Bangalore on Sunday pledged financial assistance for infrastructure 'related to oxygen support' in India's fight against the COVID-19 pandemic and will also raise funds by auctioning special blue jerseys to be worn by players in an upcoming IPL match.
The total staff strength - once 1,100 - is now under 200.
India women team captain Mithali Raj quit international cricket on Wednesday after a stellar 23-year career.
Mayank scored 150 and 62 in the first and second innings respectively of the second Test against New Zealand before India defeated the Kiwis on Monday, December 6.
Senior opener KL Rahul has been left out of the India squad which will travel to Zimbabwe for an ODI series next month after COVID-19 delayed his return from a long injury lay-off, while Washington Sundar and Deepak Chahar made their comebacks.
India had more good days than bad with the Ravi Shastri-Virat Kohli combination at the helm of affairs and, as the cracking partnership of nearly seven years comes to an end, here's a look at their major achievements.
India defeated England by two wickets to win the Natwest Trophy finals against England. As the winning run was hit, skipper Ganguly took his shirt off at the balcony of Lord's Cricket Ground to celebrate in style.
Indian fans wait for Messi's '2011 Tendulkar moment'
Actor Ranveer Singh-starrer '83', about India's 1983 Cricket World Cup win, will release in August next year.
Indian cricketers took to Twitter to convey birthday wishes to Chahal on his special day.
This is not the first sartorial controversy to hit the Indian team, who are so far unbeaten in the tournament.
The Indian team's new 2019 World Cup jersey was launched by sporting apparel giants Nike in the presence of former captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni, current skipper Virat Kohli, his Test deputy Ajinkya Rahane and young turk Prithvi Shaw.
India football captain Sunil Chhetri believes that the country's budding soccer players should get a chance to train in European academies in order to improve their skills. The man with 72 international goals described his stint with Sporting Lisbon as a 'great experience'.
Avesh Khan hogged the limelight with his maiden first class half-century
For skipper Virat Kohli, the primary aim will be to get an idea of his core group of players going into the ICC T20 World Cup in October.
With no Jasprit Bumrah in the Indian line-up, the 'Men In Blue' are missing a trick. And despite Mohammed Shami's brilliance in the warm-up game against Australia on the other day in Brisbane, the bowling unit doesn't inspire much confidence.
The International Cricket Council, in a first, has acceded to Sri Lanka cricket team's request to allow them to wear their second choice "yellow jersey" for the remaining World Cup games, as they consider it to be "lucky" after winning against England.
The match ended without even the first innings being completed, and both teams got a point each.
Rediff readers share the best photographs from their travels.
Trying to stay in my zone and play game, says Suryakumar Yadav ahead of Pakistan clash
'I enjoy this game, whenever I go in to bat, I put up a show.'
"Stunning day at the beach with the boys," Kohli posted
Indeed, if you look at this hypothesis with sufficiently jaundiced eyes, you will find plenty in common in the way 'Team India' conducts its affairs and the way 'Team Modi' does, argues Krishna Prasad.
The Indian team is still searching for the right middle-order combination with the World Cup just a few months away.
Indian U-17 team's performance was more of hype than actual achievement on the field.
Having won the series, India would like to carry on momentum forward, especially with the three-match T20I series to follow soon after. Yet, the visitors would also like to find a balance between going all out in a dead rubber and resting a few players keeping in mind a long overseas schedule later this year.
Some of their bowling and fielding frailties exposed in the series-opener, India will aim for quick course correction when they take on a resurgent New Zealand in a must-win second ODI, in Auckland, on Saturday. India find themselves in a familiar situation after the loss in Hamilton. But the visitors have come from behind against the West Indies and Australia to win their last two ODI series and Virat Kohli's men will aim to do the same against the Kiwis.
The India and Australia cricket teams, on Sunday, payed tribute to victims of the bomb blast that took place in Hyderabad last week.
Tarak Sinha, the Indian coach with most number of international and first-class cricketers as his disciples, died on Saturday morning after a prolonged illness.
From TC to Cricket Legend, what an incredible journey Mahi has had!
India will be looking to erase the memories of a heart-breaking World Cup final defeat last year when they take on England in the semi-finals of the ICC Women's World T20 on Friday morning (IST).
The hosts took a 1-0 lead in the three-match series, which comprise three back-to-back matches in a span of five days.
Looking to lead by example, star striker Sunil Chhetri said the Indian football team is "fit and hungry" going into its opening 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifying match against Oman.
'Unlike on the western and eastern borders where there is an enemy at the gate, here there is an invisible enemy which is building its own capability and can come into play at a time and place of his choosing.'
'This is for the first time that a strong, solid evidence-based investigation has happened.' 'It can meet international standards and put the onus on the Pakistanis.'
Heaping praise over the the Rohit Sharma-led side, Khanna congratulated head coach Ravi Shastri and the entire team for their 'great achievement', while giving special mention to Karthik's performance.
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