India have already secured the Border-Gavaskar trophy and they will now be playing for a record-extending 16th straight series win at home
Images from Day 3 of the fourth Test between England and India, at The Oval, on Saturday.
Skipper Cheteshwar Pujara hit a scintillating 140 as India 'A' posted 281 for three against South Africa 'A' at stumps on the opening day of the first unofficial Test in Rustenberg.
Star batsman Cheteshwar Pujara, who has been appointed brand ambassador by the Gujarat State Election Commission to encourage more voters, will exercise his franchise when the voting for the parliamentary polls take place in the state on April 30.
India's swing bowler Bhuvneshwar Kumar on Tuesday jumped eight places to a career-best 22 following his impressive show in a lost cause in the first Test against South Africa but Virat Kohli and Cheteshwar Pujara slipped in the ICC ranking ladder.
The Indian team kicked off final preparations for the third Test against Australia with a gruelling practice session at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Tuesday.
Vihari, Gill and Iyer have all played Tests for India in the absence of regular players and Rohit said a decision on the composition of the side against Sri Lanka was yet to be made.
Team India visited the Pradhanmantri Sangrahalaya, a one-of-a-kind museum dedicated to the Prime Ministers of India.
As the nation celebrates its 76th Republic Day, India's sports fraternity took to social media to share their patriotic sentiments and wishes with fans across the country on Sunday.
'I think it's more about trying to challenge both edges of the bat'
Cheteshwar Pujara missed out on a second successive double hundred but his 182 went a long way in Saurashtra piling up a mammoth 570 in their first innings against Gujarat on the second day of the Ranji Trophy.
Who do you think should be part of India's playing XI for the second Test against New Zealand, starting on Friday?
'Pray for others too and stand a better chance of having your prayers answered.'
The national selectors want all the players to be available for the Duleep Trophy ahead of the two Test series against Bangladesh next month.
An unbroken second-wicket century stand between Murali Vijay and Cheteshwar Pujara put India in command on a curtailed opening day in the second Test against South Africa in Durban, on Thursday. Bad light forced play to be called off early, with India sitting pretty on 181 for 1 in 61 overs after electing to bat first.
Yashasvi Jaiswal joined the legendary Sunil Gavaskar as the only two Indian batters to score more than 700 runs in a bilateral Test series.
'A cricketer is a very proud person.' 'When he sees the kind of performances he has had in the past but cannot replicate them, and when young players are performing well, these factors weigh heavily on his mind.'
Images from Day 1 of the pink-ball first Test between Australia and India, in Adelaide, on Thursday.
Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, Cheteshwar Pujara and KL Rahul were seen having a hit in the nets while Ishant Sharma, Ravichandran Ashwin, Mohammed Siraj and Mohammed Shami had a session with the ball.
'He will be missed by all of us in Saurashtra.'
Star all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan has also moved up three slots to a career-best 14th position among bowlers after his match haul of 10 for 153 at Mirpur.
BCCI tweets "All buckled up South Africa bound".
After several losses in the early years of the new century, a resurgent India notched up two consecutive series wins in Australia to become the Aussies' nemesis.
Images from Day 2 of the fourth and final Test between India and Australia in Dharamsala, on Sunday.
The top Indian cricketers are unlikely to have a national camp at Motera in Ahmedabad prior to this year's Indian Premier League, taking into account their health and safety amid a surge in COVID-19 cases in the country. There is a high possibility that all the centrally contracted cricketers -- save Cheteshwar Pujara and Hanuma Vihari, who don't feature in IPL -- will be joining their respective IPL teams training camp in Dubai from the start.
Will Rohit continue playing Test cricket for the next two years and complete the upcoming cycle?
Rohit Sharma reportedly delayed his departure for the UK for personal reasons.
KL Rahul suffered a blow to his hand during practice but the touring side are optimistic the opener will play the second and final Test
'The man who led India to its greatest ever overseas Test series win. Happy Birthday @ajinkyarahane88.' 'May God give you the strength to fight every challenge.'
Despite the ups and downs, The Oval remains a ground of rich memories and monumental moments for Indian cricket.
India will be hoping to pull off a miracle on Sunday by surviving Australia's relentless bowling onslaught.
Virat Kohli has scored 1,138 runs in overseas Tests this year -- that's the most by an Indian in a calendar year, points out Rajneesh Gupta.
Rohit Sharma is set to play at number three in the first Test against Sri Lanka beginning on Wednesday but Sunil Gavaskar feels India captain Virat Kohli should bat at the crucial position.
Cheteshwar Pujara gained a spot to be the highest-ranked Indian batsman at seventh even as R Ashwin remained steady eighth in the bowlers' list of the latest ICC Test rankings released on Sunday.
'Delhi can be expected to have very low bounce, in case they put in some grass, then the wicket becomes decent for batting also.'
Images from Day 2 of the first Test between India and Australia, at the VCA Stadium in Nagpur, on Friday
He has been in tremendous form of late with one hundred and three fifties in his last six 50-over games.
Pujara was the dominant figure with his second century of the series, a dogged but faultless 106 off 319 balls
The Indian team seemed to enjoy their training session in Centurion as they prepared for the opening Test against South Africa on Sunday.
'I would like to see him play Test cricket, especially in these conditions.'
