India's captain said the team is looking to improve its batting in the first 15 overs and also cut down on the number of extras.
National selectors ignored Rahul Dravid and Sourav Ganguly while naming 30 Indian probables for the ICC Champions Trophy in September.
The Delhi opener will lead the 'A' team in the Emerging Team Trophy one-day tournament, in Sri Lanka.\n\n
A day after scoring a thumping win over Bangalore, members of the King's XI Punjab team interacted with kids at the KSCA.
Yuvraj Singh and Yusuf Pathan struck quickfire fifties to win the inaugural Road Safety World Series title.
India's top cricketers including Tendulkar, Ganguly and Dravid will not take part in the upcoming NKP Salve Challenger Trophy with the selectors deciding to rest them in view of the busy calendar ahead.
'The physio told me I might have a problem walking in the future because of the back injury and that I need to stop playing cricket.' 'But I was very keen that I kept playing.' 'I told him just get me pain free and I will make a comeback.' 'And I did exactly that.'
The BCCI has also put forward the names of Irfan Pathan and Yuvraj Singh for the Arjuna Award.
The dawn of a new era had begun under Sourav Ganguly's aggressive leadership. With Ganguly and Coach John Wright at the helm India had transitioned into a force to be reckoned with.
Opening the innings for India Seniors in Mohali, Sachin Tendulkar was dismissed after scoring only 12
Former Test cricketer Sandeep Patil was selected coach.
The two stalwarts were named in the Test squad for the series which begins May 10.
KL Rahul is the second highest run-getter so far this season, just behind Rajasthan Royals' Jos Buttler.
Seamer Irfan Pathan says his chat with team mentor VVS laxman inspired him to produce a match-winning performance for Sunrisers Hyderabad in their Indian Premier League match against Mumbai Indians.
Virat Kohli's fine half-century and Irfan Pathan's opening spell helped India beat Sri Lanka by 39 runs in the one-off Twenty20 International played in Pallekelle.
India restricted Australia to 203 for nine in the seventh ODI of the tri-series in Adelaide.
Electing to bat, India were 297 for 6 in their first innings at stumps on the opening day of the third Test.
The Indian skipper said Akram's tips would be useful because the side has quite a few left-arm fast bowlers.
Irfan Pathan, who played under Dhoni as part of both the 2007 World Cup-winning team and the 2013 Champions Trophy-clinching side, said the years, as they went by, changed Dhoni the captain in more ways than one.
Tendulkar top-scored with 93 on his return from injury in the first ODI against Sri Lanka on Tuesday.
The selectors announced a list of 30 Indian probables, which included out-of-favour players like Virender Sehwag and Harbhajan Singh.
Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Yuvraj Singh were on Saturday promoted to grade 'A'.
Former India cricketers Yusuf Pathan, Naman Ojha and R Vinay Kumar, all of whom recently announced their retirements, will feature in the India Legends team in the Road Safety World Series starting in Raipur on March 5.
Baroda off-spinner Mahesh Pithiya, whose bowling style is quite similar to Ravichandran Ashwin, has flown to Bengaluru for the visitors' four-day training camp in Bengaluru after Australia's coaching staff had seen his clips on Instagram.
The chairman of selectors said India needed a bowling coach in addition to a main team coach.
International Cricket Council recommended a host of 'back to cricket' guidelines including 14-day pre-match isolation training camps to ensure the teams are free from COVID-19. Former India opener Chopra said it is still pre-mature to prepare a fixed set of guidelines for resumption of cricket as the situation is evolving 'every day'.
Sourav Ganguly and VRV Singh will replace Irfan Pathan and Harbhajan Singh in the Indian team for the first Test in South Africa.
'After his back injury, he needs to look after himself.' 'He needs to keep working on his bowling.'
Sourav Ganguly and Irfan Pathan assured the BCCI there would be no further breach of the ambush marketing clause.
India pacer Irfan Pathan says bowling to the Aussie batsmen is a big challenge, but he is confident of doing well Down Under.
India pacer Mohammad Shami has once again become a victim of social media trolling after he posted pictures of his wife during their daughter's second birthday celebrations.
The Indian team seems to be making most of their time in New Zealand. The cricketers are soaking in some breathtaking views from around the Kiwi land including some beautiful lakes, picturesque mountain ranges and are also relishing roaming around city centres without getting mobbed for selfies.
A look at celebs who flocked to Yuvraj Singh's fashion brand launch.
Among other things, Irfan Pathan looked back on his first meeting with Sachin Tendulkar and why he will cherish his wicket in an Indian Premier League match two years back.
Who are the five current Indian cricketers Dada would have loved to have in his team?
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