'The stakes are too high and it would have been a complete embarrassment had Bumrah broken down in a match.'
The BCCI medical team examined Deepak Chahar and has suggested that the fast bowler needs some rest
The arrival of the New Year will see an exciting white-ball showdown with England visiting India for five T20Is and three ODIs.
An excited crowd made a beeline at the Barabati Stadium but to their disappointment captain Virat Kohli and most of the Indian players skipped the optional practice session on the eve of the second ODI against England.
Odisha Cricket Association (OCA) is confident that the fifth One-Day International between India and Australia in Cuttack on Saturday will be held as planned and if required it will use a chopper to dry the outfield at the Barabati Stadium.
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.
Limited overs stalwarts Yuvraj Singh and Mahendra Singh Dhoni smashed scintillating centuries to help India secure a series-clinching 15-run victory in the second one-day international against England.
The players along with the management staff were taken to a fortified hotel in the state capital amidst tight security by platoons of armed police force.
The pitch hasn't witnessed competitive cricket since then and to make matters worse, some football matches were played in the multipurpose stadium.
Former India captain Sunil Gavaskar condemned the unruly crowd behaviour and police response to it during Monday's second Twenty20 International against South Africa, saying the Barabati stadium in Cuttack should be banned as an international venue for two years.
Reining World champion India has managed to retain its No 1 spot in the Reliance ICC ODI Team Rankings after the last two 50-over games in the seven-match home series against Australia were washed-out.
Mayank Agarwal has been in top form in Test cricket and he could carry that form into the limited overs series if picked in the playing XI. The Karnataka cricketer is currently playing in the Ranji Trophy and will join the national squad before the opening ODI.
India will play the first One-dayer of their five-match ODI series against West Indies on November 29 in Cuttack.
The Barabati stadium in Cuttack will host the one-off Twenty20 international between India and the West Indies on October 22, instead of the scheduled third ODI on October 14, the Orissa Cricket Association said.
The revised itinerary of India's home series against the West Indies underwent a few changes with the capital hosting the second ODI on October 11 instead of the one-off T20 which will now be hosted by Cuttack on October 22.
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Kochi will host the first One-day International between India and the West Indies on October 8, while the first of three Tests between the teams will be at Hyderabad, starting October 30.
Uncertainty looms large over holding of the fifth ODI between India and Australia on Saturday in Cuttack as heavy rains have caused water logging in the outfield of the Barabati Stadium.
Jadeja wasn't a regular part of the white-ball set-up but came into the scheme of things closer to the ODI World Cup in England.
Shikhar Dhawan failed to recover from his knee injury. The team management is keen on Mayank translating his stupendous Test performance into the ODI arena
India are eyeing a 10th straight bilateral series win over the Caribbean side.
Kohli appeared to enhance his formidable reputation of anchoring successful chases but his dismissal in the 47th over injected fresh drama into the contest.
Thisara Perera, on Wednesday, replaced Upul Tharanga as Sri Lanka's limited-overs captain, a change that will come into effect with the upcoming three-match ODI series against India and the subsequent T20 Internationals.
No cheer girls would perform during the One Day International (ODI) between India and Sri Lanka scheduled to be played at the Barabati stadium in Cuttack on December 21.
Robin Uthappa's innings of 70 runs off 41 balls (SR-170.73) is the third best by any batsman scoring at least a fifty against West Indies
As the teams gear up for the second ODI at Cuttack, the visiting England team will certainly feel a bit deflated after failing to defend a total of 350 despite having got four top-order batsmen back in the hut for less than 100.
It's not official yet, but Eden Gardens is in line to host the fourth one-dayer on November 13 in the upcoming stop gap five-match ODI series against Sri Lanka.
The Indian team's media manager Rajan Nair said the Bengal batsman has recovered from a bad cough and will play the second match of the series against the West Indies.
India captain Virender Sehwag hailed the efforts of the lower order for pulling off a thrilling win over the West Indies in the first ODI but was equally critical of the team's top order for failing to do their job.
Virat Kohli anchored a tricky chase before Ravindra Jadeja and Shardul Thakur played useful cameos with the bat to power India to a series-winning four-wicket victory over the West Indies in the third ODI, in Cuttack, on Sunday. IMAGES from the third and final ODI in Cuttack on Sunday.
Sri Lanka trained hard for the second One-day International (ODI) against India to be held at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Stadium in Ahmedabad on Thursday.
Sri Lanka has named its 15-member squad for the five-match ODI series against India next month, with notable omissions being former T20 captain Dinesh Chandimal and Lahiru Thirimanne.
Kieron Pollard will continue to lead the West Indies in One-Day Internationals and Twenty20s on the upcoming tour of India, beginning next month, with Nicholas Pooran his deputy in the shorter format and Shai Hope taking over the role of the vice-captain in ODIs.
Shikhar Dhawan feels India is "fortunate" that they have three options for the opening slot in him, Ajinkya Rahane and Rohit Sharma, which will help in gaining the much-needed consistency required at the top of the order, with the 50-overs World Cup just a few months away.
As if the loss was not enough, England cricket players were on Friday fined 10 per cent of their match fees while captain Eoin Morgan was docked 20 per cent his earnings for maintaining a slow over-rate in the second ODI against India in Cuttack.
Star batsman Virat Kohli was on Friday named as India's captain in the limited overs format, replacing Mahendra Singh Dhoni, who gave up the role earlier this week.
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