Exactly 11 months are left for the marquee event in India and the series starting on Friday will give the team an initial idea about some of the middle-order slots
After KKR wickets tumbled in an ugly mess, the team dugout must have thought that they had grabbed defeat from certain victory, but Rahul Tripathi ensured that outcome would not come to pass.
'I feel the boys are young, but they played maturely'
A summary of the second day's play in the Ranji Trophy matches played at various venues across the country.
LSG are sitting in second place with 14 point thanks to a stupendous show by Rahul
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Jasprit Bumrah was declared fit and was available for selection, but the selectors don't want to rush him back.
Rinku and Rana put on a hall of fame display on how to play spin at the Chepauk with a 99-run partnership to take their side home.
Mahendra Singh Dhoni's team comes into the match with two wins on the bounce and, like always, will be tough to beat at their 'den'.
Images from the Indian Premier League match between Kolkata Knight Riders and Punjab Kings, in Dubai, on Friday.
India captain KL Rahul was on Wednesday ruled out of the five-match T20 International series against South Africa owing to a right groin injury
West Indies are smarting from their 0-3 loss at home in the ODIs against Bangladesh. All-rounder Jason Holder has made a comeback and will give much needed balance to the side, led by Nicholas Pooran.
Head coach Rahul Dravid and his team will assemble at the National Cricket Academy on Tuesday to start preparations for the World Test Championship final in June.
Images from India's fourth T20 International match against Australia in Raipur on Friday.
Mehidy Hasan Miraz conjured an unbeaten 38 in a low-scoring thriller as Bangladesh stunned India by one wicket
In the middle-order, Shreyas will replace Kohli, who was given a much-needed break ahead of his landmark 100th Test.
Washington will join Axar and KL Rahul at the National Cricket Academy (NCA) for rehabilitation.
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Here's the full list of players sold on Day 1:
India lose three-match ODI series against New Zealand 0-1 after rain washes out the third match.
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Yashasvi Jaiswal stole the limelight with a classy century on Day 2 of the first Test on Thursday.
Bumrah was on Thursday ruled out of the upcoming T20 World Cup due to a back stress fracture.
The Varun Dhawan-Kriti Sanon starrer, Bhediya, has released to good reviews.
Star all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja was rewarded with the elite grade A plus retainership.
BCCI Medical Team has assessed KL Rahul and cleared him to play in the upcoming three-match ODI series in Zimbabwe.
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Jayant Yadav will replace off-spinner Washington Sundar, who tested positive for COVID-19 during the camp in Bengaluru.
India would be looking to sort out issues such as the opening blues, the middle-lower order conundrum and also the bowling strategies during the three-match T20 series against West Indies.
Images from the third T20 International between India and New Zealand, at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata, on Sunday.
Fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah will be vice-captain for the series.
Images from the third Twenty20 International between India and the West Indies, in Kolkata, on Sunday.
Having won the first game by three runs, another victory will give India a successive ODI series win in the Caribbean.
The never-ending speculation surrounding Mahendra Singh Dhoni's retirement, Virat Kohli's 16-year-itch, the second chance that life has offered Rishabh Pant and Rohit Sharma's bleeding heart will make for intriguing sub-plots in the annual carnival called the Indian Premier League starting on Friday.
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The absence of the team's established players, such as Virat Kohli and Rishbah Pant as well as KL Rahul, in the upcoming three T20 Internationals will definitely translate into more opportunities for the likes of Ishan Kishan, Ruturaj Gaikwad and Sanju Samson.
The fast bowler could also miss the upcoming two-Test series, beginning in Chittagong on December 14.
Team India will usher in a new era, which will begin with the ODI series against the West Indies, beginning, in Ahmedabad, on Sunday.
The Indian cricket team will assemble in New Delhi on June 5 ahead of the five-match T20I series against South Africa.
