Young prodigy Yashasvi Jaiswal on Thursday said batting stalwart Rahul Dravid had advised him to focus on each ball and this suggestion immensely helped him.
'I can only advise the England batters to play with a straight bat.'
Former India wicketkeeper Farokh Engineer slammed the current selection committee led by MSK Prasad, labelling them as a 'Mickey Mouse selection committee'.
Master blaster Sachin Tendulkar tops the list of the world's 100 best Test cricketers named by legendary spinner Shane Warne in his book Shane Warne's century', which also features as many as 10 other Indians. Warne's list from among cricketers whom he had played with or against also includes Sourav Ganguly, Rahul Dravid, VVS Laxman, Harbhajan Singh, Virender Sehwag, Anil Kumble, Kapil Dev, Mohammad Azharuddin, Dilip Vengsarkar and Ravi Shastri.
The newly-appointed senior selection panel, headed by Krishnamachari Srikkanth, will name the Indian squad for the first two Tests against Australia in Mumbai on Tuesday amid speculation that former skipper Sourav Ganguly might call it quits if not picked. Ganguly was ignored for the Irani Cup tie, touted as a selection trial by the previous committee, which had Dilip Vengsarkar at the helm.
An observation by Indian team's trainer Gregory King coupled with captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni and his deputy Yuvraj Singh's opinions might have prompted the selectors to drop Sourav Ganguly from the one-day squad for the forthcoming cricket tri-series.
The Working Committee also ratified the appointment of Gary Kirsten as India coach and Dav Whatmore as the NCA head.
Determined to ensure that its gag order is not defied, the Board of Control for Cricket in India has sent a reminder to the national selectors asking them not to write columns in newspapers as per its constitutional provisions.
Former India cricketers Sandeep Patil and Sanjay Manjrekar said Rahul Dravid got a raw deal from the selectors and demanded that BCCI chief Sharad Pawar intervene in the matter.
Umran had picked up 22 wickets in 14 games for Sunrisers Hyderabad in the IPL this year but it is his ability to bowl consistently at 95 miles per hour
Should Tendulkar lead the side in both forms of the game, or should Dhoni take charge of the ODI team?
Selection Committee Chief Dilip Vengsarkar said a new captain will be named when the selectors meet to choose the team for the home series against Australia.
It was a special day for Virat Kohli at the Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium in Mohali on Friday as he complete the landmark of 100 Test matches.
On Friday, Virat Kohli will achieve the milestone of playing 100 matches in the longest format.
Sourav Ganguly lashed out at the previous Dilip Vengsarkar-led selection committee on Thursday, saying he decided to retire to save himself the humiliation of being treated as the "scarificial goat" all the time while others are spared.
This series hopes to introduce you to those who, we think, will be the face of Indian cricket in three, four, five years time.
Pathan has been asked to play in the remaining two rounds of Ranji Trophy domestic cricket tournament.
Yusuf Pathan and Pragyan Ojha are the new faces in the India one-day squad for the tri-series in Bangladesh and subsequent Asia Cup in Pakistan. Sachin Tendulkar has been ruled out of the two tournaments because of a niggling groin injury, while former captains Rahul Dravid and Sourav Ganguly have once again been left out of the 15-member squad.
Left-arm pacer R P Singh will be out of action for three weeks because of a torn hamstring and miss the tri-series involving India, Australia and Sri Lanka.
India's pace spearhead Zaheer Khan would be out of action for six weeks due to an ankle injury that kept him out of the second Test against Australia which started in Sydney on Wednesday.
The former India captain is the oldest Indian to attain the milestone, at the age of 35 years and 171 days.
After its openers put on 127 runs, indiscreet shot selection cost Tamil Nadu dear as they ended the first day at 250 for 9 in 89.3 overs against Delhi in their last match of the Ranji Super League in Chennai on Tuesday.
After much dilly- dallying the selection panel of the BCCI finally announced the team for the third and final Test against Pakistan, to be played in Bangalore, and the list of probables for the tour of Australia in a hurried manner following a meeting which lasted close to two hours.
There is no reason why the 37-year-old leg spinner can't do a decent job as captain of the Indian Test team. Not only is he a highly experienced player but also very intelligent and articulate.
He equalled Kapil Dev's record for most Test appearances by an Indian.
Leg-spinner Piyush Chawla will be playing under Gujarat's attacking wicketkeeper batsman Parthiv Patel in the three-team tournament also featuring India Red, led by Mohd Kaif, and India Blue, captained by Virender Sehwag.
The former India captain is 'upset and hurt' at being removed as Talent Resources Development Officer for West Zone.
The star batsman agreed to lead the side as it was a very important match of the new season.
It is expected that Dinesh Karthik will open the innings along with Wasim Jaffer in the first Test.
Former Test cricketer Eknath Solkar died in Mumbai on Sunday of cardiac failure. He was 58.
The national selection panel headed by Dilip Vengsarkar will pick the squad for the five-match ODI series against Sri Lanka after the second Test at Galle, the Cricket Board said on Monday.
Deepika Padukone and Ranveer Singh played the perfect hosts during the wrap-up party of their film, '83.
This period saw big stars of the likes of Sunil Gavaskar and Kapil Dev fade into the sunset while it was witness to the birth of slew of young Indian cricketers that made their mark home and abroad.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India, in a veiled threat, said underperforming players will be called back from South Africa, a view chief selector Dilip Vengsarkar does not share.
After meeting the BCCI chief, the selectors headed for Delhi where the Test team would be announced.
Message board on the Indian team to South Africa.
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