India managed to win the game comfortably on day five despite two full days were lost due to wet outfield at the Green Park Stadium. Even on day one, only 35 overs possible.
Wriddhiman Saha will retire from cricket at the end of this year's Ranji Trophy.
Without giving too much away, India head coach Rahul Dravid hinted at the possibility of playing wrist spinner Kuldeep Yadav in the Caribbean leg of the T20 World Cup, starting with the Super 8 opener against Afghanistan.
India have enjoyed recent success in Australia and England, but South Africa remains a mighty challenge for the top ranked Test side
Former India captain Rahul Dravid was unanimously appointed Head Coach of Team India's senior men's team by the Cricket Advisory Committee, comprising Ms Sulakshana Naik and R P Singh, on Wednesday.
Brook is fourth in the list of highest run-scorers in 2024 behind table-topper Root, India's Yashasvi Jaiswal (1,478 runs at 54.74) and England's Ben Duckett (1,149 runs at 37.06).
'They need batters who can bat out a full session in Australia.' 'You have seniors like Pujara and Rahane, who are scoring runs in domestic cricket. They have experience of Australian conditions too.' 'They should be given a chance to make a comeback, no harm in trying especially when your batting line-up is not even lasting a full session.'
Preparation of a turning pitch for the Mumbai Test, resting Jasprit Bumrah and Gautam Gambhir's coaching style were discussed threadbare.
Under Kohli's captaincy, India became the first Asian side to win a Test series in Australia, besides recording some memorable wins elsewhere.
India head coach Rahul Dravid conceded that his team needs to do better at maintaining over-rate after being docked one WTC point following the first Test against South Africa, in Centurion, though he felt "leeway" can be given in certain cases.
The Rajasthan Royals entered the IPL 2025 auction with a strategic approach, carefully balancing retention and acquisition.
Gambhir was named India Head Coach in July after the end of Rahul Dravid's tenure.
Former England cricketer Graeme Swann believes Kolkata Knight Riders team mentor Gautam Gambhir will be a 'brilliant' head coach for India.
Indian captain Virat Kohli on Saturday said he has "no idea exactly what's happening" when asked about the legendary Rahul Dravid being in line to be the team's head coach after the T20 World Cup.
Ajinkya Rahane is, more than anyone else, keen on getting big runs under his belt and it's a matter of just one game before the India vice-captain regains his form, head coach Rahul Dravid said on Monday.
India head coach Rahul Dravid on Monday commended his spinners for putting up a great show on 'quite an unresponsive' fifth day pitch with outside edges not coming into play in the drawn first Test against New Zealand.
Following India's ODI series loss to Australia at home, head coach Rahul Dravid has his task cut out with the ODI World Cup set to be held at home later this year.
Asked who's to compare Kohli with Tendulkar, Ganguly said: "It's a difficult question to answer."
'His energy, enthusiasm he brought, the way he raised the standard of fielding, there was one thing that you always felt, Suresh did all the difficult things for India.'
Dravid was the last Indian captain to win a Test series in England.
'The Wall' won 52 per cent of the votes. Tendulkar had 48 per cent votes in his favour.
Former India batter Ajay Jadeja defended head coach Gautam Gambhir from the criticism he has received following the 0-3 drubbing against New Zealand.
India showed resilience to win T20 WC and celebrations told that story: VVS Laxman
Gautam Gambhir has already been asked a few tough questions after the 0-3 defeat at home to New Zealand and if the Border-Gavaskar Trophy is also lost, it can all go downhill for the former opener.
'Pant is a very big part of our plans going ahead in next few months'
The Rajasthan Royals have retained their core group of players, including captain Sanju Samson, as they look to build on their recent success.
The Africa Cricket Association (ACA) has started dialogue with the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) and other stakeholders to revive the once popular Afro-Asia Cup
'Dravid was really invested in India becoming the best team in the world.' 'Sadly, not everyone in the team had the same feeling. They would rather concentrate on being in the team.'
It was reported by PTI on February 8 that Saha has pulled out of Ranji Trophy as he has been told that he won't be selected in the Indian team.
Only Graeme Smith, Ricky Ponting, and Steve Waugh have won more matches than Kohli as captain in Test cricket.
Gautam Gambhir's appointment will be a mere formality as he is only one to have applied for the coach's post.
During his 10 years as an England player, from 2004 to 2014, Pietersen was one of the world's most explosive batsmen -- particularly in limited-overs cricket.
Former India captain and NCA Director Rahul Dravid says during his stint as coach with these teams, he made sure that every cricketer who toured got a game unlike his playing days.
'I think as it is we are facing a shortage of quality talent so what is coming through needs to be groomed properly by our former greats. They can do a lot with these young players'
'I think that was the difference in the first Test where KL Rahul went on to get a hundred for us and we ended up on the winning side.'
His post garnered plenty of replies, some asking if Dada's tweet suggested he didn't approve of Gambhir as head coach.
'He will be a people's man. He will capture everybody's heart.'
Rohit Sharma said the feeling of winning the World Cup that ended India's decade-long drought in global tournaments could not be described in words.
Former India skipper and current National Cricket Academy (NCA) head Rahul Dravid will coach the Indian limited-overs team during their tour of Sri Lanka next month.
'Once we have selected Gambhir and if he is interested to coach in all three formats, who am I to say 'You can't coach a particular format'?'
