Shreyas Iyer trained hard in the nets with the aim of overcoming his longstanding struggles ahead of the World Cup game against Sri Lanka.
India look to snap five-year trophy-less streak against Theekshana-less Lanka
The South Africa series in that context is the last big international T20 series that India play followed by one against Afghanistan in mid-January.
India's star batter Virat Kohli didn't join the team's optional practice session in Thiruvananthapuram due to personal reasons but is expected to link up with the squad before the second warm-up game against The Netherlands on Tuesday.
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After Shubman Gill was ruled out of the tour with injury and Mayank Agarwal suffered concussion during training, Rahul was asked to step in for his first Test in almost two years -- and now in no mood to surrender that position.
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How India's players fared in the Asia Cup.
IMAGES from Day 2 of the WTC Final played between Australia and India at The Oval in London on Thursday.
Images from Day 1 of the third Test played between India and Australia at the Holkar Stadium in Indore on Wednesday
IMAGES from the 1st Test, Day 1 between India and England played at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad, on Thursday
India's emphatic win over England was a tailor-made series for the debutants. The absence of key players gave India the perfect opportunity to test their bench strength and boy, did the youngsters grab the chance with both hands!
Australia racked up 469 in their first innings and then reduced India to 151/5 to put themselves in the box seat in the World Test Championship final.
Also giving the training a miss were first Test double centurion Mayank Agarwal and wicketkeeper Wriddhiman Saha.
India will look to take an unassailable 2-0 lead when they face Sri Lanka in the second ODI
The Asia Cup match between India and Pakistan was called off due to persistent rain in Pallekele on Saturday.
Pat Cummins' side stayed in control at the end of Day 2 of the WTC Final.
Trading Cameron Green to RCB enabled MI to sign Hardik.
India lifted the Asia Cup after routing defending champions Sri Lanka by 10 wickets in the final with Mohammed Siraj claiming a career-best 6/21.
23 wickets and several records fell on the opening day of the second and final Test in Cape Town on Wednesday.
With seven overs to go and two new batters at the crease, it was MI's game for the taking. Instead of going for the jugular, some poor bowling allowed GT a passage back into the game.
Another tough choice India need to make is in the wicket-keeping department.
Travis Head smashed a brilliant 137 as Australia cruised to their sixth World title after outclassing India by six wickets in the final on Sunday.
World No 1 India may feel they have never had a better chance of winning their first ever Test series in South Africa.
With Virat Kohli and Ajinkya Rahane unbeaten at the end of the penultimate day of the WTC Final, will India pull off another stunning win?
A look at the players who could make it to India's provisional squad for the World Cup.
Tough to look beyond Shreyas in WC playing XI, Gill will be main player for India, says Azharuddin
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The team has five stand-bys in Priyank Panchal, KS Bharat, Abhimanyu Easwaran, Shahbaz Nadeem and Rahul Chahar.
India's bid to win a 17th consecutive home Test series, however, hinges on the success of their three-pronged spin attack comprising Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja and Axar Patel.
Five India Test players, including vice-captain Rohit Sharma, opener Shubman Gill and wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant, have been placed in isolation and an investigation launched into a possible breach of the COVID-19 bio-security protocol by them, Cricket Australia said on Saturday.
Images from Day 3 of the fifth and final Test between India and England in Dharamsala on Saturday.
India jumped to the top spot with 114 rating points after their 3-0 series sweep over New Zealand.
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Images from the ICC Men's ODI World Cup match between India and Pakistan at the Narendra Modi Stadium on Saturday, October 14.
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Jasprit Bumrah was declared fit and was available for selection, but the selectors don't want to rush him back.
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