Former skipper Sunil Gavaskar feels India's star batsman Virat Kohli should not be rushed into captaincy in all three formats and be allowed to grow while leading the Test team. "Virat should not be rushed into captaincy in all formats. Let him grow into this role... 2019 World Cup is far away," Gavaskar told NDTV. Gavaskar's opinion differs from another India captain Sourav Ganguly, who doesn't see Mahendra Singh Dhoni captaining the limited-overs side till the 2019 World Cup and wants Kohli to take over soon. Kohli has been in sensational form of late and is currently the leading run getter in the Indian Premier League. His IPL team RCB, however, has not been consistent in the tournament and are sixth on the points table.
Pacer Ollie Robinson, who took a five-wicket haul to power England to an emphatic win against India in the third Test at Headingley, revealed his 'simple plan' to get the big wicket of Virat Kohli.
Yashasvi Jaiswal continued his meteoric rise in international cricket with yet another outstanding overseas tour
Jaiswal ticked a box in the third ODI with his maidan ton and Ruturaj Gaikwad chipped in with a hundred at Raipur, leaving Gambhir pleased as punch.
India's Ajinkya Rahane has his own personality and it would be a mistake for him to try and copy Virat Kohli's leadership style in the final three Tests against Australia, former test spinner Harbhajan Singh has said.
This season, Rohit has scored 158 runs in seven innings at an average of 26.33, with a strike rate of 154.90, with a fifty to his name.
'In my opinion, the period between 26 and 34 years is your prime, and thereafter, the fitness of the players will ensure their longevity.'
Anderson said India have put together a "strong squad" for the series in England following retirements of batting greats Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma.
Gill and Jaiswal centuries put India in control of series opener against England
Ravindra Jadeja and Mahendra Singh Dhoni infused life in the match. However, with Dhoni run out during the final moments of the match, India fell short of the target and was bundled out for 221 in 49.3 overs.
Virat Kohli's wife and K L Rahul's wife Athiya Shetty were in attendance and their reaction to Kohli's dismissal has gone viral on social media.
Of course, Kohli could remain captain in ODIs, in which his performances are still top drawer, but another Test captain could help him recover form, recommends Suhit K Sen.
India's captain Virat Kohli says his priority is to help India win matches than just play 'slam-bang cricket' for the sake of entertaining the crowd in the Twenty20 game.
Former India opener Gautam Gambhir said the communication gap between the Indian team management and selectors on Rohit Sharma's injury was 'unfortunate' and the onus was on head coach Ravi Shastri to update skipper Virat Kohli on the matter.
Spin legend Shane Warne has rated Steve Smith as a better Test batsman than India captain Virat Kohli, saying when it comes to five day game the Australia skipper "is the man".
Virat Kohli's struggles against balls outside the off-stump in the ongoing Test series against Australia has the great Allan Border wondering if the Indian superstar has "just lost that edge".
Having got a well-deserved break after the Bangladesh Test series, India cricket captain Virat Kohli is making the most of it along with his wife Anushka.
As a mark of respect for the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel who lost their lives in the Pulwama terrorist attack, the Indian team sported special Army caps during the third ODI against Australia in Ranchi on Friday.
Parthiv Patel gave his views on on what the World Test Championship title would mean for Virat Kohli.
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.
Kohli is not the one sitting quietly and resting.
'But I think if you look at a rebuilding sort of phase, I think India can cope with it better than most other teams'
The reactions to Virat Kohli stepping down as the captain of the Indian Test team after seven years on Saturday.
'Even if he is being hard on you, you know that it's not coming from his heart, it is coming from a team perspective.'
KL Rahul, Virat Kohli's collaborator in a century stand, made 62 but the India captain completed a clinical chase,
This final was filled with unusual happenings, and one that will stand out is India coach Gautam Gambhir seen smiling for a change!
Former India batter Yuvraj Singh believes players struggling for form should return to domestic cricket, regardless of their national team stature, amid the debate over Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma playing Ranji Trophy.
'Tilak Varma is the next BIG thing in Indian Cricket. Wow! What an incredible match-winning innings!'
India have been fined 20 per cent of their match fees for maintaining a slow over-rate against England in the second T20I in Ahmedabad, the International Cricket Council said on Monday.
Sunil Gavaskar feels a subtle adjustment to his batting stance in the second innings of the Perth Test helped Virat Kohli rediscover his batting form.
Also, he is the only Indian with two Test triple tons.
Kohli scored 466 runs in 15 matches at a strike rate of 121.35 and has often struggled to get going in the middle overs.
The observation, however, did not go down well with Bumrah, who responded to Kaif by saying, "Inaccurate before inaccurate again.'
The BCCI follows the rotation policy across formats but it has now more than 15 Test centres.
India captain Virat Kohli on Wednesday said he wouldn't mind having an option of reviewing contentious wide deliveries and waist-high full tosses in T20 cricket, more so in high-profile tournaments like the Indian Premier League.
Gambhir has once again criticised Virat Kohli's captaincy
Rajaneesh Gupta lists the amazing numbers that make Rohit Sharma one of the finest ODI batters of his time.
Rohit can play for at least two more years, Virat may be five: Harbhajan Singh
Bumrah, rested for the second Test against England, made a classy appearance alongside wife Sanjana Ganesan.
Veteran Indian spinner Ashwin scalped the wickets of Gulbadin Naib and Najibullah Zadran and gave away just 14 runs in his entire spell, as India's thrashed Afghanistan by 66 runs in a Group 2 match of the Super 12 stage in the T20 World Cup, at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi, on Wednesday..
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