Michael Clarke expressed that if star India batters Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli fail to perform during the upcoming Border-Gavaskar Trophy, they could retire
India were 146 for 3 against New Zealand before bad light stopped play in the weather-marred World Test Championship final, in Southampton, on Saturday.
'Test cricket is so fortunate that today's cricket's biggest brand -- Virat Kohli -- loves Test cricket and puts his heart and soul into it,' says Sanjay Manjrekar.
With day-night Tests seen as a possible solution to Test cricket's dwindling attendances, Australia are hopeful that India will agree to play one at the Gabba this year.
"No excuses," said Indian captain Virat Kohli after yet another batting capitulation led to his team's 0-2 series defeat at the hands of New Zealand, in Christchurch, on Monday. A forthright Kohli admitted that his batsmen let the team down after the bowlers brought them back into the game on the second day of the second and final Test match.
Livid with constant scrutiny of Mahendra Singh Dhoni's finishing skills, India captain Virat Kohli hit back at the critics for 'conveniently' singling out the former skipper while ignoring failure of other players, including himself.
Australian great Ian Chappell lauded India captain Virat Kohli for being able to channelise his "highly emotional temperament" towards building a versatile team that has tasted plenty of overseas success.
Gill will try to prove a point with aggressive cricket in Asia Cup, says Irfan Pathan
'Raat mein bande ne chashme pehne hue hain,' Bumrah chuckled in a video shared by the BCCI.
India captain Virat Kohli was on Thursday slammed by cricket fans for wearing shorts at the toss for the warm-up game against Cricket Australia XI ahead of the four-Test series in Adelaide.
Former Australia spinner Brad Hogg reckons that Virat Kohli is better than Rohit Sharma in limited overs cricket because of his consistency during run-chases.
Virat Kohli hinted that this might also be his final opportunity to play alongside the former India captain.
'Dur'hum' saath saath hai,' Anushka captioned the picture on Instagram.
Stokes took his first five-wicket haul for eight years in India's first innings, an impressive feat given his recent injury issues.
Former batsman Mahela Jayawardene feels the fear of failure is impeding the growth of the Sri Lankan cricket team, which is currently being outplayed by India.
India's star batsman Virat Kohli on Friday paid tribute to Mahendra Singh Dhoni, who quit as India's captain in the limited overs formats earlier this week, saying he was the perfect leader for any young player coming into the team.
Kohli, thus, became the 12th batsman and third Indian after Tendulkar and Rahul Dravid to reach 20,000 international runs.
Virat Kohli fit to play 2nd ODI.
If history is anything to go by, Leeds always has room for a little magic.
Ajinkya Rahane will have his task cut out once he dons the captain's armband after Kohli returns to India following the opening Test.
Who do you think should be part of India's playing XI against New Zealand in Sunday's final?
Former head coach Ravi Shastri hailed Virat Kohli as India's 'most aggressive and successful' captain after he stepped down as the Test skipper on Saturday.
Virat Kohli turned back the clock as he recollected the last time India played a Test match at Dominica in 2011.
Shubman Gill was deemed Rohti's long-term successor and was crowned the new Test skipper.
Virat last bowled in an ODI against Sri Lanka in August 2017. In that over he bowled two overs and conceded 12 runs.
Gill, Rahul score fifties in intra-squad practice match against India A ahead of England Test
Former India better Parthiv Patel chose the former president of the Board of Control for Cricket in India and captain Sourav Ganguly as his captain over Mahendra Singh Dhoni and said that there will always be a soft corner for his first skipper.
Chappell said the upcoming five-match Test series in Australia "will be as much a battle of wits and endurance as it will be of skill, with each player needing to summon the drive and adaptability of their younger selves."
Who do you think should be part of the Indian team for the T20 World Cup Super 8s match against Afghanistan?
The short turnaround time from the high of winning a controversy-marred Asia Cup notwithstanding, Shubman Gill's India will be outright favourites against a struggling and under-strength West Indies when the teams face-off on a green-top in the first Test in Ahmedabad on Thursday.
Shubman Gill's fluent century and a clinical performance from their bowlers helped India trounce England by 142 runs in the third and final ODI on Wednesday, to complete a 3-0 series sweep.
The guy revises the record books every game. Rajneesh Gupta gives us the latest numbers on the Indian skipper's awesome exploits on the cricket field.
K L Rahul would look to make the most of his first red-ball outing in months ahead of the upcoming Test series against England.
Virat Kohli on Monday made his first appearance in the training session of his franchise Royal Challengers Bangalore.
India captain Virat Kohli lost his cool following India's seven-wicket defeat in the second Test in Christchurch on Monday after being asked about his animated celebration following Kane Williamson's dismissal on Day 2 of the second Test.
'There was too much of bullshit and I am the Universe Boss and I don't like bullshit.'
Virat Kohli struck a record 50th hundred and fast bowler Mohammed Shami's seven-wicket haul proved equally crucial as India overpowered New Zealand by 70 runs.
The 31-year-old also reportedly visited an animal shelter in Bengaluru to check on injured and formerly neglected dogs there, sending a message to his fans to adopt animals rather than buy them.
After the 2nd and final Test of the two-match series against Sri Lanka, Kohli will be back in the city and at the Chinnaswamy Stadium donning RCB's red and gold, out to motivate his team to an elusive IPL crown.
India captain Virat Kohli says the competition in the traditional format has "gone up two-fold" in recent years.
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