Ravi Shastri guided India to back-to-back series wins in Australia and his short advice to current head coach Gautam Gambhir is to "stay calm" over the course of five Tests Down Under and avoid knee-jerk reactions.
'Hardik will lead the side. As far as KL Rahul is concerned, his T20I days seem to be numbered'
Rohit, who had missed the first Test, dropped down to the number six spot in the pink ball Test after KL Rahul excelled at the top in the series opener in his absence.
Infused with new energy under Rohit, India looked a completely overhauled unit after being whitewashed in South Africa and the team would certainly want to continue from where it left of on Sunday night.
Shubman Gill is all set to open with Rohit Sharma after he was named in India's 15-man squad for the ICC World Test Championship final against New Zealand, in Southampton, from June 18.
Former Indian cricketer Sanjay Manjrekar believes Virat Kohli needs to relax and not overthink his form ahead of India's crucial Champions Trophy clash against Pakistan.
It was an optional training day for the team India members as it was just a day after a full-fledged game
Batting coach Vikram Rathour says three failures doesn't change the fact that K L Rahul is India's best batsman we have in the T20 format.
Images from Day 1 of the third Test between Australia and India in Brisbane on Saturday.
Images from Day 3 of the first Test between Australia and India in Perth on Sunday.
Images from the first One-Day International between India and England in Nagpur, on Thursday.
Virat Kohli spent about 45 minutes in the nets and pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah bowled full tilt as the Indian cricket team on Friday began its preparations
Hanuma Vihari, part of India's back to back series wins in Australia, reckons the services of veteran batter Cheteshwar Pujara will be be dearly missed when the team aims for a hat-trick Down Under later this year.
India has only minor concerns, but New Zealand's troubles across batting and bowling departments are more pronounced.
India suffered a 1-3 defeat in the five-match series in Australia, bringing to an end their decade-long dominance in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy.
Having got a few days break at the end of IPL 2022, K L Rahul attended close friend and former Karnataka team-mate David Mathias' wedding in Manama, Bahrain.
He steered the team away from trouble and kept grinding. His innings of 80 consisted of 6 fours and 2 maximums.
Jadeja shared a snapshot of the NCA on his Instagram story
India launched their home World Cup campaign with a six-wicket victory over Australia after Virat Kohli and KL Rahul guided them through a jittery run chase on Sunday.
If the wedding takes place between January 20 and 22, Rahul, who is fighting for his place in the team, will miss the home series against New Zealand.
Rathour has played six Tests and seven ODIs and has 33 first-class centuries to his name.
Pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah is on the cusp of making history after he went level with former spinner Bishan Singh Bedi for most wickets in an overseas Test series for India.
The Indian batters' inability to grind it out against a relentless Australian pace attack in testing conditions left the team precariously placed at 51/4 at the end of a rain-marred day three.
KL Rahul's tactical acumen will be tested along with his batting prowess when a depleted Indian team clashes with a tricky Bangladesh
Images from Day 1 of the first Test between Australia and India in Perth, on Friday.
India face Australia in the WTC final on June 7 at The Oval in London.
With their respective leaders switching camps and squads undergoing major overhauls, both Delhi Capitals and Lucknow Super Giants, under new captains, will be eager to make a strong start to their IPL campaign when they face off in Visakhapatnam on Monday.
'Do not forget the role of Anil Kumble! Anil Kumble has been a fighter all his cricketing career, you could see when he went out with a broken jaw and bowled, and that spirit is seen in the KXIP'
Samson could lose out as he decided to skip the Vijay Hazare Trophy.
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'Difficult journeys help you improve and grow stronger.'
Sanjay Manjrekar said although Ajinkya Rahane has been getting some Test runs of late but the player himself would ideally like to be more consistent.
Mohammed Siraj and KL Rahul react after World Cup heartbreak
Shreyas Iyer rejoins Team India in practice ahead of Bangladesh clash
India were in danger of suffering their first home test loss to New Zealand since 1988, despite Sarfaraz Khan's 150 and Rishabh Pant's 99, when the tourists bowled them out for 462 on the fourth day of their rain-interrupted series opener on Saturday.
India pace bowler Akash Deep played down concerns over skipper Rohit Sharma's knee injury in the build-up to the fourth Test against Australia this week after the batsman was hit during a practice session on Sunday.
Former India batter Ajay Jadeja defended head coach Gautam Gambhir from the criticism he has received following the 0-3 drubbing against New Zealand.
Samson is outdoing his competition, sitting at the fourth spot in the IPL 2024 run charts with 385 runs at an average of 77.00 and a strike rate of 161.08
India wicketkeeper-batsman KL Rahul said that playing with former skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni has been a huge learning experience for him.
India did not respect the match situation, the playing conditions, and the bowlers, and they've paid a price for it.
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