Shreyas Iyer's superb form in the ODI series against the West Indies has impressed India captain Virat Kohli, prompting him to declare that the Mumbai batsman can be a "regular feature in middle order" if he continues taking responsibility like he did during the third match, in Port of Spain, on Wednesday.
India were without several frontline players and fielded five debutants in the series.
Former allrounder Irfan Pathan on Monday questioned Hardik Pandya's leadership skills, saying his inability to adapt to match situations and failure to come up with a proper plan has cost Mumbai Indians dearly so far in this IPL.
Virat Kohli had "butterflies" in his stomach and "felt nervous" like a debutant when he walked out to bat in his 100th Test, but insists he is not bothered by the lack of hundreds as he is batting well.
If he plays IPL 2024, Wellalage will be the fourth player from the U-19 World Cup 2022 to play the IPL. South Africa's Dewald Brevis plays for the Mumbai Indians, Raj Bawa plays for the Punjab Kings and Yash Dhull plays for the Delhi Capitals.
Let's delve into the world of IPL 2024 and meet the captains who are ready to leave their mark on cricket's biggest stage.
With the T20 World Cup round the corner, Australia's former fast-bowling star Brett Lee is looking forward to India's latest pace sensation Mayank Yadav's progression with great anticipation, describing him as the "talk of the town."
Mohammed Shami sizzled with a five-wicket haul in his first game of the World Cup.
Stokes begs to differ that India are a "step up" than New Zealand, saying the change in opposition won't alter their playing style.
Besides Kohli, who led India to a historic Test series triumph in Sri Lanka recently, the likes of Shikhar Dhawan, Ishant Sharma, Gautam Gambhir and Ashish Nehra were also named among the probables.
'I think, it is very important to be aware of what you think about yourself. At the end of the day, if you have more responsibility, you know you can have a different vision so you need to stay true to yourself. If I know my game is not where it should be, then I do not need someone to push me, I am myself aware of it.'
NCA head VVS Laxman will be India's acting head coach for the upcoming tour of New Zealand as the Rahul Dravid-led coaching staff has been given a break post the team's semi-final exit from the T20 World Cup.
Three different invitations were sent out for the wedding and the receptions with top-run guests being sent a large red box that contained an intricate chest incorporating a mini silver temple featuring gold idols of various Hindu deities, including Lord Ganesh, Radha-Krishna, and Goddess Durga.
Sri Lanka are no pushovers but they have faltered more often than not in this World Cup after an superlative show in the qualification round.
The comparisons will be inevitable but former Indian skipper Sourav Ganguly said it is unfair to equate the leadership skills of Mahendra Singh Dhoni and newly-appointed Test captain Virat Kohli, who will only become better with experience.
The sound and fury of World Cup 2023 has ended, and Norma Astrid Godinho picks her World Cup XI.
Sachin Tendulkar led the cricketing fraternity in lauding the fighting spirit of Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Ravindra Jadeja in the World Cup semi-final against New Zealand.
Virat Kohli is the first Indian captain to win two series in Sri Lanka.
Dinesh Karthik is all set to make his last IPL appearance in the 2024 edition.
Australia's limited-overs captain Aaron Finch wants the home team players to strike a fine balance when they confront Virat Kohli in the opening Test as he believes, if provoked too much, the India skipper can be ruthless against his opponents.
India has lost three finals and on four occasion it bit dust at the semifinal stage. It also made an exit at the preliminary stage of the 2021 T20 World Cup.
'Rohit is undoubtedly skilled, yet a surge in aggression is essential.'
India survived a scare before managing to draw the first Test against England, who gained the psychological advantage after enjoying the upper-hand for the better part of the five days, in Rajkot, on Sunday.
Vettori has said that Virat Kohli is always open to listen, a quality which makes him such a 'good captain.'
'When you have the prime minister of a country walking into the dressing room, it is special.'
Hardik Pandya will be expected to begin his full-time T20 captaincy tenure on a bold note as the Indian team prepares to start its life beyond Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul.
India will hope for better weather and a chance for the team's young batters to show their mettle in Sunday's second T20 International against Ireland in Dublin.
The Indian squad started preparations for the day-night Test against Australia in Adelaide from Friday evening itself with pink balls.
'... But India lacks solid backup to Bumrah, Shami, and Yadav. Bumrah is a fine paceman. He has very good durability. I think India needs to use him in such a way that he is as fresh as possible for each Test match.'
India captain Virat Kohli said it is unfortunate to "end up here early" for the IPL after a COVID-19 outbreak led to the cancellation of the fifth Test against England and hoped for a "secure" bio-bubble in the league to tackle the "uncertain" times.
Brar clean-bowled Kohli and Maxwell and then set up an off-side trap to force De Villiers into trying a lofted shot without any success.
Images from Day 2 of the second Test between India and Australia, at the Arun Jaitley stadium in Delhi, on Friday.
Home lad KL Rahul's innings led the celebrations at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium with a cracking century.
'Very disappointed with the result. We all expect the Indian team to play better cricket #INDvAUS.'
Arguably among the best in his trade across cricketing generations, star India speedster Jasprit Bumrah celebrated his 30th birthday on Wednesday.
Virat Kohli would hope for a turnaround when India take on an under-prepared Sri Lanka in the second Test in Bengaluru
'Playing for India was my dream and when I get tired, I always remind myself of this. That's where the smile is from.'
Virat Kohli surpassed Australian batting legend Don Bradman after amassing the most 150-plus scores as captain in international cricket, on Day 2 of the second Test against South Africa.
- 'At no point did we back off. If at any stage that we had in mind that we might play for a draw, we would have lost by 150 runs' - 'I was playing positive and going by my instincts'
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