The Board of Control for Cricket in India's cricket advisory committee comprising Sourav Ganguly, V V S Laxman and Sachin Tendulkar will conduct the interview of the shortlisted 21 candidates.
Former India captain Anil Kumble on Tuesday pulled out of the cash-rich Indian Premier League citing business commitments, the decision coming barely three days before the players' auction.
Kevin Pietersen played down the spat he and India spinner Anil Kumble had on the final day of the third Test at The Oval on Monday and suggested it was because the bowler was just intent on a victory.
The India captain said his five-wicket haul on the opening day of the first Test against Australia is the best of his career.
For India captain Anil Kumble, there could not have been a better preparation for the Test series against Australia than the Irani Trophy beginning on Wednesday.
'When somebody like Dhoni made it to the national side, the powerhouses of Indian cricket started to change'
India captain Anil Kumble said he harbours no ill feelings towards Australia's players after last week's bad-tempered second Test.
India skipper Anil Kumble received stitches on the little finger of his left hand which he injured while fielding, during the third day's play in the third Test against Australia, but the veteran leg-spinner will be back to his bowling ways on the fourth and penultimate day of match.
'Surreal effort, and superhuman at times.'
Star off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin is in contention for the prestigious title of Test Cricketer of the Year
Patel lauded Joe Root for supporting the three main spinners with a fine spell.
India's Test captain Anil Kumble on Tuesday welcomed the decision to drop the racial-abuse charges against Harbhajan Singh and said it was important for the game of cricket that "we move on".
While Vaas has moved up four places to be fourth in the ICC Player Rankings.
Playing in his 124th Test, the 37-year-old became the first Indian and the third bowler overall to complete the feat.
In a combative, straight from the shoulder signed column published in the Times, London, India captain Anil Kumble puts the onus for the ongoing controversy squarely on Australia.
Former India captain Anil Kumble and speedster Javagal Srinath on Sunday staged a walk-out from the Annual General Body meeting of the Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA) alleging misuse of funds by the current set-up.
India won the toss and elected to bat against Victoria in their rain-delayed three-day practice match at the Junction Oval in Melbourne.
In the wake of Kumble's resignation though, the BCCI had specifically instructed Cricket Club of India (CCI)'s Malhotra to report any incident of discord between Kohli and Kumble when the team was in England.
Ravi Shastri feels he has 'matured immensely' in the last two weeks, a period that saw dramatic developments leading upto his appointment to the high-profile job.
Who can forget the 1996 World Cup quarter-final in Bengaluru? Or Sachin Tendulkar's magical knock at Centurion in the 2003 World Cup? Or Kapil Dev-inspired India bowling out Pakistan 87 at Sharjah?
With Jason Holder's men just about managing to draw the three-match ODI series against Afghanistan 1-1, there is no doubt that the current Indian team are a few notches ahead in terms of quality.
India's captain paid rich tributes to his teammates, saying every player contributed to the six-wicket victory in the first Test against Pakistan.
The ace spinner appeared in 118 Tests before making his captaincy debut. Steve Waugh led Australia for the first time after playing 111 Tests.
BCCI secretary Karunakaran Nair said the two bowlers are nursing injuries and unfit to tour.
Kumble, who notched up the win against Pakistan in his maiden assignment as captain, said the strength of the side is their batting line-up but they also have bowlers who can take 20 wickets.
'He was fantastic on his first day at office. Even when he was not the captain he was giving inputs. It could have been a better day for him, but that's the way it is in international cricket,' said the former India captain.
Radhey Shyam Sharma, curator of the Ferozshah Kotla, venue of the third Test against Australia, says he will prepare a track that will suit the ace spinner's bowling.
On the 22nd anniversary of Anil Kumble's 10-wicket haul in a single Test innings, Gautam Gambhir labels the former leg spinner the "greatest match-winner" India ever had.
The track was tricky and it was the 75-run first innings lead over Delhi which tilted the balance in Rest of India's favour in the Irani Cup, said victorious captain Anil Kumble.
The path found by champions like GR Viswanath, Syed Kirmani, Brijesh Patel, EAS Prasanna and BS Chandrasekhar has only broadened over the years through which several ace cricketers walked through.
Former India captain Anil Kumble said he resigned from the chairmanship of the National Cricket Academy as he did not want to be just a "figurehead" when none of his plans found support from other committee members.
'I am willing to help/assist in any way to help bring in a change. It's shocking to say the least that the payment system hasn't been changed since 2004. Imagine the value of 100 rupees then and now. It is so different' 'The guys can't even plan their future because they don't know whether they would earn Rs 1 lakh or Rs 10 lakh in that year and it leads to huge issues in their lives and families and (affects) state of mind. Anyway, let's try and gently make a change for our brothers'
R Ashwin is always up for a challenge and two days from his landmark 100th Test, India's premier off-spinner looked back at the on-field battles he has enjoyed in international and domestic cricket.
'It was a wonderful all-round effort by Afghanistan'
Dinesh Karthik, who had a reasonably good Test series, made way for M S Dhoni in the team for the first two ODIs against Pakistan.
Opener Shikhar Dhawan termed new coach Anil Kumble as a "good reader of player's mind", who has kept each and every player in his scheme of things, not just skipper and team's best batsman Virat Kohli. "With Anil bhai, it is not only Virat or any other big player, but every player is in his scheme of plans. Even the ones who will not be playing regularly in the side. I feel that is a very important thing," Dhawan told mediapersons during an Open Media Session, in Bengaluru on Saturday.
Test captain Anil Kumble wants India to quickly get over the euphoria of a rare one-day success in Australia and focus on becoming the world's top Test-playing nation by the end of the year.
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