Ravi Shastri believes Tilak Varma is at an advantageous position because he is a left-hander.
India is a pacer short heading into the T20 World Cup this month, feels former chairman of selectors MSK Prasad, who is also a bit concerned about all-rounder Hardik Pandya not bowling in the ongoing Indian Premier League.
Bharat was drafted into the Test XI after the flamboyant Rishabh Pant was unavailable after being injured in a horrific road mishap late last year.
Chairman of selectors MSK Prasad disclosed that the young Rishabh Pant is definitely going to feature for India in all the three formats.
All that's transpired on and off the cricket pitch on Wednesday.
Former India wicketkeeper Farokh Engineer slammed the current selection committee led by MSK Prasad, labelling them as a 'Mickey Mouse selection committee'.
Former opener Virender Sehwag expressed his desire to become selector of the Indian cricket team.
Skipper Venugopala Rao and MSK Prasad lived up to their reputation by guiding Andhra to 192 for 4.
Nadeem has been a prolific performer for Jharkhand
Andhra Pradesh were 112 for two in reply to 296 by Services.
Mahendra Singh Dhoni announced his arrival on big stage at this particular venue with a magnificent 148 against Pakistan back in 2005 and the pitch here again promises to be a run-feast when India take on New Zealand in the first Twenty20 International.
BCCI President Anurag Thakur will continue as India's representative in the International Cricket Council.
MSK Prasad and Co are looking at the England tour, where Karthik could make the cut in the longest format also.
Andhra Pradesh stumbled to 155 for six in reply to Uttar Pradesh's 365
The Board of Control for Cricket in India on Tuesday announced cash awards of Rs 20 lakh each for the senior selection committee members following India's maiden Test series win in Australia.
BCCI's national selection panel is set to shrink in the wake of Supreme Court's order to implement the Lodha Committee reforms and both Gagan Khoda and Jatin Paranjpe will have to leave as they don't conform to the set norms.
India underwent a full member training session
Mumbai were 236 for 3 against Andhra Pradesh on the opening day of their Ranji trophy Elite Group 'A' match.
The broadcasters have sent the proposal but the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is yet to give permission.
Chairman of selectors MSK Prasad believes Shreyas Iyer can be the solution to the No 4 problem in India's batting line-up in limited-overs cricket given his fine growth as a player in the past two years.
Ambati Rayudu said that he has no regrets about his "3d" jibe at chairman of selectors MSK Prasad after being dropped from the World Cup squad.
Hosts Haryana bowled out Andhra Pradesh for 202 and then scored eight without loss in their Ranji Trophy opener.
The current fiasco now completely established that there is no communication between the selectors and senior players, who decide their own schedule. 'Dhoni feels that it would not be fair for him to join us at this stage, given that the team has done so well and reached the quarter-final stage in his absence. He does not want to upset the team balance'
Resuming from their overnight score of 214 for four, Andhra scored 434 for eight in their first innings against Baroda.
Andhra fought back after being dismissed for 159 in the Ranji Trophy Super League match against Hyderabad taking five wickets on the opening day.
'I am very excited. It has been a dream for me to be a part of this team'
After dismissing Karnataka for a paltry 111 in their first innings, they were were 62 without loss at draw of stumps on day two, taking their lead to 189 runs.
Kidambi Srikkanth is a big fan of Mahendra Singh Dhoni and he was in for a pleasant surprise when he received a cricket bat
Andhra, in reply to Hyderabad's first innings of 370, were 50 for 1 in the Ranji Trophy match.
Replying to UP's first innings score of 267, Andhra were at 112 for 5 in their first innings on the second day of the Ranji Trophy match.
India skipper Rohit Sharma gave an update on Shreyas Iyer's recurring back injury and the captain didn't sound to optimistic of the batter playing anytime soon.
A month and half back, Ravichandran Ashwin was eloquently explaining on his Tamil YouTube channel, why a talent like Tilak Varma should be seriously considered for the ODI World Cup.
Andhra gained two points from the drawn encounter by virtue of the first innings lead.
East Zone reduced South to 93 for three in the first innings on the second day of the Duleep Trophy league match.
Venugopal Rao and MSK Prasad bailed Andhra out with an 88-run stand against Delhi.
Middle-order batsman Kedar Jadhav and speedster Shardul Thakur were back in the 17-member India squad for the six-match ODI series in South Africa but KL Rahul failed to make the cut despite back-to-back half- centuries in the T20 series against Sri Lanka.
Chief selector MSK Prasad told reporters last month that most of the players in the current India side pick themselves and it was a matter of finalising a couple of slots before the World Cup in England and Wales.
Hardik Pandya has been on the road to recovery after going under the knife following a lower-back injury five months ago. Hardik slammed eight fours and 10 sixes in his sizzling innings
Rahane stands at crossroads in his comeback Test
Hardik suffered an acute lower back injury five months ago and underwent a surgery in London, following which he has been rehabilitating at the National Cricket Academy in Bengaluru. Hardik Pandya hit four towering sixes and ran swiftly between the wickets at the DY Patil T20 Cup as chief selector MSK Prasad closely monitored his fitness.
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