Shastri wants both Ashwin and Jadeja in Indian playing XI for WTC Final
Stand-in captain Smith savours rare Australian win in India
'This is an experienced side and we know what is expected of our team.' 'When it comes to preparation, all of us are ready.'
The 28-year-old Starc finished with a match haul of nine for 109, enabling him to overtake South Africa's new-ball bowlers Morne Morkel and Vernon Philander among others, eclipsing his previous best sixth position that he enjoyed in December 2016.
The stage will also be set for Virat Kohli to score his first Test hundred since November 2019.
Rohit Sharma is set to play at number three in the first Test against Sri Lanka beginning on Wednesday but Sunil Gavaskar feels India captain Virat Kohli should bat at the crucial position.
Dravid is now overseeing the transition phase as a head coach, sometthing he was part of when he along with the likes of Sachin Tendulkar and Sourav Ganguly passed the baton to MS Dhoni.
We have to play aggressive cricket, says stand-in skipper KL Rahul
Rajneesh Gupta presents all the interesting numbers from Day 3 of the India-England Test at Leeds.
KL Rahul suffered a blow to his hand during practice but the touring side are optimistic the opener will play the second and final Test
Rohit tested positive during a warm-up match in Leicester last week.
When the final Test at the Narendra Modi stadium ended in a draw on Monday evening, there was bon homie, with gifts like cricket bats and jerseys being passed around.
A Web series Bandon Mein Tha Dum will chronicle the Indian cricket team's historic Test series win in Australia last year.
Images from the ICC World Cup match between Afghanistan and Australia, at the Wankhede stadium in Mumbai, on Tuesday.
Pakistan captain Babar Azam has attained a career-best second position after notching two half-centuries in the final Test series against England in Karachi.
Australian batter Steve Smith on Thursday said his bowlers reaped the benefits of relentlessly targeting the off stump.
India and Australia will play the second Test at the Ferozshah Kotla from Friday and it is to be seen if Iyer is able to join the team.
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.
India's charismatic middle-order batter in T20 cricket Suryakumar Yadav made his Test debut along with wicketkeeper K S Bharat.
Dravid insisted his team is not feeling any pressure going into the World Test Championship final against Australia.
Ishan Kishan earned his maiden Test call-up, while Suryakumar Yadav was also included for the first two Tests of the four-match series against Australia next month.
Shivam Mavi hopes to build all-format career after six-wicket haul in Duleep Trophy semis
Gavaskar said Indian batters erred persistently around their personal landmarks, citing a pattern.
'You are going to face an England team where Joe Root is back to his absolute best, where Oliver Pope is playing his best-ever for England. Ben Stokes has amalgamated the team and got playing in an ultra-positive and rock and roll fashion.'
Images from Day 1 of the third Test played between India and Australia at the Holkar Stadium in Indore on Wednesday
Brendon McCullum struck a fighting century, Indian fielders did what they are best at (read: dropping catches) and there are still two days to go in this 2nd Test at Wellington.
Glimpses from Day 2 of the second Test between India and Australia at the Arun Jaitley stadium in Delhi, February 18, 2023.
Middle-order batter Shreyas Iyer has successfully completed his rehabilitation at the National Cricket Academy following a back injury and will join India's squad ahead of the second Test of the Border-Gavaskar series against Australia, beginning New Delhi on Friday.
Images from Day 2 of the second Test between India and Australia, at the Arun Jaitley stadium in Delhi, on Friday.
Star all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja was rewarded with the elite grade A plus retainership.
Former coach Ravi Shastri termed Ajinkya Rahane's Test comeback as a reward for his impressive domestic show.
Rahul hasn't crossed the 30 run mark in his last 10 innings and his overall career average of 33 after 47 Tests doesn't ooze confidence.
Following a scintillating spell that saw the Indian batting line-up collapse, Nathan Lyon said he was happy if he could get the batters to defend.
Who do you think should be part of India's playing XI for the second Test against New Zealand, starting on Friday?
The latest edition of the grand opera that is Indian domestic season will begin in Bengaluru on Wednesday with the Duleep Trophy.
'Rahul needs to play county cricket, but will he skip the IPL?'
India captain KL Rahul said he trusted his batting unit to do the job for the side despite losing seven wickets while chasing a modest 145 on day four of the second and final Test against Bangladesh.
Discarded veterans Virender Sehwag and Yuvraj Singh have kept their base price in the highest bracket of Rs 2 crore, while Zaheer Khan and Cheteshwar Pujara's base price start with 1.5 crore for the upcoming players auction of the seventh edition of Indian Premier League.
India captain Rohit Sharma has been ruled out of the second and final Test against Bangladesh with a thumb injury, the BCCI said on Tuesday.
Jadeja, 33, was forced to withdraw from India's Asia Cup campaign after the group stages in order to undergo surgery for a chronic knee problem. Jadeja missed the whole T20 World Cup, despite India coach Rahul Dravid's initial optimism that he may recuperate in time to participate in India's campaign.
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