Indian openers have not replicated the kind of starts the Indian batting has grown accustomed to from its top-order.
India captain Virat Kohli might skip the last two Tests of the highly-anticipated four-match series against Australia as he gears up for the birth of his first child in January which could pave the way for an in-form K L Rahul's entry into the middle order.
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Images from the Indian Premier League match between Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Punjab Kings in Sharjah on Saturday.
'As a group, we have left that behind and are focusing on the next four games, one by one.'
'At the end of the day, we also had to look at players who will figure in the playing XI.'
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He came out with a plan and that plan was to use his brute force to smash bowlers all around the park to take his team home to victory.
The Indian cricketers are making most of a rare vacation on an overseas tour.
Controversial keeper-batter Wriddhiman Saha, who has been dropped from the Test team, will still earn Rs 1 crore in annual income after being demoted from group B to C.
According to PTI, the chairman of selectors, Chetan Sharma has asked the duo to regain form by playing Ranji Trophy.
Senior Kings XI Punjab batsman Chris Gayle is likely to play his first game in the ongoing on Thursday after recovering from a bout of food poisoning.
A round-up of Ranji Trophy matches played on Friday.
The 34-year-old was India's number one Test wicket-keeper until a career-threatening shoulder injury ruled him out of action for almost a year.
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The returning Shikhar Dhawan will add more firepower to a ruthless India, who are faced with the problem of plenty, as they eye a clean sweep of West Indies in an inconsequential third and final ODI in Ahmedabad on Friday.
A summary of Thursday's action in the Ranji Trophy group stage matches.
'KL Rahul should play at number five and Rishabh Pant should play at number six. Jadeja and Ashwin should play at number seven and eight and then three seamers. I will want to go in with five bowlers.'
Srinivas Bhogle and Purnendu Maji list India's Most Valuable ODI Players in the 2020-2021 season.
Karnataka pacer Prasidh Krishna, all-rounder Krunal Pandya and Suryakumar Yadav earned their maiden ODI call-ups on Friday as selectors picked the trio in India's 18-member squad for the upcoming three-match series against England.
Joginder Tuteja takes a look at ghostbusters, who have made quite the impression.
Kings XI run into a RCB squad which has grown in confidence by leaps and bounds since their last meeting.
'If we can create some pressure and get those boys out early, and put some little bit more pressure on that middle-order early, we can restrict them to a score, stop them from scoring (big) runs.'
Mithun became the first bowler in the domestic circuit to claim hat-trick in all the formats.
Natarajan was added to the Test squad for the remaining two Test matches against Australia on January 1.
Images from Thursday's IPL match between Mumbai Indians and Kings XI Punjab, in Abu Dhabi.
All the injuries that happened to top Indian cricketers prior to and during the Australia series along with their current status.
A look at how the teams stack up ahead of the mega auction.
Gujarat opener Priyank Panchal is likely to lead India 'A' in three four-day 'Tests' against New Zealand 'A'
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Here is a look at the team that will open its campaign against Rajasthan Royals in Mumbai on April 12.
Images from the IPL 2022 match between Kolkata Knight Riders and Punjab Kings at Mumbai
The national selection committee announced the squad for the two-Test series against the West Indies.
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Cheteshwar Pujara contributed an unbeaten 130 to India's 303 for four on the opening day of the fourth Test against Australia in Sydney on Thursday, keeping the tourists firmly on track for a historic breakthrough with his third century of the series.
Virat Kohli and Cheteshwar Pujara have been a "bit of a headache" for South Africa and the hosts will look to get them out early on Day 3 of the series-deciding third Test, said Proteas batter Keegan Petersen, in Cape Town, on Wednesday.
The two sides experienced contrasting fortunes in their respective tournament opener.
