India batsman Rahul Dravid was on Monday hospitalised in Dhaka after being struck on his face by a bouncer from Bangladesh pacer Shahadat Hossain during day two of the second and final Test. The 37-year-old has fractured his jaw and has been kept in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) under observation as a precautionary measure at the Square Hospital in Dhaka.
India's captain scored a fine 105 as India beat the West Indies by five wickets, off the second last ball, in the first ODI.
The financial nitty-gritties of Gautam Gambhir's appointment as India's head coach are yet to be worked out but that's the "last of his concerns" right now
India's vice-captain was all praise for the showing of Dinesh Karthik and Anil Kumble in the second innings of the second Test against Pakistan.
"Sehwag batted beautifully and it is good to see him back," said the India captain.
This is only the second time that Punjab Kings reached the IPL final, while it is the fourth time that RCB have made it to the title clash.
'I'll say that I was worried in those two or three days but credit to the boys that they responded really well to that as well.'
Senior India off-spinner Harbhajan Singh on Thursday said former captain Rahul Dravid is ideal to be the next chief coach of the Indian cricket team with Zaheer Khan as the bowling coach.
While Tendulkar would overtake Kapil Dev's record of 131 Test caps in the third Test.
India captain became the fourth Indian and eighth batsman to score over 9,000 runs.
Former India captain Rahul Dravid has called upon the BCCI to formulate a blueprint for junior cricket and said it was imperative to remove age fudging and illegal bowling action at the that level for the development of Indian cricket.
India head coach Rahul Dravid says he and skipper Rohit Sharma are pretty clear about the team for the T20 World Cup in Australia in less than eight months' time.
Consumer durables major Videocon on Thursday said it would pull off advertisements featuring Indian skipper Rahul Dravid and stumper Mahendra Singh Dhoni to save damage to the brand in the face of India's disappointing show at the cricket World Cup.
Known for his sound technique and insatiable appetite for runs, Cheteshwar Pujara believes he has what it takes to succeed Rahul Dravid at the crucial number three position in India's Test side and says comparison with his childhood idol acts as a "morale-booster".
'With him in particular, I've had a lot of chats with him, a lot of conversations to try and make him a better cricketer.'
India's vice-captain indicated he is unwilling to double up as a wicketkeeper-batsman.
Rajasthan Royals batsman Brad Hodge on Sunday praised his captain Rahul Dravid for his skills to motivate the players as his side scored their second consecutive win in the IPL in Jaipur.
Gambhir was named India Head Coach in July after the end of Rahul Dravid's tenure.
