That depends on Axar Patel's recovery from injury.
'Over the years, I have played under different captains. I know the mindset of every single captain whom I have played under and I also understand what players need and their mindset.'
'Captaincy for India is slightly different to captaining a franchise or any state side; it comes with its own responsibilities and the pressure.'
'He will be a people's man. He will capture everybody's heart.'
"I think he (Shami) will be a major miss for India, given the Australian conditions. The pace and bouncy wickets in Australia would have helped India in gaining an upper hand if Shami had been in the squad but that's not in the selector's hand as he is recovering, but I think he will be missed," Adams said.
Since making his Test debut in 2018, Bumrah has made 36 Test appearances and has 159 wickets to his name.
Rohit has managed just one half-century in his last eight innings in which he has tallied 104 runs. Kohli's freefall in Test cricket continues. He has fallen to spin three times in the first two Tests. Ashwin, usually, dominant at home, managed just six wickets in the first two Tests at an average of 43.
Dinesh Karthik called Ashwin one of the greatest all-rounders from India, expressing his happiness for the player's achievement.
'He is one of the most valuable players in India.'
The Royals spinners kept the RCB batters quiet.
Ashwin believes that England's 'Bazball' could falter on certain types of wickets.
Panesar acknowledged the significance of this milestone, coming on the heels of Ashwin's remarkable feat of securing his 500th wicket in the third Test at Rajkot.
Ashwin on Friday hailed Gautam Gambhir, the frontrunner to succeed Rahul Dravid as India's head coach, as a "fighter" and motivator par excellence
A Sri Lankan troll took to Twitter after the game to tell Ashwin that he should hand over his Man of the Match trophy to Bangladesh's Mominul Haque, who dropped him at a crucial stage of the game.
As a result of Ashwin's all-round show, the Royals, second ranked team in the points table, will face Gujarat Titans at Kolkata's Eden Gardens on May 24 with both teams having two chances at making the final.
Ravichandran Ashwin on Friday said he has liberated himself from the clutches of external and internal pressure, and now he is just looking to play cricket "with a smile on face."
The Rajasthan Royal bowlers fended off the RCB batters in the Eliminator in Ahmedabad.
Ravichandran Ashwin's World Cup hopes got a big boost after he was picked in the Indian squad for the upcoming three-match ODI series against Australia.
A round-up of Sunday's action in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy group stage matches.
'I've been quite innovative in terms of trying to adapt to new techniques and I'm very thankful to the people who have put work behind those.'
Ravichandran Ashwin took no time to switch to the red ball format as he got cracking in the nets in Sydney.
Ravichandran Ashwin said his plan to lure the Australian batters to play the drive and induce mistakes on a slow Nagpur pitch worked to perfection in the Nagpur Test.
'Under his regime, where I also played, he will pick a squad of 15. The same squad of 15 and the XI will play throughput the year. That sense of security is very important for a player.'
Ravichandran Ashwin becomes leading wicket-taker in Border-Gavaskar Trophy history
Dhoni took on Sri Lankan pace sensation Matheesha Pathirana and sent the ball flying with a vintage finish.
Test cricket will see two players featuring in their 100th game together for only the fourth time when India off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin and England batter Jonny Bairstow take the field in Dharamsala on Thursday.
'When we go to Australia, they play India only at five Test centres. They don't play us in Canberra. They don't play us at any of the other venues where they won't be very familiar with the conditions. So do England'
The spinner now has six five-wicket hauls against Windies, the most by an Indian.
I never thought about playing Test cricket, believed white ball was my forte: Jadeja
India head coach Rahul Dravid was delighted to see the players identify themselves with Rohit Sharma's leadership principles.
Not only did Ashwin take three wickets, he also kept the runs in check. While his fellow bowlers leaked runs, he bowled a tight spell -- 3 for 24 off 4 -- to strangle the DC batters.
Ashwin also acknowledged the hard work done by Dravid during his stint as India coach, saying he brought balance to the team and change in approach.
Former hockey captain P R Sreejesh was chosen for the Padma Bhushan, while Ravichandran Ashwin was among the Padma Shri winners.
Michael Vaughan feels England have discovered a 'world-class superstar' in young off-spinner Shoaib Bashir
India enjoy a dominant 9-3 win loss record against Pakistan in T20 Internationals, including a 7-1 margin in T20 World Cups.
While the others seemed relaxed, Pujara stood at attention.
Despite living in close proximity to the series venues, Kohli is expected to remain absent not just on the field, but off it too.
Rohit Sharma and veteran batter Virat Kohli moved down a rung each to be placed 8th and 10th
The likes of Yashaswi Jaiswal, Dhruv Jurel, Abhimanyu Easwaran, Sarfaraz Khan, Nitish Reddy, Harshit Rana, Akash Deep and Prasidh Krishna are on their maiden Test tour of Australia.
Between them, Ashwin and Jadeja shared 47 wickets
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