Ravindra Jadeja and wife Rivaba visited the Ashapura temple in Mata no Madh village in Gujarat's Kutch district.
New Zealand duo of Rachin Ravindra and Devon Conway joined Chennai Super Kings' training camp ahead of IPL 2025.
K L Rahul on Saturday conceded that Indian batters' repeated struggles against spin, especially on home tracks, remain a concern.
Rishabh Pant's return to competitive cricket after a three-month injury-enforced hiatus will be the primary focal point of India A's four-day match against South Africa A.
The gathering also saw all-rounder Washington Sundar being given the 'Impact Player of the Series' award, handed to him by senior player Ravindra Jadeja.
England were comfortably placed at 225 for two at stumps after bowling out India for 358 on the second day of the fourth Test in Manchester on Thursday.
Skipper Shubman Gill acknowledged that the choice between a spinner and an extra seamer for the first Test against South Africa is nothing short of a "conflict".
'I guess the thinking going into the last Test, we wanted to strengthen the batting'
Tilak Varma, Hyderabad and Mumbai Indians!
Who do you think should be part of the Indian team for the first Test against England?
India and England players will push their tired bodies on the line with everything to play for in the fifth and final Test starting at The Oval on Thursday
India bowling coach Morne Morkel admitted his side was "surprised" by how quickly the Eden Gardens surface "deteriorated" after a dramatic second day in which 15 wickets fell and the opening Test swung sharply in India's favour.
This was the first time in five years that India had put down so many chances in an innings.
Yashasvi Jaiswal was "disappointed" on missing a century by a whisker, but amazed by Test captain Shubman Gill's "incredible" effort that powered India to a comfortable position at the end of the opening day of the second Test against England, at Edgbaston, on Wednesday.
India equal England's first-innings score of 387 with Test in balance
A key moment that is being anticipated in this series is Ashwin touching 500 Test wickets and becoming only second Indian and ninth overall bowler to do so.
On Saturday, Indian captain Shubman Gill concluded a record-breaking Birmingham Test against England with breathtaking knocks of 269 and 161 across both innings, making him the batter with the second-highest aggregate of runs in a Test match.
'I just wanted to fight for an entire day and that was the only message given to me by the coach.'
Following a 434-run victory against England on Sunday at Rajkot, star India all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja stated that he was looking to build a partnership with skipper Rohit Sharma in the first innings of the third Test as the three wickets fell very quickly at Niranjan Shah Stadium.
Former captain Sourav Ganguly on Thursday said India may have missed a trick by not playing Kuldeep Yadav at Lord's and Manchester, as quality spinners come to the fore on the last two days of a Test match.
Team India wasted no time in getting their preparations underway as they kicked off their first training session at Lord's a few hours after their arrival in London on Saturday.
Former India batter Yuvraj Singh feels Shubman Gill's performance on the recent England tour was nothing short of unbelievable.
The Indian squad, which is expected to comprise 16 members, will be one of the trickiest ones in recent times as there is a debate around who the new captain should be.
India's awe-inspiring batting depth will face a stern test against South Africa's quality spin attack in the first Test, starting in Kolkata on Friday.
It has become difficult for Ashwin to be even considered in the present scenario.
Ganguly said had the top-order batter applied a bit better, the result would have ben different.
India are favourites to secure victory and draw the series, but England will still fancy their chances of completing what would be by far the highest successful Test run chase at The Oval.
Varun Chakravarthy is the second oldest debutant for India in One-Day Internationals after Farokh Engineer.
Who has scored the most runs in Asia Cup? Who has taken the most wickets?
The Ranji Trophy resumes on Thursday, promising a star-studded spectacle as Rohit Sharma and Rishabh Pant headline a host of big names returning to action.
'Everyone has their own opinion. Ex-players have full right to share their opinion, but I don't think there is any arrogance in this team.'
India all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja was on Friday ruled out of the Asia Cup after he sustained a knee injury.
Jadeja applies 'ointment on sore finger'
Ravindra Jadeja has decided to step down from Twenty20 International cricket
Sarfaraz might have to try batting at No.3 for Mumbai to remain in scheme of things
Five-time IPL champions Chennai Super Kings have no paucity of talent to excel in IPL 2025, especially in home conditions.
Injured England off-spinner Shoaib Bashir ruled out of remainder of Test series against India
Nitish Kumar Reddy has been ruled out of the remainder of the series against England due to a knee injury.
India head coach Gautam Gambhir hinted pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah could play in the must-win fifth and final Test against England.
The 25-year-old captain struck 13 fours and eight sixes to make 161 off 162 balls, following up his first-innings' 269 to become only the second Indian after legendary Sunil Gavaskar to have scored a double century and a ton in a Test.
© 2026 Rediff.com - Advertise with us - Disclaimer - Privacy Policy - Sitemap - Feedback - About us - Terms of use - Grievances