Will India bring in Sanju Samson for the struggling Shivam Dube?
A confident and well-adjusted India would look to capitalise on an unpredictable Pakistan during Sunday's T20 World Cup match.
Rohit Sharma, while facing left-arm throwdown specialist Nuwan Seneviratne, got hit on his left thumb by a delivery that lifted from the back of a good length area.
Rishabh Pant last played a Test match in December 2022 before a serious car crash saw him sidelined for nearly two years.
Sanju Samson, a strong contender for the US and Caribbean tour, faces competition due to his usual batting position at No. 3 for Rajasthan Royals.
Who do you think should be part of the Indian team for the T20 World Cup Super 8s match against Australia?
India will be aiming for another comprehensive performance against Bangladesh before the all-important game against Australia on June 24.
Suryakumar Yadav chilled in the pool ahead of India's second T20I against West Indies on Sunday.
IMAGES from the Group 1 Super 8 match, played between India and Afghanistan, in Barbados, on Thursday.
After several losses in the early years of the new century, a resurgent India notched up two consecutive series wins in Australia to become the Aussies' nemesis.
The selectors announced India's teams for the tour of South Africa.
IMAGES from the semi-final match between India and England played at the Providence Stadium, in Guyana on Thursday.
'Dhoni will never go to a player and ask him what field you want.' 'He will want the player to learn from his own mistakes.' 'Rohit will put his arm around your shoulder and tell you, "This is what is expected from you, you can do this".'
A victory for India will be sweet revenge for their heartbreaking losses in the finals of the ODI World Cup and the World Test Championship last year.
Mustafizur-less CSK face unpredictable Sunrisers Hyderabad
Rajneesh Gupta presents some interesting numbers from Day 3:
Captain Rohit Sharma said the team management was crystal clear about picking as many as four spinners for the T20 World Cup.
Images from Day 3 of the fourth Test between India and England in Ranchi on Sunday, February 25.
Zaheer named 16 players in his squad, with the caveat that only one player between Gujarat Titans' captain Shubman Gill and Rajasthan Royals' opener Yashasvi Jaiswal will be selected as Rohit Sharma's opening partner.
Among other developments, middle order batter Shreyas Iyer will miss the next three Tests due to injury.
Who do you think should be part of the Indian team for the T20 World Cup match against Canada?
Mohammed Shami's dazzling seven wickets powered India into the World Cup 2023 final.
The top five includes Yuzvendra Chahal and Kuldeep Yadav; both reminding the Indian selectors that they can still be formidable magicians.
The T20 World Cup will start on June 1 and will be played in venues in the USA and the Caribbean till June 29.
Rohit Sharma's request to the BCCI for a break from white-ball cricket in South Africa despite being offered T20 captaincy has been accepted, while Jasprit Bumrah has been named his deputy for the two Tests starting December 26.
Styris did not have any doubt over Pandya's talent but the Kiwi wanted him to infuse more consistency into his performances.
Mohit Sharma finished off CSK's hopes with an inspirational spell in the middle overs.
Rohit Sharma explained the reason for leaving out Kuldeep Yadav from India's squad for the first two matches of the upcoming ODI series against Australia, saying the team management does not want to expose him before the ODI World Cup, starting October 5, and it is important to build bench strength.
K L Rahul has ruled out of the third Test against England, starting in Rajkot on Thursday, after failing to recover fully from his injury.
India boast of a near perfect record against Bangladesh in Tests, having never lost a Test match against their neighbours.
Could the Chennai Test against Bangladesh this week be Ravichandran Ashwin's last Test in front of his home fans?
India head coach Rahul Dravid was delighted to see the players identify themselves with Rohit Sharma's leadership principles.
India captain Rohit Sharma including mainstays Virat Kohli, Jasprit Bumrah and Ravindra Jadeja have placed in the highest category of BCCI central contracts.
Walsh, regarded as one of the most admired cricketers, feels India have a quality pace-bowling unit to complement their spinners at the T20 World Cup, starting next month.
Authorities in New Delhi intensified security arrangements on Tuesday to stop the farmers' march from entering Delhi as the Singhu and Tikri borders were shut while the Red Fort complex was closed temporarily after peasants on their way to the national capital clashed with the police at the Shambhu border between Haryana and Punjab.
'India in their home conditions are a different beast and they have started unsurprisingly strongly - I see them as favourites to win the competition at this stage, no matter what happens in Dharmsala (on Sunday),' writes Ross Taylor in his column for ICC Media Zone.
The likes of Rohit Sharma, Jasprit Bumrah and Suryakumar Yadav were automatic choices in India's T20 World Cup squad
'We came in the day before yesterday and we just eased into our routines here, the players are just getting used to the time zone.'
Sri Lanka's interim head coach Sanath Jayasuriya expects his team to take advantage of the recent retirements by stars like Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli.
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