Virat Kohli spent about 45 minutes in the nets and pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah bowled full tilt as the Indian cricket team on Friday began its preparations
If the bowlers ticked all the boxes, the Delhi Capitals fielders lent them apt support to play a crucial role in their six-wicket win over Gujarat Titans.
Seniors Rohit Sharma,Virat Kohli, Jasprit Bumrah and Ravichandran Ashwin received exemptions for the Duleep Trophy, starting in Bengaluru on September 5.
England's World Cup-winning former skipper Eoin Morgan picked India as his favourites to win the upcoming T20 World Cup.
Rishabh Pant's leadership skills will be under scrutiny as a struggling Delhi Capitals would seek a much-improved performance from their bowlers when they take on an inconsistent Gujarat Titans in the IPL in New Delhi on Wednesday.
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Pushed into a tight corner, Royal Challengers Bengaluru rose above their frailties to notch four wins on the trot and stay alive in the race to play-offs. However, a volatile Delhi Capitals offer them a different challenge in their penultimate IPL league match in Bengaluru on Sunday.
There has been a lot of speculations about K L Rahul's future as LSG skipper after his 'public reprimand' by team owner Sanjiv Goenka.
IMAGES from Day 4 of the 2nd Test played between India and Bangladesh in Kanpur, on Monday.
Images from the T20 World Cup Group A match between India and Pakistan in New York on Sunday.
For DC, the onus will be on Prithvi Shaw and veteran Australian David Warner to provide a solid start.
IMAGES from Day 1 of the 2nd Test played between India and Bangladesh in Kanpur, on Friday.
Images from Day 1 of the 'Pink-ball' second Test between Australia and India in Adelaide on Friday.
By avoiding the follow-on and standing firm against Australia's aggression, India ensured that they stayed alive in the series.
'I can't express my feelings right now. It's unbelievable. Can't imagine scoring back-to-back hundreds, that too in SA. Right now, I can't express my feelings.'
For India, the biggest disappointment was the poor showing of their senior most players Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and Ravichandran Ashwin.
The 68-year-old former diplomat has been a vocal advocate of Samson's inclusion in the national set-up and had criticised his omission from the ODI World Cup squad last year.
Last year, Rahul's animated conversation with Goenka, after a heavy defeat against Sunrisers Hyderabad, went viral although lot of people later called it a "frank discussion between owner and skipper".
'We are prepared. Afghanistan are a very dangerous side'
In a surprising move, KKR's batting sensation Rinku Singh was not picked in the 15-member squad.
'Lots of things to be pleased about. We spoke about champion mindset and our team spoke about it'
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A fit-again Suryakumar Yadav will be expected to immediately deliver the goods when faltering Mumbai Indians and Delhi Capitals lock horns in a bid to arrest their slide in their Indian Premier League clash here on Sunday.
'Every game that he has been part of, where India has won across formats, you will see that Bumrah has left a big imprint on that game.'
Samson is outdoing his competition, sitting at the fourth spot in the IPL 2024 run charts with 385 runs at an average of 77.00 and a strike rate of 161.08
India dished out their own version of 'Bazball' while chasing a victory in the recent Kanpur Test against Bangladesh after more than two days were lost to rain. The team defeated the visitors by seven wickets.
Star India batter Virat Kohli reached another landmark on day one of the first Test match against South Africa in Centurion on Tuesday to become the highest run-getter for India in the World Test Championship (WTC) 2019-2025.
Rain washed out India's final group stage match against Canada, but the Men in Blue head to the Caribbean brimming with confidence after a dominant performance.
Former Sri Lanka cricketer and Rajasthan Royals Director of Cricket Kumar Sangakkara hailed India's 15-member side for the upcoming T20 World Cup 2024 and called it an "extremely strong" squad.
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Jasprit Bumrah emerged as the lone bright spot with a record haul of 32 wickets.
ourav Ganguly is in favour of continuing with the Impact Player rule in IPL, but wants teams to decide their picks before the toss.
Maidaan's special screening was quite a star-studded affair, as film folk arrived to watch Ajay Devgn's new sports biopic.
A dominant India ended England's title defence by handing them a 68-run thumping in the second semi-final of the T20 World Cup.
Gujrat Titans will be striving for much needed consistency when they meet Delhi Capitals in an Indian Premier League match in Ahmedabad on Wednesday.
If one looks at selection pattern, Jurel was the second keeper behind Sanju Samson for this series and Jitesh was a late entrant because of the unavailability of the World Cup squad members.
A resurgent Delhi Capitals will look to exploit Kolkata Knight Riders' bowling vulnerabilities and ascend to top-four in the table during their Indian Premier League match in Kolkata on Monday.
Rajasthan Royals skipper Sanju Samson has made his case to become India's first-choice wicketkeeper-batsman at the Twenty20 World Cup in June, said Kumar Sangakkara, the coach of his Indian Premier League team.
Images from Day 3 of the first Test between Australia and India in Perth on Sunday.
How India's players fared in the Bangladesh Test series.
