The mega auction for the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 season is expected to be held in Riyadh at the end of this month, according to sources.
Check out how India's players reacted after victory over South Africa in the final.
Rohit & Co. eye better batting show against USA
Skipper Rohit Sharma and coach Gautam Gambhir had a look at the two pitches during the optional training session on the eve of the match at Green Park Stadium. Rain is predicted on the opening day as well as day three. India had played two spinners and three pacers in Chennai.
Rohit promised that the spinners will keep coming at the Australians relentlessly
"Sometimes as a bowler, a batter is able to take his chances against you and get success. I saw videos with our bowling coach and my line and length were good, except for one ball. Sometimes, you get beat on good balls. But if you keep thinking about this, you will never make a comeback," he added.
India's previous bilateral ODI series defeat against Sri Lanka came way back in 1997.
Avishka Fernando scored a superb 96 and Dunith Wellalage took five wickets as Sri Lanka thumped India by 110 runs in Colombo.
Pictures from the 2nd ODI between India and Sri Lanka being played in Colombo, Sri Lanka
The BCCI video captured Rohit Sharma, Axar Patel and other players touching down in Guyana and being warmly welcomed by a dedicated group of Indian fans.
IMAGES from Day 3 of the 1st Test played between India and New Zealand in Bengaluru, on Friday.
With head coach Rahul Dravid watching on, Kuldeep was bowling to an imaginary field against Rohit, who was beaten by the left-armer at the start of the session.
IMAGES from the T20 World Cup FINAL played between India and South Africa in Barbados on Saturday
Rain threatens high-voltage India-England semi-final clash
Images from the IPL 2024 match between Mumbai Indians and Delhi Capitals at the Wankhede in Mumbai on Sunday.
Who do YOU think should be part of India's playing XI for Tuesday's opening ODI against England?
'And for some reason, I don't want to jinx it, but I think there's a big one coming up.'
Axar feels privileged to represent India in the longest format of the game.
Labuschagne was the lone player from the Australian national side who was included in the list.
Winning their last T20 World Cup Super Eight match against Australia was not a 'breeze', says India skipper Rohit Sharma. He had to tweak his batting to take the wind out of the 2021 champions' sails
Their opponents New Zealand, who effectively knocked India out of the World Cup, have reached Jaipur on a chartered flight from Dubai with little time to reflect on their loss to Australia in the title clash.
Samit Dravid, son of former India captain and head coach Rahul Dravid, was picked in the India Under-19 squad for the multi-format series against Australia.
K L Rahul has been named vice-captain of the squad, which also has Ruturaj Gaikwad, Harshal Patel, Venkatesh Iyer, Avesh Khan, Axar Patel.
Senior pros Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli haven't played too many ODIs in the last couple of years, while young Shubman Gill is still finding his feet at the top level.
But the star of the show was hometown boy Axar, finishing with 11 wickets in the game (six in the first innings and five in the second). Senior partner Ashwin wasn't to be left too far behind as he picked four wickets to finish with 7 in the game and also reached the 400-wicket mark in Test cricket.
Rohit Sharma has backed Ravichandran Ashwin's idea of an early start in the ODI World Cup to negate the dew factor. India's captain does not want any team to gain undue advantage in a major event.
Injured Rohit Sharma's availability for the second Test against Bangladesh, starting in Mirpur from December 22, will be known in a day or two, stand-in India captain KL Rahul said on Sunday.
Who do you think should be part of the Indian team for the opening match against Ireland?
'Once I got my first wicket, that built up my confidence. Fortunately, I was able to take six wickets.'
SL executed their plans well against the Indian batters, who are not the cleverest performers on rank turners, while not many are though.
India remain bereft of a global title since winning the 2013 Champions Trophy.
'The SGM shall be a hybrid meeting as per Article 8.3 of the Constitution of the IOA. Those who are unable to join the meeting physically, can join the meeting through Webex for which the online link would be available on the website of the IOA.'
While this may not secure qualification outright, it would certainly keep them in contention. New Zealand head coach Gary Stead drew inspiration from the inaugural WTC cycle in 2019-21, when New Zealand won six consecutive matches enroute to securing the title.
IMAGES from the 3rd ODI played between Sri Lanka and India, in Colombo, on Wednesday.
IMAGES from the 2nd T20I played between India and Australia in Nagpur on Friday.
Sanju Samson will look to continue his domination of the bowlers but India need more stability in the top order
Panchal got a call-up on the back of a 96 in an A Test match against South Africa A recently.
The Indian team will have a five-day training camp in Chennai ahead of the Test series.
Will India bring in Sanju Samson for the struggling Shivam Dube?
India's star batters have lost a lot of confidence over the years by playing on rank turners, with their home averages taking a beating and affecting their careers adversely, feels former off-spinner Harbhajan Singh.
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