Electing to bat, India's batting line-up came undone against South Africa's pace battery on a bouncy Perth wicket as they were reduced to 49/5 before Suryakumar Yadav played the rescue act.
Mitchell Starc is likely to be available for the second Test against India but captain Pat Cummins has ruled out overhauling the squad.
Former selector Sarandeep Singh highlighted the selection blunders in India's T20 World Cup squad and said though Rohit Sharma is the obvious choice to lead the side in white-ball formats, he is not a long-term option.
Designated finisher Dinesh Karthik says creating scenarios in the nets helps him perform in the middle.
To everyone's surprise, the team management didn't play him during the high-scoring first T20I in Mohali, raising doubts whether he has still attained peak fitness or not.
India has lost three finals and on four occasion it bit dust at the semifinal stage. It also made an exit at the preliminary stage of the 2021 T20 World Cup.
Axar recalled how the youngsters delivered positive results in the Test series Down Under when skipper Virat Kohli wasn't around.
Pakistan captain Babar Azam has attained a career-best second position after notching two half-centuries in the final Test series against England in Karachi.
As per ICC rule, every team has to submit its initial squad of 15 by September 5 but the final submission can be done by September 27
Surbhi cleans her home... Kavita does some yoga...
Cheteshwar Pujara and Ajinkya Rahane's position in group A of the BCCI central contracts could be up for deliberation
Australia's blockbuster four-Test series against India will be the greatest challenge Pat Cummins has faced in his young captaincy as he looks to conquer the "final frontier".
Feels good when your captain backs you to play your natural game, says Shubman Gill
The chinks in India's pace bowling armour were badly exposed in the three-match T20s against Australia.
The stage will also be set for Virat Kohli to score his first Test hundred since November 2019.
Images from the second T20 International between India and New Zealand, in Ranchi, on Friday.
After R Ashwin led India's fightback with a six-wicket haul, India skipper Rohit Sharma at Shubman Gill took India to 36/0 at the end of Day 2 in Ahmedabad.
Virat Kohli made handsome gains after he produced a dominant batting display (276 runs in five matches) in the Asia Cup T20 in the UAE, including a first international century in almost three years.
Fast bowler Deepak Chahar and batter Suryakumar Yadav have been ruled out of the upcoming three-match T20I series against Sri Lanka.
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A look at the players who could make it to India's provisional squad for the World Cup.
India need a draw in the final Test, also in Ahmedabad from March 4, to reach the WTC final against New Zealand.
The Indian team, set to play the second Test against Australia from Friday, had to switch hotels in New Delhi.
Former India left-arm spinner Murali Kartik, one of the most astute readers of the game, explained Jadeja's lethal transformation during the World Cup compared to earlier years.
A summary of the Ranji Trophy matches played on Wednesday.
Ravichandran Ashwin's superlative show in the fourth Test against Australia has helped him regain the top spot among bowlers in the latest ICC Rankings.
Cheteshwar Pujara is set to play his 100th Test match when India take on Australia for the 2nd Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy
Ravichandran Ashwin will consider himself fortunate to get a rare chance to play his second World Cup at home.
Captain Rohit Sharma led from the front with a sparkling 84 not out as an inspired Mumbai Indians cruised to a six-wicket victory over Kolkata Knight Riders to open their account in the ninth season of Indian Premier League in Kolkata, on Wednesday.
Like every year, Producer Ramesh Taurani threw a grand Diwali Bash for his friends in the film industry.
Kuldeep made a match-winning debut for Delhi Capitals,
Khawaja and Green were the bedrock of Australia's innings
Yadav was named player of the match and the series.
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Images from Day 1 of the 2nd Test between India and New Zealand at the Wankhede in Mumbai on Friday.
India will look to take an unassailable 2-0 lead when they face Sri Lanka in the second ODI
The Indian team management will be fretting over its bowling combination with Jaydev Unadkat, Mukesh Kumar and Navdeep Saini locked in a three-way fight for the third pacer's slot.
Winless in two matches, both India and Afghanistan are out of the tournament and Thursday's match between the two sides in Dubai has been rendered inconsequential.
Ishan Kishan had to sit out of the Sri Lanka series despite scoring the fastest double hundred in the history of ODIs against Bangladesh.
Shubman Gill is all set to open with Rohit Sharma after he was named in India's 15-man squad for the ICC World Test Championship final against New Zealand, in Southampton, from June 18.
