The cameras were panned on the skipper as he couldn't contain himself after the loss.
Australia opener Travis Head is a player of great class who saves his greatest performances for the biggest occasions. He was at his best throughout the majority of 2023, and when it counted most, he helped Australia win a sixth World Cup in India. He hammered an unbelievable 137 against India in the decider to help Australia lift the trophy.
Virat Kohli is likely to miss the ODI series in South Africa as he is taking a break at the end of the Test series.
Rana was picked in the team in the absence of Jasprit Bumrah.
The spotlight will, however, continue to be on the 33-year-old Kohli in Mohali with the contest against Sri Lanka being his 100th Test match for the country.
Paine's comments stemmed from a recent media interaction where Gambhir took issue with Ricky Ponting's remarks on Virat Kohli's struggling form, saying that the Australian legend need not be concerned about Indian cricket.
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Summoned for a T20 World Cup photoshoot before the fifth Test against England, Rinku Singh stands out as a prime contender for the finisher's role.
'At this stage, I want a senior cricketer to take up the captaincy and see the Indian team through this transition phase.'
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'Gautam Gambhir and Morne Morkel will need to provide Rohit with more inputs like whether to bowl bouncers or bowl round the wicket or whether we are allowing the game to drift.'
Cheteshwar Pujara refuses to believe India's recent poor record at home is because of transition.
India opted to bring in Rajat Patidar as Kohli's replacement.
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Neither Kohli nor Sharma have so far commented on the reported rift for which no specific reason has yet come out.
Pace legend Glenn McGrath feels Australia have the "ammunition" to target an "emotional" Virat Kohli, who will be under pressure if he gets off to a poor start in the five-match Test series for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, starting in Perth from November 22.
Youngsters Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma conjured a match-winning partnership as India beat West Indies by five wickets in the second ODI in Vizag on Friday to take a 2-0 lead in the five-match series.
Rohit refrained from entertaining any questions on his likely elevation as Test captain
'If you look at Australia's batting line-up, it is far better than last time.'
Indian batters, with the exception of Yashasvi Jaiswal (84), faltered yet again to lose the match by 184 runs and trail 1-2 in the five-match series.
A dejected India captain Rohit Sharma admitted that his team should have got that solitary run off 14 balls but there was no consistent momentum during their innings
Kuldeep, spin strategy in focus as India prepare for Indore decider
India's skipper Virat Kohli says he's going to open the innings in the IPL, so why not with Rohit Sharma in the T20 World Cup, scheduled to be held in India later this year.
Accumulating 500 wickets in 218 international appearances, Rabada maintains an average of 24.79
Rohit's numbers with the willow has been a bit underwhelming during the five home Tests but those were played on difficult tracks.
Virat Kohli is a fan of Rohit Sharma's batting and the India captain feels his teammate's record-breaking ODI score of 264 against Sri Lanka will not be surpassed anytime soon.
'That is something I really wanted, to have six bowling options and then batting till No. 8 as well.'
'He has scored one fifty in five matches, and it was a scratchy fifty against Netherlands.'
Before his dismissal, Kohli showcased glimpses of his class, creaming Gus Atkinson for a delightful four through mid-on with a gorgeous on-drive in the 18th over.
Rahul Dravid said he is least bothered about criticism and opinions of people on the outside.
