The 24-year-old pacer, handed his maiden international cap, is being hailed as a 'good replacement' by former India quick Varun Aaron
The experienced trio of Ajinkya Rahane, Suryakumar Yadav and Shivam Dube failed with the bat to leave Mumbai India reeling against Vidarbha on Day 2 of the Ranji Trophy semi-finals.
K L Rahul would look to make the most of his first red-ball outing in months ahead of the upcoming Test series against England.
'And with India we see that they just keep fighting. They've been up for the battle and the contest right the way through this series so far.'
Karnataka, Maharashtra register innings wins to go 1-2 in Group B of Ranji Tropphy.
Shardul Thakur's two wickets in two balls in the 18th over put the brakes on the KXIP innings.
BCCI said Jadeja remains under observation and will be taken for further scans if required on Saturday.
Playing in their first home game of the season, KKR clinched a crushing 81-run win over RCB.
The Indian squad, which is expected to comprise 16 members, will be one of the trickiest ones in recent times as there is a debate around who the new captain should be.
Central Zone advanced to the Duleep Trophy final by virtue of their first innings lead in the drawn match against West Zone.
India internationals Shardul Thakur and Shivam Dube starred with the ball and the bat respectively as 41-time champions Mumbai took an upperhand over Assam on the opening day of their Ranji Trophy Group B match in Mumbai on Friday.
Among all the pacers currently on view at IPL 2021, Shardul Thakur -- also known in the Indian dressing room as Lord Thakur -- celebrates wickets with more verve than the other fast boys around.
This is the most open T20 World Cup in history. The traditional powers are compromised. The new powers have gained strength, observes Faisal Shariff.
Doeschate returns as KKR fielding coach
Despite the ups and downs, The Oval remains a ground of rich memories and monumental moments for Indian cricket.
As India weigh their options ahead of the second innings, all eyes remain on Pant
Vaibhav Suryavanshi was felicitated with the 'Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar' by the President Droupadi Murmu on Friday
It's evident that this Indian attack, even without Bumrah, has oodles of quality in it, but can they refocus on their lengths?
Ajinkya Rahane and Shreyas Iyer might have failed to snap their lean run, but Mumbai all-rounder Shardul Thakur on Sunday placed trust in them to return to run-making ways and exhorted for backing the senior batters during their struggle period.
While the young Indian team showed great resolve to earn a creditable draw in England, the series exposed several weaknesses that need urgent attention.
Who do you think should be part of the Indian team for the fifth Test against England?
Jammu and Kashmir caused a major upset in the Ranji Trophy as they shocked defending champions Mumbai by five wickets on Saturday.
Shardul Thakur knows that opportunities in a settled limited overs line-up won't come easily and that's the reason he is ready to 'step up' in an unenvious role of India's stop-gap third seamer in absence of Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Jasprit Bumrah.
Reddy's all-round show not enough for Andhra Pradesh.
Ajinkya Rahane, Rohit Sharma, Shardul Thakur and Prithvi Shaw and Head Coach Ravi Shastri took the RT-PCR test on their arrival at Mumbai's Chhatrapati Shivaji Naharaj international airport.
Rishabh Pant walked out to bat on Day 2 despite fracturing his toe.
Images from Day 2 of the second Test between India and South Africa in Johannesburg on Tuesday.
India stuck to their pre-series decision to field Bumrah in only three Tests and was hence not played in the final Test at the Oval
"He is going to be our strike bowler": Sachin Tendulkar on Jasprit Bumrah ahead of Leeds Test against England
Pacer Umesh Yadav was on Thursday ruled out of the remainder of the series against Australia due to the calf injury he sustained during the second match in Melbourne and the Indian team management is likely to prefer Shardul Thakur over left-arm pace sensation Thangarasu Natarajan for the third Test.
India skipper Shubman Gill on Wednesday said that levelling the five-match Test series in England would be a "great achievement" and he would return from his first assignment as captain a lot wiser.
India Test skipper and T20 vice-captain Shubman Gill reached the BCCI's Centre of Excellence (CoE) for fitness assessment ahead of travelling to Dubai for the upcoming Asia Cup.
The fringe and aspiring bunch will look to own the elevated Duleep Trophy stage as the red-ball competition returns to its traditional zonal format and marks the start of India's domestic cricket season.
Thakur, Sundar talk us through their record-breaking partnership.
Saurashtra registered their narrowest T20 victory in terms of runs, edging Karnataka by one run in the Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2025 Elite Group D match.
Gaikwad constructed a handy partnership 90 for the second wicket with Aarya Desai as West gradually entered a stabilised phase.
"We will have an advantage...": BCCI VP Shukla on India's new-look squad for England tour
A superb century from Ben Duckett helped steer England to a sensational five-wicket win in the first Test against India after a thrilling day five on Tuesday.
Shami puts Bengal on top of points table with easy win vs Services
