Rajneesh Gupta presents some interesting numbers from Day 1 of the 1st Test.
Shikhar Dhawan has always had the uncanny knack of producing goods when the chips are down which he attributes to his 'big heart' and the 'backing' he has got from skipper Virat Kohli and coach Anil Kumble.
Delhi Capitals started their preparations for the upcoming IPL with their first nets session after completing their one-week quarantine, in Dubai, on Saturday. All the top India players including captain Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant, Shikhar Dhawan, Ishant Sharma, Ajinkya Rahane and Prithvi Shaw took part in the first nets session along with their other team-mates at the ICC Academy in Dubai, where the squad also got the opportunity to train under the lights.
Shikhar Dhawan was all guts and grit while negotiating tough conditions in his comeback game as he boosted Delhi's morale with a well-controlled 137 against Hyderabad in their Ranji Trophy Group A match in New Delhi. A round up of Day 1 of the Ranji Trophy matches played on Wednesday.
Delhi have brought in Amit Mishra in place of Trent Boult, while Chennai field an unchanged team.
India carried its domination from the Test series into the One-day format and achieved its biggest ever win in terms of overs left while chasing a 200-plus total.
Having showed enormous amount of patience during his 134-run knock, opener Shikhar Dhawan Indian opener Shikhar Dhawan expressed great satisfaction in being able to show a different kind of batsmanship to the one people have been used to over last couple of years.
Images from Day 1 of the first Test between Sri Lanka and India in Galle, on Wednesday.
Iyer is the 16th Indian batter to score a century on Test debut.
Sam Curran's counter-attacking fifty powered Punjab Kings to a four-wicket win over Delhi Capitals in their IPL 2024 match in Chandigarh on Saturday.
It will be interesting to see if India bring back regular opener Shikhar Dhawan for the crucial semi-final match against South Africa or persist with Ajinkya Rahane at the ICC World T20.
Kanitkar feels playing in the U-19 World Cup provides the players with an insight into the senior level.
Rubbishing the speculations that all is not well in Indian dressing room, captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni said that these imaginary stories that have come out could be made into a movie by Warner brothers.
Opener Shikhar Dhawan stated that stand-in skipper Virat Kohli will have to wait a little more to lead the side given that Mahendra Singh Dhoni has arrived in time for the opening match.
'Great to get back to business with @hardikpandya7 @SDhawan25, @imShard, #TeamIndia #AUSvIND,' Shastri tweeted.
Rahane to lead India in one-off Test vs Afghanistan
Rajneesh Gupta previews Game 13 in IPL 12: Kings XI Punjab vs Delhi Capitals.
Quinton de Kock scored a superb century as South Africa completed a clean sweep of their three-match one-day international series against India with a tense four-run victory at Newlands on Sunday.
Yashasvi Jaiswal stole the limelight with a classy century on Day 2 of the first Test on Thursday.
Images from the first One-Day International between India and Sri Lanka, in Colombo, on Sunday.
England's Reece Topley recorded career-best figures of 6/24 as the hosts roared back in style after their drubbing in the first one-day international against India to level the three-match series with a 100-run win in the second game on Thursday.
Jasprit Bumrah and Shikhar Dhawan are also back in both the squads, while pacer Mohammed Shami got a break from the T20 series.
Head coach VVS Laxman kept a close on the proceedings during the practice session as the players went through the grind.
'Dhawan is a very strong contender while is miles ahead of his peers in terms of being an impact performer'
India captain Shikhar Dhawan was all praise for Prithvi Shaw and Ishan Kishan after an easy victory over Sei Lanka in the first ODI on Sunday.
Punjab Kings named Mayank Agarwal as their new captain for the upcoming 15th edition of the Indian Premier League, starting next month.
KKR are heading into the contest after an embarrassing batting performance against Royal Challengers Bangalore.
Delhi Capitals skipper Rishabh Pant played his first competitive after a 15-month injury lay-off following a car crash.
Earlier, Shikhar Dhawan and Rohit Sharma struck scintillating half-centuries during a record 158-run partnership and powered India to a formidable 202 for three.
The All-India Senior Selection Committee of the BCCI has picked the squads for India's upcoming series against New Zealand and Bangladesh
Prabhsimran Singh and Shikhar Dhawan put up a match-winning stand, while Nathan Ellis pocketed a four-wicket haul in Punjab Kings five-run win over the Rajasthan Royals in their IPL match in Guwahati.
Shikhar Dhawan heaped praise on pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar, who played a key role in India's victory in the second ODI with three for 45.
'I keep my mindset quite positive. Just look to score runs, and not think pitch is doing this or that. I play with courage. I am not afraid to get out.'
India captain Virat Kohli consolidated his position at the top of the table, while openers Rohit Sharma and Shikhar Dhawan moved up in the latest ICC T20I Player Rankings.
'We're getting vaccinated not only for ourselves but also for those around us.'
Morgan insisted that teams are likely to do well if they stop being over-reliant on big names and find a collective group of players can deliver.
Rajasthan Royals would be banking on their near-perfect combinations in almost all departments of the game to put up another commanding performance when they take on a strong Punjab Kings.
Hardik suffered an acute lower back injury five months ago and underwent a surgery in London, following which he has been rehabilitating at the National Cricket Academy in Bengaluru. Hardik Pandya hit four towering sixes and ran swiftly between the wickets at the DY Patil T20 Cup as chief selector MSK Prasad closely monitored his fitness.
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