Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma, who were rested for the series, slipped one place each to 8th and 9th respectively.
Rahul shared a picture on Instagram where he can be seen sharpening his skills ahead of the opening match.
Mayank Agarwal was on Sunday ruled out of the IPL game against Sunrisers Hyderabad with a toe injury.
Deepak Chahar's unavailability due to an ankle injury will complicate selection matters with India looking for a much-improved bowling performance in the must-win second ODI against South Africa, in Ranchi, on Sunday.
Opener Mayank Agarwal has been added to the squad.
Srinivas Bhogle and Purnendu Maji present Rediff.com's Most Valuable Player Index of IPL 2023 after Game 52.
The cricket world and its aunt and uncle may pass daily judgment on Virat Kohli's poor run of form this year, but the man himself seems untroubled, clearly confident that his return to the majesty and magnificence of old is just a couple of games away.
BCCI Medical Team has assessed KL Rahul and cleared him to play in the upcoming three-match ODI series in Zimbabwe.
Dithering and indecision are things of the past for Shikhar Dhawan. As leader of the pack, he does not hesitate in taking decisions that are beneficial for the Indian team.
The NCM had said earlier that it had received various representations from the Jain community regarding the conversion of Jain pilgrimage site Shri Sammed Shikharji Hill into an eco-tourism hub by the Jharkhand government and the central dispensation.
The three-match T20 series will begin on July 7 in Southampton.
'I want them to play the game for the reasons they started playing the game at the first place, which is the love for the game. I don't know what it was like in the past but I will run this team like I have always done.'
'I am going to mimic Shikhar Dhawan because I feel he is lost in his own pace so much that it is so funny and I have watched it so many times from the other end,' the skipper says in the video.
Shikhar Dhawan hit a splendid half-century as India edged West Indies by three runs in a last-ball finish in the first One-Day International at Queen's Park Oval in Port of Spain, Trinidad, on Friday.
Shastri is not in favour of coaches taking breaks.
Thisara Perera likes to handle pressure situations and he just showed how! His heroic powered Sunrisers Hyderabad to a four-wicket win over Trinidad and Tobago.
Rohit Sharma and K L Rahul put on a record 15th fifty-plus partnership in T20 Internationals during the second match against South Africa in Guwahati on Sunday.
'Sundays are for Shayaris! This one is one of my favourites from Abrar Kashifji,' Gabbar captioned the Instagram video.
Skipper Rohit Sharma is impressed by the 23-year-old's understanding of the role of opener in ODIs.
Kolkata Knight Riders' premier all-rounder Andre Russell is happy that Rinku Singh has become the team's latest heartthrob.
Senior India batter Shikhar Dhawan on Wednesday moved up a place to joint 13th spot in the latest ICC ODI rankings on the back of his match-winning knock against the West Indies in the first ODI.
For Dhawan, 'balance on and off the field' is very important, in theory and in practice
Royal Challengers Bangalore pacer Mohammed Siraj grabbed four wickets to lead his side to a 24-run win over Punjab Kings.
Images from the IPL 2023 match between Punjab Kings and Royal Challengers Bangalore on Thursday.
Virat Kohli, Mohammed Shami, Mithali Raj, Surya Kumar Yadav among others tweeted their wishes for Dussehra.
Former India batter Gautam Gambhir said Ishan Kishan should be India's first-choice opener alongside Rohit Sharma in One-Day Internationals.
'Mock Duck' is a favourite of quite a few players including Sanju Samson, Hardik Pandya, Krunal Pandya and skipper Shikhar Dhawan
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.
Opener Shubman Gill fell one run short of a deserved half-century as India knocked off their target in 19.1 overs, completing a 2-1 series victory after going down in the opening ODI of the series in Lucknow.
'New bunch, new guys with a lot of excitement and energy'
Senior opener KL Rahul has been left out of the India squad which will travel to Zimbabwe for an ODI series next month after COVID-19 delayed his return from a long injury lay-off, while Washington Sundar and Deepak Chahar made their comebacks.
Hope is the fourth West Indies batter to achieve this accomplishment
The game against CSK was Preity's first match at IPL 2022 in the stadium.
PHOTOS of the IPL 2023 match between Punjab Kings vs Rajasthan Royals at the Himachal Cricket Association Stadium in Dharamsala on Friday.
Victories and birthdays in IPL camps are celebrated with much pomp and cake-smashing sessions.
Mumbai Indians head coach Mark Boucher lamented that his side allowed Punjab Kings to get away with the game in the final five overs of the first innings, in which they added 96 runs to swell their total to a match-winning 214 for 8 at the Wankhede stadium, in Mumbai, on Saturday.
NCA head VVS Laxman will be India's acting head coach for the upcoming tour of New Zealand as the Rahul Dravid-led coaching staff has been given a break post the team's semi-final exit from the T20 World Cup.
When someone hits century, they are backed: Shikhar Dhawan on Pant's selection over Sanju Samson
India lose three-match ODI series against New Zealand 0-1 after rain washes out the third match.
India is led by senior batsman Shikhar Dhawan and coached by NCA head Rahul Dravid.
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