Mohammed Shami will make his long-awaited comeback to competitive cricket in the Ranji Trophy.
'It was an emotional moment for me today, I went to the graveyard. I entered my home, my mother started crying as soon as she saw me. I ate home-cooked food after a long time and it was really good to be back home.'
The Australian media summed up their team's 295-run hammering by India in the opening Test with strong headlines such as 'Perth-etic Humiliation' and 'Monster Loss', former players called for some tough decisions, including sacking Marnus Labuschagne.
In response, the visitors were 51/4 on a rain-hit third day with questions being raised about batters' technique and the quality of bowling, save for Bumrah.
Images from Day 2 of the second Test between England and India, at Lord's, on Friday.
India will look for the right balance as they aim for a series-levelling victory against a spunky New Zealand in the must-win second Test.
Suryakumar Yadav will miss the first round match after suffering a a sprain to his right thumb.
India assistant coach Ryan ten Doeschate said on Tuesday that middle-order batters KL Rahul and Sarfaraz Khan are locked in a selection battle for the second Test against New Zealand here even though head coach Gautam Gambhir is keen to give the former, a long rope.
IMAGES from the 3rd ODI played between Sri Lanka and India, in Colombo, on Wednesday.
'If Rohit wants to open, KL should bat at No. 3. Nothing later than that.'
Rohit Sharma believes that he has played enough cricket to trust his own judgements, like he did in what will be seen as a potentially grammar changing Test match against Bangladesh, which India won by seven wickets despite the game losing more than 220 overs due to inclement weather.
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Images from Wednesday's IPL match between Kolkata Knight Riders and Royal Challengers Bangalore, in Abu Dhabi.
The right-hander feels that keeping India's relatively inexperienced pace attack, aside from Jasprit Bumrah, on the field for as long as possible could be the key for the hosts in the five-Test series beginning in Perth on Friday.
'I think we are going to see him at Punjab Kings'
'Let's see what happens tomorrow. The plan is to bowl in one tight channel and build pressure.'
Out-of-form skipper Rohit Sharma's batting position will be in focus against a dangerous Australia
Pujara could get the selectors' nod if Ajit Agarkar and his team decide to fall back on his experience.
Dhruv Jurel has made a compelling case for inclusion in India's playing XI for the upcoming Border-Gavaskar Trophy
Seniors Rohit Sharma,Virat Kohli, Jasprit Bumrah and Ravichandran Ashwin received exemptions for the Duleep Trophy, starting in Bengaluru on September 5.
'It is never BCCI's call whether to travel to Pakistan but Indian government's. Nothing changes on that front.'
Australia opener Nathan McSweeney is gearing up for a challenging debut against India's premier pacer Jasprit Bumrah in the upcoming Border-Gavaskar Trophy.
Australia coach Justin Langer called it a shame and one of his greatest "pet hates" after some spectators directed racial abuse at India's players during the third Test and were expelled from the Sydney Cricket Ground for their behaviour.
At the end of the first day of play, it is the home side that is firmly in control, and India that is now reduced to chasing the game.
With Kohli and Rohit misfiring, the pressure has mounted on opener Yashasvi Jaiswal and India's middle order to put the kind of scores on the board their bowlers can defend.
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With the series locked at 1-1, Brisbane could well decide the course of the rubber and whether Rohit's men would continue to be the master of their fate in the ongoing World Test Championship.
India has only minor concerns, but New Zealand's troubles across batting and bowling departments are more pronounced.
It has become difficult for Ashwin to be even considered in the present scenario.
A summary of Friday's action in the Ranji Trophy matches across the country.
The youngsters in the side couldn't have got a better mentor than 'King' Kohli himself to guide them with his words of wisdom.
IMAGES from Day 1 of the 2nd Test played between India and Bangladesh in Kanpur, on Friday.
The biggest positives with the bat in Perth were Virat Kohli regaining his rhythm and Jaiswal's coming of age hundred in his debut Test in Australia. Both will look to build on those significant gains in Adelaide.
Australia head coach Andrew McDonald believes the absence of Mohammed Shami during the marquee Border Gavaskar Trophy next month is a huge loss for India.
Play was halted for close to 10 minutes before stadium security as well as New South Wales Police checked in to the relevant stand from where the nasty comments were being hurled at.
The BCCI has refused to send its team to Pakistan for the upcoming Champions Trophy and there speculation that the entire tournament could be moved out of the country.
The national selectors on Sunday retained the Indian team, which hammered Bangladesh by 280 runs in the opening Test here, for the second and final match in Kanpur.
Suryakumar Yadav was picked as the India T20I captain ahead of Hardik Pandya, while Rohit stays as the captain of the ODI team.
India's batting is a major concern with Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli struggling for runs ahead of the tour of Australia.
Former Australian skipper Aaron Finch said that Alex Carey and Rishabh Pant, two left-handed wicketkeeper-batters will be extremely important for their respective sides during the highly-anticipated Border-Gavaskar Trophy against India.
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