India captain Virat Kohli shrugged off concerns about his team's lower-middle order ahead of their ICC Champions Trophy semi-final with Bangladesh on Thursday and called for complete focus against their "dangerous" opponents.
Former India captain Sunil Gavaskar picked Rohit Sharma to lead India in T20 Internationals after Virat Kohli, while KL Rahul and Rishabh Pant are his two options as the vice-captains in the shortest format.
Royal Challengers Bangalore will be aiming for revival when they clash against out-of-sorts Gujarat Lions in an Indian Premier League match.
Beginning of Gambhir era: Coach becomes most powerful figure in Indian dressing room
Senior pros Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli made a grand comeback to the Vijay Hazare Trophy, smashing centuries on the opening day of the one-day tournament on Wednesday.
Sarfaraz Khan has expanded his horizon as he now aims to play white-ball cricket for India.
The 16-member Indian squad led by Virat Kohli left for the West Indies to engage the hosts in a four-Test rubber later this month and in August.
'It was good fun. I was obviously really nervous. Super stoked for the boys to get the win.'
Moeen called Kohli a "pioneer" in Test cricket, adding that his crowd-pulling ability was only second to Sachin Tendulkar.
India captain Virat Kohli looked in a relaxed mood along with team-mates KL Rahul and Shivam Dube during their flight to Hyderabad on Tuesday.
Congratulatory messages poured in for the Virat Kohli-led Team India following their clinical win over England in the 4th Test in Mumbai on Monday.
Young wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant led his India teammates to an impromptu dance after wrapping up the historic win Down Under.
At just 14 years old, Suryavanshi is already one of the most talked-about young cricketers in the world, having first made headlines with an electrifying 35-ball century in the Indian Premier League's 2025 season.
Artherton's successor and former England captain Nasser Hussain believes Kohli transformed the way India plays Test format with his "aura, swagger, and passion".
Rohit Sharma offered a hilarious piece of advice to spinner Kuldeep Yadav ahead of the T20 World Cup this year from February 7.
The Indian team's heavy reliance on all-rounders will be tested by a plucky Australia in the second ODI but the spotlight will continue to stay firmly on Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma, both of whom would look to turn back the clock with series-saving knocks in Adelaide on Thursday.
'Dhoni is a very cool captain. But he was also very happy and was enjoying that moment.'
It was a performance to remember for the ages by the Indian team as they thrashed England by 151 runs on a gripping final day of the second Test at Lord's on Monday.
Prem Panicker and Faisal Shariff discuss RCB's dream run this IPL season and discuss Vaibhav Suryavanshi's future on the latest episode of the Sports And Pastime podcast.
Former India captain Sunil Gavaskar says he does not foresee Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli playing the 2027 ODI World Cup as is being widely anticipated after the duo announced its Test retirement.
He finished the decade with 20,960 international runs -- 5,775 more than anybody else -- and 69 hundreds -- 22 more than anybody else. This is a player performing at an extraordinarily high all-format level unseen in the history of cricket.
'This will be a testing time for Indian cricket. And I'd say this truly marks the beginning of the Gautam Gambhir era.'
With India set to host South Africa and Sri Lanka in Test series later this year, captain, Virat Kohli is sure that it is his bowling unit that will eventually make a difference.
England pacer Brydon Carse is expecting the transitioning Indian team to put up a strong fight in the five-match Test series despite the recent retirement of Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma, thanks to their "huge depth".
India captain Rohit Sharma has backed Virat Kohli to overcome his problems
The Indian men ruled white-ball cricket, while South Africa ended decades of hurt by winning the World Test Championship at Lord's. Royal Challengers Bengaluru finally lifted their maiden IPL title, though the celebrations were dimmed by a deadly stampede. Above all, it was India's women who won a billion hearts by finally adding an ICC World Cup trophy to the cabinet.
The focus is to bring momentum back into the Indian dressing room: Morne Morkel
The Indian team had a gruelling nets session in Mohali as they prepared for Tuesday's opening game in the three-match T20I series against World Champions Australia.
K L Rahul on Saturday conceded that Indian batters' repeated struggles against spin, especially on home tracks, remain a concern.
India's Test captain Virat Kohli talks in depth about his introduction to cricket, his bond with cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar and his relationship with the Pakistan cricket team in his interview on CNN's 'Talk Asia'.
Indian superstar Virat Kohli will play his first Ranji Trophy game since 2012 after making himself available for Delhi's tie against Railways scheduled from January 30.
Sourav Ganguly said senior batters Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli should be part of the Indian team for this year's T20 World Cup.
Ross Taylor scored an unbeaten hundred but India captain Virat Kohli believes it was Tom Latham's 48-ball 69 that took away the momentum from his side in the high-scoring first ODI against New Zealand, in Hamilton, on Wednesday. After being whitewashed 5-0 in the T20I series, New Zealand returned to winning ways with a splendid four-wicket victory that gave them a 1-0 lead in the three-match series.
India's newly-appointed ODI skipper Shubman Gill on Thursday said senior stars Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli remain a part of the team's 2027 World Cup plans as their skill levels and voluminous experience cannot be ignored.
'The 2018 series win in Australia stands out in his captaincy.'
Kohli has consistently dominated headlines with his extraordinary batting prowess.
Kohli, who announced his red-ball retirement via Instagram earlier this month without a farewell match, received an ovation of a different kind.
Virat Kohli celebrated the New Year with his family and team-mates in South Africa.
Virat and Rohit have made oppositions look silly, fun to see them in dressing room: KL Rahul
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