Monty Panesar claimed India's pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah will be a big threat for England's batters.
While India are on a high after a measured six-wicket win over a sprightly Bangladesh, Pakistan are evidently tense after the 60-run loss in the tournament-opener to New Zealand.
Talking about Team India's new Test captain Virat Kohli, Ravichandran Ashwin has said they are starkly different personalities but get along just fine.
Former Australia captain Michael Clarke believes India is in "safe hands" and has "enough talent" to trounce England, but it will all come down to how the young-looking squad will leave a mark in the series on a territory known for being "tough".
India's Ajinkya Rahane has his own personality and it would be a mistake for him to try and copy Virat Kohli's leadership style in the final three Tests against Australia, former test spinner Harbhajan Singh has said.
Indian batters committed themselves to doubles shift in the nets against slow bowlers
South Africa's most successful Test captain Graeme Smith is not sure if Virat Kohli can be a long-term leader for India and feels the star batsman's leadership skills are not challenged enough by the team management.
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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.
'When it comes to leadership, Virat had this amazing ability to get the best out of everybody, he pushed everybody and you know made us believe that we can do special things, so that is something I have learned from him, and hopefully, I can do that with the team as well'.
India skipper Virat Kohli on Saturday had said that having Dhoni as the mentor for the ICC Men's T20 World Cup will hold his side in good stead.
Captain Virat Kohli determinedly led India's fightback on an engrossing day two on Saturday, blunting Australia's bowling attack to leave the second Test hanging in the balance.
India captain Virat Kohli was the star attraction at the BCCI Annual Awards function as he received the prestigious Polly Umrigar Trophy (Cricketer of the Year) award for two consecutive seasons.
Emotions often get the better of his side when facing arch-rivals India, a flaw former Pakistan skipper Rashid Latif believes has cost them crucial matches in recent years.
Dhoni and his wife Sakshi hosted the Indian team for a lavish evening in Jharkhand.
Virat Kohli struck a record 50th hundred and fast bowler Mohammed Shami's seven-wicket haul proved equally crucial as India overpowered New Zealand by 70 runs.
The big talking point of the evening was batting mainstays Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma having a rare go with the ball against the Dutch.
Kohli, once dismissing bowlers with ease, now struggles to stay at the crease, while Rohit, a guide for younger players, finds himself confronting his own form.
Kohli, in a series of tweets, said racial abuse is 'absolutely unacceptable' and needs to be looked at with 'absolute urgency'.
With rain playing spoilsport, the Indian cricket team was forced to train indoors on Thursday on the eve of the first ODI against the West Indies in Port of Spain, Trinidad.
'They've done great service to Indian cricket, they are extremely fit and both have a lot of cricket left in them.'
Former England captain Michael Vaughan believes that the five-Test series could be a start of 'something special' for Shubman Gill-led India.
The spotlight will, however, continue to be on the 33-year-old Kohli in Mohali with the contest against Sri Lanka being his 100th Test match for the country.
Team India may have had decent run in the World Cup reaching semi-final but there is no such good news as far as the longer version is concerned where Virat Kohli's men are currently languishing at seventh place in the 10-team table.
Even though Mahendra Singh Dhoni has retired, a large number of young fans could be seen wearing his iconic No. 7 jersey.
Indian openers batted till the end and one other Indian batter got the opportunity to bat. Paudel was a little disappointed that they did not get the opportunity to ball against Virat Kohli in their Asia Cup match on Monday.
However, Australia have tasted victory once at this stadium against New Zealand on February 25, 2011, when they won by seven wickets in the Group A match of the World Cup.
'He has been RCB's leader since 2013 and RCB's best performance under him has been runners up in 2016.' 'In 2013 and 2014, RCB didn't reach the Playoffs stage.' 'In 2015 it reached that stage.' 'In 2017, RCB didn't go beyond the league stage.' 'Sometimes, a change at the top leads to a change in a team's fortunes,' says Sudhir Bisht.
Steyn expressed his full support for Kohli's decision, emphasising the importance of family.
'India needs to score big because they will have to defend those totals without Bumrah.'
'Virat not in the same Bat balancing league as Joe.'
Kumble's contract as head coach will end after India's campaign at the Champions Trophy and BCCI has already invited applications for the position.
India would want the likes of Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Shubman Gill and Shreyas Iyer to get into ODI mode as soon as possible.
Virat Kohli fit to play 2nd ODI.
Successful in keeping opponents and vitriol at bay so far, India will have to rise above traditional bugbear New Zealand and a rigmarole of emotions surrounding stalwarts Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma to reclaim the Champions Trophy after 12 years in Dubai on Sunday.
However, it is his superb deliveries to Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul that are being talked about after Pakistan's victory and he was deservingly awarded the Player of the Match.
Ravi Shastri considers his 18-month stint as the Indian cricket team's Director the "most cherished and memorable phase" of his life but does not want to comment on whether he would seek a contract renewal. "I have no doubt in my mind that these are the best 18 months that I have spent during my association with Indian cricket as a player and then as a Team Director. It has been the most memorable phase of my life if I just look back at what we achieved as a team during this phase. Credit to the boys for making it special," Shastri told PTI when asked about his stint with the Indian team. Asked if he would apply for the Chief Coach's post for which BCCI will be advertising, Shastri gave a typical tongue-in-cheek reply. "I will only apply for accreditation of the IPL final," Shastri quipped.
While Rahul, who can bat practically anywhere in the line-up, is likely to succeed Rohit as Jaiswal's opening partner, either Gill or Karun Nair is likely to fill the void of Kohli at number four.
Opener Rohit Sharma has demonstrated his leadership qualities in the Indian Premier League (IPL) and is an obvious choice to succeed Virat Kohli as India's Twenty20 captain, according to several former players.
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