'Rinku supported Zeeshan a lot during UP T20 league. A leg-spinner needs a lot of confidence from his captain. He was brought into bowl at crucial junctures and that helped him catch attention of scouts.'
Bengaluru will host the second T20 International on February 27 instead of Visakhapatnam after KSCA wrote to the BCCI about its inability to host the inaugural match. The date and venue swap was okayed by Committee of Administrators (COA) members Vinod Rai and Diana Edulji.
Rajneesh Gupta presents the numbers from the first Test.
Images from the second ODI between India and Australia in Visakhapatnam on Sunday.
Captain Rohit Sharma's return will certainly give solidity to the top order in the second ODI against Australia.
'Your passion for the game, your sportsmanship and your trademark smile will be missed.'
India have not lost a series at home since the defeat to South Africa in October 2015.
The Indian batters will have to put their best their foot forward against Australia in the series-deciding third ODI in Chennai on Tuesday.
In a career that spanned over 14 years, the calmness that Dhawan exuded on and off the field was one characteristic that set him apart from the other stalwarts of Indian cricket.
The 38-year-old made his international debut in 2010 in an ODI against Australia in Visakhapatnam and his last India game was also a 50-over match, against Bangladesh in 2022.
Bumrah, who was named Player of the Match after helping India level the five-match series with a 106-run victory, ended Ashwin's 11-month long reign. Ashwin, on 499 Test wickets, is now third in the standings.
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The BCCI medical team examined Deepak Chahar and has suggested that the fast bowler needs some rest
Ravindra Jadeja's recovery from the hamstring injury seems to be on the right track.
The selectors have decided to rest David Warner for the five-match T20 series in India following Australia's ODI World Cup triumph.
Prolific India opener Yashasvi Jaiswal, the leading run-scorer in the ongoing Test series against England, has been nominated for ICC Men's Player of the Month Award for February alongside New Zealand's Kane Williamson and Sri Lanka's Pathum Nissanka.
Celebrating his ton, Rahul took his helmet off, closed his eyes and punched his bat straight up in the air, while Virat Kohli applauded from the other end. This was Rahul's sixth ODI century.
Rinku Singh displayed his unwavering commitment during an intense training session on Wednesday.
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The five-match series will begin on November 23 in Visakhapatnam and will conclude in Hyderabad on December 3.
Axar Patel made an expected comeback to the side for the first two Tests against England.
Hussey felt this certainly was not the best side competing against the hosts.
In his every first international innings he was run out for 0. He will end his career as one of the most feared batsmen in international cricket.
India all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja will need more time to recover from his hamstring injury and along with pacer Mohammed Shami could miss the remainder of the five-match Test series against England.
A round-up of the Ranji Trophy matches played on Saturday.
Mayank Agarwal has been in top form in Test cricket and he could carry that form into the limited overs series if picked in the playing XI. The Karnataka cricketer is currently playing in the Ranji Trophy and will join the national squad before the opening ODI.
India are eyeing a 10th straight bilateral series win over the Caribbean side.
Rajat Patidar, who made his ODI debut in South Africa last year, has emerged as the front-runner over Sarfaraz Khan for a spot in India's middle-order for the second Test.
Jaiswal is only the fourth Indian left-hander besides Sourav Ganguly, Gautam Gambhir and Kambli to smash a Test double ton.
Jasprit Bumrah's workload might have increased in Mohammed Shami's absence but India's pace spearhead is in a much better shape right now in terms of fitness to handle the rigours of Test cricket, feels former all-rounder Irfan Pathan.
Suryakumar Yadav has been named captain for India's upcoming T20I series against Australia.
The decision now rests with Kishan on whether he wants to heed the advice of one of India's greatest cricketers and work towards resurrecting his career or just be content playing the IPL.
The players along with the management staff were taken to a fortified hotel in the state capital amidst tight security by platoons of armed police force.
India will play as many around 15-16 Tests in 2024.
Virat Kohli, who needed 81 runs coming into the match, brought up the landmark in his 205th innings as compared to Tendulkar, who took 259 innings to reach the landmark.
Kohli broke the record of Pakistan's Javed Miandad and became the leading run-scorer against West Indies in ODIs.
BCCI moves second ODI against Windies from Wankhede to CCI
Kirsten said it is not improbable if India can figure a way to make things right in the knockout games.
Virat Kohli reaffirmed his supreme status by finishing as the leading run-getter in 2019.
As per the revised timings issued by the BCCI on Sunday, both the matches will start at 11:30 AM IST instead of 13.30 PM.
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