Despite the challenging build-up, Gambhir said he is "extremely confident" of retaining the Border Gavaskar Trophy. The players will hope to be as confident as they prepare for the fight to keep their World Test Final chances alive.
'I didn't know that we'd won kind of everything until half an hour ago but that's always the aim.'
Sehwag took a funny jibe at the ICC for hosting the World Test Championship final in the UK
Australia finished second in the league table during the 2023-25 WTC cycle, behind South Africa, having claimed 67.54 per cent of the points on offer to them.
BCCI sharing an aesthetic picture of sunny Ageas Bowl which will host the WTC final.
A Daryl Mitchell century and a brilliant 72 from Matt Henry helped New Zealand to an unlikely first-innings lead of 18 runs before the home bowlers restricted Sri Lanka to 83/3 at the end of the third day.
The BCCI has been unable to get tickets for the full squad on a single flight.
Images from Day 3 of the second Test between India and New Zealand at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Pune on Saturday.
Gavaskar didn't mince words while pointing out the repeated failures of the team's batters, who failed to cross the 200 mark six out of nine times during the series.
It will also the first three-Test series between the countries since the West Indies tour of Australia in 2015-16.
Legendary Brian Lara's tips on situational awareness of the game will greatly help the West Indies batters during the two-Test series against India beginning on July 12, feels skipper Kraigg Brathwaite.
Kohli has so far led India in three ICC events -- the 2017 Champions Trophy, the 2019 50-over World Cup and the recently completed inaugural edition of the World Test Championship (WTC). In all these events, India managed to reach the closing stages, but the trophy eluded the team.
Mohammed Siraj believes aggression brings the best out of him, saying it has been one of the key reasons for his success in Test cricket.
Siraj was perhaps the only bright spot for India with the ball
Australian head coach Andrew McDonald backed Mitchell Starc ahead of the Ashes series starting from June 16 at Edgbaston.
Spin great Ravichandran Ashwin says New Zealand, despite the absence of the long-serving pace duo of Trent Boult and Tim Southee, who have quit playing the 50-over format, will pose a challenge to India.
Kohli's motivational stories on Instagram, leave fans intrigued about their meaning.
Ashwin's age is certainly a factor that is being kept in consideration.
India clinched the four-Test series against Australia 2-1 after the fourth and final Test ended in a draw in Ahmedabad on Monday.
Squad for the mega event will be announced at end of April.
A Test series win in England, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa ranks as a "bigger" achievement than an IPL title, said India's new captain Shubman Gill on Thursday.
Sourav Ganguly lauded Rohit Sharma's leadership qualities for India's unbeaten run in the ongoing T20 World Cup final
India made the blunder of reading the conditions wrong during the last WTC final in 2021 and shouldn't repeat the mistake this time as they eye their maiden ICC title in 10 years.
Sri Lankan batter Dimuth Karunaratne is set to retire from international cricket after playing his 100th Test -- the second and final Test against Australia, starting in Galle on Thursday.
8-day bubble in India, 10-day quarantine in UK from June 2, cricketers' families to travel along.
'What I feel is that India should have played games, you know matches, at least two-three games before the Test match (WTC), to get acclimatised to the conditions.'
'He has played 100 Tests, he deserves respect.'
Gautam Gambhir, Rohit Sharma ignore each other on match eve
The Indian players are currently on a break and will reassemble on July 14.
Former Australian pacer Brett Lee has highlighted the different styles of the captaincy of Virat Kohli and Kane Williamson ahead of the ICC World Test Championship final later this month.
Only Kapil Dev, with 131 matches, has played more Tests than Ishant for India as a fast bowler.
Big win against West Indies propel England past three teams in WTC table
Ghavri backed Ashwin for the upcoming World Cup, saying he will be vital in Indian conditions.
The five-match Test series between India and England, starting on August 4, will start the second cycle of the ICC World Test Championship (WTC).
'Captaincy for India is slightly different to captaining a franchise or any state side; it comes with its own responsibilities and the pressure.'
Kohli wants to focus on the things which the hosts can control like playing good cricket in the upcoming games.
''We have had our first group training session and the intensity was high.'
The current cycle runs from July 2021 to June 2023 and comprises the top nine Test teams, all of whom will play six series each
India bagged 30 points for their eight-wicket win. They are placed second with 390 points
'Gautam Gambhir and Morne Morkel will need to provide Rohit with more inputs like whether to bowl bouncers or bowl round the wicket or whether we are allowing the game to drift.'
