Afridi stated that the team is looking to spoil Warner's farewell series
Ganguly is hopeful that Virat Kohli's men will bring the World Test Championship trophy home
Mumbai Indians captain Rohit Sharma should take a break from IPL 2023 and instead prepare in earnest for the WTC final against Australia next month, said batting great Sunil Gavaskar.
fter missing the home Test series against England with injury, Jadeja will hope to get his place back in the playing XI for the ICC World Test Championship final against New Zealand, in Southampton from June 18 to 22.
Harbhajan Singh reckons the current team has not shown the fearlessness that one needs to win ICC titles
Hayden advises Team India to forget about outcome in WTC final
'Steve Smith, according to me, is the best Test player of this generation. He has displayed that his adaptability is absolutely brilliant. You take any cricketer of this generation... in 85-90 Tests, he has an average of 60 which is quite unbelievable.'
'Once he failed in the Australia series at home, there was very little chance for him but selectors didn't want to change things ahead of WTC final.'
Shubman Gill will be presented with Cricketer of the Year award.
Kohli took to Instagram to post a quote by Chinese philosopher Lao Tzu: Silence is a source of great strength'.
'A year ago, if you told me we were coming here I would have been very confident, they were struggling a fair bit, the batting looked like they weren't really sure how to go about it.'
India's top-order batter KL Rahul, who is undergoing rehab after struggling with quadriceps pain, too was ruled out of the fourth Test and seems doubtful for Dharamsala.
Fascinating glimpses from Day 5 of the fourth and final Test between India and Australia.
Kohli's reponse came via a cryptic Instagram Story and urged individuals to develop the ability to be disliked in order to free themselves from the influence of others' opinions.
Cheteshwar Pujara continued to thrive in the English County circuit
Warner has struggled for runs in recent Tests, making a total of 26 in three innings in the recent tour of India before returning home injured.
Of the last 15 Tests played in India, only two reached day five. However, the ICC does not think there is a problem with Tests rarely lasting full five days in India.
It was learnt that once Kishan conveyed his decision, Tripura selector Jayanta Dey wanted Wriddhiman Saha and he was also contacted.
'We've got Test cricket after the IPL, so I've got to stay true to my technique and find ways to win games for my team, something that I take a lot of pride in.'
Kohli is a massive player, will play major role in Test series: Kallis
Ahead of the WTC Final at the Oval, India coach Rahul Dravid said the team deserved the play in the big game.
Pujara says getting dropped from Indian team left him frustrated and with a bruised ego
Ravichandran Ashwin said India have produced excellent results, especially in Test cricket, around the world in the last few years.
India's batting coach Vikram Rathour on Wednesday said it "will be tough" to pick one among Sarfaraz Khan and Rajat Patidar in the second Test against England.
Rahul Dravid said he enjoyed every bit of his coaching tenure.
After the game, Shubman Gill expressed his determination to bounce back through a heartfelt tweet.
Amid their hectic training sessions ahead of the World Test Championship final against Australia next week, the Indian players are bonding quite well following their intense rivalry against each other during IPL 2023.
Green's return would allow Australia to harness uncapped Matt Kuhnemann with Nathan Lyon and Todd Murphy in a three-pronged spin attack
McGrath, who is known to make predictions ahead of the Ashes series, said it's going to be a great contest between Australia and England.
Has any cricketing legend asked the all-powerful BCCI Secretary Jay A Shah how selections are taking place without a chief selector in place for the last four months? Who takes all the important decisions at selection meetings?, asks Harish Kotian.
Having had a great run for the 'Orange Army' this season, Travis Head is keen on coming back to IPL next year too.
Virat Kohli keen to help Shubman Gill grow and understand his potential
Showers are expected in the afternoon session and the groundsman will have a job in hand. But rain won't interfere in the post-tea session.
Rohit is confident of tackling the New Zealand attack, having faced it enough in the shorter formats.
Skipper Williamson cleared to play; spinner Patel included in 15-man squad
South Africa pace spearhead Kagiso Rabada is still bitter about the scheduling fiasco which saw him miss the two-Test series in New Zealand.
'If we can get some pace and bounce in the pitch, but not too one-sided towards seam movement, we'll be happy.'
Harbhajan feels Siraj can pip Ishant for a place in the final XI.
When you look at the teams, I suppose they are coming into auction when their top-order is pretty much full. So, in that regard, I don't see many batters going for huge amounts of money, reckons Eoin Morgan.
