The message to him from coach Rahul Dravid and skipper Rohit Sharma has been to take his time before playing his natural explosive game, Suryakumar Yadav said.
Sipper Rohit Sharma hailed Prasidh Krishna's impact in the second One-Day International against the West Indies after the pacer's four-wicket haul helped India defend 237 and win by 44 runs, in Ahmedabad, on Wednesday.
Legendary Brian Lara asserted that Virat Kohli's value transcends cold numbers, and the West Indian virtuoso has little doubt that the star batter should be a part of India's T20 World Cup squad.
Former pace bowler Ajit Agarkar said that the biggest challenge for new India captain Rohit Sharma will be to maintain his fitness and play every game till next year's ODI World Cup.
Indian batsman Rohit Sharma, who was adjudged player of the series in the recently-concluded one-dayers against the West Indies, on Sunday broke into the ICC ODI Rankings' top-50.
Yashasvi Jaiswal hit a century on debut as India seized complete control on the second day of the first Test against the West Indies.
Records were broken by the runs while Rohit Sharma and R Ashwin hammered the West Indies bowlers and scored their respective tons in the first innings of the first Test at Eden Gardens in Kolkata.
IMAGES from Day 4 of the second Test between India and West Indies at Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain, on Sunday.
Rohit Sharma lauded India for completing a 3-0 clean sweep, saying he wanted his team to be ruthless
Rohit Sharma posted the Star Sports campaign video #HamaraBlueBandhan on his Instagram Reels.
Ishant Sharma highlighted the opportunity for young debutant Yashasvi Jaiswal to aim for a century.
'I am very close to Sammy. I had promised her that whenever I will score a century or a fifty, I will do a celebration for her.'
Ravichandran Ashwin claimed 5-60 to bundle out West Indies for only 150 run
Rohit Sharma urged his players to be innovative and challenge themselves
Former BCCI president Sourav Ganguly picked batting maestro Virat Kohli to open with India captain Rohit Sharma in the ICC T20 World Cup, taking place in the USA and West Indies from June 1 to 29.
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India's captain Rohit Sharma says he will continue to back his young bowlers and give them opportunities to showcase their skills at crunch moments of a game.
Captain Rohit Sharma and Dinesh Karthik steered India to a competitive 190 from an uncomfortable 138 for 6 in the 16th over, which proved enough for the visitors to score a 68-run victory in the first T20 International against the West Indies in Tarouba, Port of Spain, on Friday.
India opted to bring in Rajat Patidar as Kohli's replacement.
Former India cricketer Aakash Chopra is not pleased with the experimentation and felt Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli did not require rest for this match.
India opening batsman Rohit Sharma continued his record-breaking run as he broke the record for the most sixes hit in a bilateral Test series.
Youngsters Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma conjured a match-winning partnership as India beat West Indies by five wickets in the second ODI in Vizag on Friday to take a 2-0 lead in the five-match series.
Indian opener Rohit Sharma, who is yet to make a noteworthy contribution in the ongoing World T20, wants to use the home-ground advantage in his stride and deliver in front of his home fans against the West Indies to take his side into the final. "Playing here in front of my home crowd will be excellent, we're looking forward to it," said the Mumbai and Indian batsman. "We've played good cricket overall. I'm sure it's just going to be what people of India will be expecting us to do. "People follow the sport like crazy. They want their team to win, they want to come out and support no matter what, which is good to see. All the venues we've played at we've got tremendous support. It's our responsibility to [win] for them and make them happy," Rohit said. India's rivals the West Indies, meanwhile, were unbeaten till its final group game when it came up against a spirited Afghanistan. Rohit, who has 45 runs from four games in the tournament so far, is fully aware of the kind of threat Darren Sammy's men posses with T20 specialists power-hitters and all-rounders in their rank.
Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma have a chance to cement their status as two of the best to play the 20-over format.
Summoned for a T20 World Cup photoshoot before the fifth Test against England, Rinku Singh stands out as a prime contender for the finisher's role.
Khaleel Ahmed and Kuldeep Yadav picked up three wickets each after centuries from Rohit Sharma and Ambati Rayudu as India demolished West Indies by 224 runs, in the fourth ODI in Mumbai on Monday.
Although India's Rohit Sharma was adjudged Man of the Series in the recently-concluded West Indies-India ODI series, Srinivas Bhogle and Purnendu Maji conclude that based on the most valuable player index (MVPI) indicate that West Indian Andre Russell would have been a better choice.
India's historic streak of home Test series victories has come to an end as New Zealand secured a remarkable 2-1 series win during their tour in 2024.
As the Champions Trophy kicks off, some memorable moments from past tournaments.
England captain Jos Buttler has inched up to seventh position, Jonny Bairstow is up eight places to 36th while Pakistan opener Fakhar Zaman has advanced from 57th to 51st.
Team India will usher in a new era, which will begin with the ODI series against the West Indies, beginning, in Ahmedabad, on Sunday.
India captain Rohit Sharma said on Tuesday that the form of Hardik Pandya will be crucial for the team in its attempt to win an elusive ICC trophy.
West Indies legend Sir Vivian Richards has praised Virat Kohli's fighting spirit, energy, and passion, calling him a "great" and "legendary" player.
Nicholas Pooran smashed a record-breaking 98 off 53 balls as the West Indies trounced Afghanistan by 104 runs.
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.
Rohit was declared captain of India's yet-to-be-named T20 World Cup squad in February this year by BCCI secretary Jay Shah at an event in Ahmedabad, a good two months after he was replaced by Pandya as MI skipper.
India's batter Yashasvi Jaiswal, spinner Ravi Bishnoi and left-arm pacer Arshdeep Singh also feature in ICC T20I Team of the Year for 2023.
De Silva and veteran Angelo Mathews were not included in the 16-man T20 squad but there was a place for Hasaranga.
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