Captain Rohit Sharma's return will certainly give solidity to the top order in the second ODI against Australia.
Legendary cricketer Sachin Tendulkar said Test cricket needs to be more engaging along with ODI cricket, which is becoming a bit of a drag.
Rishabh Pant suffered multiple injuries when his car collided with a road divider on the Delhi-Dehradun highway on Friday.
India are set for a T20 appetizer ahead of their marquee Test series against Australia when they face the touring New Zealand in a three-match series, beginning in Ranchi, on Friday.
'When people look at Kohli, they see a boy from Delhi who is taking on the Aussies in their own backyard and aspire to be like him.' 'Players like Jadeja and Ashwin lack this quotient.'
The legendary Sunil Gavaskar said the Test series triumph in Australia last year ranks among the team's 'greatest wins' of all time and can be considered a golden chapter in the country's cricket history.
Senior pacer Ishant Sharma said that the Test series win over Australia earlier this year gave the Indian team a different kind of self-belief.
Ian Chappell feels that Ravichandran Ashwin will certainly be the biggest threat but the Australia batters need to be proactive against him.
Hardik Pandya's leadership skills and India's overall World Cup preparedness will be under focus
Ashwin has taken 24 wickets in the series so far with an innings left to bowl, but his 6/91 in 47.2 overs will certainly go down as one of his best efforts on a flat deck
Rohit promised that the spinners will keep coming at the Australians relentlessly
India's tour OF Australia will begin with a three-match ODI series starting on November 27, followed by as many T20Is and a four-match Test series.
Learning from playing in Sri Lanka, Pakistan will help us in India, says Cummins
Washington Sundar shared a picture with his father and Test debut cap.
Images from Day 3 of the second Test between India and Australia, at the Arun Jaitley stadium in Delhi, on Sunday.
Australia's blockbuster four-Test series against India will be the greatest challenge Pat Cummins has faced in his young captaincy as he looks to conquer the "final frontier".
Rahul didn't provide any definitive answers about three key slots in the team -- the wicketkeeper, the third spinner and the number five in the batting order.
Kohli said he had no idea why Rohit didn't do his rehabilitation in Australia along with Wriddhiman Saha.
India now has 430 points while New Zealand, holding the second spot, has 420 points on the table.
Rohit maintains that turning tracks remain the team's strength and wants the struggling batters to find a way to score on them.
Can this Indian side, which has shown character and courage after the debacle in the first Test at Adelaide, stun the Aussies at their favourite hunting ground?
Nepal court releases rape accused cricketer Lamichhane on bail
India will play their 100th Test against Australia as they meet in the Boxing Day Test
Ashes is steeped in tradition but India versus Australia Test matches are bound by emotion.
BCCI president Sourav Ganguly on Saturday said he 'has a lot of time' for a player of K L Rahul's calibre to gain a foothold in Test cricket as he has the ability to win games across formats.
Both Stokes and Archer were rested for the ongoing two-match Test series in Sri Lanka
"I always believed that I would get another chance. I didn't know how to be honest as the Indian pacers were doing well over the past three to four years. I was getting inspired watching them, to be honest."
Let us look at the batters who finally managed to hit three figures after a prolonged period of time.
KL Rahul has been ruled out of the Border-Gavaskar series after spraining his left wrist while batting in the nets.
Rahane mentioned how Kuldeep Yadav maintained his composure despite not getting any chances in the playing XI.
'They came out with an attitude that they had nothing to lose.' 'That's what stands out about this team.'
A Web series Bandon Mein Tha Dum will chronicle the Indian cricket team's historic Test series win in Australia last year.
Australia captain Tim Paine graciously admitted that they were outplayed by the Indians.
The BCCI had confirmed that the all-rounder will be consulting a hand specialist in Sydney before he returns to India.
Ajinkya Rahane's India have a mountain to climb, even if a draw would be enough to retain the Border-Gavaskar Trophy two years after their breakthrough 2-1 win in the 2018/19 series in Australia.
The 50-year-old former Australia batsman opined that India have a potent bowling attack and if their batsmen cope with the bounce well, then the tourists could stage a comeback in the series.
Sundar was left stranded on 96 as India got dismissed for 365 in their first innings on the third day of the Test match
Kane Williamson moved up a rung to join his Indian counterpart Virat Kohli
Rahul Dravid said India will have to find someone who can amass 500-odd runs in the series like Cheteshwar Pujara did the last time around.
BCCI president Sourav Ganguly has no doubt wicketkeeper Wriddhiman Saha, currently nursing a double hamstring injury, will be fit for India's four-Test series in Australia, beginning next month.
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