India captain Rohit Sharma on Friday said his team was not brave and lacked application in the third Test against Australia in Indore.
Patidar or Rinku set for debut; India look to seal series
India captain Rohit Sharma is extremely satisfied with his team's World Cup preparation and wouldn't like to read too much into the 66-run defeat at the hands of Australia in the final game of the three-match ODI series in Rajkot on Wednesday.
This is India's second appearance in the WTC final after losing the inaugural game in 2021 to New Zealand.
Hyderabad Cricket Association president Mohammed Azharuddin offered to host IPL matches in Hyderabad in case they are shifted out of COVID-hit Mumbai.
''We prayed for the speedy recovery of Rishabh Pant. His comeback is very important to us.'
Cheteshwar Pujara made 49 and 43 in his two innings as Saurashtra lost to Haryana by four wickets.
Steve Smith shouldn't captain Australia again as the original skipper Pat Cummins is doing a great job, said former all-rounder Shane Watson.
Harbhajan also believed that both Chahal and Kuldeep remain India's best bet for providing breakthroughs.
'There will be an extended period of time out and we're just going to weigh whether that time falls potentially with an option to carry him through the front half of the World Cup.'
The Indian team and National Cricket Academy's injury management has once again come under scanner with the recurrence of Shreyas Iyer's back injury.
With the fans allowed to watch the final on Sunday's tickets, there were many fans, who had scheduled their hotel check-out
The IPL has been held at only a few venues since the outbreak of COVID-19 in 2020
The BCCI has roped in Sri Lanka for the short series in place of Zimbabwe
As India lost the third Test to Australia, former coach Ravi Shastri slammed the team, stating overconfidence cost them the match in Indore.
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Rossouw determined to continue his roller-coaster ride
Mohali and Delhi are among nine Indian cities that will host back-to-back white-ball matches against Australia and South Africa, respectively, starting September 20, BCCI secretary Jay Shah said on Wednesday.
A round-up of the Ranji Trophy matches played on Monday.
Australia fast bowler Josh Hazlewood will take no further part in the increasingly ill-fated tour of India and will return home after failing to recover from an Achilles injury.
Tough to look beyond Shreyas in WC playing XI, Gill will be main player for India, says Azharuddin
MP was a good team but it was Pandit, who brought about changes that were required to transform it into a champion team
IMAGES from the 3rd ODI played between India and New Zealand in Indore on Tuesday.
'There's going to be a lot of logistics involved given the IPL final is only a week before the WTC final'
India coach Rahul Dravid hopes to have his full-strength squad in time for the World Cup starting next week.
Sachin Tendulkar has seen Sourav Ganguly in various avatars
The Test series will be part of the World Test Championship cycle.
Steve Smith has no ambition to be Australia's full-time captain again, the 33-year-old said after leading the team to a nine-wicket victory in the third Test against India.
Captain Rohit Sharma scored a half century and Shubman Gill was unbeaten on 40 as India wrapped up a series victory, having won the first match by 12 runs in Hyderabad.
The T20 World Cup bound Indian team is set to play three games against Australia and South Africa before leaving for the ICC mega event.
The ground staff at the Holkar Stadium in Indore have adopted a new technique in hope to counter the dew during the 2nd T20I on Tuesday.
A round-up of the Ranji Trophy quarter-final matches played on Monday.
After Australian fell to two back-to-back crushing losses against India in the ongoing Border-Gavaskar series, former skipper Ian Chappell slammed the visitor's team selection.
As Australia fell to two straight losses against hosts India in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, Geoff Lawson held skipper Pat Cummins accountable.
Round-up of Ranji matches played on Tuesday.
Images from the 4th T20I between India and West Indies in Fort Lauderdale, Florida on Saturday.
Vidarbha opener Atharva Taide struck his third first-class century and his second of the ongoing Ranji Trophy season
Skipper Rohit Sharma would fancy a perfect culmination to Indian team's World Cup preparations as hosts eye a rare clean sweep of Australia in the third and final ODI in Rajkot on Wednesday.
With KS Bharat putting up unimpressive displays and Motera providing a good batting track, it might be the perfect opportunity for Ishan Kishan to find a place in the team.
