Shami had been picked in the initial squad for the two Tests, but was forced to withdraw due to fitness issues.
Ajinkya Rahane has always loved staying under the radar even when he was a highly successful India captain and that possibly explains his affinity for Mumbai's head coach Omkar Salvi, who seems to be cut from the same cloth.
There should be a review of how pitches are rated with India receiving undue criticism according to Test captain Rohit Sharma.
Even as a commentator, Bedi continued to rail against spinners with dodgy bowling action and called chucking a bigger threat than illegal betting.
Travis Head's sensational catch to dismiss India captain Rohit Sharma proved to be the turning point.
'The wicket was good to bat on, a lot of the batters got starts but didn't convert. This win gives us a lot of confidence. Very proud of such a young squad.'
Urals and Sokol accounted for every 4 out of 5 barrels of Russian supplies to India last year.
Wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant will be back in action at the next IPL season, says Delhi Capitals Director of Cricket Sourav Ganguly.
Rahul Dravid doesn't want to be "too harsh" while judging the younger crop of batters but the India head coach wants them to develop their own methods for countering spin-friendly conditions.
India lose 3-4 against Germany in shoot-out, to face Japan for Paris berth
How did Rohit Sharma manage to bat again in the second Super Over?
India lost all their three matches and without scoring any goal in the Asian Cup.
Musheer Khan smashed his second century of the ICC Under-19 World Cup as India thrashed New Zealand by 214 runs.
Led by Saharan, who is leading the batting charts with 389 runs, the team's performance got better with each match and the only time it has been pushed to a corner in the tournament is the semifinal where it pipped hosts South Africa by a solitary wicket.
'What I like about them is their stubbornness. If you doubt them, they'll double down on it and go even more stubborn.'
England's Ollie Pope, who has scored 2136 runs from 38 Tests since his debut in 2018, does not mind low-scoring Test matches in India.
With thumbs down from currently the most influential international cricketer, ICC might find it difficult to implement 'four-day Test'.
India captain Rohit Sharma became the sixth Indian batter to go past the landmark of 10,000 runs in One-Day Internationals.
England's Pakistan-origin off-spinner Shoaib Bashir was on Wednesday granted visa to play in the five-match Test series against India, ending a "frustrating" wait for the visiting side whose captain Ben Stokes felt "devastated" by the delay.
De Zorzi ton guides South Africa to eight-wicket win over India
India bowled England out for 218 and cruised to 135/1 in their robust reply to seize early control of the fifth and final test.
Rohit is aware that several players are vying for positions that would enable them to compete in the ODI World Cup in India in October of this year. He discussed the significance of job clarity as well as how the team management selects the players who would ultimately make the World Cup squad.
South Africa shredded through the Indian batting line-up to claim victory by an innings and 32 runs in the first Test.
Half-centuries from captain Uday Saharan and Sachin Dhas steered India to their ninth Under-19 World Cup final.
Kagiso Rabada grabbed a five-wicket haul before K L Rahul rallied India to 208/8 on a rain-hit Day 1 of the first Test.
'Huge disappointment that we did not qualify for our third consecutive Olympics'
Mikel Arteta's Arsenal have 10 points from four games with United on six after already losing twice.
The legendary Anil Kumble has termed England's bowling attack for the opening Test against India, starting in Hyderabad on Thursday as "highly inexperienced", while predicting a comfortable 4-1 win for the hosts in the five-match series.
He was 77 years old and is survived by his wife Anju, son Angad and daughter Neha.
It also showed that a side placed 102nd in the FIFA World Rankings can thwart a team placed 77 places above them. And India did keep the mighty Aussies out for 50 minutes before a fatal error saw the Blue Tigers punished after all the good work.
Need to maintain energy to secure maiden Test win over Australia, says Harmanpreet Kaur
India captain Rohit Sharma on Wednesday urged his side to keep their focus on "things we can control" ahead of the mega World Cup clash against arch-rival Pakistan, having completed a dominating eight-wicket win over Afghanistan in New Delhi.
'We didn't bat well in both innings, that's why we stand here.'
Rohit Sharma left his fans in splits with his latest post on social media.
'We were up to the mark in three departments'
Surya made his senior India captaincy debut with a two-wicket victory over Australia in the first T20 International in Visakhapatnam
Spin stalwart Ravichandran Ashwin feels that if all-rounder Hardik Pandya is made the Mumbai Indians skipper, Rohit Sharma will "handle it with grace" as the Team India captain "does not have much ego".
India captain Rohit Sharma said India can take pride in their performance after defeating South Africa inside two days of the 2nd Test at Newlands in Cape Town on Thursday.
'He has made batting look easy.' 'When you look at his footwork and the balance, it was pretty amazing.'
Kohli has elevated one spot to secure the third position in the latest ODI Player Rankings
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