India coach Ravi Shastri on Monday defended the team management's decision to leave out Ajinkya Rahane from the first two Tests in South Africa, saying Rohit Sharma was the best option going by form.
Nearly ten days after the pitch controversy, Wankhede curator Sudhir Naik withdrew his complaint against Team India Director Ravi Shastri on Sunday.
The BCCI has officially confirmed that India's pace spearhead Mohammed Shami has been ruled out of the ongoing Indian Premier League due to a knee injury sustained during the ICC World Cup last month.
'We are expected to perform on a consistent basis. But I think the rest and time to prepare should be adequate for all'
Virat Kohli may replace Yuvraj Singh in Tuesday's one-day series-opener against Sri Lanka if the left-hander fails to recover from his finger injury, according to Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni.
Former India batsman Sanjay Manjrekar feels one reason for the recent dwindling dominance of oft-crowned Ranji champions Mumbai could be because other teams are getting stronger.
Interestingly, the two players were named in the 15-member squad in place of Rohit Sharma and Jasprit Bumrah, with the Board of Control for Cricket in India not specifying any reason for leaving out the two players.
Skipper Virat Kohli had to once again come to the rescue of under-fire former skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni whose painstaking 37 off 58 balls came in for sharp criticism after England beat India by 86 runs in the second ODI at Lord's on Saturday.
Virender Sehwag was on Monday ruled out of the one-day series against Sri Lanka owing to his ankle injury, an Indian team management official said. Sehwag, who sustained the injury during practice session on Sunday, had missed the opening match of the series in Dambulla, which India lost by eight wickets.
The Indian team management on Wednesday confirmed that injured opener Virender Sehwag will stay back in England and continue treatment on his troublesome shoulder.
'On one hand, three in-form openers is a healthy problem of plenty.' 'On the other, you just don't know whom to pick, and whether the selection sits well with the conditions and opposition on offer,' says Chetan Narula.
Tamil Nadu Police have lodged a complaint with the Indian team management against pace spearhead Zaheer Khan for breaching security guidelines and getting into an argument with guards at the team hotel.
Injuries, confusion over team changes and replacement players have compounded problems for India, who look bereft of a clear strategy and have stumbled after a good start at the World Cup.
India captain Anil Kumble had a sore shoulder and stayed off the field as a precautionary measure on Day 4 of the first Test against Australia, said fielding coach Robin Singh.
For India captain Anil Kumble, there could not have been a better preparation for the Test series against Australia than the Irani Trophy beginning on Wednesday.
The left arm bowler was sent back by the Indian team management from South Africa so that he can rediscover his bowling form in domestic cricket.
BCCI president Sharad Pawar has directed his officials to go ahead with an official complain against umpires Steve Bucknor and Mark Benson.
The International Cricket Council on Wednesday confirmed that, after receiving legal submissions from the Board of Control for Cricket in India, it has accepted Ravindra Jadeja's request for an appeal against the recent decision by ICC match referee David Boon.
India might have scored a thrilling victory against Sri Lanka in the second one-dayer on Wednesday, but it turned costly for pacer Munaf Patel who was fined 75 per cent of his match fee for arguing with the umpire.
Indian opener Virender Sehwag is doubtful for Monday's five-match series opener against Sri Lanka as the explosive opener sustained an ankle injury on Sunday.
Fast bowler Mohammed Shami has apparently recovered from his knee injury and is available for India's next ICC World Cup league match against West Indies on March 6.
The Men in Blue have never won a bilateral ODI contest on Australian soil.
A final call on the availability of captain Anil Kumble and young speedster Ishant Sharma for the second cricket Test against South Africa will be taken on Wednesday after a fitness assessment of both players.
At the centre of controversy surrounding his alleged altercation with Ravindra Jadeja in Trent Bridge, fast bowler James Anderson replaced Fred Trueman as England's highest wicket-taker in the Old Blighty, where he has accounted for 230 scalps.
Chahal, who has been an automatic choice in the limited overs format has not played any first-class cricket since December 2016 (against Haryana in Ranji Trophy), but the Indian team management and especially skipper Virat Kohli has indicated that he wants the wiry leg-spinner for five-day matches also.
Rajneesh Gupta presents some interesting numbers from Day 3.
India captain Anil Kumble, who had a reconciliation meeting with Ricky Ponting during the day, said it was just something that happened in the heat of the moment. Cricket is larger than individual and its time to move on.
The Indian team management on Friday rejected Australian all-rounder Andrew Symonds's allegations of racial abuse by Harbhajan Singh, asserting the off-spinner did not say anything offensive.
The Indian team management on Friday rejected Australian all-rounder Andrew Symonds's allegations of racial abuse by Harbhajan Singh, asserting the off-spinner did not say anything offensive.
The Cricket Board on Wednesday directed the Indian team management to lodge a protest with ICC Match Referee Mike Procter against atrocious umpiring decisions made on the opening day of the second Test against Australia at Sydney.
Rajasthan Cricket Association (RCA) vice president Dr Vimal Soni will replace Chetan Chauhan as the Indian team's manager at the conclusion of the ongoing four-Test series in Australia.
BCCI has decided not to intervene in the Matthew Hayden-Harbhajan case and leave it on the Indian team management to decide the issue.
Duncan Fletcher handled the toughest transition phase in Indian cricket post the retirement of stalwarts and he should be given due credit for shaping the pace attack of the current team, former England opener Nick Compton said.
Welcoming the Indian team management's decision to drop charges against Brad Hogg, BCCI on Monday said the step was taken in "larger interest of the game" and hoped that Australia looks at it positively.
Indian team's manager Lalchand Rajput justified Mahendra Singh Dhoni's promotion as skipper for the Twenty20 World Cup.
Controversial umpire Steve Bucknor is most likely to sit out of the third cricket Test in Perth after a livid Indian team went public with their grouse against the veteran West Indian.
The BCCI is not happy with his decision to skip the Ranji Trophy match between Maharashtra and Karnataka.
It has been learnt that BCCI has emailed the documents along with video footage of the incident to the ICC, pressing Level 2 charges under the global body's Code of Conduct.
India were in with a very good chance of levelling the series in Melbourne on Friday after reducing Australia to 132 for 7 in 19 overs but rain put paid to their hopes.
Indian team manager Lalchand Rajput said both players' fitness would be assessed on Saturday before the Twenty20 World Cup semi-final against Australia.
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