Vice-captain Ajinkya Rahane will lead India in the first Test against New Zealand in Kanpur, starting November 25, before regular skipper Virat Kohli returns to take charge from the second Test in Mumbai.
South Africa remains one of the very few places where India have not won a Test series, and the Virat Kohli-led side is determined to end the wait this time around.
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Only Kapil Dev, with 131 matches, has played more Tests than Ishant for India as a fast bowler.
Captain Virat Kohli is unlikely to feature in the tournament because of his India commitments.
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Before the opening day of the second Test, the BCCI officially announced that Rahane, Ishant and, more importantly, Ravindra Jadeja are out of the match due to various injuries.
Images from Day 5 of the first Test between India and New Zealand, at Green Park in Kanpur, on Monday.
The 2021 IPL, which was suspended in May owing to a COVID-19 outbreak in its bubble, will resume in the UAE from September 19.
Two more failures in two home games could effectively mean end of the road for Ajinkya Rahane, who is leading India in the first Test in Kanpur, starting on Thursday.
Shubman Gill is all set to open with Rohit Sharma after he was named in India's 15-man squad for the ICC World Test Championship final against New Zealand, in Southampton, from June 18.
Shardul said he loves to deliver in crunch situations.
The Indian team landed in South Africa for the Test series, starting on December 26.
The injury happened in the fifth over of Vidarbha's second innings and Ishant's third over.
Buzz has it that Athiya Shetty and KL Rahul have been dating each other. Despite their public appearances, the two have neither denied nor confirmed their relationship.
India will now lock horns with South Africa for three Tests and three ODIs, beginning December 26.
Former opener Gautam Gambhir believes the Indian team management needs to take good care of its pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah and if required, the fast bowler should be given a break during the upcoming home series against England.
Sehwag took a funny jibe at the ICC for hosting the World Test Championship final in the UK
Bumrah, Chahar, Kaul get their first dose of COVID vaccine.
Images from Day 3 in the second Test between England and India, at Lord's, on Saturday.
Ahead of the upcoming IPL season, Delhi Capitals coach Ricky Ponting opened up on the Capitals missing Rishabh Pant and the role David Warner will play amongst other things.
In a world where fast bowling is a valuable commodity, India are now a shining light, says Australian cricket legend Ian Chappell.
Ishant Sharma's lack of rhythm can be attributed to lack of game time and it would take a couple of Test matches for him to get back into the groove, India bowling coach Paras Mhambrey said.
'India's is fantastic; Bumrah and Shami have been amazing'
Images from Day 1 of the first Test between India and England, at the M A Chidambaram stadium, in Chennai, on Friday.
Senior India fast bowler Ishant Sharma on Saturday passed the fitness test at the National Cricket Academy in Bengaluru and will now join the team in New Zealand for the two-match Test series starting on February 21. Ishant is expected to fly to Wellington for the first Test.
Kohli said he had no idea why Rohit didn't do his rehabilitation in Australia along with Wriddhiman Saha.
Virat, Ishant set to return for England series starting Feb 5 as selection for first two Tests takes place on Tuesday.
Fast bowler Shanthakumaran Sreesanth impressed on his return to competitive after a long wait of seven years, with figures of 1/29 as Kerala outclassed Puducherry by six wickets in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy T20 match, at the Wankhede Stadium, in Mumbai, in Monday.
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Images from Day 2 of the second Test between India and England, at the M A Chidambaram stadium, in Chennai.
India fast bowler Ishant Sharma has been ruled out of the first Test against New Zealand in Kanpur because he is recovering from chikungunya.
'Look at what he has achieved in all format of the game, not just Test cricket, where he has been fabulous.'
A determined New Zealand bounced back in fine style on the third day to gain the upperhand in the World Test Championship final.
Having shown exceptional consistency in both red and white-ball cricket for Team India, Pant will now look to recreate the same magic for his franchise.
Former India cricketer Virender Sehwag is surely having a ball on social media. His tweets and comments on other social networking sites have been widely followed and liked by fans from the country. The former India opener was recently in the spotlight for his Twitter banter with Piers Morgan with Indian fans targeting the British journalist for his insensitive remarks.
Just like yesterday, the third day's play in the four-day match between India Green and India Blue in Kanpur was also washed out.
India finished the penultimate day on 39-1, still 381 behind the target
Former pacer Venkatesh Prasad feels that a high-on-resources India has got all bases covered to get past a high-on-confidence New Zealand in the ICC World Test Championship final, starting in Southampton from June 18.
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