Bond has said he will be working on increasing the pace of Arjun Tendulkar
England captain Ben Stokes on Saturday said staying true to the 'Bazball' approach did not work and conceded that India were too good in their own conditions, always finding a way to wriggle out of tight curves.
Back to the grind after a couple of days' leave, Virat Kohli's extended net session was the focal point of Team India's first training session in the city ahead of its World Cup opener against Australia on Sunday.
'Once top four teams are there, in the semi-final and final. Those two days if you perform, you win.'
With the IPL season set to roll on Friday, one captain who has 100 Tests under his belt is willing and ready to mentor a newbie captain who will be taking over a leadership role for the first time.
Gujarat Titans pride themselves on consistency and will be expected to produce a solid show against Sunrisers Hyderabad in the IPL match in Ahmedabad on Monday after a rare "flat" performance against Mumbai Indians.
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Indian captain Rohit Sharma said five players, including in-form Shubman Gill, will not be available for selection for the third ODI against Australia, as the squad has been hit by a viral sickness.
India's next match is against South Africa and Rohit said his team is ready for the in-form Proteas.
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When Royal Challengers Bangalore and Gujarat Titans took to the field for their IPL encounter on Saturday, it was nice to see Virat Kohli greet his India team-mate Mohammed Shami.
Travis Head smashed a brilliant 137 as Australia cruised to their sixth World title after outclassing India by six wickets in the final on Sunday.
India captain Rohit Sharma including mainstays Virat Kohli, Jasprit Bumrah and Ravindra Jadeja have placed in the highest category of BCCI central contracts.
With Pant back in action, the Delhi Capitals can anticipate a boost in their batting prowess
Delhi Capitals are looking like an outfit that is bereft of a Plan B as it became apparent in their 50-run thrashing at the hands of Lucknow Super Giants.
Mohammed Siraj, Mohammed Shami and Shardul Thakur will join the Indian contingent in Australia
Australia laboured to a modest 263 all out on the opening day of the second Test against India in New Delhi
Sri Lanka's Chamari Athapaththu won her maiden women's ODI Cricketer of the Year award, becoming the first female cricketer from the country to win an ICC award.
India clinched a comfortable five-wicket win over Australia in the first ODI of the three-match series.
The Asia Cup-bound players, who returned from the West Indies and were not part of the T20I series in Ireland, were given a 13-day fitness programme.
Malik clocked 155kph on the speed gun, the fastest ball of the match.
No place for Dhawan, Tilak Varma included in 17-man squad.
India's star batter Virat Kohli didn't join the team's optional practice session in Thiruvananthapuram due to personal reasons but is expected to link up with the squad before the second warm-up game against The Netherlands on Tuesday.
Pandya, before the Bangladesh game had bowled 16 overs in the previous three matches and picked up five wickets.
Liam Livingstone produced a spectacle in the IPL 2022 match against the Gujarat Titans on Tuesday, May 3, 2022, night at the D Y Patil stadium in Navi Mumbai when the Punjab Kings batter hit a 117-metre six!
Former Indian cricketer Nikhil Chopra said that Pakistan should accept their defeat against India in the World Cup as they lost fair and square.
India could field three spinners against Australia in the final.
The selectors announced India's teams for the tour of South Africa.
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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.
The last time Team India won an ICC World Cup was in 2011 in India. It was a 50-over ODI format that was won under the astute leadership of Mahendra Singh Dhoni.
Images from Day 3 of the fifth and final Test between India and England in Dharamsala on Saturday.
Srinivas Bhogle and Purnendu Maji present Rediff.com's Most Valuable Player Index after 29 World Cup 2023 games.
Fascinating glimpses from Day 1 of the first Test between India and Australia in Nagpur.
Samson's innings was complimented with fine strokeplay as well as quick running that brought him another IPL half-century and put RR in victory's path.
The selectors were forced to go back to seniors Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli following injuries to key T20 players.
The collective brilliance of the Indian XI in the 2023 World Cup makes a compelling case for each player to be considered for inclusion in every World XI.
'It required a lot of hard work, commitment and dedication to be back, but the journey to Australia has been thoroughly rewarding.'
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