Many seniors including captain Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul are all set to be rested for the upcoming five-match T20I series against South Africa, with an eye on the marquee tour of England in July.
"So there's no need [to play in overseas leagues], they're absolutely fine playing IPL cricket and focusing on domestic cricket. We need them to play domestic cricket in India as well," he added.
Deep Dasgupta will lead Bengal for the Moin-ud-Dowla Gold Cup in Hyderabad.
Sachin Tendulkar has seen Sourav Ganguly in various avatars
Teams for the hockey World Cup and SAFF Games would be announced on August 16.
Rahul Dravid to oversee preparations in England
Mohsin's dodgy hamstring made the decision easier for Chetan Sharma's committee
Former selector Raja Venkat, who was part of the committee which picked the victorious Indian team for the 2011 World Cup, says the current selectors are not doing things the right way.
The veteran leg-spinner was left out from the one-day scheme of things after Greg Chappell took over as coach last year.
Wicketkeeper Moin Khan was also included in the team but speedster Umar Gul was left out.
'Pant is an impact player but at the same time you can't be careless.'
Rohit Sharma will lead a second string Indian team, comprising leading performers in domestic (Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 and IPL) tournaments, for the Twenty20 tri-series in Sri Lanka, starting March 6. S hikhar Dhawan will be his deputy in the side that has as many as six changes.
Very few young Australian cricketers have generated as much buzz in recent years as the 22-year-old, thanks to his prolific form in Sheffield Shield.
Skipper Virat Kohli had put in a lot of emphasis on workload management before the IPL last year. It has been learnt that the national selectors will sit down and take a call after checking the workload and medical database of all centrally contracted players.
Sri Lanka named a 16-member team for the upcoming Test series against India with uncapped 23-year-old fast bowler Vishwa Fernando the only fresh face picked by the national selectors.
Dravid, who is also tipped to take additional charge as the director of NationalCricketAcademy in Bengaluru, had recently suggested that talented young cricketers should get some vocational training, which can help them later in their lives.
India cricket captain Virat Kohli's wife and Bollywood actor Anuskha Sharma reacted strongly to former wicketkeeper Farokh Engineer's claims that the national selectors were getting her 'cups of tea' during the World Cup in UK earlier this year.
The 36-year-old left-hander said he will call it a day after the second Test against Pakistan.
The Pakistan paceman is expected join the team in India for the last two ODIs.
The selectors will meet in some time to pick the team for the World Cup. Here is the list of players we think will be picked.
The former India skipper among six past and present cricketers who will examine the present system of selection of national and state teams.
Umesh Yadav says the current Indian attack has the ability to take 20 wickets in a Test match during its tour of South Africa, seen by many as the side's litmus test following a string of successes at home.
Additional Sessions judge B N Deshpande upheld the BCCI's decision to suspend the Maharashtra batsman for allegedly offering bribes to two national selectors.
Senior spinner Saeed Ajmal has said that he is ready to retire from international cricket if the Pakistan cricket authorities tell him clearly he is no longer a part of their plans.
Umar Akmal was suspended hours before his PSL team Quetta Gladiators was to take on Islamabad in the opening match of the 2020 edition on Thursday.
HCA joint-secretary M V Sridhar said there is no meaning of the word 'rested' as Laxman has no injury.
Uncapped Haryana seamer Joginder Sharma and Bihar wicketkeeper Mahendra Singh Dhoni were named in the 15-member squad for the three-match ODI series.
Parveez Rasool was modest yet honest in his admission that he did expect a national call-up after his seven-wicket haul against the mighty Australians earlier this year.
The left-arm speedster ripped through the Central Zone batting and helped West Zone take control on the first day of the Duleep Trophy match.
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