Mumbai Indians will soon get the much required batting boost as the world's No. 1 ranked T20 batter Suryakumar Yadav has cleared almost all the fitness tests at National Cricket Academy and is very close to playing his first IPL game of the season.
'...there is every possibility that Shreyas will travel for the three-match ODI series in Sri Lanka. The last ODI that India played was in South Africa and he scored a half-century (52). He had 500 plus runs (530) in the World Cup and averages just around 50. Can you drop him?'
'One day I want to bowl the fastest ball in the world.'
Ravindra Jadeja and wife Rivaba visited the Ashapura temple in Mata no Madh village in Gujarat's Kutch district.
'There is slight stiffness in my ankle, but that's fine.'
Ponting said Pant had done a mountain of work to try and return to the cricketing scene and the recent hitouts at the NCA should keep him in good stead for Delhi's opening match of the IPL against the Punjab Kings in Mohali on March 23.
A heartwarming reunion unfolded at Bengaluru's National Cricket Academy as Delhi Capitals stars Prithvi Shaw and Rishabh Pant met up at the NCA.
Politics is set to take centrestage in Himachal cricket yet again with the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association, led by BJP MP and Board of Control for Cricket in India president Anurag Thakur, asking the Congress-run state government for land to set up the National Cricket Academy.
Fan-favourite and team skipper MS Dhoni's arrival is yet to be confirmed.
'The boys who are part of the Under-16 high performance camp at NCA Bangalore had the opportunity to interact with Rishabh Pant on cricket, life, hard work and much much more. It was very generous of @RishabhPant17 to spare time for interacting with these young boys.'
Suryakumar Yadav was back in the nets after a long injury lay-off.
'Update on Hardik Pandya in couple of days'
India are unlikely to rush Shami back into the playing XI as the five Test series against England could be played on turning tracks.
BCCI secretary Niranjan Shah said the Board could not accept the former all-rounder as head of both NCA and ICL.
Parveez Rasool, the first cricketer from Jammu and Kashmir to be included in the Indian squad, spent his first day at the National Cricket Academy preparing for the upcoming tour of Zimbabwe, beginning July 24.
Pant, following a near-fatal car accident, will be making a comeback after a 14-month absence.
On NCA Batting Coach Sitanshu Kotak's birthday, the 25 year old celebrated and expressed gratitude for Kotak's support during his recovery journey.
Reluctant to speak about the upcoming ODI and Twenty20 series against Sri Lanka, senior batsman Virender Sehwag, who was nursing a shoulder injury, on Tuesday said his fitness has been assessed by the physios at the National Cricket Academy.
Rinku Singh -- who carved a reputation for himself in IPL 2023 with his ferocious batting -- and Rishabh Pant -- who was sadly missing from this year's tournament because he was recovering from the after-effects of the horrific car accident last December -- met up at the National Cricket Academy in Bengaluru.
KL Rahul has checked in at the National Cricket Academy in Bengaluru to start his extensive rehabilitation programme post a thigh surgery.
Pant is currently undergoing rehabilitation at NCA Bangalore
It is also understood that the board is quite happy with the way Dravid has managed the team along with captain Rohit over the last two years despite not landing any global trophies.
India's Asia-Cup-bound squad have started reaching Bengaluru for a 6-day conditioning camp that starts on Thursday at the Karnataka State Cricket Association's campus
The Board of Control for Cricket in India is clearly miffed with Ishan Kishan for not playing for Jharkhand in the ongoing Ranji Trophy and instead preparing for IPL 2024.
BCCI honourary secretary Jay Shah provived updates on the Asia Cup venue, WPL and India's preparations for the ODI World Cup.
A Pakistani media baron, the 45-year-old is the 37th full-time chairman of the PCB.
BCCI is contemplating utilising the services of John Wright at the Bangalore-based National Cricket Academy and accordingly he might be retained for a longer term.
In April, Bumrah underwent a lower back surgery in New Zealand. The successful medical procedure has kept the bowler pain free.
K L Rahul has been ruled out of after failing to recover from injury to his right quadriceps
The highly anticipated clash between India and Pakistan in Asia Cup 2023 faces a tough challenge from the weather in Kandy
Rishabh Pant on track for IPL comeback
Mohammed Shami said his prime focus is to achieve optimum fitness keeping in mind the upcoming five-match Test series against England.
The 23-year-old suffered an injury during Northamptonshire's one-day championship fixture against Durham last month. According to ESPNcricinfo further scans revealed the injury was a lot worse than initially expected.
K L Rahul is set to be included in India's 15-member provisional World Cup squad, which will be announced by Tuesday.
'This is a huge responsibility and I look forward to working closely with talented players and providing them with the right preparation and guidance to excel.'
Jasprit Bumrah has been named as India's captain for the three-match T20I series against Ireland next month.
With big ticket events around the corner, the Indian team is eagerly waiting for the comeback of some of their injured players.
Shikhar Dhawan caught up with Delhi and India team-mate Rishabh Pant at the National Cricket Academy in Bengaluru on Thursday.
The India all-rounder is yet to recover from his ankle injury that rendered him out of action last week.
