India skipper Rohit Sharma is "not a big fan" of the IPL's 'Impact Player' rule as he feels it is hurting the country's all-rounders by not allowing cricketers like Washington Sundar and Shivam Dube to showcase their bowling prowess.
England skipper Ben Stokes' direct hit to dismiss Ravindra Jadeja wasn't just the turning point of the first Test but could also be one that decides the course of the series as India's No 1 all-rounder across formats was seen struggling with a hamstring niggle.
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.
Gambhir has made his selection process clear by stating his strong belief in players featuring across all three formats.
The decision now rests with Kishan on whether he wants to heed the advice of one of India's greatest cricketers and work towards resurrecting his career or just be content playing the IPL.
Opening batter Yashasvi Jaiswal on Saturday became only the fifth Indian to score 600 or more runs in a Test series, during the second day's play of the fourth match against England in Ranchi.
A dominant India ended England's title defence by handing them a 68-run thumping in the second semi-final of the T20 World Cup.
Rahul Dravid features in Muttiah Muralitharan's list of great batters who could not find a way to read him.
My focus was on playing sessions and dispatching loose balls: Jaiswal
Wriddhiman Saha is making a comeback to his home state Bengal two years after a public fallout.
Never give up, fight till last moment: Sreejesh's learning from Rohit's men
'It is a long road, but the hunger to play cricket is back, and he wants to play in all three formats.'
'I would love to sit with Rahul and go out for a dinner and say sorry to him again.'
'He was tempting me with it. I said, "I'm 50 years old! I can't handle so much cholesterol anymore".'
Dravid was particularly happy with how Shreyas Iyer has been showing consistency at the back-end of the tournament.
Angelo Mathews' first-of-its-kind timed out dismissal against Bangladesh in a World Cup match has again stirred the debate about 'Spirit of Cricket' and India head coach Rahul Dravid on Saturday said a player should be allowed to follow the rules of the game to the letter, if he wishes so.
'Jammy', who scored 63 50s in Tests and 83 50s in ODIs, reached that lifetime milestone on Wednesday, January 11, 2023.
Four years ago he watched the World Cup final in a Bengaluru pub. On Thursday, Rachin Ravindra scored a 100 in the World Cup 2023 opening game.
Rahul Dravid doesn't want to be "too harsh" while judging the younger crop of batters but the India head coach wants them to develop their own methods for countering spin-friendly conditions.
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.
'They would have been under not only mental but also physical burnout and everyone needed a break'
India's bid to win a 17th consecutive home Test series, however, hinges on the success of their three-pronged spin attack comprising Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja and Axar Patel.
Yashasvi Jaiswal will aim to add his bit to the combination conundrum with a handy contribution while Arshdeep Singh and Mohammed Siraj need to put their best foot forward during India's only T20 World Cup warm-up game against Bangladesh ahead of their tournament opener on June 5.
Among the familiar faces, seasoned batter Virat Kohli and versatile allrounder Hardik Pandya engaged in an animated conversation, setting the tone for the challenges ahead.
Glimpses of Team India's training session on Sunday.
The message to him from coach Rahul Dravid and skipper Rohit Sharma has been to take his time before playing his natural explosive game, Suryakumar Yadav said.
India head coach Rahul Dravid on Monday said the team management does not ask for rank turners while playing at home and it is tough to predict how a particular pitch would play out over the course of five days in a Test.
As the Men in Blue emerged from the airport terminal, a sea of passionate fans erupted into chants of 'India! India!'
India captain Rohit Sharma became the sixth Indian batter to go past the landmark of 10,000 runs in One-Day Internationals.
Yashasvi Jaiswal has smashed 655 runs in four Tests against England with two fifties and as many centuries.
Former India pace bowler David Johnson, who played two Tests in 1996, passed away in Bengaluru on Thursday.
'...VVS Laxman is going to Zimbabwe but new coach will join from Sri Lanka series'
Rohit Sharma to captain India in this year's T20 World Cup
Even while bringing the curtains down on his T20I stint, Jadeja was in the shadows of the icons.
'I've always considered myself an all-rounder, it's just about going into the IPL and executing all of that, which I did in the domestic season.'
This is Dravid's first assignment overseas as full-time Head Coach.
Rahul Dravid needs time to reflect on his future with the national team even as his his two-year contract ended on Sunday.
One stellar IPL season of 19 wickets in Kolkata Knight Riders' triumphant campaign brought pacer Harshit Rana into the national reckoning.
Out of six finals played, India have won three World titles, including two ODI World Cups (1983 and 2011) and one T20 World Cup in 2007.
WV Raman backed the selection of four spinners in India's T20 World Cup squad
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