Suryakumar Yadav's superior performance will put Shreyas Iyer's slot in the team in danger once Hardik Pandya is back.
Impressed with his captaincy at the ODI World Cup, former captain Sourav Ganguly on Friday threw his weight behind Rohit Sharma, saying he should lead India at least till the T20 World Cup in June next year.
India and Australia began training for the second Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy.
It is a pity that he does not take his youth influencer role more seriously and align his brand endorsements more responsibly, notes Kanika Datta.
Many believe that Saha should have refrained from making his conversations with Dravid public
'They say a Test cap will always be well-earned. And he has really earned his stripes.
'I would just be kind to all my players and if there were ever mistakes, I would find a way to hide it.'
Former India batter VVS Laxman will be the next head of the National Cricket Academy (NCA), a senior BCCI official confirmed on Sunday.
Indian batters committed themselves to doubles shift in the nets against slow bowlers
Shubman Gill feels working on specific technical areas and a minor tweak before a T20 series in New Zealand has worked wonders for his game.
Head coach Rahul Dravid and his team will assemble at the National Cricket Academy on Tuesday to start preparations for the World Test Championship final in June.
Hardik will lead India in two match T20 Series beginning from Sunday.
'KL, Pant, VK, Rohit, Sky would be my top five.'
'It's important to identify the right kind of players who will take you forward in 4-5 years.'
Vamika turns 1 on a day when her dad will play his 99th Test, also the day Coach Rahul Dravid turns 49.
seamer Mohammed Shami's recovery from COVID-19 is being monitored by the team management, as they look to replace the injured Jasprit Bumrah, ahead of the Twenty20 World Cup.
'The concept of an MP IPL team is the brainchild of Kamal Nath.' 'If the Congress government comes to power in the state, he will assemble an IPL team for MP with the assistance of his business contacts.'
Facts and figures about Rahul Dravid, who called time on his international cricket career on Friday, March 9.
'Snapshots from #TeamIndia's training session in Guwahati ahead of the 2nd T20I against South Africa,' BCCI tweeted along with pictures.
'To take 600 wickets and to play the number of Test matches he has takes a special kind of cricketer.'
How India's players fared in the England series.
We need to make sensible choices that are in the long-term interest of Indian cricket -- and the game itself, suggests Indrajit Gupta.
'Number four is just a number and anybody can fit in. I started in the middle-order in one-day cricket and went on to open because I was asked to by Sachin (Tendulkar) as captain. It is the same with Sachin.'
Shardul Thakur's better batting ability compared to speedster Prasidh Krishna could prove to be decisive while selecting the extra pacer for World Cup but both are likely to be auditioned if India pick a 17-member squad for the Asia Cup, which is set to be named on Monday.
'Dravid was really invested in India becoming the best team in the world.' 'Sadly, not everyone in the team had the same feeling. They would rather concentrate on being in the team.'
Rohit and I keep talking about situations, it helps in forging big partnerships: Jaiswal
Paddy will be joining the ODI team from Wednesday's third game against the West Indies
All-rounder Deepak Hooda says his childhood dream was realised when he received the India cap from Virat Kohli during the first ODI against the West Indies last week.
Ravichandran Ashwin says it's too early to comment on Rahul Dravid's coaching style but the premier India spinner is confident that happiness will be back in the dressing room under the stalwart's guidance.
The most interesting aspect of the contest is the form of batters from both sides which has been the reason of their success so far.
While coming at No. 5, Rahul's role as a batsman is not easy - he either has very few overs to make an impact after a top-order mayhem or he has to consolidate after a top-order malfunction.
Who do you think should be part of India's playing for their T20 World Cup match against The Netherlands on Thursday?
'All of us tend to believe that they are so well paid, why should we bother about their payments.' 'But who all are well paid? Only a handful, maybe 3-4 of them, who go in for endorsements and things.' 'The others are struggling, playing Ranji Trophy and other matches, so that compensation we made it market-oriented.'
India is led by senior batsman Shikhar Dhawan and coached by NCA head Rahul Dravid.
Rahane expressed happiness on his return to the team and his role as vice-captain in the new WTC 2023-25 cycle.
'When I was playing regularly, there must have been someone who had to sit out, and I wasn't guilty. So you can't feel low if you are sitting out because the team is winning.'
Talking about leading the side for the first time, Dhawan said: "It is a great honour for me to be the captain of the Indian team."
At this virtual conference, Dravid will also be joined by former cricketer and coach Gary Kirsten and former England women's cricketer and commentator Isa Guha.
When Sachin picked Laxman as his favourite player among the likes of Dravid, Ganguly
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