Hardik Pandya flew to Chennai to join the Indian team ahead of the four-Test series against England.
Cricket Australia has responded positively to India coach Ravi Shastri's request for more warm-up matches ahead of their Test series Down Under later this year.
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Team director Ravi Shastri will join the Indian cricket team in Colombo on Friday night ahead of the first Test against Sri Lanka beginning in Galle on August 12.
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Moments after India's maiden Test series triumph in Australia, coach Ravi Shastri hit back at the critics, including the legendary Sunil Gavaskar.
Former India all-rounder Ravi Shastri has been appointed interim coach of India's cricket team for the tour of Bangladesh. The team will play one Test and three One-day Internationals on the tour, which kicks-off with the Test, from June 10 to 14.
India batsman Rohit Sharma believes captain Virat Kohli and coach Ravi Shastri's belief in his abilities helped him own the opening position in Tests.
Former Pakistan skipper Shahid Afridi feels Indian captain Virat Kohli should step down from the leadership role in all formats of the game to flourish as a batsman for his country.
ICC acting CEO Geoff Allardice said that would be possible only 'in a perfect world'.
Ravi Shastri will pocket around Rs 8 crore per annum, which is atleast a crore more than previous coach Anil Kumble's salary.
'In the last 24 months, they've been home for 25 days. I don't care who you are, if your name is Bradman, if you're in a bubble as well, your average will come down because you're human.'
BCCI President Sourav Ganguly on Thursday said Mahendra Singh Dhoni was appointed as mentor of the Indian team to use his vast experience for the benefit of the side during the upcoming T20 World Cup in the UAE.
'And how we can take Indian cricket forward, that's the only aim anybody should have.'
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Outgoing head coach Ravi Shastri and skipper Virat Kohli, who will lead the country for one last time in the shortest format, would aim to finish India's underwhelming T20 World Cup campaign on a positive note with a victory over Namibia in the team's final Super 12 match here on Monday.
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The last time India visited Bangladesh, Mahendra Singh Dhoni's men had a forgettable outing as slumped to their first-ever ODI series loss (1-2) against the hosts. However, team director Ravi Shastri does not remember those demoralizing defeats.
Hardik Pandya bowled in the nets for the first time in months in Dubai on Wednesday, raising the possibility of him returning to the side for the crucial T20 World Cup game against New Zealand as an all-rounder and giving India a much needed sixth bowling option.
Shastri has been serving as the head coach of the Indian team since 2017, having got an extension after the 2019 ICC World Cup.
The postponement of the Test series between South Africa and Australia means New Zealand have become the first team to qualify for the inaugural ICC World Test Championship final to be held in England from June 18 to 22, with June 23 as the reserve day.
The 29-year-old, who entered an exclusive club on Day 5 of the ongoing Test, came in to bat at the crease after opener KL Rahul was dismissed off the first delivery of the match on the opening day.
"They know their job, they are professional cricketers. Once they step on the field they take over. That is how it should be," said Shastri, who took over as coach after Anil Kumble was forced to quit under controversial circumstances.
The former Australia pacer said he was not able to decide this time whether to apply for the post or not.
India's young pacer Mohammed Siraj got the best opportunity to hone his bowling when he bowled alongside the experienced Mohammed Shami during India's nets session in Sydney on Tuesday.
Ravi Shastri has a firm belief that that the team of 1985 was qualitatively better than the side that won the 1983 World Cup because it was a perfect blend of youth and experience.
Captain Kohli, his deputy Rahane and senior opener Rohit were seen batting at the nets in a video posted by the BCCI on Twitter.
The International Cricket Council is all set to discuss the four-day Test proposal during its cricket committee meeting in March.
Having scored a match-winning 75-ball-100 against England in the second One-Day International on Wednesday, Suresh Raina attributed his success to Team Director Ravi Shastri's pre-match pep talk.
India captain Virat Kohli on Saturday wished BCCI president Sourav Ganguly a speedy recovery after the former skipper had been hospitalised in Kolkata.
Shastri also backed Kohli to end his lean run in Asia Cup.
As the newly-appointed head coach Ravi Shastri spells out why he was so desperate to have Bharat Arun as part of his support staff, Rediff.com's Harish Kotian listens in.
Success in ICC events has eluded India in recent years and the team failed to reach the semi-finals of the recently-concluded T20 World Cup in the United Arab Emirates and Oman.
'He's a seriously special player and he comes out and takes that momentum away and that's his attitude every time he bats.'
A look at how India have fared in their World Cup opening games.
Under-fire India coach Duncan Fletcher's fate is expected to be decided by the Board of Control for Cricket in India after it receives team director Ravi Shastri's report on the England tour.
Promising that India will not back down from their "aggressive brand of cricket", team director Ravi Shastri feels consistency and patience would be key to success as the hosts gear up to face South Africa next month.
IMAGES of the Indian men's cricket team during a practice session at the Dr Y S Rajasekhara Reddy Stadium in Visakhapatnam on Monday
Hardik Pandya shared a selfie with the Indian team players
India's head coach Ravi Shastri, on Monday, heaped special praise on Virat Kohli after he notched up his 50th International century in Kolkata and said "sky is the limit" for the skipper who stands at the halfway stage in equalling Sachin Tendulkar's feat.
