The absence of the dashing wicketkeeper-batter leaves a big void in India's Test eleven, said Hayden
Spin stalwart Ravichandran Ashwin feels that if all-rounder Hardik Pandya is made the Mumbai Indians skipper, Rohit Sharma will "handle it with grace" as the Team India captain "does not have much ego".
Ravichandran Ashwin will consider himself fortunate to get a rare chance to play his second World Cup at home.
Images from Day 2 of the first Test between Bangladesh and India, at Chattogram, on Thursday
Bhuvneshwar's early strikes coupled with good spells from Pat Cummins and Thangarasu Natarjan in the middle overs saw SRH clinch victory against all odds.
Suryakumar strengthens top position in ICC T20 batter rankings
'I've been quite innovative in terms of trying to adapt to new techniques and I'm very thankful to the people who have put work behind those.'
Star India spinner Ravichandran Ashwin on Sunday hailed United Arab Emirates (UAE)'s stunning win over New Zealand in a T20I.
Australia laboured to a modest 263 all out on the opening day of the second Test against India in New Delhi
Mahendra Singh Dhoni, a master of out of the box strategies, flung the new ball to R Ashwin in the IPL 2011 final against Royal Challengers Bangalore and the then rookie off-spinner made an impact in the fourth ball itself, dismissing an in-form Chris Gayle.
The spinner enjoyed a game of darts indoors with Physios Nitin Patel and Yogesh Parmar, and Video Analyst Hari Prasad Mohan.
India's highest wicket-taker in Tests Anil Kumble praised Ravichandran Ashwin's massive effort, the best for any Indian in West Indies.
A clinical Rajasthan Royals romped home for a third win on the trot in IPL 2024 with a six-wicket hammering of Mumbai Indians.
Fraser-McGurk, Stubbs or Samson? Pick your best batters
'I wanted to convert the loose balls, and play till the end.'
Ravichandran Ashwin becomes leading wicket-taker in Border-Gavaskar Trophy history
India clinched the four-Test series against Australia 2-1 after the fourth and final Test ended in a draw in Ahmedabad on Monday.
'You can't be just bowling the orthodox line when someone is sweeping you.'
As a result of Ashwin's all-round show, the Royals, second ranked team in the points table, will face Gujarat Titans at Kolkata's Eden Gardens on May 24 with both teams having two chances at making the final.
Game 47 of IPL 2022 will see the Kolkata Knight Riders take on the Rajasthan Royals at the Wankhede stadium in Mumbai starting 1930 IST.
Former England opener Geoffrey Boycott said India captain Rohit Sharma is 'past his prime'.
Back to the grind after a couple of days' leave, Virat Kohli's extended net session was the focal point of Team India's first training session in the city ahead of its World Cup opener against Australia on Sunday.
The life of Saurabh Kumar, veteran of a decade in domestic cricket, took a sharp turn on Monday when he made the Indian squad for the second Test against England starting in Visakhapatnam on February 2.
England getting bamboozled on turning tracks is no longer a "foregone conclusion" and the shock loss in the opening Test has given India a lot to think about ahead of the second game, says visiting team's pace ace Mark Wood.
Emotions were at an all-time high in the Indian team dressing room after they registered a historic win against England with a winning margin of 434 runs in the third Test of the series on Sunday in Rajkot.
Yashasvi Jaiswal smashed a rapid hundred before retiring hurt as India stretched their overall lead to 322 with eight wickets in hand to take control of the third Test.
Ben Stokes added 91 runs with the last 3 wickets to help England post 246.
South Africa shredded through the Indian batting line-up to claim victory by an innings and 32 runs in the first Test.
'I can only advise the England batters to play with a straight bat.'
'That was just unbelievable from Glen Maxwell. Footwork is overrated.'
'...you will have to be really wary of different threats that he poses and make sure that you have very good skill sets to counter (him) and be on top of him.'
Sans Hardik, it's starting all over again for dominant India
India's Asian Games cricket team captain Ruturaj Gaikwad, who played the first two ODIs, has been released from the squad and will link up with the Hangzhou-bound outfit. Also released is pacer Mukesh Kumar, who came in as cover for Bumrah.
The legendary Sachin Tendulkar found senior off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin's exclusion from India's playing XI for the World Test Championship final baffling.
Kagiso Rabada grabbed a five-wicket haul before K L Rahul rallied India to 208/8 on a rain-hit Day 1 of the first Test.
'Whenever I walk out to bat, people assume I just took that decision and came out, but that's a role given to me.'
Ravichandran Ashwin was promoted as an opener as Buttler, who injured his little finger while taking a catch
KL Rahul has always been confident about keeping wickets in Tests
Ashwin is the second highest wicket-taker in Tests for India behind Kumble (619), and the former India leg-spinner wasn't one bit surprised.
The Indian players reflected on their heartbreaking loss against Australia in Sunday's World Cup final.
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