'How many more chances to Rishabh Pant?' is what folks on social media were asking after yet another white ball failure for the left-hander.
Zaheer emphasised the team's mindset heading into the season, one that mirrors the never-back-down attitude of Pant.
Abhimanyu Easwaran made the future path all the more tough with his second duck of the match, while Sai Sudharsan concluded his lukewarm preparation for the South Africa Test series with an underwhelming 23 off 38 balls.
The absence of the dashing wicketkeeper-batter leaves a big void in India's Test eleven, said Hayden
Pant emphasised the importance of taking risks.
Ahead of DC's first home game this season, some of the players came out to wish their recovering captain well.
Chahal asked Axar about being promoted to number four in the batting order to which the bowling all-rounder said that things were made easy as Pant was joking around and having fun between the deliveries.
The 24-year-old Jurel stepped in as keeper twice during the series - once after Pant took a blow to his finger in the third Test at Lord's, and again in the Manchester Test when Pant sustained a foot injury that ruled him out.
Rishabh Pant's middle-order experience can help him edge out Sanju Samson, said former India batter Gautam Gambhir.
Rishabh Pant, recovering from a horrific car accident last December, tweeted a video of him alighting a flight of stairs, showing the status of his recovery.
'...the guys who are just part of Test cricket, I think for them to prepare and play domestic cricket is very, very important.'
The decision to allow Virat Kohli to complete his fitness in London has sparked a debate within the cricketing circles on whether this was a one-off allowance to a player of his stature.
During a recreational event organised by the JSW Foundation as part of Independence Day celebrations, Pant faced a few deliveries in a game at a sports facility near Bengaluru on August 15.
Jofra Archer took inspiration from Sourav Ganguly's famous shirt swinging show at the 2002 Natwest Trophy final
Gavaskar said India need to put their "head down" and try and get as close as possible to Australia's total. R
Rishabh's condition remains stable, and he has now been shifted to Max Hospital, Dehradun, where he will undergo MRI scans to ascertain the extent of his injuries and formulate his further course of treatment, as per the BCCI statement shared with the media.
A short video posted by Mumbai Indians ahead of their IPL 2025 clash against Lucknow Super Giants at the Ekana Stadium has triggered fresh controversy.
Abhishek Sharma smashed half a dozen sixes in his 20-ball 59 to ensure a convincing six-wicket win for Sunrisers Hyderabad and knock Lucknow Super Giants out of the IPL play-offs race in Lucknow on Monday.
IMAGES from Day 3 of the first Test between India and Bangladesh, played in Chennai, on Saturday.
IMAGES from Day 1 of the 1st Test between England and India at Headingley in Leeds on Friday
The cricket world was in awe of India's wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant following his outstanding innings on Day 1 of the fifth Test against England, at Edgbaston cricket ground in Birmingham, on Friday.
Bumrah, rested for the second Test against England, made a classy appearance alongside wife Sanjana Ganesan.
According to Cricbuzz, Pant could miss the Test series against Australia in February-March. He could also 'skip' IPL 2023.
The captain also said that with DC at 43/3, they wanted to attack GT's main spinners.
After India captain Shubman Gill had scored another masterful century at Edgbaston, India fast bowlers Akash Deep and Mohammed Siraj blew away England's top order.
'We all love his infectious attitude and smile around the group. Although he is still young in age, he has actually played a lot of cricket. He sets an example, he has a lot of energy and that's why other people tend to follow.'
Playing their first home game of the season, Delhi Capitals had a special guest cheering for them.
Smashes second fastest T20 hundred by an Indian batter at India A's Asia Cup Rising Stars match against UAE on Friday.
'Rishabh is very confident that he's going to be right to play.'
A superb unbeaten century from Ollie Pope helped drag England back into the first Test against India at Headingley on Saturday, with the home side closing Day 2 on 209/3.
The Indian team ramped up preparations for the Boxing Day Test by practicing on a fresh wicket on Tuesday at the MCG.
Strange selection, says Manjrekar; Irfan, Harbhajan congratulate Gill
Rahul, assigned the role of a college boy, inquires about Pant's part in the ad.
Former wicketkeeper Parthiv Patel on Wednesday said India head coach Gautam Gambhir "had all the right of just losing it" following a fiery confrontation with Lee Fortis, Surrey's head of ground staff at The Oval.
The Indian cricket team began practice in right earnest on Wednesday, ahead of their five-match Test series starting in Perth on November 22.
Ravindra Jadeja powered to his record sixth fifty of the series to extend his stunning run with the bat, on Day 3 of the fifth and final Test against England.
'Obviously, he brings a lot of good things to the Test side. Not only from the batting point of view, but from the keeping point of view as well.'
Dhruv Jurel, who impressed during India's series-levelling tour of England, was on Thursday named captain of Central Zone for the season-opening Duleep Trophy, set to begin on August 28 in Bengaluru.
India bowling coach Morne Morkel admitted his side was "surprised" by how quickly the Eden Gardens surface "deteriorated" after a dramatic second day in which 15 wickets fell and the opening Test swung sharply in India's favour.
India and England came together to honour the victims of the tragic Ahmedabad air disaster, paying tribute with a minute's silence and black armbands in a show of shared grief and solidarity.
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