Rishabh Pant walked out to bat on Day 2 despite fracturing his toe.
Pant is under the ICC's scanner after clashing with umpire Paul Reiffel during a tense third day at Headingley on Sunday.
'First Saturday packed centre court closed roof and a Grand Slam winner on view. @carlitosalcarazz. Special as always @wimbledon'.
'His glove work defied convention. Dhoni's technique behind the stumps was unorthodox, yet extraordinarily effective.'
'It was a test of character, a true pressure situation, and you responded with a phenomenal team performance.'
Shastri also advised Pandya to stay calm and weather the storm with solid performances.
Ravi Shastri said that it was a touching moment for him to get bestowed with the Col CK Nayudu Lifetime Achievement Award.
Air India on Wednesday said it has cancelled its Lucknow-Mumbai flight scheduled for June 17 due to 'operational reasons' and the ripple effect of flight diversions.
'Bring the deficit down to about 60 and then take it 10 runs at a time.'
Both Arshdeep and Khaleel have previously featured in India's limited-overs squads.
Former wicketkeeper-batter Farokh Engineer also mourned the loss of his "dear friend".
Vice President V V Giri's resignation in 1969 triggered political upheavals that saw the ruling party defy its own presidential nominee, the expulsion of a sitting prime minister by her party president, and a historic split in the Indian National Congress, recounts Utkarsh Mishra.
The India skipper will be eyeing the great Don Bradman's 88-year-old record for most runs by a captain in a Test series.
In what was perhaps the most critical meeting before full-scale war broke out, Shastri defined India's immediate war objectives to his defence minister, army, and air force chiefs: 'To defend against Pakistan's attempts to grab Kashmir by force and to make it abundantly clear that Pakistan would never be allowed to wrest Kashmir from India; To destroy the offensive power of Pakistan's armed forces...' A fascinating excerpt from Shiv Kunal Verma's must-read 1965: A Western Sunrise India's War With Pakistan.
'Whenever India bowls, Reiffel feels it's not out. Whenever India bats, he feels it's out.'
'Why let England know what's coming and what's not? Why not keep it under wraps and make them guess?'
Ashwin had left for Chennai hours after reaching the coveted milestone of 500 Test wickets on the second day of the match.
'Once top four teams are there, in the semi-final and final. Those two days if you perform, you win.'
Manjrekar pulled no punches, singling out Ravindra Jadeja for failing to exploit the Day 5.
This piece of land was part of 982 acres of land earlier acquired by the British government in 1939 for the use of the Royal Air Force during World War II.
Ravi Shastri backed the duo of Shreyas Iyer and Ishan Kishan to come back stronger
Gavaskar, widely regarded as one of the finest batters to have played the game, recalled how, as a teenager, life during the war was shaped by constant caution and national solidarity.
School students in Rajasthan will no longer study two-part supplementary textbooks with state Education Minister Madan Dilawar arguing that these reading materials are not required because they glorify the Nehru-Gandhi family and carry no marks for students.
'The larger and more opaque this shadow economy becomes, especially online, the greater the risk to India's national security.'
Despite the ups and downs, The Oval remains a ground of rich memories and monumental moments for Indian cricket.
India will be overwhelming favourites in the upcoming World Cup final against Australia, the team's former head coach Ravi Shastri said on Friday while urging the hosts to stick to their game plans.
'The Election Commission is conducting the National Register of Citizens in Bihar through the backdoor.'
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Former India coach Ravi Shastri believes Virat Kohli is well on his way to break another big landmark -- Sachin Tendulkar's 100 international hundreds.
Star batter Shubman Gill was on Saturday named captain of the Indian Test squad for the upcoming five-match away series against England, signaling the start of a new era in Indian red-ball cricket.
Former India head coach Ravi Shastri has picked India as the favourites in Sunday's Champions Trophy summit clash against New Zealand, but hastened to add that the advantage will be miniscule, given that the Black Caps are a formidable side.
While Gill's intent was to contain, former players believe he missed an opportunity to attack when it mattered most.
'Other than blaming the pilot, there is zero accountability.'
'As a captain and a player, he never played for a draw, he always wanted to win.'
Shastri wants both Ashwin and Jadeja in Indian playing XI for WTC Final
Strange selection, says Manjrekar; Irfan, Harbhajan congratulate Gill
'They'll think that he'll come in straight away and set the world on fire.' 'It's never that easy when you come back from injury.'
India has to fill in all the critical gaps in missiles, ammunition, sensors and stockpile in the fastest possible manner, focusing on the critical instruments that worked this time, asserts Shekhar Gupta.
Amid this unrest came the verdict of the Allahabad high court on June 12, 1975 that found Gandhi guilty over discrepancies in the electoral campaign, which led to the Emergency on the night of June 25.
Shastri expects Gill to outdo Kohli's seemingly impregnable record
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