'England will be a challenging side for us. I am sure these (boys) who have been here for a while, played a handful of games against Ireland and a few practice games as well, will be looking forward to this T20 series.'
Skipper Rohit Sharma will be travelling to the port city on Wednesday and is expected to feature in the series-opener.
Mumbai Indians beat Sunrisers Hyderabad by 42 runs in their final league fixture in Abu Dhabi on Friday but still failed to qualify for the IPL play-offs.
Images from the third Twenty20 International between India and Sri Lanka, in Dharamsala, on Sunday.
Rahul has scored only 22 runs in three games but the coach said that there is no chance of replacing him
It is understood that Indian cricket is finally ready to move beyond Karthik. In 2019, World Cup ended his 50-over career and 2022 might just witness his international T20 swansong.
India will be looking to round off their T20 World Cup preparation with a marked improvement in their death bowling besides providing crucial game time to its untested players in the three-match series against South Africa.
India will need their bowlers, especially Harshal and Chahal, to overcome their struggles ahead of the T20 World Cup.
Designated finisher Dinesh Karthik says creating scenarios in the nets helps him perform in the middle.
Images from the T20 world Cup Super 12 match between India and the Netherlands, at Sydney Cricket Ground, on Thursday.
'But in the team, the environment is good and all are first-class fit and ready for second T20I'
With Ravindra Jadeja unavailable because of injury, will India include the left-handed Rishabh Pant over Dinesh Karthik who is a designated finisher in the squad?
Dismissing suggestions that Virat Kohli should open the batting in the T20 World Cup, former India opener Gautam Gambhir has firmly backed K L Rahul to do the job, saying the out-of-form batter has "probably got more ability".
IMAGES from the 1st ODI played between India and Sri Lanka in Guwahati on Tuesday.
Ishan Kishan is the only option we have and he will open with me: Rohit
Surya is currently at the NCA doing his rehabilitation
In the 2020 edition of the IPL, Mumbai Indians had roped in Australian speedster James Pattinson as a replacement for Malinga, who had expressed his unavailability owing to personal reasons.
IMAGES from Day 2 of the 3rd Test played between India and Australia in Indore on Thursday.
Mumbai Indians skipper Rohit Sharma said one doesn't get to see matches as tantalisingly close often after his team beat Kolkata Knight Riders in the IPL match in Chennai on Tuesday.
Mumbai Indians skipper Rohit Sharma has called on his team-mates to show little 'desperation and hunger' as they aim to bounce back after a difficult start in IPL 2022.
KL Rahul has struggled at the top of the order, managing just 36 runs at a strike rate of 90 in the first two matches against Pakistan and Hong Kong.
Suryakumar Yadav's sacrificing his wicket for Rohit Sharma earned high praise from the twitterati.
After scores of 14 and 1, Virat Kohli is due for a big one and will be hoping to spend more time in the middle when Royal Challengers Bangalore take on Mumbai Indians in the IPL in Dubai.
'One thing I can say is that they would be watching the fast-bowling department more than anything else as they are going to Australia in four months' times after the IPL.'
Dhoni has earned over Rs 137 crore by playing the IPL.
'If you talk about form then everyone goes through ups and downs'
On Friday, the Kiwis started off in an explosive fashion going over 10 runs per over in the powerplay but they could not capitalise in the middle overs and were restricted to a modest 153/6.
Punjab Kings captain KL Rahul had no hesitation in admitting that his team is not handling pressure situations well enough.
England, who were blown away by the visitors at Southampton, will back themselves to make a strong comeback.
IMAGES from the 2nd T20I played between India and Australia in Nagpur on Friday.
India captain Rohit Sharma believes ODIs are an important and integral part of the game.
Defending champions Mumbai Indians would look for inspiration from skipper Rohit Sharma, who is set to return to action, when they take on a rejuvenated Kolkata Knight Riders in the Indian Premier League match here on Thursday.
There is a school of thought that Dhawan should be given at least the last six ODIs in January against Sri Lanka and New Zealand and then the call should be taken, before the Australia ODIs at the end of March.
CSK will be eliminated if they lose to Mumbai Indians at the Wankhede Stadium.
In hockey, the women's team continued its inspiring run with a silver medal at the Birmingham Commonwealth Games.
Rohit has not been able to feature in all of India's matches since taking over as captain due to injuries and workload management.
Shastri also pointed out how Rohit has evolved his game in the last few years.
India Test skipper Virat Kohli on Wednesday said his removal from ODI captaincy happened 90 minutes before the team's selection for the South Africa tour and the Board of Control for Cricket in India never asked him to reconsider quitting T20 leadership as claimed by the latter.
IMAGES from the T20 World Cup semi-final match played between India and England in Adelaide on Thursday.
The target of 159 would have been enough for Rajasthan Royals if dew hadn't played a major role, opined premier off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin after his team's five-wicket loss to Mumbai Indians in the IPL match, at the D Y Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai, on Saturday.
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