Mahendra Singh Dhoni would be hoping for a memorable farewell but he faces a major roadblock in the form of Gujarat Titans' run machine Shubman Gill.
Shikhar Dhawan has said he would pick Shubman Gill over himself in the national side
Gill remained not out on 126 to help India post a massive 234 for 4 after electing to bat.
Mandhana has established herself as among the best batters in the world in recent years.
Root, who has not won any of his three Ashes series in charge, was reluctant to discuss the long-term future of his captaincy after England lost by an innings and 14 runs in the third test in Melbourne.
'He is probably the best person to ask about the discrepancy in what you seem to have to say and what the Indian captain has said.'
Boucher, whose last assignment with the South African team was the ICC T20 World Cup in Australia where the Proteas exited at the Super 12 stage, said the new role had come with a lot of responsibility.
India captain Rohit Sharma hailed the appointment of Jasprit Bumrah as the vice-captain for the Sri Lanka series, saying the young pacer has a great cricketing brain.
Former India skipper Mohammad Azharuddin believes Ishan Kishan would be a strong contender to replace the injured Rishabh Pant as the wicketkeeper for next month's four-match Test series against Australia.
"I can understand that if I stand in his shoes that even if you are continuously benched for India. It is difficult, as much as I speak to them, it's no consolation for not playing, but at the same time, if I can repeat the point and keep a healthy atmosphere, it's fine."
IMAGES of the T20 World Cup match played between India and Pakistan at the MCG on Sunday
Mumbai Indians aim to cap their superb WPL season by defeating Meg Lanning's Delhi Capitals in the final of the inaugural edition of the T20 league on Sunday.
In-form batter K L Rahul, who is leading India in the ongoing first One-Day International against South Africa, is only the third player to lead his country in a 50 overs game without having captained in 'List A' cricket previously.
Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Monday, rejected Younis Khan's resignation and named him skipper of the national team until the 2011 World Cup, bringing an end to the uncertainty surrounding the captaincy following match-fixing allegations.
'I tell you what it was not a cricket decision that he was not playing (for Sunrisers Hyderabad).'
Talking about Virat Kohli and Gautam Gambhir's conflict, former England off-spinner Graeme Swann said without conflict sports would be dull.
Rohit Sharma is likely to make a comeback for the six-match limited overs series against the West Indies at home next month.
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Star India wrist spinner Kuldeep Yadav believes he wouldn't have been successful at the world stage had it not been for captain Virat Kohli, who gave him the freedom to attack.
Sanjay Manjrekar said although Ajinkya Rahane has been getting some Test runs of late but the player himself would ideally like to be more consistent.
With Virat Kohli stepping down as India's Test captain, the reign of the country's "most successful captain" in the longest format came to an end.
As the 16th edition of the glitzy Indian Premier League is set to unfold, let's take a look at the driving force of the T20 league and what's in store in this edition.
A look at the possible vice-captain candidates for the Test series in South Africa.
'I might be the captain, but there is no hierarchy'
The five teams -- Mumbai Indians, Delhi Capitals, RCB, Gujarat Giants and UP Warriorz -- will be bidding for 90 players in a list of 409.
Harbhajan has expressed his massive displeasure with the "lack of respect" for the Saurashtra man and the fact that the yardstick to judge performances hasn't been same for every senior player.
'...as a Pakistani, why am I supporting Kohli? Well, he has 70 hundreds. Woh 70 sau khaala ke ghar mein, ya candy crush khelte huye nahi banein hain'.
The advantage teams have had batting second in the just-concluded T20 World Cup is something the ICC can look into to ensure a level-playing field, Indian batting great Sunil Gavaskar said on Monday.
Is Kohli not a great captain in spite of so many wins? My answer is, yes, declares Dr Sudhir Bisht.
Arguably the most expressive face in current world cricket, Virat Kohli's expressions and body language say it all.
India skipper Rohit Sharma wants the team to step away from what it had been doing for the past five-six years and has given the players security and freedom to express themselves, says star all-rounder Hardik Pandya.
An important factor in India's stupendous success in 2021 was the way the government opened its coffers to support athletes.
India stalwart Virat Kohli retained his second spot in the ICC men's ODI batting rankings on the back of his decent performance in the recently-concluded three-match series in South Africa.
The board has learnt from the harsh lessons of the 2021 edition when the tournament had to be suspended midway due to the raging pandemic and could only be completed in the UAE four months later.
Rajneesh Gupta presents all the numbers on the ceicketing legend.
In hockey, the women's team continued its inspiring run with a silver medal at the Birmingham Commonwealth Games.
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