Jasprit Bumrah will have to balance between adding miles to his legs and checking his team's bench-strength as India aim to complete a comfortable clean-sweep against Ireland.
Mohit Sharma says the strategy to not experiment much against a belligerent Suryakumar Yadav worked.
India's team for the Asia Cup was largely picked keeping the World Cup in mind, which meant gambling with players, who are not fully fit.
Srinivas Bhogle and Purnendu Maji present Rediff.com's Most Valuable performances of IPL 2024
Mahendra Singh Dhoni turned back the clock to script a three-wicket victory for Chennai Super Kings against Mumbai Indians in the IPL 2022 match at the DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai on Thursday.
Bawa, hero of India's U-19 World Cup winning campaign, is a fast medium bowler and left-handed hard-hitting middle-order batter.
The ever-milling modern-day sport does not allow extended celebrations and India, in the immediate aftermath of their T20I series triumph, will have to hit game-mode and treat the fifth match against Australia in Bengaluru on Sunday as a workshop to fit two key pieces in their grooves ahead of an exacting assignment.
Vidwath's seven-for, gritty batsmen give South Zone control
The relentless West Zone bowlers left South Zone on a fragile terrain at 182 for seven on the opening day of the Duleep Trophy final in Bengaluru on Wednesday.
Jasprit Bumrah has been named as India's captain for the three-match T20I series against Ireland next month.
Who do you think should be part of India's playing for Sunday's first ODI against South Africa?
Misfiring Indian bowlers in focus as India seek series-levelling win over SA in third T20I
K L Rahul is set to be included in India's 15-member provisional World Cup squad, which will be announced by Tuesday.
Cameron Green's all-round heroics lead Mumbai Indians to victory over Sunrisers Hyderabad.
Rohit Sharma believes T20 cricket has changed and there is no role for anchors left in the format.
Abhishek, Head or Klassen? Whose batting caught your fancy last night?
Srinivas Bhogle and Purnendu Maji present Rediff.com's Most Valuable Player Index of IPL 2024 after Game 31.
An annoyed Sunil Gavaskar pleaded with those questioning the Indian team selection for the upcoming Asia Cup and asserted that this 17-man squad should form the nucleus of the 15-member World Cup side.
'Number four is just a number and anybody can fit in. I started in the middle-order in one-day cricket and went on to open because I was asked to by Sachin (Tendulkar) as captain. It is the same with Sachin.'
Shardul Thakur's better batting ability compared to speedster Prasidh Krishna could prove to be decisive while selecting the extra pacer for World Cup but both are likely to be auditioned if India pick a 17-member squad for the Asia Cup, which is set to be named on Monday.
Jasprit Bumrah claimed two wickets in his very first over, setting the platform for India's win against Ireland in the rain-hit opening T20 match in Dublin on Friday.
Shastri also highlighted the importance of having 2 quality left-handers in the top 7 of the Indian batting line-up for the upcoming tournaments.
Rohit Sharma on Sunday hinted that he has still not given up on hopes of playing T20I cricket for India
Arshdeep Singh brushed aside concerns around India's long tail after their shock loss in the first T20I against the West Indies.
Rohit-Kishan posted 65 runs for the opening wicket from just 29 balls.
The South Africa series in that context is the last big international T20 series that India play followed by one against Afghanistan in mid-January.
Injured T20I captain Hardik Pandya is unlikely to be available for India's upcoming five-match series against Australia, starting November 23. The star all-rounder will require more time to recover from his left-ankle ligament tear.
Images from India vs Australia 3rd T20 International in Guwahati on Tuesday.
IMAGES from the 2nd ODI match played Between South Africa and India in Gqeberha, South Africa on Tuesday.
Arshdeep picked up four wickets, including two off consecutive deliveries in the final over, for 29 runs as Mumbai Indians fell short by 13 runs, chasing a target of 215, in Saturday's IPL match at the Wankhede Stadium.
Delhi Capitals will have their fortune in their own hands as they aim to pull all stops against Mumbai Indians in what will be a virtual quarter-final clash for Rishabh Pant's men as far as their IPL 2022 play-offs hopes are concerned.
Head coach Brian Lara said losing wickets in the Powerplay has been a problem for Sunrisers Hyderabad in IPL 2023.
Chennai Super Kings captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni had a word of advice for young Sri Lankan pacer Matheesha Pathirana.
Star batter Suryakumar Yadav urged one and all to show patience with an out of sorts Mumbai Indians, saying the five-time champions are currently undergoing a transition phase.
Bangar delved into the critical consideration of KL Rahul's involvement as a wicketkeeper-batsman and how this strategic decision aligns with India's quest for balance
The game on Friday had enough positives for India, mainly the performance of Mohammad Shami and Suryakumar Yadav, but few questions still need to be answered ahead of the World Cup, beginning October 5.
The team is packed with India's Gen-Next IPL performers but stakeholders in Indian cricket will keenly observe Bumrah
India look to snap five-year trophy-less streak against Theekshana-less Lanka
Tim David was run out after a quickfire 46 from 18 balls to all but end Mumbai Indians's hopes.
India would want the likes of Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Shubman Gill and Shreyas Iyer to get into ODI mode as soon as possible.
