A day after their Test careers met with a dead end, veteran batters Cheteshwar Pujara and Ajinkya Rahane on Friday soldiered on for Saurashtra and Mumbai respectively with contrasting results in the Vijay Hazare Trophy in Bengaluru.
Back in the side after being sidelined for some months due to poor form, Indian pacer Umesh Yadav has said he will focus on getting his line and length right in next month's Test and ODI series against South Africa.
IMAGES from Day 4 of the WTC Final played between Australia and India at The Oval in London on Saturday.
Another tough choice India need to make is in the wicket-keeping department.
A round-up of the Ranji Trophy quarter-final matches played on Sunday.
Shastri wants both Ashwin and Jadeja in Indian playing XI for WTC Final
GT (10 points from seven matches) have been a well-oiled unit and looks set for a successive play-off berth, sitting behind leaders Rajasthan Royals on net run-rate with a match in hand.
On paper, though, PBKS looks a tad more stronger than KKR.
Ajinkya Rahane and Shardul Thakur led India's spirited fightback, but Australia were sitting in control after stretching their lead to 296 runs at stumps on Day 3.
Middle-order batter Shreyas Iyer has successfully completed his rehabilitation at the National Cricket Academy following a back injury and will join India's squad ahead of the second Test of the Border-Gavaskar series against Australia, beginning New Delhi on Friday.
DC leg-spinner Kuldeep Yadav -- who didn't get a single game in IPL 2021 when he was part of the KKR franchise -- produced a scintillating performance as he returned with figures of 4/34 in four overs.
Jadeja, 33, was forced to withdraw from India's Asia Cup campaign after the group stages in order to undergo surgery for a chronic knee problem. Jadeja missed the whole T20 World Cup, despite India coach Rahul Dravid's initial optimism that he may recuperate in time to participate in India's campaign.
Roundup for Ranji Trophy matches played on Friday
When KKR were cruising along nicely, as the two-time IPL champions needed 40 off 24 with six wickets in hand, Chahal produced an incredible over to take four wickets in it and turned the match on its head.
A round-up of the Ranji Trophy matches played on Monday.
IMAGES from the IPL 2022 game between Lucknow Super Giants and Kolkata Knight Riders in Navi Mumbai on Wednesday.
India captain Rohit Sharma has been ruled out of the second and final Test against Bangladesh with a thumb injury, the BCCI said on Tuesday.
IMAGES from the IPL 2022 opening game between CSK vs KKR in Mumbai, on Saturday
Umesh Yadav and Ravichandran Ashwin picked four wickets each to put India in control as Bangladesh were bowled out for 227 in their first innings, on Day 1 of the second and final Test.
Star all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja was rewarded with the elite grade A plus retainership.
On Sunday, Sussex batted first on a small county ground at Hove, and were 9/2 inside first four overs when Tom Clark (104 off 106 balls) and Pujara joined forces to add 205 runs for the third wicket.
'You want someone like an X-factor, like Maxwell, and at the Chinnaswamy Stadium, where it's flat and small, so he can have that impact.'
India has lost three finals and on four occasion it bit dust at the semifinal stage. It also made an exit at the preliminary stage of the 2021 T20 World Cup.
Images from Day 2 of the first Test between Bangladesh and India, at Chattogram, on Thursday
Sheldon Jackson top-scored for Saurashtra with a 44-ball 64 as they overcame a late challenge from Kerala to win by nine runs and set up a last eight clash against Mumbai.
When Rohit saw the footage on the big screen, he appeared annoyed with Chahal and wicket-keeper Dinesh Karthik.
Kohli has consistently dominated headlines with his extraordinary batting prowess.
Usman Khawaja hit an unbeaten century to give Australia the upper hand on Day 1 of the fourth and final Test against India in Ahmedabad on Thursday.
'Jinx Rahane has just played one of the greatest shots I've ever seen.'
Pacer Jaydev Unadkat returned to Test cricket after 12 years -- missing 118 games during that period.
How often have fielding errors turned matches around more often than performances with bat or ball and that is exactly what happened at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Friday.
Cheteshwar Pujara and Umesh Yadav's places could come under the scanner before the team travels to West Indies for a two-Test series.
While the return of pace spearhead Anrich Nortje, who had been nursing an injury, bolstered the bowling unit, the South African, who hasn't bowled since the T20 World Cup in November, looked understandably rusty.
While the others seemed relaxed, Pujara stood at attention.
Travis Head's counter-attacking hundred and his unbroken 251-run stand with Steve Smith put Australia in charge on 327/3 on the opening day of the WTC final against India.
Yadav whacked five sixes in his knock of 31 runs against South Africa
IMAGES from the 1st T20I played between India and Australia in Mohali on Tuesday.
Maharashtra government has given the go-ahead to Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) to allow 100 per cent seating capacity for the upcoming India-New Zealand Test at the Wankhede Stadium, beginning December 3.
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