Former Test pacer Aaqib Javed said that Shaheen Shah Afridi's burst of two wickets with the new ball and Hasan Ali's one wicket put India on the back foot and they never recovered after that.
Both teams retained the eleven that played in the drawn third Test at St Kitts.
Wasim Jaffer and VVS Laxman scored half-centuries in their return to the Indian team.
Dravid is allegedly conflicted as he is the NCA Director and also employed as vice-president of India Cements group, which owns IPL franchise Chennai Super Kings.
India's former and current players took to social media to wish ace off-spinner Harbhajan Singh on his 40th birthday, on Friday.
The Indian captain was picked ahead of VVS Laxman and Chris Rogers as the second overseas player by the English county.
Former India opener Gautam Gambhir said the communication gap between the Indian team management and selectors on Rohit Sharma's injury was 'unfortunate' and the onus was on head coach Ravi Shastri to update skipper Virat Kohli on the matter.
Cricket legend and Indian Air Force's Honorary Group Captain Sachin Tendulkar led the sporting fraternity in lauding Tuesday's air strikes that targetted Jaish-e-Mohammed terrorists and trainers in Pakistan.
Hyderabad make 251 in reply to Punjab's 142 and gain a 109-run first innings lead.
Sachin Tendulkar was unbeaten on 46 as India reached 103 for 3 in reply to South Africa's 328 on day two of the second Test.
Proving yet again the glorious uncertainties of cricket, India pulled off a spectacular 123-run victory over South Africa in the first Test, to register its maiden win in that country.
India stretched their lead to 311 runs against South Africa at the end of the second day of the first Test.
Allan Donald believes India are a batsman or two short on the South African trip.
Sourav Ganguly's hopes of returning to the Indian team suffered a setback as he was not picked in the Rest of India team for the Irani Trophy tie against Uttar Pradesh.
The former India batsman and coach said he is th ebest wicketkeeper in the country.
Achrekar has trained Tendulkar and Vinod Kambli among others at Shivaji Park in Dadar.
VVS Laxman's 281 against Australia in Kolkata has been voted as the greatest Indian Test innings.
Twelve out of 17 leading players signed for graded payments.
According to sources at CAB, the security clearance did not come a day ahead of the historic match between India and Bangladesh in Kolkata.
The Kerala seamer said he wasn't expecting the India call for the first two ODIs against Sri Lanka
Shubman Gill has the required technique and temperament to bat at any position in the Indian Test team but he does need to convert those great starts into big knocks, the legendary Sachin Tendulkar said about the young batter.
Rest of India meet Ranji champions Mumbai in the Irani Trophy match from September 18 to 22.
PM Modi, Olympian Abhinav Bindra lead country in congratulating Mirabai Chanu on winning Olympic silver on Saturday.
VVS Laxman said he was enjoying being one of the senior players after steadying India on the fourth day of the third Test against West Indies on Sunday.
Team physio Andrew Leipus said although the knee injury has not healed completely, the batsman would have no problems playing in Sunday's final against Sri Lanka.
Tendulkar had surgery this week on his left elbow and will not play in the match.
Ajay Jadeja said that the selectors should keep an open mind and not target individual players
The Indian opener stayed off field for most part of the England innings due to back spasms
Laxman though predicted that India can win the series 2-1.
Former India batsman VVS Laxman wants newly-elected BCCI president Sourav Ganguly to revive the National Cricket Academy, which, he says, is the key to nurturing future stars.
'Rahane led the side brilliantly, bowlers were relentless but the biggest positive is the performance of two debutants. Both of them were confident and not overawed by the big occasion. Strength of Indian cricket is their strong bench strength'
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