Hardik Pandya will be expected to begin his full-time T20 captaincy tenure on a bold note as the Indian team prepares to start its life beyond Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul.
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With no substantial partnerships or intent-filled batting, it was always going to be a task as all KKR managed was 84.
Star all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja was rewarded with the elite grade A plus retainership.
The likes of Rohit Sharma, Jasprit Bumrah and Suryakumar Yadav were automatic choices in India's T20 World Cup squad
A young Indian cricket team comprising of many debutantes is being led by limited overs captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni in the ongoing series in Zimbabwe. With stalwarts like Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma and Ravichandran Ashwin being rested, Dhoni remains the only senior figure in this young tea
Mystery spinner Varun Chakravarthy and Rahul Chahar, with his fast leg-breaks, will fight it out for the additional tweaker's slot when the selectors pick the Indian squad for next month's ICC T20 World Cup in the coming couple of days.
Virat Kohli and AB de Villiers hit half-centuries to overshadow Chris Gayle's unbeaten 99 as Royal Challengers finally snapped their six-match losing streak with a eight-wicket win over Kings XI Punjab.
Former India star Yuvraj Singh has identified the swashbuckling Suryakumar Yadav and pace ace Jasprit Bumrah as key to the team's prospects in the upcoming T20 World Cup owing to their ability to "change the complexion of a game" in a jiffy.
A confident India will look to pile the misery on the a struggling Australia and seal the five-match series when the teams clash in the third One-Day International, in Indore, on Sunday.
RCB began their campaign without skipper and star batsman Virat Kohli as well as another key player A B de Villiers due to injuries and lost their opening match against defending champions Sunrisers Hyderabad.
Jos Buttler hit a career-best 83 to power England to a thumping eight-wicket victory.
Senior opener and first-choice vice-captain KL Rahul is expected to reclaim his place back in the Indian team along with seamer Deepak Chahar when the squad will be selected for the Asia Cup on August 8.
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'All these years, I've just tried to do my best with the bat in hand. I knew conditions were perfect. So, all I wanted to do was stay still and tonk the ball. The year 2019 has been very good so far. Just want to finish it off on a good note'
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It will take a special effort from the struggling Sri Lankan side to pull one back against the rampaging visitors.
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A ruthless Indian team is unlikely to take its foot off the pedal as it aims to top up a world-record winning feat with another clean sweep against the West Indies in Port of Spain, Trinidad, on Wednesday.
Bhuvneshwar (3-15) rocked England early in their pursuit of 171
Having won the first game by three runs, another victory will give India a successive ODI series win in the Caribbean.
'Our bowling pool has swelled to 10 to 15, earlier it wasn't so.' 'Now, the one who is replacing you is also as skilful.'
Will Chahal-Yadav spin India towards the 2019 ICC World Cup in England, asks Chetan Narula.
Later, India captain Virat Kohli said Jadeja, who was subsequently ruled out of the remainder of the series, was dizzy after the head knock.
Jayant Yadav will replace off-spinner Washington Sundar, who tested positive for COVID-19 during the camp in Bengaluru.
Michael Vaughan said that India's body language was 'defensive' and bowling ordinary while praising Australia for their 'outstanding' performance
Jasprit Bumrah now has 53 T20 wickets to his name from 45 T20 internationals. Wrist spinner Yuzvendra Chahal (52 wickets from 37 matches) and ace off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin (52 wickets from 46 matches) are joint-second on the list.
England, who were blown away by the visitors at Southampton, will back themselves to make a strong comeback.
The agony and ecstasy of the Mumbai Indians-Royal Challengers Bangalore IPL 2021 encounter was best captured on the MI-RCB players's wives at the Dubai cricket stadium, September 26, 2021.
India captain Rohit Sharma including mainstays Virat Kohli, Jasprit Bumrah and Ravindra Jadeja have placed in the highest category of BCCI central contracts.
It took me 365 days to go from 49 to 50 earlier this year. I hope you go from 49 to 50 and break my record in the next few days. Congratulations!!'
Fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah will be vice-captain for the series.
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South African batsmen will go into the fifth ODI as a more confident unit, having learnt from their mistakes against the Indian spinners.
It was India's ninth consecutive ODI series win, at home and away, over the West Indies.
Scroll down for images from the training session held on Wednesday.
India captain KL Rahul was on Wednesday ruled out of the five-match T20 International series against South Africa owing to a right groin injury
Rajasthan Royals Director of Cricket Kumar Sangakkara has admitted that fatigue played a big part in the team's poor run at the back end of the ongoing IPL, which possibly derailed their campaign.
The Indians will aim to create a world record for the most consecutive victories in T20 Internationals in the series opener.
