We take a look at the performance of the Indian cricket team and its players in the format over the last two years and come to a conclusion over the final 15 with statistical reasons while also mentioning players with outside chances.

In a short span of time, Marnus Labuschagne has made himself an indispensable member of Australia's Test squad.

World champion England finished atop in ODIs, while India ruled the roster in Tests. The fag-end of the year saw the teams giving more importance to the shortest format of the game owing to the impending World T20 year.

From India's historic Australia win to Djokovic-Federer's epic Wimbledon clash, here are 13 best sporting images of 2019

37 wins in 50 matches with just four defeats. 16 wins out of the total 18 series played which includes a present streak of 12 unbeaten contests. India have produced the most dominant results at home, but their overseas story has worsened. But where does India's Test performance in 2010s stand in the all-time list?

The decade has been dominated by one person, and one individual only, across the three formats, as Kohli ends the period between 2010 and 2019 with more than 20000 international runs – the most by any batsman in any decade.

10 years hence, India have two more ICC trophies to their name - both in the 50-over format and both under Dhoni, Kohli has transformed into a run machine, all certain to break Tendulkar's once-invincible record, while the nation has emerged as an almighty force in Test cricket with a prized collection of formidable pacers who can dominate even on home turfs.

The only twist in the tale that 2019 served was the rise of the Next Gen power in the form of Daniil Medvedev and Stefanos Tsitsipas.

Kohli recorded 11125 runs in 227 matches between 2010 and 2019, at an average of 60.79 with 42 centuries and 52 half-centuries.

Most teams have managed to fill the gaps, but which franchises now look the strongest on paper and which still have a little gap remaining.

India might have lost the match, by eight wickets in Chennai, but that middle-order stand between the two youngsters after a top-order failure was surely a big positive for the management.

Before the big day in Kolkata, let’s take a look at the each of the eight franchises, their present squad after the release and retention, amount of money left in their purse and what they will be looking for at the auction.

As the auction for IPL 2020 season draws closer, we take a look at three players who could fit well in at Kings XI Punjab.

Chennai Super Kings could aim for an opener and some all-rounders in the upcoming IPL 2020 Auction to rejuvenate their ageing squad.

The secret has long been out. Win toss, force India to bat first, and the game is yours. But what changed for India in their win against West Indies in 3rd T20I?

It was the Windies attack that outshone the Indian bowling attack at the end of the 2nd T20I. The travellers did not just counter the dew factor immensely, they also tackled the slowness of the pitch with astute cleverness.

He faced a suspension at the start of the year, lost his Test spot midway, but as December approached, Rahul embraced a new-found direction to prove his worth and spot in the Indian lineup for World T20 2020.

After a decent campaign against Bangladesh, Rahul continued with his form in T20s, amassing 313 runs in eight matches in Syed Mushtaq Ali tournament at an average of 52.16 and strike rate of 155.72.

Since 2018, no Indian bowler has bowled as many deliveries in the powerplays and in the death as Bhuvneshwar Kumar. He also has the joint-most wickets among Indians in the first six overs and the highest in the final four overs.

Three years after bagging the No.1 Test rank, Pakistan have managed just eight Test victories in 26 matches, better only to Bangladesh among top-9 full-member nations, and have slipped well below to No.8 spot in the ICC Test rankings.