India made wholesale changes to the ODI squad from the one that played the World Cup 2023 keeping in mind the workload, injuries and transition with an eye on the Test series. KL Rahul will lead the side in the absence of the seniors while a couple of players are set to make their debut.

KL Rahul left for South Africa on Tuesday, December 12 as he will be leading the Indian ODI team in the three-match series starting December 17 in the absence of Rohit Sharma and Hardik Pandya. Rahul, who has embraced the middle-order role in the format, is set to expand it to Tests and in the IPL.

The BCCI announced three different Team India squads for the multi-format tour of South Africa. This will be the first time that the Indian team will be playing a Test match since July and there have been some significant changes in the squad from the one that played in the West Indies.

Glenn Maxwell signed off a brilliant tour of India with a record-equalling fourth T20I century against the hosts in the third of the five-match series in Guwahati. Maxwell helped Australia stay alive in the series after India had won the first two games and returned home after the 3rd T20I.

Experienced wicketkeeper batter KL Rahul guided Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) to playoffs on both occasions since the team's entry into the Indian Premier League and has also been sensational with a bat with 890 runs in just 24 innings.

"If I have to pick any particular reason, I suppose the middle order should have played with a ‘do or die’ mindset. There was no batting to come after Jadeja and he had to bat deep, and batting deep meant he couldn’t take risks of getting out," Wasim Akram said.

Australia won their first ODI World Cup title back in 1987 under the leadership of Allan Border. Steve Waugh, Ricky Ponting, Michael Clarke and Pat Cummins have since carried on the great Australian legacy and brought laurels to the country by winning ODI world titles.

Harbhajan Singh, who was in the Hindi commentary box during the World Cup Final match between India and Australia, made a 'sexist' remark on Anushka Sharma and Athiya Shetty, which has not gone down well with many people on the internet.

Indian wicketkeeper batter KL Rahul took an easy catch to dismiss Mitchell Marsh in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 final at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad and became India's best-ever wicketkeeper in ODI World Cup history.

KL Rahul has been thoroughly impressive behind the stumps despite not being a frontline wicket-keeper as he has taken a few blinders in the ongoing World Cup. He now finds himself on the cusp of breaking an Indian record in the final against Australia.

India will now take on New Zealand in the first semifinal of the ongoing World Cup 2023. The Men in Blue will be up against the Blackcaps at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Wednesday, November 15 in a bid to qualify for the summit clash.

Shreyas Iyer top-scored with 128* runs off 94 balls and KL Rahul smashed a record-breaking hundred to help India score 410 runs in 50 overs while batting first against Netherlands at Bengaluru's M Chinnaswamy Stadium.

After brutally defeating South Africa in Kolkata, Rahul had the sweetest wish for his wife Athiya Shetty on her birthday. KL took to Instagram and shared an unseen photo of the actor hugging him.

Star all-rounder Hardik Pandya was ruled out of the ICC World Cup 2023 due to an ankle injury and has been replaced by pacer Prasidh Krishna. India are likely to assess their bench strength against South Africa having already secured the semifinal spot.

Music composer Yashraj Mukhate has never left behind while making a comic-song on any new meme. And once again he has moralise the 'looking like a wow' meme via his music.

India TV Sports Wrap on October 29: Australia prevailed over New Zealand in a thriller while the Netherlands beat Bangladesh on Saturday double-header. India take on England in World Cup 2023 match in Lucknow on Sunday. Here are the top 10 trending news stories from the sporting world on October 29.

Popular Indian cricketers Hardik Pandya and KL Rahul came as the guests on Karan Johar's celebrity chat show, Koffee With Karan, in the sixth season, which became one of the most controversial episodes ever. Karan recently opened about his future plans of inviting cricketers again on his show.

Virat Kohli managed to hit an unbeaten century against Bangladesh when India were chasing 20 runs and he was batting on 80 runs. KL Rahul scored a crucial 34 runs off 34 balls and remained unbeaten during India's dominant 7-wicket win.

India have a chance to topple New Zealand and claim the apex position on the points table if they beat Bangladesh in the World Cup clash at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Pune. They have win the game with a sizeable margin to reach the top.

KL Rahul was the star of India's World Cup opener as he steadied the team's dwindling run chase against Australia at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. He scored an unbeaten 97 to take India home with six wickets to spare and was involved in a record stand with Virat Kohli.