Indian captain Rohit Sharma is yet to travel to Australia for the opening Test match of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy starting on Friday in Perth. The fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah will lead the Indian team in Rohit's absence for the series opener.
Rohit Sharma will miss the first Test to spend some more time with his family after the birth of his second child recently. Rohit is expected to return for the second Test in Adelaide but till then Jasprit Bumrah, the 36th captain for India in the formats, will lead the side.
Team India need to win four and draw one Test in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy to qualify for the finals of the ongoing ICC World Test Championship 2023-25 cycle.
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Team India finished their 2024 in T20Is on a high with a 3-1 series win over South Africa away from home. They won a total of 24 matches in the format out of 26 and also won the T20 World Cup under Rohit Sharma's captaincy in the West Indies.
Former Pakistan captain Babar Azam was the top-scorer for his team in the third and final T20I against Australia in Hobart. He scored 41 runs off 28 balls and in the process, surpasses Virat Kohli in a massive T20I record. He is within touching distance of crossing Rohit Sharma as well.
According to a report from ESPNCricinfo, the star Indian opener Rohit Sharma will not be available for the team selection for the opening Test match against Australia. Jasprit Bumrah will take the captain's armband for the Perth Test starting on November 22.
Indian cricket team enjoyed their best year in T20I cricket where they won 22 out of 26 games in 2024. India lost only two T20I matches in 2024 and also won the T20 World Cup in the USA and West Indies.
India's Test and ODI captain Rohit Sharma and his wife Ritika Sajdeh welcomed their second child, a boy, on Friday night. The veteran cricketer is expected to miss the opening match of the upcoming Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25.
Rohit Sharma had to stay back in India for the birth of his second child while the other members of India's squad for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy flew to Australia in several groups.
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The Indian cricket team is facing some tough questions regarding their batting strength for the upcoming Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25. Captain Rohit Sharma is doubtful for the at least first Test which might further expose India's opening woes in Australia.
Samson bagged a duck in the second T20I against South Africa. But he had scored a century in the series opener off just 45 balls and it was enough for him to take a massive jump in the T20I rankings. In the process, he has also gone past Kohli and Rohit in the format.
India skipper Rohit Sharma is unsure of playing the first Test against Australia in Perth starting November 22 due to personal reasons. He is unlikely even to travel with the team but nothing is sure at the moment with developments likely closer to the first Test.
India suffered their first-ever series whitewash at home of three or more Tests against New Zealand. The Board of Control for Cricket in India has conducted a six-hour-long meeting with the Indian captain Rohit Sharma, chief selector Ajit Agarkar and head coach Gautam Gambhir.
India's senior players Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma are battling poor form ahead of the Test series against Australia. India went down 0-3 at home against New Zealand recently and now Chappell has opened up on how the two Indian veterans should tackle the bad form.
A forgettable 2024-25 home season that witnessed New Zealand whitewashing India in India in the three-match series has raised a lot of eyebrows. With Rohit and Kohli also failing to perform, has the time arrived to look past them? We analyse this and a lot more in our India TV Special Story
ICC Test rankings have been updated for the first time since India's 3-0 series loss to New Zealand at home. After multiple collapses, on expected lines, the Indian batters have slipped in the rankings with Kohli and Rohit suffering the most.
New Zealand stunned the cricketing fraternity as they became the first-ever team to whitewash India away from home. They won all three Test matches against India and also broke their winning streak of 18 series at home.
India suffered a first-ever 3-0 whitewash at home in Test matches as New Zealand won the final game in Mumbai by 25 runs. The BCCI is set to review the series as it was humiliating as it was shocking and a few of the seniors might be on their way out after the Australia series.
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