With Virat Kohli pulling out of the first two Tests against England due to personal reasons, the Indian team will be without either of the trio of former captain, ex-vice-captain Ajinkya Rahane or Cheteshwar Pujara in a red-ball game for the country for the first time in 12 years.
The upcoming Test series between India and England will be crucial for both teams keeping in mind the World Test Championship. Rohit Sharma is India's captain who will be chasing a personal milestone in the five-match series.
It was a memorable year for Australia in Test cricket too as Pat Cummins led them to the World Test Championship beating India in the final. As many as five Australian players have made it to the ICC Test team of the year 2023.
Rohit Sharma's wicket will be extremely crucial for England in the absence of Virat Kohli. The visitors are aware that they will be able to put more pressure on India if Rohit is dismissed early in the Test match. But how are England planning to get his wicket?
Team India will miss Virat Kohli in the first two Tests against England but their record at the Rajiv Gandhi stadium in Hyderabad should worry the visitors. The first Test of the five-match series is set to commence on January 25 and it will be interesting to see how England tackle home spinners.
Pat Cummins failed to break into the ICC Men's ODI Team of the Year 2023 despite leading Australia to the ICC World Cup title for the sixth time in history.
Mumbai Indians won the inaugural season of the Women's Premier League (WPL) under the leadership Harmanpreet Kaur as they defeated Delhi Capitals by seven wickets.
The Indian cricket team is going to host England for a five-match Test series on home soil. The first Test of the tour will get underway in Hyderabad.
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The 26-year-old Rinku Singh has scored 3109 runs in 44 first-class games at an average of 57.57 with the help of seven centuries and 20 half-centuries.
India are second on the World Test Championship (WTC) 2023-25 points table with two wins in four games and a PCT (Points Percentage System) of 54.16. Australia are on the top.
Unmukt Chand won the Player of the Match (POTM) in the final of the U19 World Cup 2012. He scored a match-winning century 111* off 130 balls to help India get over the line against Australia.
Indian pacer Jasprit Bumrah is looking forward to taking on England in the upcoming five-match Test series. Bumrah admitted that England are playing an exciting and aggressive brand of cricket but that means he as a bowler will be in the game and has an opportunity to take wickets.
The Indian men's hockey team began its campaign with a thumping 4-0 win in the four-nation tournament against France. Captain Harmanpreet Singh led from the front with a brace while Lalit Upadhyay and Hardik Singh also found their names on the scoresheet.
The BCCI Awards, NAMAN, are set to be held for the first time since 2020 on Tuesday, January 23. The winners from the years 2020-22 will also be presented their awards with the 2023 performances being the main event. Ravi Shastri and Shubman Gill will be two of the awards receivers.
Josh Brown, who struggled for runs in the first qualifier showed what he is capable of in the Challenger, smashing a 57-ball 140 playing for Brisbane Heat as the 2012-13 champions qualified for their third Big Bash League final. Brown broke several records on his way to a match-winning 140.
Cricket Australia (CA) is investigating a matter involving Glenn Maxwell, who was hospitalised in Adelaide for a bit. The incident was alcohol-related and CA clarified that it wasn't the reason for Maxwell opting out of the ODI series against the West Indies.
Virat Kohli's withdrawal from the Test squad for the first two games against England has thrown a spanner in the works for the Indian team as the former captain was the best batter for the side in South Africa series. The BCCI is going to name a replacement soon as Kohli tends to his family.
England, led by Ben Stokes, arrived in India on Sunday (January 21) ahead of the first Test in Hyderabad. However, one of their players is still stuck in the United Arab Emirates due to visa issues with only three days to go for the opening Test of the five-match series.
The five-match Test series between India and England is set to commence on January 25 at the Rajiv Gandhi stadium in Hyderabad. Kohli pulling out of the first two Test matches of the series is a huge blow for team India.
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