Sourav Ganguly opened up on IndiaTV's "Cricket Ki Baat" show regarding the deadly Pulwama terror attack and said that India should not play cricket with Pakistan anymore.
India will be boosted by the return of regular captain as they take on Australia in a limited-overs series consisting of two T20Is and five ODIs.
A first T20 series victory in New Zealand will be the icing on the cake for the 'Men in Blue', who have far exceeded expectations.
The Indian team bounced back in fashionable style to overcome the heavy defeat in Wellington, to winning their first T20I match on New Zealand soil and making the third and final clash much more exhilarating. The Men in Blue displayed an all-round dominant performance to win the 2nd T20I by 7 wickets, levelling the series 1-1.
Captain Rohit Sharma dashed a half-century from 28 balls and Rishabh Pant made an unbeaten 40 as India beat New Zealand by seven wickets in the second T20 to level the three-match series at 1-1 on Friday.
While regular skipper Virat Kohli is getting the much-needed rest, the Rohit Sharma-led squad will be hoping it has enough left in the tank to record a maiden T20 series win in New Zealand, following a record 4-1 result in ODIs and a historic tour of
Pushed out of their comfort zone by some incisive swing bowling in challenging conditions, a jolted India will gain confidence from MS Dhoni's return as they aim to finish the five-match series against New Zealand on a high.
India seemed shorn of their aura in the absence of talismanic skipper Virat Kohli as New Zealand pulled off a stunning eight-wicket win in the fourth ODI to halt the visiting side's domination on Thursday.
After a near perfect beginning, India would look to tighten the noose around a struggling New Zealand with a barrage of spin in the second ODI on Saturday as they look to go 2-0 up in the five-match series.
The suspensions on Indian cricketers Hardik Pandya and KL Rahul were Thursday lifted by the Committee of Administrators, two weeks after they were sent home from the tour of Australia due to their sexist comments on a TV show.
Former India cricketer Yashpal Sharma said that MS Dhoni is more of an accumulator of runs now than an out and out attacker and young players should learn from the experienced former captain.
MS Dhoni hit three fifties and scored 193 runs in the three-match ODI series against Australia and Sourav Ganguly believes that No.4 is the best position for him in ODI cricket.
The three-match series is level at 1-1 after Australia won the first ODI in Sydney by 34 runs and India won the second in Adelaide by six wickets.
Jhye Richardson took 4/26 as Australia beat India by 34 runs in Sydney to take a 1-0 lead in the three-match series despite Rohit Sharma's 133 off 129 balls.
Former India captain Sourav Ganguly said that the Indian pace battery sans Jasprit Bumrah is weak and inexperienced and it could be an area of concern for the visitors in the ODIs versus Australia.
India, who recently created history by defeating Australia 2-1 in the Test series, are preparing to face the Aussies in the three-match ODI series which starts in Sydney on Saturday.
India closed in on their maiden Test series triumph in Australia before bad light and rain combined on day three to delay the inevitable, adding more hours to a wait of 71 years.
Former India captain Sourav Ganguly batted for Rishabh Pant's inclusion across all the formats in the Indian team after the southpaw's scintilating hundred on Friday at the Sydney Cricket Ground.
Leading 2-1 after the 137-run win in the Melbourne Test, India made a strong start by ending at 303/4 in 90 overs with Pujara scoring his third ton of the series.
India remain firm favourites to make it 3-1 at the Sydney Cricket Ground despite the injury-forced omission of premier spinner Ravichandran Ashwin and senior pacer Ishant Sharma.
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