Ajinkya Rahane played one of the most defining knocks of his international career as India recovered from early setbacks to post 203 for 6 against the West Indies on a rain-hit opening day of the first Test.
Rahane, who has not scored a hundred in more than two years, made a fighting 54 off 162 balls before a reverse sweep led to his dismissal. Rahane, who is the stand-in captain in this game, had come to open the innings after failing in the first essay
Indian captain Virat Kohli shared an emotional post with fans upon completing 11 years in international cricket, having made his debut on 18 August 2008 against Sri Lanka in Dambulla.
The security of the Indian cricket team has been increased following an email received by the board citing threat to the team in Antigua. The BCCI is working with the Home ministry in order to control the situation.
Ravi Shastri, who has been re-appointed as the head coach of Team India for a second consecutive term, has insisted that his endeavour would be to help the Men in Blue build a legacy which can be emulated by other teams in the time to come.
The Cricket Advisory Committee (CAC) on Friday announced that the current Team India head coach Ravi Shastri will remain at his post after conducting interviews of six candidates in Mumbai.
West Indies skipper Jason Holder won the toss and opted to bat against India in the third and final ODI of the three-match series on Wednesday. India made one change, bringing in Yuzvendra Chahal in place of Kuldeep Yadav, while West Indies left out Sheldon Cottrell and Oshane Thomas and included Keemo Paul and Fabien Allen.
Ahead of the 3rd ODI at the Port of Spain, a host of Indian cricketers including Shikhar Dhawan, Shreyas Iyer, Khaleel Ahmed and Navdeep Saini spent quality time off the field with West Indies' explosive batsman, Kieron Pollard.
On Sunday, Kohli -- who was unable to score a single ton in the World Cup -- ended his five-month drought for an ODI hundred with a brilliant 120-run knock during which he also went past Sourav Ganguly on the list of most runs scored in ODIs.
The talented Shreyas Iyer will be auditioning for the still vacant number four slot as India would pray for some bright sunshine while taking on West Indies in the second ODI of the three-match series, here on Sunday.
For West Indies, after the loss in the T20I series, it will all be about playing for pride as they are considered a better outfit in the limited-overs format.
Start-stop matches are the "worst" thing in cricket and can lead to injuries, a frustrated India skipper Virat Kohli said after their series-opener against the West Indies was washed out on Thursday.
The first ODI of the three-match series was abandoned due to rain. Earlier, Virat Kohli won the toss and chose to bowl.
Deepak Chahar's 3/4 and Virat Kohli-Rishabh Pant's 106-run stand for the third wicket helped India beat West Indies by 7 wickets.
Engand are only 17 runs behind Australia, with six wickets in hand at the end of the second day of the first Ashes test. Rory Burns scored an excellent hundred and remained unbeaten at the end of the day.
The Virat Kohli-led squad will return to the field for the first time since the World Cup heartbreak last month, as they take on the West Indies for the first of the three-match T20I series on Saturday.
Despite India exiting from the 2019 World Cup semis, the biggest positive from the tournament was Rohit Sharma's form as he smashed a record 5 centuries in the quadrennial tournament. With the much needed rest, can the HIT-MAN
Speaking to the media ahead of the Indian team's departure to the West Indies, Virat Kohli said it was baffling to read the reports of rift in the team.
Rishahb Pant has been named in the India T20I, ODI and Test squad for the upcoming West Indies tour. With MS Dhoni training with the army for the time being, Pant will be filling in for the former captain behind the wickets.
Sunil Narine makes a comeback to the Windies side after almost two years, while Pollard had also been out of the side for some time.
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