Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul will open India's innings in the first T20I against England at the Narendra Modi Stadium on Friday with Shikhar Dhawan starting on the bench as a reserve opener, confirmed India skipper Virat Kohli.
Varun Chakravarthy’s failure to clear fitness tests has ruled him out of the series while Natarajan is racing to be match-ready, making him doubtful for the early part of India’s five-match T20 series against England.
Indian captain Virat Kohli and vice-captain Rohit Sharma are among the top run-getters in T20Is. While Kohli remains only 72 runs shy of 3000-mark, Rohit is closely following him with 2773 runs in T20Is.
For Shastri, Washington's innings of 96, coming in at 153 for 6 was a better effort than his 85 not out in Chennai.
Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan commemorated the Indian cricket team in a quirky style after it roared into the final of the inaugural edition of the ICC WTC, following an emphatic win over England.
Ashwin has now won eight Man-of-the-Series awards in his 10-year career and is only eight wickets short of equalling Harbhajan Singh's 417 Test wickets.
Rishabh Pant's attacking style of batting has the Indian team management's mandate as long as he gets the "job done" more often than not and people should cut him some slack when there is an odd failure, feels senior batsman Rohit Sharma.
Rishabh Pant changed his game-plan and in turn India's fortunes with a magnificent century, helping the side snatch control from England's grip to finish the second day at a robust 294 for 7 in the final Test on Friday
India lost two more wickets in the middle session to reach 153 for six in their first innings on the second day of the fourth and final Test against England here on Friday. After Ajinkya Rahane got out for 27, Rohit Sharma (49) and Ravichandran Ashwin (13) departed in the post-lunch session.
The spin duo picks seven English wickets as the visitors' batting woes on Indian pitches continued on the opening day of fourth and final Test in Ahmedabad
A scarred England were once again done in by Axar Patel's straight deliveries before partially recovering to reach 74 for 3 at lunch during an intriguing opening session of the fourth and final Test against India here on Thursday.
Asked if left-arm spinner Kuldeep Yadav does not fit in the team's scheme of things anymore, skipper Virat Kohli said this was not the case. Kohli insisted that it has nothing to do with "skill" or "headspace".
In an exclusive interview with India TV, former Indian cricketer Pragyan Ojha reiterated that it is important for a cricketer to be "prepared" for every surface and condition. Ojha believes that terming the pitch "unplayable" is an excuse to hide the technical flaws in the game.
Rahane on Tuesday said there is no need to take criticism of the spin-friendly pitches in the country "seriously" as not a word is spoken about the "damp" tracks elsewhere and England can expect another turner in the fourth Test.
Irfan Pathan predicted that the Virat Kohli-led side will defeat England in the 4th Test and book a place in the World Test Championship (WTC) final at the Lord's.
West Indian batting legend Viv Richards is not amused with past and present English cricketers "moaning and groaning" about the spin-friendly pitches in India and said the visitors did not prepare well for the challenge.
Captain Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma are seen at the nets batting while Axar Patel was spotted bowling and Ajinkya Rahane kept himself busy with fielding drills.
Former England spinner in an exclusive chat with India TV said he felt the Ahmedabad Test pitch was maybe too much in favour of spinners.
Shikhar Dhawan slammed 153 against Maharashtra in the ongoing Vijay Hazare Trophy after a string of low scores for his domestic side Delhi, announcing his return to form ahead of the five-match T20I series against England.
India fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah has been released from the Test squad ahead of the fourth and final match of the series against England. The BCCI took to its official Twitter account to confirm the development.
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