IND vs NZ 1st Test: KL Rahul out of Test series with thigh injury, Suryakumar replaces him
Cricket | November 23, 2021 18:06 ISTIndia batter KL Rahul was ruled out of first Test against New Zealand due to injury, said BCCI sources on Tuesday.
India batter KL Rahul was ruled out of first Test against New Zealand due to injury, said BCCI sources on Tuesday.
Dravid's entry into the dressing room is a win-win situation for Pujara, whose game is modelled on current India head coach's tight defensive technique.
The newly-appointed T20 captain says Ashwin, Axar and Chahal performed well whenever given the opportunity.
Dravid further revealed that he intends to set up an Indian team for the next 10 years and that it will come with several ups and downs.
Get the Live Cricket Score, Commentary, Updates and Live Scorecard from the 2nd T20 match India vs New Zealand from Ranchi. India won the toss and opted to bowl.
According to Jharkhand State Cricket Association secretary Sanjay Sahay, they are expecting a full house after the state government has given a green signal to '100 per cent capacity'.
The Man of the match, who scored a 40-ball 62 in India's five-wicket win, said dew allowed to score run easily at the beginning of India's innings but the wicket slowed towards the end.
No crowd restrictions were put in place for the series opener but spectators were allowed entry into the Sawai Mansingh Stadium with proof of vaccination or a negative RT-PCR test.
Sports Minister Anurag Thakur said a decision on India's participation in the 2025 Champions Trophy awarded to Pakistan will be taken 'when the time comes' as there were still 'security issues'.
India will be co-hosting the 2026 T20 World Cup and 2031 50-over World Cup with Sri Lanka and Bangladesh respectively.
The new Team India's T20 captain says his team will be stronger once Kohli returns after the break.
The opener is also looking forward to the upcoming two-Test series against New Zealand slated after the T20 series.
Officials and ground staff at the Rajasthan Cricket Association said that in the last two days, the dew has been setting around 7 PM.
Runners-up New Zealand were given Rs 6 crore while both the semi-finalists -- England and Pakistan -- bagged an amount of Rs 3 crore each.
Indian team's performance in the T20 World Cup where they made a group league exit will be one of the main topics of discussion during the Annual General Meeting of the BCCI, scheduled in Kolkata on December 4.
India's newly-appointed T20 captain Rohit Sharma is set to be rested from the two-match Test series against New Zealand while Virat Kohli will miss the opening match.
The tickets for the India vs New Zealand opening T20 will go on sale from Thursday night and will be available on Paytm.
Ravi Shastri, who completed his highly eventful tenure as India's head coach, feels that Rohit Sharma is 'ready and capable' to take over the T20 captaincy from Virat Kohli.
Virat Kohli said that it was the right time for him to relinquish T20 captaincy so as to manage his workload after India failed to qualify for the T20 World Cup semifinals in a disappointing campaign.
Under Kohli and Shastri, India scripted history by becoming the first Asian team to beat Australia in a Test series in their own backyard.
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