Rohit Sharma will miss the first Test to spend some more time with his family after the birth of his second child recently. Rohit is expected to return for the second Test in Adelaide but till then Jasprit Bumrah, the 36th captain for India in the formats, will lead the side.
India will be up against Australia in what promises to be a tough five-match Test series Down Under. India will be under pressure coming off a 3-0 series defeat at home and with the WTC points at stake, it's all-or-nothing time for the visitors and hence have picked a jumbo squad for the same.
India picked three uncapped players in the Test squad for the Australia tour but there are a few regulars as well, who are yet to play the longest format of the game against the World Test Champions. Take a look-
Team India was supposed to play a three-day practice match against India A from November 15-17 but instead, the visitors have opted for match simulation ahead of the series opener in Perth against Australia. Sunil Gavaskar, however, wasn't happy with the decision.
Apart from those six overs with the bat where India lost 6/35, the other 34 overs went majorly India's way as the Men in Blue registered an easy 61-run win. Apart from the little partnership between Klaasen and David Miller, India weren't troubled much with the ball after Sanju Samson's ton.
Indian batter's technical bankruptcy against spin was exposed in the recent home series against New Zealand. In four innings on turning tracks in Pune and Mumbai, India posted totals of 156, 245, 263 and 121 while New Zealand were able to play and apply better to win the series 3-0.
India suffered a humiliating 3-0 series defeat against New Zealand, the first-ever in three-Test assignment at home. With the turnaround before the Australia tour being short, World Cup-winning Kapil Dev captain spoke about if there is a need for change after defeat and Golf in an exclusive chat.
Virat Kohli might not be in the best of forms but he is set to embark on the tour of Australia, a place which has brought the best out of him mentally, emotionally and skill-wise. As he celebrates his 36th birthday, Kohli will be keen to turn the corner if indeed it is the start of the end.
India suffered a first-ever 3-0 whitewash at home in Test matches as New Zealand won the final game in Mumbai by 25 runs while Wriddhiman Saha announced his retirement from professional cricket with the ongoing Ranji season being his last. Here's a look at the top 10 sports stories on November 4.
India suffered their first-ever home Test series whitewash as New Zealand pounded them 3-0. With the Australia tour scheduled very close, the tough calls will probably be taken after January with regards to the Test team as far as the transition is concerned.
India's mixed results with the bat in the ongoing Test series against New Zealand continued in Mumbai as even though Shubman Gill scored a 90, the hosts were bowled out for 263 with three batters going for a duck. India despite all the chaos were able to get a 28-run lead in the first innings.
India will be up against South Africa in a four-match T20 series set to commence in Durban on November 8. With the Gautam Gambhir-led support staff set to accompany the Test team to Australia, VVS Laxman has been trusted with the job yet again with the T20 outfit.
The BCCI named a 15-member squad for four-match T20I series against South Africa next month with most of the side retained from the one that played against Bangladesh in first half of October. One of the stars of the Emerging T20 Asia Cup, Ramandeep Singh has earned a maiden India call-up.
Team India made three changes to their playing XI for the second Test against New Zealand in Pune with the likes of Washington Sundar, Shubman Gill and Akash Deep coming in. KL Rahul didn't find a place despite the head coach Gautam Gambhir throwing his weight around him.
India vs New Zealand 2nd Test: The returning Washington Sundar picked seven wickets and the veteran Ravichandran Ashwin bagged three to bowl out the Kiwis to 259 in their first innings at Maharashtra Cricket Association in Pune on Day 1.
IND-A vs UAE, Emerging Teams Asia Cup Highlights: India A defeated UAE in their second match of the Emerging Teams Asia Cup 2024. The Indian team has qualified for the semifinals after their easy win over UAE.
In a candid interaction, Jitesh Sharma sat down to talk about his comeback into the Indian team during the T20I series against Bangladesh, the competition among wicketkeepers, the realisation after missing out on the T20 World Cup squad, the IPL auction and if Punjab Kings have contacted him.
Team India lost a first Test at home in seven matches, since the Hyderabad encounter against England earlier this year in January as New Zealand took a 1-0 lead in the three-match series. India's first-innings show of 46 all-out didn't help their cause as the hosts were chasing the game since then.
Kuldeep Yadav hoped that the Bengaluru pitch would turn on the final day and wanted the batters to put up an 'effective target' which could be defended against New Zealand in the first Test match. India are looking for an improbable win after being handed a 356-run trail in the first innings.
Tim Southee and Rachin Ravindra pegged India back after the hosts took four wickets in the morning session on Day 3 of the Bengaluru Test. Southee is also nearing his fifty but he has already achieved a massive batting feat in Test cricket.
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