Team India was handed a body blow in the third Test against England with R Ashwin withdrawing midway due to a family emergency. England have smashed 207 runs in just 35 overs and India need wickets and their remaining four bowlers will have to do the job.
Sarfaraz Khan's brilliant start to his Test cricket was cut short by an unfortunate run-out following a mix-up with all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja in Rajkot. It was Jadeja's fault and the all-rounder even apologised on social media admitting that it was his fault.
Sarfaraz Khan took his first flight in international cricket with his father Naushad by his side during the cap presentation, who has been the wind beneath his wings. Sarfaraz gave a good account of himself on debut, smashing a brisk 62 before being run out unfortunately after a horrible mix-up.
Sarfaraz Khan's maiden international outing for India came to a heartbreaking end as a horrible mix-up with Ravindra Jadeja resulted in him getting run out. Sarfaraz in his maiden Test, played a brilliant aggressive innings of 62. India scored 326 runs on Day 1 of the third Test against England.
Indian batter Shreyas Iyer after being dropped from the Test squad seems like hasn't showed up for the Ranji Trophy. Mumbai announced a 16-man squad for their Ranji Trophy match against Assam and Iyer wasn't one of those names.
Team India is likely to make as many as four changes to their line-up for the third Test against England. But who makes the final XI between Devdutt Padikkal and Sarfaraz Khan is the big question after the former was called up to the squad as KL Rahul's replacement.
Team India will be without the services of their former captain Virat Kohli for the whole five-match Test series against England owing to personal reasons. While many reckon that Kohli's absence is a body blow for India, it's not according to former cricketer-turner-commentator David Lloyd.
Team India made a few changes to their squad for the remaining three Test matches against England and the third game in particular, with KL Rahul being the latest exclusion from the team. After a break of nine days, India and England will lock horns in the third Test in Rajkot starting February 15.
KL Rahul is the latest injury concern for India to deal with apart from the ongoing absence of Ravindra Jadeja and Mohammed Shami as the middle-order batter's time on the sidelines is set to extend. Rahul, who missed the second Test against England will sit out of the third game as well.
Shreyas Iyer, who was averaging 19 in his last 10 innings in Tests, has been axed by the Indian team for the remaining three games against England. Former Australia captain Ian Chappell was sort of relieved as he reckoned that Indian selectors were 'overestimating Shreyas Iyer's talent'.
The Under-19 World Cup 2024 Super Sixes stage kicked off on Tuesday, January 30 with India, Pakistan and the West Indies winning their respective games. However, since the teams are carrying some of their points over from the group stage, the points table makes for an interesting look.
Geoff Boycott came down heavily at Indian captain Rohit Sharma after India's loss in the first Test against England. Rohit returned with scores of 24 and 29 with the bat and his captaincy has come under the scanner for being defensive, especially in the second innings.
Indian wicketkeeper batter Rishabh Pant has been out of action since December 2022 when he was involved in a near-fatal accident. Pant is likely to return to action in IPL 2024 but on the path to recovery, the 26-year-old has undergone multiple operations and surgeries to get to where he is now.
The Indian team ended the Under-19 World Cup group stage with a 201-run win over the USA and finished at the top of the table with six points in three matches. The top three teams of Group A and Group D will be fighting out for two of semis spots but there will be no India vs Pakistan match.
Indian all-round duo of Ravindra Jadeja and R Ashwin were involved in a horrible mix-up as both of them ended up being on the same side of the pitch in the final session of the second day. Ashwin was distraught and Jadeja too felt bad, however, the latter continued to score an unbeaten 81.
Indian captain Rohit Sharma saw his name move out of the top 10 for the batters in ICC's latest Test rankings owing to a 7-place rise of Australian batter Travis Head. Head smashed a return-to-form century against West Indies in Adelaide and helped Australia recover from a collapse to win the game.
Team India lost the toss and were asked to bowl first. India are going in with three spinners in the form of Axar Patel, Ravindra Jadeja and Ravichandran Ashwin.
Team India had to make a last-minute change in the Test squad for the England series with Virat Kohli having to attend to family matter a few days before the opening game in Hyderabad starting on January 25. Apart from him, there are a few more changes from the last Test tour, take a look-
Former India cricketer and erstwhile head coach Ravi Shastri was conferred the Lifetime Achievement Award at the BCCI awards 2024. Shastri was asked to define one greatest moment of his illustrious career as a player, commentator and coach and he answered in his usual passionate voice.
With Virat Kohli pulling out of the first two Tests against England due to personal reasons, the Indian team will be without either of the trio of former captain, ex-vice-captain Ajinkya Rahane or Cheteshwar Pujara in a red-ball game for the country for the first time in 12 years.
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