Shikhar Dhawan donned the Indian jersey for 13 years across formats. He last represented India in an ODI series after the T20 World Cup 2022 against New Zealand. Dhawan had a sensational Test debut in 2013 against Australia and created a historical record.
India will be touring England for a five-match Test series from June to August 2025. The series will mark the commencement of the World Test Championship 2025-27 cycle. Headingley, Leeds will host the series opener before the five-match assignment concludes at the Oval in London.
U19 Women's T20 World Cup 2025: India are the defending champions of the U19 Women's T20 World Cup, having clinched the title in the first edition in 2023. The Women in Blue will look to defend their crown in the upcoming tournament in 2025.
The ace Indian pacer Jasprit Bumrah last featured in the ICC T20 World Cup 2024 but was given a break from the recent white-ball series against Sri Lanka and is expected to miss the next Test series against Bangladesh at home.
Former South African pacer Morne Morkel has joined the Indian men's team's support staff as bowling coach. Morkel, who has been involved as a bowling mentor and coach with Lucknow and Durban's Super Giants and Pakistan's men's team, will be rejoining Gautam Gambhir for the Indian team.
India are set to host Bangladesh, New Zealand and England in the International home season 2024-25. The Board of Control for Cricket in India has issued a revised schedule for the home season, with changes to the series against Bangladesh and England.
Team India will be disappointed with their batting show in the ongoing ODI series against Sri Lanka so far as it has nearly cost them both the matches. India can't win the series but the Men in Blue have a chance to level it and might undergo a couple of changes to achieve that goal.
Indian captain Rohit Sharma scored a quickfire 58 in the first ODI against Sri Lanka and inched closer to surpassing former skipper MS Dhoni on the list of leading run-getters in the format. Rohit has been magnificent at the top of the order since last ODI World Cup taking the aggressive approach.
"The new NCA will feature three world-class playing grounds, 45 practice pitches, indoor cricket pitches, Olympic-size swimming pool and state-of-the-art training, recovery and sports science facilities," BCCI Secretary Jay Shah said.
IND vs SL, 1st ODI: Rohit Sharma started India's innings with a six and four in the first over and needed just three sixes to record the most sixes as a captain in international cricket. Indian team is also chasing a historic 100th ODI win against Sri Lanka in their first of the series in Colombo.
India will take on Sri Lanka in the first ODI of the three-match series in Colombo. India's big guns including the likes of Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, KL Rahul and Shreyas Iyer have all returned for the ODI series and with the Champions Trophy in mind, these three matches will be key.
IND vs SL 1st ODI live: Star batters Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma return to ODI setup for the first time since India's ICC World Cup 2023 final loss against Australia in November last year while Sri Lanka miss their star pacers Matheesha Pathirana and Dilshan Madushanka to injuries.
IND vs SL pitch report: The Indian cricket team will be playing their first ODI match of the year 2024 against Sri Lanka at Colombo's R Premadasa Stadium on Friday. India won their recent T20 series against Sri Lanka in Pallekele and will target a dominant performance in ODIs.
IND vs SL: Ravi Bishnoi took three wickets for 26 and Axar Patel bagged two to restrict Sri Lanka to 161/9 while bowling first in the second T20I match in Pallekele. India chased down a revised target of 78 after rain interrupted play in the second innings.
IND vs SL, 2nd T20I Match Updates: The Indian cricket team registered a dominating 43-run win while defending 213 runs in the first T20I match in Pallekele on Saturday. Suryakumar scored a brilliant fifty in his first match as a full-time T20I captain.
IND vs SL: New captain Suryakumar Yadav smashed a cracking 22-ball fifty to help India post a big total of 213 while batting first and then bowlers made a late impact to restrict Sri Lanka to 170 in the first T20I match in Pallekele.
IND vs SL, 1st T20I Highlights: Suryakumar Yadav will be leading the Indian cricket team as a full-time captain for the first time in T20Is while Charith Asalanka takes charge for the hosts Sri Lanka in the three-match series in Pallekele.
India will take on Sri Lanka in a three-match T20 series, followed by as many ODIs. The series is also the start of a new chapter in India's T20I journey with a new captain given three veterans have bid the format adieu. Sri Lanka, on the other hand, will look for an improved show in the format.
"Hopefully, going forward, in the upcoming cycle - I think we play 30-40 T20Is before the next T20 World Cup - I can improve my performance when it comes to batting, and also we can improve as a team," Shubman Gill said.
Former India pacer Ashish Nehra, who has had a successful stint with the Gujarat Titans as the head coach, revealed why he didn't apply for the post in the Indian men's team. Former India opener Gautam Gambhir was recently appointed as the head coach and will begin his stint with the Sri Lanka tour.
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