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.
"Last few weeks have been nothing short of a dream and I am truly grateful. Playing for the country is the most special feeling that I will never be able to describe in words," Suryakumar Yadav said after becoming India's new T20I captain.
The BCCI announced Team India's squads for ODI and T20 series against Sri Lanka. While there were a few expected calls, there were some surprises as well, as usual whenever there is a team selection not just in T20Is but ODIs as well given the Men in Blue now have to prepare for Champions Trophy.
Veteran cricketers Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli have been selected for three ODIs while Suryakumar Yadav is set to lead the T20I squad on the Sri Lanka tour starting on July 27. KL Rahul and Shreyas Iyer are also included in the ODIs setup after missing the recent T20 World Cup 2024.
Mohammed Shami hasn't played any cricket since the ODI World Cup final on November 19 while Ravi Ashwin has majorly been a red-ball specialist over the last few years apart from sporadic appearances in T20 World Cup matches. But both are on the wrong side of 30s nearing retirement.
Shubman Gill led Indian cricket team to a 4-1 T20I series win against Zimbabwe and emerged as one of the candidates to become India's next T20 captain. Gill was not part of the India squad that triumphed in the ICC T20 World Cup 2024 but is expected to get selected for the Sri Lanka series.
Byju's and BCCI entered into a sponsorship agreement in 2019 through which the Edtech company got exclusive rights to display its trademark on the kit of the Indian cricket team, however, it failed to pay the sponsorship after June 2022.
A Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) source recently stated that the Indian team will not travel to Pakistan for the upcoming Champions Trophy 2025. The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) now wants the BCCI to give written proof of the government's denial on the same matter.
Team India would aim to seal the five-match T20 series against Zimbabwe in the fourth encounter in Harare on Saturday, July 13. After winning the last two games with different combinations, the young Indian brigade will be confident of winning the series in the fourth match itself.
IND vs ZIM 4th T20I Live: After a shock defeat in the first game of the series, the Indian cricket team made a strong comeback by winning the last two games and took a 2-1 lead in the five-match series against Zimbabwe at Harare Sports Club.
Indian cricket team travelled to Zimbabwe for a five-match T20I series without their key players featured in the recent T20 World Cup 2024 but are likely to name the strongest possible squad for the next T20I assignment against Sri Lanka.
The ICC Champions Trophy 2025 is likely to be scheduled in a hybrid model or get completely moved out of Pakistan with India unlikely to travel to the neighbouring country. Team India didn't travel to Pakistan for Asia Cup 2023 and unless some major diplomatic tweaks, the stand will remain as it is.
South Africa Champions after losing three matches in a row, ended their World Championship of Legends campaign on a high beating Pakistan and India in back-to-back games, however, they weren't enough for them to reach the semis. India with just a slightly better net run rate will now play Australia.
Former New Zealand opener Martin Guptill reacted to the post remembering the 2019 World Cup semi-final against India as it was its fifth anniversary. Guptill, who played an important part for New Zealand in the semis by running MS Dhoni in a crucial moment was subjected to hate comments again.
Captain Shubman Gill led by example by top-scoring with 66 runs off 49 balls and in-form Ruturaj Gaikwad smashed 49 runs off just 28 balls to help India post a challenging total of 182 in the third T20I against Zimbabwe.
Sanju Samson, the returning wicketkeeper-batter for India in the third T20I against Zimbabwe, was named the vice-captain for the remaining matches in the series. Samson and the other T20 World Cup winners Yashasvi Jaiswal and Shivam Dube, had returned to India to celebrate the triumph with the team.
India's star all-rounder Hardik Pandya scored 144 runs and took 11 wickets in the recent ICC T20 World Cup 2024 to become the no.1 ICC T20 all-rounder but slipped in the latest updated standings after being rested for the ongoing Zimbabwe tour.
India clinched another good win by 23 runs to take a 2-1 lead in the five-match T20 series. It was a good all-round performance with both bat and the ball from India led by skipper Shubman Gill and Ruturaj Gaikwad and finished off brilliantly with the ball by Washington Sundar taking three wickets.
Team India spinner Kuldeep Yadav addressed the nation with a heartfelt message, a week after his side's T20 World Cup triumph in Barbados. The whole Indian team got a hero's welcome at home in Delhi and then in Mumbai. Kuldeep was one of the stars for India with 10 wickets in the tournament.
Ishan Kishan last played for India in November 2023 and since taking a break due to mental fatigue, he hasn't been considered for the national side. Kishan lost his annual contract after now showing up for his domestic side Jharkhand in Ranji Trophy and now has opened up on the whole episode.
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