KL Rahul complained of pain in his right quadriceps after the India vs England 1st Test in Hyderabad. Rahul and Ravindra Jadeja were ruled out of the second Test in Visakhapatnam. While Jadeja seems set to miss the third Test too, Rahul is likely to be available for that game in Rajkot.
India's second Test against England will be played at the Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium, Visakhapatnam. The Men in Blue will be missing key players Virat Kohli, Ravindra Jadeja and KL Rahul in the Test match.
Know the major changes in India's squad for the second Test of the five-match series against England. India are 0-1 down in the series after their latest loss in Hyderabad Test and injury to key players has not helped their cause either.
India have been dealt with a huge blow after losing the first Test of the five-match series in Hyderabad. The second Test is set to be played in Visakhapatnam from February 2 and two key players have been ruled out of the Test match.
Ollie Pope and Tom Hartley were the stars for England in the first Test of the series at the Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium on Sunday. Pope was awarded the Player of the Match (POTM) for his 196-run knock in the second innings.
India found themselves in some real trouble on the fourth day of the first Test against England as they lost 7 wickets for just 119 chasing 231 runs. India's problems were further mounted as the whole country saw Ravindra Jadeja holding his hamstring after being run out by Ben Stokes.
India aggregated 436 runs in their 121 overs in the first innings to take a healthy lead of 190 runs while batting at the Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium in Hyderabad.
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.
After Yashasvi Jaiswal and Shubman Gill's early departure on Day 2, KL Rahul played a brilliant knock of 86 off 123 and spin all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja added unbeaten 81 runs to propel India to a total of 421/7, giving them a strong 175-run lead.
England ended the first session at 108/3 after Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja derailed the visitors' charge with the bat. Ashwin and Jadeja have gone on to create an all-time record for India.
The BCCI announced a 16-man India squad for a three-match T20 series against Afghanistan. The squad marked a return for the two senior pros Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli, who would be playing the shortest format for India after a long gap of 14 months, for the first time since the T20 World Cup 2022.
India pace all-rounder Shardul Thakur remains doubtful for the second Test match against South Africa while pacers Mukesh Kumar and Avesh Khan wait on the bench and might get a chance at Newlands, Cape Town.
Team India ended a middling 2023 on a poor note losing the final Test of the year as South Africa gave them a humbling by an innings and 32 runs. However, before the year was over, the visitors got some good news in the form of their all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja's fitness.
Team India bowled out South Africa for 95 but could have skittled them out earlier too if the umpire had given David Miller out who was batting on 18 then and was the last wicket to fall. The DRS malfunctioned for a couple of overs and South African broadcaster SuperSport was under fire again.
Experienced all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja and star opener Shubman Gill were rested for the T20I series against Australia at home but the duo are included in the upcoming South Africa tour and are part of T20I and Test teams.
Australia won their first ODI World Cup title back in 1987 under the leadership of Allan Border. Steve Waugh, Ricky Ponting, Michael Clarke and Pat Cummins have since carried on the great Australian legacy and brought laurels to the country by winning ODI world titles.
India's overwhelming juggernaut came to a screeching halt after a shocking six-wicket loss to Australia in the final of World Cup 2023. India's defeat has extended their drought at ICC events. They last claimed an ICC title back in 2013 under MS Dhoni's leadership.
As India face Australia in the final match of World Cup 2023, security has been beefed up not only in and around the Narendra Modi Stadium but also in Ahmedabad. Not only this, people have also been urged to use the metro services in order to reduce traffic congestion.
Team India continued their golden run in the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup having beaten in-form South Africa by a huge 243-run margin in Kolkata on Sunday, November 5. One of the moments of the match was Heinrich Klaasen's dismissal on which Team India had the on-field call overturned.
The Indian bowling attack comprising Ravindra Jadeja, Mohammed Shami, Jasprit Bumrah, Kuldeep Yadav, and Mohammed Siraj is doing wonders in the ongoing World Cup 2023. The Indian attack has asked tough questions to the opposition batters thus far and has looked a class apart.
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