Rahane, Shastri, star batsman Rohit Sharma, pacer Shardul Thakur and opener Prithvi Shaw landed in Mumbai, while Brisbane Test hero Rishabh Pant arrived in Delhi early this morning.
After a long gap of more than two years, Hardik Pandya returns to the Indian Test lineup as he has been named in the 18-man squad for the first two Tests against England which begins from February 5 onwards in Chennai. Hardik last played a Test match for India in the England tour of 2018. Prolonged back injuries have kept him out of the Test squad with captain Virat Kohli clarifying ahead of the Border-Gavaskar series that he can only be included when he can bowl as well. Ishant Sharma has also been named after missing the Australia tour owing to BCCI not risking his workload management.
India retained Border-Gavaskar trophy with a historic three-wicket win over Australia in the fourth and final Test here, successfully chasing a 328-run target to seal the four-match series 2-1.
India's batting coach Vikram Rathour said that the management continues to monitor injuries and will announce the playing XI for the Brisbane Test on Friday before the match.
The Indian contingent, after landing in Brisbane for the fourth and final Test of the series, was in for a shock on Tuesday as it was lodged at a hotel which 'lacked basic facilities'. Indian players and support staff were not provided with room service or housekeeping facilities. Brisbane hotel. India will be playing the fourth Test in the Queensland capital from January 15.
Chasing a mammoth target of 407, India reached 334/5 batting for 131 overs before both the teams decided to shake hands on the final day of the Test match.
Ahead of third test match against Australia, Team India stand-in captain Ajinkya Rahane said that the team is focused on playing some "good cricket."
A senior Indian cricket board official told PTI that the visiting contingent is "well aware" of the COVID-19 protocols and had not violated any of them.
India will begin the year with the ongoing Australia series with both the modern rivals locked at 1-1 and two Tests to go. The Third Test is slated in Sydney from January 7, followed by Brisbane Test from January 15. Soon after, the blue-clad outfit will host England for a full series but the main challenge of the year will be winning the T20 World Cup as the host.
After a limited international cricket action last year, Team India brace for an action-filled 2021.
BCCI, on Thursday, announced the appointments for the All-India Senior Selection Committee where former India pacer Chetan Sharma was named as the chairman of the selection committee. Chetan was selected as the chairman based on seniority.
Gavaskar took a dig at Kohli, who got permission to leave the tour of Australia to attend the birth of his child, while T Natarajan who became a father during the IPL playoffs is yet to see his daughter.
With aim to put behind the disappointment in Adelaide, Team India began its preparations for the Boxing Day Test match.
The BCCI on Wednesday announced India's playing XI for the first Test against Australia, which begins at the Adelaide Oval from December 17. It will be India's first Day/Night Test on overseas soil.
Kuruvilla was in the junior selection panel from 2008-12 and headed it when India won the U-19 World Cup in 2012.
Team India will tour England for a five-match Test series in 2021 in August-September.
Team India head coach Ravi Shastri shared pictures from training session as the side prepares for the upcoming series against Australia.
Virat Kohli took to Twitter to post a picture of him in quarantine as the Indian cricketers prepare for the upcoming series against Australia.
With the Covid-19 pandemic ensuring that the entire squad had to reach early and undergo quarantine, the team management is taking care to give them format-specific practice.
The two occupants of the plane, which reportedly belonged to a flying school and crashed after its engine stalled mid-air, have survived despite the injuries.
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