IndiaTV cricket expert and former Indian captain Sourav Ganguly said that he would have liked to see Prithvi make his debut in England itself. He added that it would be too early to comment how good a player he can be for India in the long term.
Despite scoring a triple-hundred Nair was not included in the playing XI for the next match. He also did not get the chance in the England tour and warmed the bench throughout the series.
As No.1 Test team India gear up for a two-match Test series against West Indies at home, young wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant has set his sights on the opportunity to improve himself in every department. "I try to improve myself in every department. Be it wicketkeeping or batting, one trains only to improve," Pant told IndiaTV during the show 'Cricket Ki Baat'.
Dropped without getting a game in England, Karun Nair's exclusion from the home Tests against West Indies has baffled quite a few but chairman of selectors MSK Prasad said the player himself has been explained the reasons. "I personally spoke to Karun soon after the selection of the Test Team against the West Indies and also told the ways to make a comeback. The selection committee is very very clear with regard to the communication process," Prasad said. For more sports news and updates: https://www.indiatvnews.com/sports
India will face West Indies in a two-match Test series and the selectors have named a 15-man Test squad and surprisngly, a younger squad has been named as Mayank Agarwal, Hanuma Vihari, Prithvi Shaw, Rishabh Pant and Mohammed Siraj make their way in. Senior players Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Jasprit Bumrah have been rested, keeping in mind the tour of Australia later on.
I am ready for captaincy, says Rohit Sharma after Asia Cup triumph His record as stand-in captain has been quite impressive and Rohit Sharma today made it clear that whenever the opportunity comes along, he would be "ready" for full-time captaincy. Under Rohit, India have won two close multi-nation tournaments -- the T20 tri-nation in Sri Lanka and now the Asia Cup 50-over tournament. A three-time IPL winning captain of Mumbai Indians, Rohit was asked if he is ready for a long-term leadership role in future. "Definitely. We have just won so I will surely be ready (for captaincy). Whenever the opportunity comes, I will be ready," a smiling Rohit told reporters after India' Asia Cup triumph. For more sports news and updates: https://www.indiatvnews.com/sports
India won the toss and opted to field against Bangladesh in the Asia Cup final in Dubai on Friday. India picked a full strength team for the title clash, bringing back Jasprit Bumrah, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Yuzvendra Chahal, Shikhar Dhawan and captain Rohit Sharma, who all were rested for the game against Afghanistan. Nazmul Islam was picked in place of Mominul Haque in the Bangladesh playing eleven.
The Indian cricket team are favourites to win and successfully defend their Asia Cup trophy as they take on a depleted Bangladesh team in the finals of the tournament. The rivalry has always been intense between the two nations on a cricketing ground and the finals at Dubai is expected to exciting as ever.
On IndiaTV's show 'Cricket Ki Baat' cricket expert and former India international Chetan Sharma criticised the Indian batsmen heavily by saying that even India B teams would have beaten Afghanistan.
Skipper Rohit Sharma and his deputy Shikhar Dhawan showed their mastery in white ball cricket with stylish hundreds as India took a giant stride towards summit clash of Asia Cup with a comfortable nine-wicket win against Pakistan on Sunday
Pakistan stepped up their game as the Green Gang posted a challengeable total of 237/7 in 50 overs, courtesy of Shoaib Malik's gritty fifty. Captain Sarfraz Ahmed also pitched in with his breezy knock. The Indian bowlers once again proved their metal as Jasprit Bumrah, Kuldeep Yadav and Yuzvendra Chahal took two wickets each. India need 238 runs to win. Follow Live Score and Updates here: https://www.indiatvnews.com/sports/cricket-live-cricket-match-scores-india-vs-pakistan-match-3-dubai-live-blog-latest-news-updates-ind-vs-pak-match-live-tv-channel-464742
Former India captain and IndiaTV Cricket Expert Sourav Ganguly said India will be the favourites again against Pakistan in their Super 4 clash of the Asia Cup 2018.
India once again lock horns with arch-rivals Pakistan in the Asia Cup, only this time, in the Super Four clash. The stakes have been raised and each team would be looking for a win in the ever so thrilling contest. With the Men in Blue riding into battle with the upper hand after defeating their rivals in the group stage, the Rohit Sharma led Team India are expected to go out with all guns blazing once again. The India vs Pakistan match will begin at 5.00 PM IST.
On IndiaTV's show 'Cricket Ki Baat' the former captain said that India is definitely the better team on paper but its anyone's game when the two teams meet in the Super Four clash on Sunday.
Former Team India captain and IndiaTV's expert cricket analyst Sourav Ganguly feels that despite the team strenght the Men in Blue boast off, they should not understimate Bangladesh, especially on such conditions. Ganguly feels that the road to the finals mindset is very different from the group stage and India should thread cautiously.
Former Team India captain and IndiaTV's expert cricket analyst Sourav Ganguly has expressed his confidence in the Men in Blue after the Rohit Sharma led side thrashed Pakistan to register their biggest ever win against their arch-rivals, by 8 wickets. Shifting their focus onto the clash against Bangladesh in the Super Four, Ganguly believes that India can deliver the same clinical performance against their neighbours like they did against Pakistan.
The former Indian captain thinks it will be a good match as Pak plays well in these conditions as it's their home veue at the moment. But on paper India is the stronger team.
Indian cricket team is all set to play the much-hyped clash against the arch-rivals Pakistan on September 19 and it promises to be one of the most competitive clashes between both the teams in recent times.
Pakistan skipper Sarfraz Ahmed said his team will have to produce its absolute best in all three departments to outwit India in the six-nation Asia Cup ODI tournament. Pakistan defeated Hong Kong by eight wickets to make a positive start of their campaign but Sarfraz pointed out a few things which his team need to work on before they clash with India on September 19. "As a captain, I saw couple of things which we should work on. We should have finished this match with 9 or 10 wickets and we need to ball better with the new ball. Ball didn't swing for us with the new ball, that is alarming for us," Sarfraz said after the match. For more sports news and updates: https://www.indiatvnews.com/sports
IndiaTV cricket expert and former India cricketer Chetan Sharma praised the superlative bowling effort of Sri Lankan spearhead Lasith Malinga in the first match against Bangladesh. The analyst also said on 'Cricket ki Baat' show that the extremely hot conditions are going to be a real challenge for all the teams.
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