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India squad for Dharmsala Test: KL Rahul ruled out, Jasprit Bumrah to return, Washington Sundar released to play Ranji Trophy SFs

KL Rahul has been ruled out for the fifth and final Test match against England, starting from March 7 in Dharamsala, the BCCI said in a statement. Rahul was earlier ruled out for the second, third, and fourth at Vizag, Rajkot, and Ranchi, respectively after he had complained of right quadriceps pain during the first Test match in Hyderabad. “KL Rahul, whose participation in the final Test was subject to fitness, has been ruled out of the fifth and final Test in Dharamsala. The BCCI Medical Team is closely monitoring him and coordinating with specialists in London for further management of his issue,” read the BCCI statement. India’s bowling spearhead, Jaasprit Bumrah, who was given a break for the Ranchi Test to manage his workload is set to join the squad for the last Test. In the fi...
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Akash Deep could get Test cap in Jasprit Bumrah’s absence in Ranchi | Cricket News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: The uncapped pace bowler Akash Deep has emerged as the leading candidate to partner Mohammed Siraj in the fourth Test against England, following his diligent participation in optional training sessions in Ranchi on Thursday.During the optional training, the 27-year-old right-arm pacer was observed bowling at full intensity alongside his Bengal teammate Mukesh Kumar at the nets on Wednesday.Furthermore, he engaged in an extensive batting session on the eve of the Test, with only five other Indian players attending practice.India have been compelled to hand debut caps to Rajat Patidar, Dhruv Jurel, and Sarfaraz Khan thus far due to the absence of Virat Kohli, KL Rahul, and Shreyas Iyer.With pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah also being rested for the Ranchi Test, Akash Deep appears ...
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Kohli vs Anderson is the only thing missing from the IND-ENG Test series, says Nasser Hussain

Former England captain Nasser Hussain believes the ongoing five-Test match series between India and England has reached an exciting juncture. With England having won the first Test in Hyderabad, the hosts came back into the contest with a 106-run win in Visakhapatnam earlier this week. But despite it being at level pegging, there has been one notable absence in the series, Hussain noted in a recent chat with Daily Mail – the absence of India’s talismanic batter Virat Kohli, and his contest with England’s star seamer James Anderson. “I hope he does come back because the only thing this series has been missing is the battle between Kohli and Jimmy Anderson. I’m looking forward to that,” Hussain told the English daily. Over the years, Anderson and Kohli have had riveting duels in the red-b...
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Rajat Patidar added to India squad for first two Tests against England | Cricket News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Prolific Madhya Pradesh batter Rajat Patidar has been named as the replacement for India's batting maestro Virat Kohli ahead of the first Test against England on Thursday. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) officially announced the inclusion of Patidar in the squad for the first two Tests against England, as Kohli had opted to make himself unavailable for the initial matches due to personal reasons.The 30-year-old Patidar, fresh from his impressive performances for India A against England Lions, where he scored 111 and 151, now finds himself in contention for a spot in the playing XI for the second Test. While he made his international debut in an ODI against South Africa, Patidar is yet to make his Test debut, and cricket enthusiasts eagerly await his potential...
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Ex-chief of selectors explains why Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli didn’t play T20Is after T20 World Cup in 2022

With both Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli expressing their willingness to play in the upcoming T20 World Cup, it was no surprise to see both veteran players being named in the Indian squad for the three-match T20I series against Afghanistan which starts from Thursday. However, this has also led to a lot of chatter about what India’s team compositions will look like going into the T20 World Cup. Both players have not played for the national team in the shortest format of the game since India’s semi-final defeat at the T20 World Cup in November 2022. Former chief of selectors MSK Prasad, though, backed the duo to feature in the Indian team at the World Cup in June, which will be played in USA and West Indies. “I do understand that Rohit and Virat were given a bit of rest in South Africa. ...
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Rohit Sharma set to lead, Virat Kohli returns to T20I side as India announce squad for Afghanistan series

The BCCI on Sunday announced the Indian squad for the 3-match T20I series against Afghanistan with both Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli coming back into the side.Sharma and Kohli returns to the T20I side after not taking part in any international T20 matches since the T20 World Cup. Rohit will lead the side while Hardik Pandya and Suryakumar Yadav are both unavailable due to injury. The three T20s against Afghanistan are the only international matches India will play before the 2024 World Cup in June. All-rounder Ravindra Jadeja, who played the series and was named vice-captain the three-match T20I series against South Africa, is not part of the squad. Noticeably, Sanju Samson, who was not selected for the three-match T20I series against South Africa, has been added to the squad. Shivam ...
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Abhimanyu Easwaran to lead India A against England Lions for 2-day warm-up fixture and first multi-day game

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced the India A squad for a 2-day warm-up match and the first multi-day game against the England Lions on Saturday. Abhimanyu Easwaran, who was part of the senior team during the red-ball leg of the South Africa tour, will lead the side. In addition to Easwaran, wicket-keeper batter KS Bharat, who was part of the test team in Rainbow Nation, is also named on the list. “The tour will begin with a two-day warm-up game, starting on January 12, 2024, and will be played at the Narendra Modi Stadium Ground ‘B,’ Ahmedabad. The first four-day match, commencing on January 17, 2024, will be played at the Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad,” the BCCI press release quoted. Earlier in December 2023, the England Lions announced their squad for the ...
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India squad for ODIs, T20Is: Richa Ghosh, Saika Ishaque, Shreyanka Patil named in ODI side for Australia series

Indian women’s team has made multiple changes to its squad for the ODI series against Australian cricket team in the home series which starts from Thursday. India’s side for the T20I series against Australian women’s team, meanwhile, has remained unchanged from the squad that was named for the home series against England earlier this month. Six players — Shreyanka Patil, Renuka Thakur, Richa Ghosh, Saika Ishaque, Mannat Kashyap, and Titas Sadhu — will be coming into the team while eight others — from the Indian side when they last played ODIs (in a tour of Bangladesh in July) have gone out from the squad. India and Australia will play three ODIs and three T20Is in Mumbai after the hosts registered their first-ever win in women’s Test cricket history over Australia on Sunday. The India...
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KS Bharat to captain India A in South Africa | Cricket News – Times of India

KS Bharat, the wicketkeeper-batsman from Andhra Pradesh, is set to captain India A in the upcoming two four-day matches against South Africa A, coinciding with the senior team's tour later this month.On Thursday, the BCCIrevealed separate squads for the two matches, featuring players like Bharat, Sai Sudharsan, Abhimanyu Easwaran, Dhruv Jurel, Manav Suthar and Vidhwath Kaverappa in both games.Easwaran's participation, however, is contingent on his fitness, according to the BCCI.Having last played for India in the World Test Championship final against Australia in June, the 30-year-old Bharat is eager to make his mark. Devdutt Padikkal, Karnataka's leading run-scorer in the ongoing Vijay Hazare Trophy, has earned a spot in the squad for the first match leading up to the Boxing Day Test i...
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India Squad for South Africa Tour Live Updates: Will BCCI be able to convince Rohit to lead in T20I as well?

LIVE NOWTHE TIMES OF INDIA | Nov 30, 2023, 15:31:33 ISTThe BCCI brass will like to convince Rohit Sharma to lead the India team in T20 format despite his reluctance after the 2022 World T20 semi-final exit as the board announces the three squads for the South Africa assignment on Thursday. The BCCI's secretary and convenor of selection committee Jay Shah will meet chairman of panel Ajit Agarkar in the national capital to discuss the squads as well as prepare a roadmap for the next big-ticket event -- the T20 World Cup. With regular T20 skipper Hardik Pandya out for another month post an ankle ligament tear during the recently-concluded ODI World Cup, the choice is between entrusting Suryakumar Yadav with the responsibility or trust Rohit's leadership skills which earned worldwide praise...
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Suryakumar to lead a young India T20I team against Australia; Axar returns, no place for Samson

Suryakumar Yadav will lead India T20I team against Australia. | Photo Credit: PTI The national selectors on Monday entrusted a set of next-gen stars under the leadership of Suryakumar Yadav with the task of taming Australia in the upcoming five-match T20I series, beginning from November 23 at Visakhapatnam.After a draining campaign in the recent ODI World Cup, India expectedly did not pick many senior players in the 15-member squad, with only Suryakumar, pacer Prasidh Krishna and wicketkeeper batter Ishan Kishan crossing over for the T20Is.The selectors felt that these three players have not played enough cricket to warrant workload management at this moment. Middle-order battter Shreyas Iyer will join the team for the last two matches at Raipur and Bengaluru and he will take over the ...
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Hardik Pandya ruled out of remainder of World Cup, Prasidh Krishna replaces him in India squad

India’s Hardik Pandya falls to the ground after injuring his left ankle during their match against Bangladesh in the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023, at Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, in Pune on October 19, 2023 | Photo Credit: ANI Star India all-rounder Hardik Pandya was on Saturday ruled out of the ongoing World Cup after failing to recover from his ankle injury. Pacer Prasidh Krishna, who has played 17 ODIs, has been named Pandya's replacement in the Indian squad, the ICC said in a media release.India's star all-rounder to miss the remainder of #CWC23.Details 👇https://t.co/oE1Fh9e5hG— ICC (@ICC) November 4, 2023 Pandya had hurt his left ankle while fielding of his own bowling in the game against Bangladesh in Pune on October 19. He missed the subsequent games against New...
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India vs Netherlands Warm Up Live Score: Rain likely to play spoilsport

Kings, cricket culture and crocodiles: How Baroda shaped Hardik Pandya, Yusuf Pathan, Atul Bedade Baroda would go on to shape Hardik Pandya, the pace all-rounder India had longed for since Kapil Dev. If not for Baroda, the Hardik story would have unfolded differently. (Illustration by Suvajit Dey) As the World Cup caravan is set to roll across the length and breath of India, a pertinent question arises: how does a place and its social milieu shape a cricketer and influence their game? Could Virat Kohli have been the same man and player were he born in Guwahati East and not in West Delhi? Or what would have happened to Kuldeep Yadav had he been from Colaba in Mumbai? We find out in this seven-part series. In the late 90s, a father in Surat faced a dilemma. Baroda or Mumbai? He wanted hi...
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In numbers: KL Rahul as India skipper in ODIs – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Wicketkeeper-batter KL Rahul, who recently made a comeback into the India squad after a long injury layoff, has been given the responsibility to captain the team in the first two games of the upcoming three-match series against Australia, starting on Friday. This series holds great significance as it serves as a final dress rehearsal for India ahead of the ODI World Cup.Rahul, in his captaincy career so far, has led the Indian ODI side in seven games, winning four and losing three of them. However, this will be his first ODI as captain at home in India, as his previous assignments as skipper were all in away matches.In 2022, Rahul got the opportunity to lead India against South Africa in a three-match away series, which unfortunately resulted in a 0-3 loss for India. However,...
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India’s ICC World Cup team selection is all about fear of failure

The smartly brave punt would be on India reaching the World Cup semifinals. Beyond that, if nationalism doesn’t colour the betting skills, it would be a very courageous person to pick this team as a winner.It would take inspired captaincy from Rohit Sharma, allied with a very intelligent selection of the playing XI on the day, to go beyond that. For a tournament that will decide their legacy, both Rohit and Rahul Dravid have their hands and heads full in what would be a very taxing World Cup campaign.If they do it, they will go down in history as great leaders; if they don’t, it won’t be a shock. When the selection of World Cup venues for India games were announced, a pattern emerged. All slow, potentially spin-abetting tracks, carefully chosen for the opponents suggested a CSK-level pl...
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Rahul, Shreyas Iyer included in India’s Asia Cup squad; Tilak Varma earns maiden ODI call-up

India’s squad for the Asia Cup, beginning August 31, was announced on August 21, 2023. Photo: X/@BCCI K.L. Rahul and Shreyas Iyer were on August 21 named in India’s squad for the Asia Cup, beginning August 31 while young batter Tilak Varma earned a maiden call-up to the one-day format.There were question marks over the fitness of Rahul and Iyer, who are making a comeback after undergoing thigh and back surgeries respectively. Iyer last played in March and Rahul in May.Wicketkeeper-batter Sanju Samson has been added to the squad as a back-up for Rahul who has developed a niggle recently.Here's the Rohit Sharma-led team for the upcoming #AsiaCup2023 🙌#TeamIndiapic.twitter.com/TdSyyChB0b— BCCI (@BCCI) August 21, 2023“It is not the original injury. There is a niggle. That is why Sanju is ...
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Tilak Varma’s 10 years trek: Dozing off on way to training at 11, dream India call-up at 20

Earlier this year, Ravindra Jadeja posted a photo with Tilak Varma on his Instagram handle with the caption, “chilling with the future of India”. Jadeja has been proved right. Within months of yet another phenomenal IPL season – he scored 343 runs from 11 matches – the 20-year-old from Hyderabad got his India call-up. The hard-hitting middle-order was named in the Hardik Pandya led T20 team that will tour the West Indies and play a game in Florida, US.It wasn’t just Jadeja who saw the talent in Verma, others too had seen it coming. Sunil Gavaskar and Rohit Sharma had called him an “all-format batter” for India. Varma’s childhood coach Salam Bayash had hoped that if his ward would continue to retain his form, he would fulfill his dream of playing for India.Varma’s journey to the Indian t...
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Cheteshwar Pujara, the quintessential Test batter with a steely resolve and huge appetite for runs, will be missed

Transition is in the air and when change is inevitable, an axe is just around the corner. Just as the BCCI’s press release announcing the Indian squads (Test and ODI series) for the West Indies tour, popped up through social media and in the email inboxes of cricket writers, it was time to accept that Cheteshwar Pujara had become the sacrificial lamb. The axe was on him, and this could be the last full stop on his storied international career or a mere comma, as India’s No. 3 batter in Tests had made a comeback after an omission in the recent past.The quest for a new-mix, be it among batters and bowlers, in the fresh World Test Championship (WTC) cycle may have forced the Indian think-tank of coach Rahul Dravid and skipper Rohit Sharma along with the selectors to plump for young talent....
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India vs Bangladesh, 2nd Test tip-off XI: Will Unadkat replace Umesh in BAN vs IND

India vs Bangladesh, 2nd Test Playing XI Prediction: India have boosted their chances of appearing at next year’s ICC World Test Championship final with a comprehensive 188-run victory over a gritty Bangladesh in Chattogram on Sunday. Now with one eye on cementing the WTC Final berth, stand-in skipper KL Rahul and his men are expected go for the kill in the second Test against Bangladesh. The race for the top-two spots in the WTC standings has become more interesting with India (55.77 PCT) moving up to the second position following South Africa’s (54.55 PCT) heavy loss to Australia (76.92 PCT) in two-day Gabba Test. Injury and team news Rohit Sharma is yet to recover from his thumb injury, no changes are expected in the Indian playing eleven. So Shubman Gill is expected to keep his plac...