The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) remained rational in its decision to move on from the seasoned swashbuckler Rohit Sharma and pass on the captaincy baton to young Shubman Gill, who has already been appointed as the Test skipper.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Saturday announced the ODI and T20I squad for the upcoming bilateral series against Australia, which will start from October 19, where the Men in Blue will play three ODIs and five T20Is on the tour.
Zimbabwe captain Sikandar Raza and Namibia skipper Gerhard Erasmus were delighted as their respective sides qualified for next year's ICC Men's T20 World Cup, which will take place in February and March next year in India and Sri Lanka.
Indian opener KL Rahul brought an end to a long wait for a Test century on home soil, registering his 11th ton in the longest format during the opening Test against the West Indies at the Narendra Modi Stadium on Friday.
The incident happened when Natalia Pervaiz had come to bat. Mir was heard during the commentary saying, "....captaining a very young side. Yes, they have won the qualifiers, but a lot of these players are new. Natalia who comes from Kashmir, Azad Kashmir, plays in Lahore a lot of cricket.
The season will commence with clash featuring two of the league's historic rivals: the Calicut Heroes, captained by veteran Mohan Ukkrapandian, and the Hyderabad Black Hawks, led by Brazilian Paulo Lamounier.
Former captain Tamim Iqbal, one of 16 candidates to withdraw from participating in the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) elections, has made allegations of interference in the polls. During his scathing tirade, Tamim even went on to claim that the election has become a stain on the BCB.
Wicketkeeper batter Dhruv Jurel disclosed that the 100 per cent backing he has received from head coach Gautam Gambhir has allowed him to express himself freely on the field, ahead of the first Test against the West Indies in Ahmedabad, scheduled to commence on Thursday.
Priyansh Arya and captain Shreyas Iyer flaunted their rich vein of form by hammering blistering centuries for India A in the first unofficial ODI against Australia A in Kanpur on Wednesday.
Test captain Shubman Gill divulged that India is still mulling over its combination ahead of the opening Test against the West Indies in Ahmedabad on Thursday, hinting at the possibility of Kuldeep Yadav being sacrificed for batting depth and team combination.
India's Test captain, Shubman Gill, on Wednesday revealed that seamer Jasprit Bumrah's participation in the upcoming Test series against the West Indies will be decided on a match-to-match basis.