Suryakumar Yadav's downturn since donning the India skipper's hat continued, after he orchestrated a rustic knock against Sri Lanka in the Super Fours fixture at the ongoing Asia Cup in Dubai on Friday.
This will be Shardul's first tournament in charge of the Mumbai team. With Indian middle-order veteran Ajinkya Rahane having given up the Mumbai captaincy ahead of the season start, Thakur, who captained West Zone during the season-opening Duleep Trophy, where his side was eliminated in the
India's chief selector, Ajit Agarkar, on Thursday announced a 15-member squad for the upcoming home Test series against the West Indies, scheduled to begin on October 2 in Ahmedabad.
The star batter now looks to draw on those learnings as he leads India A in the opening match of the three-match one-day series against Australia A, beginning September 30. Tilak Varma, India's T20I mainstay, will be leading in other two matches.
Harry Brook could be in contention to replace Ollie Pope as Ben Stokes' deputy when England travel to Australia this winter, with head coach Brendon McCullum confirming that the vice-captaincy issue will be part of their pre-Ashes discussions this week, as per ESPNcricinfo.
After being snubbed from India's 15-member squad for the Asia Cup, Shreyas Iyer has been handed the captaincy mantle of India A for the two multi-day matches against Australia A, with Dhruv Jurel serving as his deputy.
Shuttleworth represented England in five Tests in 1970 and 1971, and made his debut in the series opener of that winter's Ashes-winning tour of Australia. He claimed five wickets in the second innings at Brisbane. Under the captaincy of Richie Benaud, he toured Pakistan with the Commonwealth
Bengal Warriorz have announced raiding sensation Devank Dalal as their Captain for Season 12 of the Pro Kabaddi League (PKL), with experienced defender Nitesh Kumar taking charge as Defence Captain. The move signals a fresh era for the Warriorz--a young squad built to play fearless, toofani
Former India batting stalwart and head coach Rahul Dravid handpicked the best skipper he played under while citing the contributions that different personnel have made during their captaincy stints.
Ahead of the 2025-26 domestic season, Indian middle-order batter Ajinkya Rahane has decided to step down from the captaincy of the Mumbai Ranji Trophy team.
Former cricketer Mark Butcher believes Jacob Bethell's promotion to the temporary captaincy position for the three T20Is agaisnt Ireland is "hard to explain" and shows a "lack of respect" to the hosts.
Under Rawat's captaincy, East Delhi Riders, with five victories out of their seven fixtures, are currently placed second in the DPL points table. Rawat with the bat has been in fine touch.