The 15th edition of the Under 19 World Cup is set to kick-start on January 19 in South Africa. India is placed in Group A along with Bangladesh, Ireland, and the United States of America.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) took to Twitter to share a behind-the-scenes video from the dressing room, where Virat was given the medal for the 'Fielder of the Series', carrying on a tradition that started during the ICC Cricket World Cup back in India last year.
Both teams will battle it out for the semi-final spot in their last Group A match of the ongoing Kalinga Super Cup 2024 at the iconic Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar, as per a press release from Kalinga Cup.
The 34-year-old Perth native is a veteran of 127 international matches across formats for Australia, and a further 250 T20 matches worth of experience.
Nassau County International Cricket Stadium, which is set to host the highly anticipated T20 World Cup clash between arch-rivals India and Pakistan, is expected to be ready within three months.
Former India cricketer Parthiv Patel doesn't see the three-match T20I series against Afghanistan as a selection series for the World Cup and feels that Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli's selection indicates that they are going to the T20 World Cup.
Mumbai City FC extended their winning run in the Kalinga Super Cup to two matches in a row when they edged past Punjab FC 3-2 in their Group C encounter at the Kalinga Stadium on Tuesday.
The day's opening clash will witness FC Goa and Bengaluru FC battling it out, in what promises to be one of the biggest matches of the tournament from the group stage.
Apart from Kohli, world Cup-winning former India captain MS Dhoni and India's all-time great Sachin Tendulkar have also been invited to the ceremony at the grand Ram Temple in Ayodhya.
Ahead of India's upcoming match against Uzbekistan in the Asian Cup in Al Rayyan, Blue Tigers' skipper Sunil Chhetri said that these matches will be tough since they are not used to playing such teams.