Samson was one of the notable omissions from India's ICC Champions Trophy squad announced on Saturday. KL Rahul and swashbuckling left-hander Rishabh Pant were selected as two wicketkeeping options over him.
Star India wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant is likely to be named the skipper of the Sanjika Goenka-owned Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) franchise ahead of the Indian Premier League 2025 edition as reported by ESPNcricinfo.
Star India batters Virat Kohli and KL Rahul informed the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) medical team that they are battling with niggles because of which they won't be able to participate for their domestic teams Delhi and Karnataka respectively in the second round of the ongoi
As per sources, Rishabh is very excited to be the part of Ranji Trophy competition for Delhi and his kits, and luggage has reached the team hotel already.
Iyer had a memorable 2024 despite being removed from the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) central contract due to an alleged lack of commitment towards red-ball cricket. One of the biggest highlights of 2024 for Iyer was being picked by PBKS for Rs 26.75 crores. This briefly made
Former cricketer Harbhajan Singh feels Axar Patel is ready to fulfil Ravindra Jadeja's all-round role for India. He also pondered on India's wicketkeeping options and felt Sanju Samson being picked ahead of Rishabh Pant could be a possibility for the Champions Trophy.
Pant had an underwhelming Border-Gavaskar Trophy series against Australia away from home recently. While he made headlines for his poor shot-making and throwing his wicket away till the fourth Test, the final match saw him get praised for displaying two shades of cricket with knocks of 40 in
Head and Beau Webster finished Australia's long wait for a Border-Gavaskar Trophy, putting on a half-century stand to win the match by six wickets at Sydney, helping the Aussies win the series by 1-3.
Australia will have the chance to defend their World Test Championship crown, claiming victory over India in the fifth and final Border-Gavaskar Test to secure their place in the Final at Lord's in June.
Boland emerged as the biggest thorn in the eyes of the Indian team during this series. He took 21 scalps in three matches at an average of 13.19, with best figures of 6/45. He took a ten-wicket haul in the fifth Test. He was the third-highest wicket-taker in the series.
India lost the Border-Gavaskar Trophy to Australia after 10 years, succumbing to Aussies by six wickets in the final Test at Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) and losing the series 1-3. Virat had a horror BGT except for a century at Perth as he struggled with balls outside off-stump and Scott Bola
After abysmal batting performances from India batters in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, head coach Gautam Gambhir sent a strong message to his players to feature in domestic cricket.