Former cricketer-turned-commentator Sanjay Manjrekar believes India's main goal should be to get 20 wickets, and for that to happen in Jasprit Bumrah's absence, Kuldeep Yadav has to return in the XI for the final Test against England at The Oval, scheduled to begin on Thursday.
India batting coach Sitanshu Kotak believes that "outstanding talent" Dhruv Jurel is primed for action in the fifth and final Test of the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy at The Oval in London, scheduled to begin on Thursday.
India batting coach Sitanshu Kotak spilt the beans about head coach Gautam Gambhir's fiery confrontation with Lee Fortis, chief curator at The Oval, during the training session on Tuesday and declared that they did nothing wrong, which would have damaged the strip and confirmed they won't lo
Despite these, he doesn't see it as a major concern, highlighting Sai's good batting in the first inning of the fourth Test at Manchester as a positive aspect. India went with Sai at No.3 in the series opener, but he made zero in the first innings and 30 in the second.
"Incredible fight", it was "absolutely brilliant", was India head coach Gautam Gambhir's message to Ravindra Jadeja after his unflinching efforts went in vain during the third Test against England at Lord's.
India's batting coach, Sitanshu Kotak, believes it is "fair" for England to want a more "challenging" wicket at Lord's after witnessing a run-fest in the first two Tests in the gruelling five-match series.
After a brilliant bowling performance at Edgbaston by Mohammed Siraj, who took a total of seven wickets, including a first innings six-wicket haul and Akash Deep, who registered India's second ten-wicket haul and best bowling figures in England, Team India would be excited by the return of B
India's batting coach Sitanshu Kotak gave a sneak peek into the mindset and ideology that vice-captain Rishabh Pant adopts during his explosive endeavours with the bat on the field, which has allowed him to taste success in the Test format, despite playing differently from the usual norms of