As the Border-Gavaskar Trophy approaches, India head coach Gautam Gambhir has emphasized the team's focus on the immediate challenge rather than the broader implications of the World Test Championship (WTC).
Rabada's statement comes when Proteas are in contention to reach their first-ever WTC final. South Africa is at the fifth spot in the WTC 2023-25 points tally and has an outside chance to make it to the title clash, needing to win atleast three of their last four matches of the ongoing cycle
New Zealand legendary cricketer Ian Smith has urged the national team to stick with right-hand batter Will Young at the number three position following his exceptional batting performance in the recently concluded three-match match series.
Notably, Virat will be in action during the Border-Gavaskar Trophy against Australia, which will be starting from November 22 with the first Test at Perth.
Australia's ever-reliant batter Marnus Labuschagne recalled the first memory that he holds of India stalwart Virat Kohli ahead of the highly-anticipated Border Gavaskar Trophy (BGT).
Rohit Sharma's side suffered a massive blow in their quest for a third consecutive appearance in the World Test Championship Final when they fell to a 3-0 series whitewash at the hands of New Zealand and now must win at least four matches in Australia to qualify for the one-off Test at Lo
Rohit Sharma-led Team India had a disappointing Test series against New Zealand which made it tough for them to qualify for the World Test Championship (WTC) 2023-2025 final.
NZ made history on Indian shores, as a ten-wicket haul from Ajaz Patel and twin fifties from Will Young helped them secure a 25-run win over India in the third and final Test in Mumbai and hand India their first-ever series whitewash at home in a Test series of three or more Tests.
With teams like India, Australia, Sri Lanka, New Zealand and South Africa fighting hard for the coveted WTC final spots, let us look at the state of play in the championship so far.