Rishabh Pant (PTI Photo/Shailendra Bhojak) New Delhi: The current Indian team management’s go-to word has been ‘flexibility’. Now, it remains to be seen whether the selectors continue to experiment or opt for continuity. At the centre of this debate is Rishabh Pant. By standard team-building logic, Pant’s place in the 15-member squad shouldn’t be in…
Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, and R Ashwin (PTI Photo) Former England spinner Monty Panesar has said that the BCCI should have done more to honour some of India’s biggest cricket stars. He believes that Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, and Ravichandran Ashwin deserved proper farewell Test matches before retiring from international cricket.Panesar feels that India missed…
Former India all-rounder Irfan Pathan has publicly backed Shubman Gill, linking the young batter’s rapid rise to a lesson he received early in his own international career from Rahul Dravid. Speaking on JioHotstar, Pathan recalled how Dravid prepared him for the demands of international cricket when he broke into the Indian team as a teenager….
Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli (ANI) Former India off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has raised serious doubts over the long-term future of One-Day International cricket, warning that the format could struggle to survive beyond the 2027 World Cup once Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma step away. Ashwin acknowledged the excitement generated by Kohli and Rohit’s recent appearances…
Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma (Photo by Ayush Kumar/Getty Images) Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma have injected new life into ODI cricket, turning the format into a must-watch whenever they feature. Recent bilateral series against Australia and South Africa sparked an unusual level of excitement, echoing the atmosphere seen during the 2023 ODI World Cup….
Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli (AFP Photo) NEW DELHI: India and New Zealand will square off in an eight-match limited-overs series starting January 11, featuring three One-Day Internationals and five Twenty20 Internationals. The tour will run through January 31.The series assumes added significance, coming at a time when several senior players are set to return…
Indian players Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and Shubman Gill. (PTI Photo/Arun Sharma) The Indian team for the upcoming three-match ODI series against New Zealand will be picked on Jan 3, TOI has learnt. India’s ODI squad will assemble in Vadodara on Jan 7. The series will begin on Jan 11 in Vadodara, with the next…