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Workload management has been a hotly debated topic of late in Indian cricket circles after lead pacer Jasprit Bumrah played only three Tests in the five-match Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy.
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Alastair Cook, who retired from international cricket in 2018, said the change would add flexibility and tactical depth to the longest format of the game.
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Cheteshwar Pujara had announced his retirement last Sunday, ending a remarkable 103-Test career.
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He also reflected on his glorious 103-Test career, that yielded over 7,000 runs, his series winning performances in Australia.
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Despite Ravindra Jadeja's remarkable display of defiance, he ultimately fell just short of guiding India to an extraordinary victory. His performance, however, resonated deeply with fans, who took to social media to hail him as a hero.
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India struggled on Day 1 of the 5th Test against Australia in Sydney, with Jasprit Bumrah dismissing Usman Khawaja for 2 on the final delivery of the day after engaging in a verbal spat with Sam Konstas. Australia ended at 9/1, trailing by 176 runs. Earlier, India were bowled out for 185, with Pat Cummins and Scott Boland dismantling their line-up. Key contributions included Rishabh Pant's 40 and Ravindra Jadeja's 26. Virat Kohli and Shubman Gill briefly steadied the innings but fell cheaply. Bumrah, leading in Rohit Sharma's absence, made tactical changes, including bringing in Prasidh Krishna for Akash Deep.
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Nitish Reddy surely gave India a breather at the ongoing fourth Test against Australia at Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) on Saturday. The all-rounder, who has now become India's leading run-scorer at the ongoing Border-Gavaskar Trophy, smashed a stylish ton and stitched an almost perfect rescue act with Washington Sundar. Watch the video to know more.
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Former captain Tim Paine will coach the Australian Prime Minister’s XI for the two-day practice match, to be played with the pink ball against India later this month.
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India will need someone like KL Rahul or Abhimanyu Easwaran, who can play conventional style of cricket, during the challenging tour Australia and there is space for veteran Cheteshwar Pujara in the Test side, reckons former batter Robin Uthappa.
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As Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma prepare for one of their career’s defining challenges in Australia in the upcoming Test series, former India head coach Greg Chappell believes the two stalwarts can "rekindle" the energy and focus of their youth to rediscover their lost glory.
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India A's first-innings batting collapse came back to haunt them as Australia A nosed ahead of the visitors after being set a target of 225 on the third day of the first 'Unofficial Test' here on Saturday.
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Head coach Gautam Gambhir on Thursday refuted the claims that Indian batters' skill set against quality spin bowling has deteriorated over last few years but felt that the slam-bang nature of T20 cricket has affected players' defence.
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Glenn Maxwell's hopes of a long-awaited return to Test cricket have been given a boost with Australia head coach Andrew McDonald putting the hard-hitting all-rounder in the selection frame for the Sri Lanka series.
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India's assistant coach Abhishek Nayar on Wednesday insisted that they do not ask for tailor-made pitches in Tests and also backed out-of-form legends Virat Kohli and skipper Rohit Sharma, saying that they must be given "space and time to come back".
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Pat Cummins has never been part of a victorious Test series campaign against India, and the Australian captain wants to erase that blemish from his CV during the upcoming Border-Gavaskar Trophy, starting with the first match at Perth from November 22.
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India's qualification for the World Test Championship final in June next year is hanging in balance and even if they make the grade for the third consecutive time, it will be a massive surprise if skipper Rohit Sharma stays available for the next two-year WTC cycle.
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Australia head coach Andrew McDonald feels the absence of Mohammed Shami during the marquee Border Gavaskar Trophy next month is a huge loss for India but stressed that the hosts won't underestimate the quicks stepping in for the seasoned pacer.
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Former New Zealand pacer Simon Doull attributed India’s shocking series defeat to their batsmen’s inadequacies against spin bowling, but he was not ready to write off underwhelming star batter Virat Kohli.
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New Zealand skipper Tom Latham said he was hugely proud of his team after the Black Caps secured a maiden series victory in India by winning the second test on Saturday.
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India captain Rohit Sharma on Saturday defended the spin pair of Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja, whose lack of exploits on a spin-friendly wicket had a role to play in the team's first Test series loss at home in 12 years.
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England captain Ben Stokes had no complaints about losing the test series to Pakistan 2-1 on two engineered spin wickets.
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Pakistan captain Shan Masood said his team showed tremendous character to register back-to-back victories against England and win their first test series on home soil since 2021.
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Tom Latham, New Zealand’s captain, didn’t get the century his batting probably deserved, but his second-innings 86 has taken his side to the threshold of a historic series victory, against an Indian side that haven’t lost a red-ball rubber at home since 2012-13.
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In the 2nd Test in Pune, Washington Sundar shone for India, taking a career-best 7 for 59 as New Zealand collapsed for 259 runs. R Ashwin also contributed with three wickets, securing early breakthroughs. India struggled initially, losing Rohit Sharma for a duck, but ended the day at 16/1, trailing by 243 runs. New Zealand opted to bat first after winning the toss, with Rachin Ravindra scoring 65 before Sundar dismantled the Kiwi batting line-up. India made three changes to their XI, while New Zealand replaced Matt Henry with Mitchell Santner. The visitors lead the three-match series 1-0.
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Rishabh Pant on Wednesday overtook his superstar India teammate Virat Kohli to reach the sixth spot in the ICC Test rankings for batters.
