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U-19 World Cup: Victorious India boys arrive home after long flight from Caribbean

World Cup trophy. The squad took the long flight back from the Caribbean with connections in Amsterdam and Dubai before reaching Bengaluru on Tuesday morning. The players will head to Ahmedabad later on Tuesday for the BCCI's felicitation ceremony, most likely to be held on Wednesday. Since the ICC makes travel arrangements for all participating teams, the Indian contingent flew economy class, which is the norm, but it made travel all the more tedious.

India vs West Indies, 2nd ODI: Team India Predicted XI

Already 1-0 up in the three-match series, India face the West Indies in the second ODI at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Wednesday. The opening match marked the start of Rohit Sharma's tenure as full-time white-ball captain with the hosts coasting to a six-wicket win. Chasing a target of 177 runs, India reached 178 for four in 28 overs with Rohit smashing 60 runs off 51 balls. Meanwhile, Yuzvendra Chahal was also in fantastic form, bagging a four-wicket haul to help India bowl out the West Indies for 176 in 43.5 overs.

U19 World Cup-Winning Indian Team Arrives Home After Long Flight From Caribbean

The India U-19 squad returned home on Tuesday after winning a record-extending fifth World Cup trophy. The squad took the long flight back from the Caribbean with connections in Amsterdam and Dubai before reaching Bengaluru on Tuesday morning.

Former India All-Rounder Watches Deepak Hooda's ODI Debut While Stuck In Traffic. See Pic

Deepak Hooda made a satisfactory start to his international career, helping India defeat West Indies on his debut. The 26-year-old used all his experience of batting long hours in domestic cricket to forge an unbeaten partnership with Suryakumar Yadav at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Sunday. India had just lost the wickets of Ishan Kishan and Rishabh Pant quickly and needed a partnership to halt West Indies' momentum. Hooda and Suryakumar did just that with their 62-run fifth-wicket stand. Hooda received plenty of praise on social media and in particular from former India all-rounder Irfan Pathan, who watched his debut innings while stuck in traffic.

"Even The South Africans" Tried That: Sunil Gavaskar Analyses Virat Kohlis Dismissal In 1st ODI vs West Indies

Virat Kohli had a disappointing outing in Rohit Sharma's first match as full-time Team India white-ball captain. The former India captain was dismissed for eight runs off four deliveries at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Sunday. The former skipper smacked two balls for boundaries but mistimed the fourth delivery and was sent back to the pavilion by Alzarri Joseph. Attempting to hook ball to the fine-leg boundary, he ended up top edging it to the fielder in the deep. Speaking on Star Sports, former cricketer Sunil Gavaskar analysed Kohli's dismissal and stated he was on the receiving end of similar deliveries in South Africa as well.

Talk about Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma 'not gelling' is 'speculation': Sunil Gavaskar

Sunil Gavaskar has said that Virat Kohli will continue to score runs despite not being the captain of the team anymore, and rubbished speculation about a rift between Rohit Sharma and the former skipper. Earlier in December last year, Kohli had also cleared the air on rumours that he has a rift with Rohit, saying he was tired of answering the same question again and again when he was addressing the press. Kohli played under Rohit for the first time in ODI cricket as the latter took over as India's full-time white-ball captain in the first ODI against the West Indies on Sunday in Ahmedabad.

KL Rahul and Kuldeep Yadav in focus after India win in 1,000th ODI

India ticked off a few boxes during their landmark 1,000th ODI, defeating the West Indies by six wickets in the first game of the three-match series in Ahmedabad on Sunday.

India vs West Indies: KL Rahul, Mayank Agarwal, Navdeep Saini Join Team India Camp Ahead Of 2nd ODI. See Pics

Vice-captain KL Rahul and batter Mayank Agarwal joined the Indian camp in Ahmedabad on Monday ahead of the 2nd ODI vs West Indies. Pacer Navdeep Saini also came out of Covid-19 isolation and was back in the nets. The trio were seen training at the Narendra Modi Stadium, with both sides set to face each other on Wednesday. The BCCI also took to Twitter to share photos and captioned it as, "Look who are here! The trio has joined the squad and sweated it out in the practice session today."

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U-19 World Cup: Victorious India boys arrive home after long flight from Caribbean

India vs West Indies, 2nd ODI: Team India Predicted XI

U19 World Cup-Winning Indian Team Arrives Home After Long Flight From Caribbean

Former India All-Rounder Watches Deepak Hooda's ODI Debut While Stuck In Traffic. See Pic

"Even The South Africans" Tried That: Sunil Gavaskar Analyses Virat Kohlis Dismissal In 1st ODI vs West Indies

Talk about Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma 'not gelling' is 'speculation': Sunil Gavaskar

KL Rahul and Kuldeep Yadav in focus after India win in 1,000th ODI

India vs West Indies: KL Rahul, Mayank Agarwal, Navdeep Saini Join Team India Camp Ahead Of 2nd ODI. See Pics