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"This Was The Best Chance...": Harbhajan Singh Wanted This Star As New Captain For West Indies ODIs

Commenting on the squad selected by India for the three-match ODI series against West Indies, legendary spinner Harbhajan Singh has said that a new captain should have been handed over the duty to lead the side in the series. For the ODIs that will be played on July 27, July 29 and August 1, Team India have named regular skipper Rohit Sharma to lead the side. Meanwhile, Hardik Pandya has been chosen as the vice-captain. Harbhajan opined that India should have selected Hardik as the captain for the series instead.

Cheteshwar Pujara's Short Message After Test Snub Leaves Twitter Emotional

Cheteshwar Pujara took to Twitter to post a video of his batting along with a short message just a day after he was dropped from the India's Test squad for the upcoming tour of West Indies. The exclusion of Pujara prompted a massive discussion among fans and experts with several of them criticising the selectors for singling out the veteran for the failures of Indian batters in the WTC final. Pujara did not have a good outing in the match. In the post he shared on social media, the right-handed batter could be seen playing a number of shots at the crease. He added just two emojis along with his Twitter post.

India vs Nepal Live, SAFF Championship 2023: India Take On Nepal, Aim To Move Closer To Semi-finals

India vs Nepal Live Updates, SAFF Championship 2023: A 4-0 hammering of Pakistan giving them the perfect start, India will have a wonderful opportunity to move closer to the semifinals of the SAFF Championship when they face Nepal in Bengaluru on Saturday. On paper, the hosts hold all the aces, evidenced by an overwhelming 16-2 overall head-to-head record in 23 matches played between them, a sequence that started in the 1985 SAF Games.

Reid relishing renewal of rivalry with fellow Brit Hewett

Gordon Reid is relishing another battle with long-time rival and doubles partner Alfie Hewett in the semi-finals of the cinch Championships at Queen's. Reid, who won the title in 2021 in West London, eased into the last four with a 6-0 6-0 victory over India's Manojkanth Somasundaram.

"5 Close Friends...": Ravi Shastri On Ravichandran Ashwin's "Teammates Are Colleagues" Take

Indian cricket team spinner Ravichandran Ashwin recently opened up about a variety of topics following the team's loss against Australia in the World Test Championship (WTC) Final. In one of his comments, Ashwin said that there are very less number of 'friends' in the Indian dressing room right now and most of them are 'colleagues'. The remark resulted in mixed reactions from experts and fans with most of them wondering about the equations shared by the cricketers at present. Former India head coach Ravi Shastri was asked about the remark and he had a rather straight forward answer in a recent interaction.

"One Love": Sarfaraz Khan's Instagram Story Goes Viral After Test Snub

Sarfaraz Khan has established himself as a top contender for a spot in the India's Test squad thanks to impressive performances on the domestic circuit. Sarfaraz scored 556 runs in six games at an average of 92.66 in the 2022-23 Ranji Trophy campaign with the help of three centuries. In the 2021-22 Ranji Trophy season, he had 982 runs at an average of 122.75. However, he was once again overlooked for the tour of West Indies as Indian Premier League (IPL) stars Yashasvi Jaiswal and Ruturaj Gaikwad got a chance. The decision was met with a lot of criticism from experts and Sarfaraz's Instagram story has also gone viral.

"Stop Playing Ranji Trophy": Sunil Gavaskar Tells Snubbed Domestic Star, Blasts Selectors

Since the announcement of the India squad for the West Indies series, there's been plenty of chatter around some of the selection affairs. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) selection committee's decision to drop Cheteshwar Pujara and not pick Sarfaraz Khan has seen them earn plenty of flak. India great Sunil Gavaskar is one of those who isn't pleased with the selectors' decision. Launching a scathing attack, Gavaskar slammed the selection committee for overlooking Sarfaraz's domestic performances, even advising the batter to stop playing Ranji Trophy.

Watch: Hilarious Enactment Of 'Water Cricket' And DRS Will Lift Your Weekend

The craze of cricket in India is nothing new. From the fans going beyond limits to meet their favourite players to the star performers of the Indian team getting VIP treatment, everything is quite normal in the cricket-crazy nation. However, things are not only limited to international cricket or to the domestic level. A match of cricket could be witnessed at every nook and cranny of India. Despite so much of cricket all around, a viral video of the game on social media has something special in it.

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"This Was The Best Chance...": Harbhajan Singh Wanted This Star As New Captain For West Indies ODIs

Cheteshwar Pujara's Short Message After Test Snub Leaves Twitter Emotional

India vs Nepal Live, SAFF Championship 2023: India Take On Nepal, Aim To Move Closer To Semi-finals

Reid relishing renewal of rivalry with fellow Brit Hewett

"5 Close Friends...": Ravi Shastri On Ravichandran Ashwin's "Teammates Are Colleagues" Take

"One Love": Sarfaraz Khan's Instagram Story Goes Viral After Test Snub

"Stop Playing Ranji Trophy": Sunil Gavaskar Tells Snubbed Domestic Star, Blasts Selectors

Watch: Hilarious Enactment Of 'Water Cricket' And DRS Will Lift Your Weekend