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Top-Order Worries Remain As India Eye Another Big Win In Cheteshwar Pujara's 100th Test

KL Rahul's prolonged run of failures remains a worry but India will still start as overwhelming favourites for another three-day finish when they take on Australia in the second Test in New Delhi from Friday. The match will be one of Indian cricket's understated warrior Cheteshwar Pujara's 100th Test, a feat achieved after 13 years of sweat and toil. While Pujara would like to savour the momentous personal milestone with a 20th Test ton, one can't but paper over the concerns around India's top-order.

Hope and Powell split Windies white-ball captaincy

Shai Hope will take over as West Indies one-day captain while Rovman Powell will lead the side in Twenty20 Internationals, Cricket West Indies (CWI) said.

"If You Have 6ft 4in Bowler...": Rahul Dravid's Epic Response To Journalist's Question On Left-arm Pacers

Let-arm fast bowlers are rare commodities. Since Zaheer Khan's retirement, the Indian cricket team has given opportunities to a few left-arm pacers but no one has managed to cement his place so far. Arshdeep Singh is one left-arm seamer who is a fairly consistent player for the team but is yet to hit his true potential. Ahead of the start of the 2nd Test between India and Australia, head coach Rahul Dravid was asked about the lack of quality left-arm pacers in the team. As the journalist used the references of Shaheen Shah Afridi and Mitchell Starc, Dravid gave an epic response.

Ranji Trophy Final: Saurashtra want to win it for Cheteshwar Pujara

Bengal.LIVE SCORE: Ranji Trophy Final“I was keen to get game time and the team management were equally keen. (Head coach) Rahul (Dravid) bhai also wanted me to go out there and play, it was a mutual decision,” he said on Wednesday. But that did not mean that the Saurashtra skipper’s India dream is over.

Why Nathan Lyon's obsession with Ravichandran Ashwin drove wife 'mad'

Maheesh Pithiya, an Indian spinner with an action similar to Ashwin's, in the nets, but that didn't work as such for them either.Australia lost the match by a huge margin - an innings and 132 runs - with Indian spinners taking 16 out of 20 Australian wickets in the match. Ashwin picked up three wickets in the first innings and then claimed a five-for in the second and took his overall tally to 457 wickets in Tests.

India vs Australia: Attack to survive is the mantra for India

Rahul Dravid and zoomed out of the premises even as rest of the Indian team just got into an intense session of nets.What Kohli did while he was at the nets highlighted the template for batters in spin-friendly conditions. The practice pitches were visibly bare, dry and looked as crumbly as a cookie. Virat walked up to the good length area and vigorously scratched the surface across its breadth. As left-arm spinner Saurabh Kumar and off-spinners Pulkit Narang and Hrithik Shokeen plugged away at the spot, Kohli kept charging down the track, clearly looking to attack. Off the pacers, the front-foot press was evident even while putting away the short ones. The objective of the entire session was to sharpen his run-scoring ability.

"ICC Won't Be Able To Do Anything In Front Of BCCI": Pakistan Great's Strong Comment On Asia Cup Controversy

The confusion over the host venue for the 2023 Asia Cup does not seem to end. While Pakistan is the designated host, BCCI secretary Jay Shah, who is also the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) head, last year said that India won't be travelling to the country for the continental event. While the decision over the venue of the Asia Cup has been put off in the latest ACC meeting, veteran India spinner Ravichandran Ashwin recently gave his take on the topic. Ashwin, in a video on his YouTube channel, doesn't think it is possible for Pakistan to skip the ODI World Cup in India if the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) refuses to travel to their country for the Asia Cup.

India vs Australia - "If He Is Ready To Take The Load...": Rahul Dravid Names Batter Who Might Make A Comeback In Second Test

Shreyas Iyer would "walk back" into India playing eleven if he can take the load of a five-day Test as he deserves a spot in the side after playing some under-pressure knocks recently, head coach Rahul Dravid said on Wednesday. Iyer had sustained a lower back injury during the white-ball series against Sri Lanka last month and had to undergo a one-month rehabilitation programme at the National Cricket Academy. Iyer also missed the first Test against Australia where Suryakumar Yadav made his debut. Dravid kept his cards close to his chest on whether Iyer is ready to take the rigours of the longest format, but he made an important point about team management's philosophy where any performing player if he comes back after injury would automatically get his place back.

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Top-Order Worries Remain As India Eye Another Big Win In Cheteshwar Pujara's 100th Test

Hope and Powell split Windies white-ball captaincy

"If You Have 6ft 4in Bowler...": Rahul Dravid's Epic Response To Journalist's Question On Left-arm Pacers

Ranji Trophy Final: Saurashtra want to win it for Cheteshwar Pujara

Why Nathan Lyon's obsession with Ravichandran Ashwin drove wife 'mad'

India vs Australia: Attack to survive is the mantra for India

"ICC Won't Be Able To Do Anything In Front Of BCCI": Pakistan Great's Strong Comment On Asia Cup Controversy

India vs Australia - "If He Is Ready To Take The Load...": Rahul Dravid Names Batter Who Might Make A Comeback In Second Test