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ICC T20I Rankings: Dinesh Karthik Makes Massive Jump, Ishan Kishan Breaks Into Top 10

On the back of his recent exploits, veteran Dinesh Karthik jumped a massive 108 spots to 87th on the latest ICC T20 rankings for batters, even as young opener Ishan Kishan broke into the top 10. Kishan finished the series with two half centuries against South Africa and was the leading run scorer with 206 runs at an average of 41. That form catapulted the left-hander up one spot to sixth on the latest T20 rankings for batters. Karthik has been in excellent form since IPL 2022 and had a few blazing knocks in the T20 series against South Africa.

No Health Advisory Urging Indian Players To Practice With Low Intensity In Place In England: Report

There is no health advisory in place for Indian players currently in England for the fifth and final Test of the series which advises them to practice with low intensity due to fears of COVID-19. This comes amid media reports that there was a health advisory in place in England for Indian players in which due to COVID-19, the medical team had advised the players to not practice too hard and play with low intensity in the practice sessions so as to prevent the body from getting too tired.

"An Example For Any Young Player": Mohammed Kaif Lauds Team India's Test Star's Grand Comeback

Cheteshwar Pujara is back in the India Test squad for the rearranged 5th Test against England that will be played next month. Pujara was dropped for the home series against Sri Lanka after lack of big runs in Test cricket. While Pujara has played several key knocks over the past couple of years, but he has failed to score a Test century since January 2019. This led to him being axed from the Test team after India loss to South Africa.

'Good job' - When Rahul Dravid praised 18-year-old net bowler Yatish Singh

Yatish Singh, an 18-year-old off-spinning all-rounder from the Delhi Under-19 team, was called up to bowl to India and South Africa players in the recently-concluded T20I series. Yatish was having lunch with his mother when he got a call from a Delhi & District Cricket Association (DDCA) official to tell him that he had been picked as a net bowler and would be bowling to both Indian and South African batsmen. The 18-year-old was elated but he knew the task was a challenging one, especially for someone who was still playing junior level cricket. Sleepless nights, thoughts of being hammered by the batters, especially by the likes of Rishabh Pant and Shreyas Iyer, being pulled up by the legendary Rahul Dravid - these thoughts followed Yatish around after the call from the DDCA official. He was called three days before the series and was explained the dos and the don'ts. Yatish found his name in almost every net session itinerary as he was the only off-spinner in the lot. He was part of the Delhi Under-19 cricket team and had represented the state in the Cooch Behar Trophy and Vinoo Mankad Trophy and had impressed everyone with his off-spin.

Washington Sundar likely to make county debut, to play for Lancashire

Sundar's move, however, will be subject to fitness, according to ESPNcricinfo. Sundar could become the second Indian to feature in the county season after Cheteshwar Pujara, who has already played for Sussex in division two.

Dinesh Karthik will certainly be on the flight to Australia for T20 World Cup, feels Sunil Gavaskar

Dinesh Karthik will be on the fight to Australia for the ICC T20 World Cup this year, adding that all the years he was out of India reckoning, he was working with the sole aim of regaining his spot. Gavaskar and Karthik shared the commentary box during last year's World Test Championship final between India and New Zealand and the legendary cricketer revealed how hard Karthik trained to get back into the national side, even leaving the hotel gym "because it wasn't good enough", and enrolling in a club. "When we (him and Dinesh Karthik) went for the World Test Championship we were pretty much having lunch, breakfast, dinner together.

Watch: Virat Kohli Gives "Passionate Team Talk" To Indian Players Ahead Of Tour Game Against Leicestershire

Leading the series 2-1, Team India have already begun their preparations for the upcoming rescheduled fifth against England, starting from July 1 at Edgbaston on Birmingham. The visitors will take on Leicestershire in a four-day tour game from June 24-27, prior to the match. While the BCCI shared several photos and videos of the Indian players sweating out in the nets, the Leicestershire Foxes shared a video of former India skipper Virat Kohli giving a "passionate team talk" to the players ahead of the tour game, which starts on Friday at the Uptonsteel County Ground.

"My Purpose Was...": Wriddhiman Saha On Why He Spoke Up About Journalist "Bullying" Him

Wriddhiman Saha's explosive tweets led to the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) banning senior journalist Boria Majumdar for two years after they deemed his actions to be "in the nature of threat and intimidation". The veteran wicketkeeper-batter had alleged that he was intimidated by a journalist for not giving an interview and shared a screenshot of his chat. At the time, he had not named the journalist, but once BCCI began its official probe into the matter, Boria Majumdar identified himself as the one accused by Saha on his Youtube channel.

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ICC T20I Rankings: Dinesh Karthik Makes Massive Jump, Ishan Kishan Breaks Into Top 10

No Health Advisory Urging Indian Players To Practice With Low Intensity In Place In England: Report

"An Example For Any Young Player": Mohammed Kaif Lauds Team India's Test Star's Grand Comeback

'Good job' - When Rahul Dravid praised 18-year-old net bowler Yatish Singh

Washington Sundar likely to make county debut, to play for Lancashire

Dinesh Karthik will certainly be on the flight to Australia for T20 World Cup, feels Sunil Gavaskar

Watch: Virat Kohli Gives "Passionate Team Talk" To Indian Players Ahead Of Tour Game Against Leicestershire

"My Purpose Was...": Wriddhiman Saha On Why He Spoke Up About Journalist "Bullying" Him