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'Rahul Dravid Doesn't Support': Ex-India Star On Criticism Of Hardik Pandya's Captaincy

India head coach Rahul Dravid has seen many questions being raised over his position in the team, especially in T20Is. Even when India made a plethora of changes in the ODI series against West Indies, Dravid had found himself in the line of fire. After the Indian team lost the first two T20Is against West Indies, Hardik's captaincy credentials also came into the line of fire. The expectations from Hardik are to repeat the sort of success he has had with the Gujarat Titans in the Indian Premier League. But, former Pakistan spinner Danish Kaneria feels the Hardik needs someone like Ashish Nehra to do that, and not Rahul Dravid.

"New Players Won't Get Chance": Mohammad Kaif's Damning Verdict On India's World Cup Experiments

Former cricketer Mohammad Kaif asserted on Monday that the Indian team has the capability to win the World Cup at home this year and it should not be judged on the basis of two T20I losses in the West Indies. India, after winning the two-Test series and ODIs in the Caribbean, are trailing 0-2 in the five-match T20I series, leading to criticism over the side's preparations ahead of two major competitions -- the Asia Cup in Pakistan and Sri Lanka and the ODI World Cup at home. However, Kaif said at a function here that the fears of India under-performing in the World Cup were unfounded, although he indicated that pace bowler Jasprit Bumrah will have to be fully fit for the hosts to end the title drought.

Inzamam-ul-Haq Wants Mickey Arthur And Grant Bradburn To Continue With Pakistan Cricket Team: Report

Mickey Arthur and Grant Bradburn, the foreign coaches attached with the Pakistan cricket team, are likely to continue in their respective roles with new chief selector Inzamam-ul-Haq conveying to the management that he is comfortable working with them. South African Arthur was appointed as Team Director in April this year by the PCB while Bradburn came as Head Coach in May. However there was speculation that their stints might be cut short in case the cricket technical committee, that includes Inzamam and Misbah-ul-haq, won't give a positive response on presence of foreign recruits on the selection panel.

Pension Suspended Since 2017, Retired Pakistan Cricketer Gets Relief From PCB

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has restored the pension of former Test pace bowler Sarfaraz Nawaz, who had all his payments suspended since January 2017 after making unsubstantiated defamatory statements against former Chairman, Najam Sethi. The ex gratia payments were discontinued as a result of disciplinary proceedings initiated against Nawaz by the previous set-ups of the PCB over his violation of the Code of Conduct under the Players' Welfare Policy.

Watch: Rohit Sharma's Response To Fan's 'Pakistan Query' Leaves Wife Ritika Sajdeh In Splits

India skipper Rohit Sharma left everyone utterly impressed with his hilarious response to a fan's query during an event in USA. The 36-year-old batter recently featured in the three-match ODI series against West Indies, which India clinched with 2-1 score-line. To groom young players and to try different combinations ahead of the upcoming Asia Cup and World Cup, Rohit benched himself in the second and third ODI matches. As Team India is currently facing West Indies in the T20I series, the skipper is on a short vacation with his wife Ritika Sajdeh.

"Whether Or Not You Win World Cup, Have To Beat Pakistan": Shikhar Dhawan In Deleted Video

Whenever it comes to India vs Pakistan cricketing showdowns, the excitement is at the pinnacle. With the two teams set to face each other multiple times in the coming months -- In Asia Cup and ODI World Cup -- fans are eager to see the two arch-rivals in action. Veteran Indian batter Shikhar Dhawan, who isn't in the scheme of things in the national team in any of the three formats at present, spoke of the Indo-Pak cricketing rivalry from a fan's perspective.

"Will Stick To Our Original Structure...": India Hockey Men's Team Skipper Harmanpreet Singh Ahead Of Pakistan Clash

Indian men's hockey captain Harmanpreet Singh is happy with his team's improved strike-rate of short corners but wants a curb on conceding silly penalty corners in its important match against arch-rivals Pakistan in the Asian Champions Trophy on Wednesday. "It would definitely be a high-intensity tie. We need to be smart and focus on our actual game plan and our responsibilities. We will stick to our original structure and try to finish better," he told PTI after his team's 3-2 victory over South Korea.

Inzamam expects second stint as Pakistan chief selector to be even better

LAHORE, Pakistan : Former Pakistan captain Inzamam-ul-Haq hopes his second stint as chief selector of the men's team will prove more successful than his first when the team won the 2017 Champions Trophy in England.

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'Rahul Dravid Doesn't Support': Ex-India Star On Criticism Of Hardik Pandya's Captaincy

"New Players Won't Get Chance": Mohammad Kaif's Damning Verdict On India's World Cup Experiments

Inzamam-ul-Haq Wants Mickey Arthur And Grant Bradburn To Continue With Pakistan Cricket Team: Report

Pension Suspended Since 2017, Retired Pakistan Cricketer Gets Relief From PCB

Watch: Rohit Sharma's Response To Fan's 'Pakistan Query' Leaves Wife Ritika Sajdeh In Splits

"Whether Or Not You Win World Cup, Have To Beat Pakistan": Shikhar Dhawan In Deleted Video

"Will Stick To Our Original Structure...": India Hockey Men's Team Skipper Harmanpreet Singh Ahead Of Pakistan Clash

Inzamam expects second stint as Pakistan chief selector to be even better