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On Thursday, the team had a light session where the players had been accompanied by trainers. On Friday however, barring the trio of Shikhar Dhawan, Ruturaj Gaikwad and Shreyas Iyer, all the players and support staff were present for training after testing negative for COVID-19. The players practiced under lights and it was a full-fledged session.
The Indian team on Friday carried out its first extensive training session ahead of the three-match ODI series against the visiting West Indies. On Thursday, the team had a light session where the players had been accompanied by trainers. On Friday however, barring the trio of Shikhar Dhawan, Ruturaj Gaikwad and Shreyas Iyer, all the players and support staff were present for training after testing negative for COVID-19. The players practiced under lights and it was a full-fledged session.
Kuldeep Yadav in India’s white-ball scheme of things. The selectors have also decided to try out up and coming right-arm wrist-spinner Ravi Bishnoi for the home series against West Indies beginning from Feb 6 in Ahmedabad. The selectors were at the National Cricket Academy (NCA) where newly-appointed full-time white-ball captain Rohit Sharma was due to take a fitness test. Upon passing the test, Rohit went into the meeting to pick the squad for the T20I and ODI series.
The Lucknow Super Giants team is getting ready for its maiden Indian Premier League season and the preparations began earlier this year when the franchise named former India opener and two-time IPL winning captain Gautam Gambhir as its mentor. Former Zimbabwe captain and England coach Andy Flower has been roped in head coach and there are a host of other seasoned members who are part of the support staff. Franchise owner Sanjiv Goenka and Gambhir spoke exclusively with NDTV on Monday, where they spoke about their plans for the upcoming mega IPL auction and the rationale behind picking KL Rahul as the captain of the team.
Members of the Indian cricket team have arrived for the three-match ODI series against the West Indies beginning on February 6. All players entered the bio bubble between Sunday and Monday. The series will be the first for Rohit Sharma as white-ball captain of the side. He could not travel to South Africa due to a hamstring injury. Leg spinner Yuzvendra Chahal had posted photo of his departure for Ahmedabad on Saturday. He was sitting in the aircraft alongside Shikhar Dhawan. "They will undergo a three day quarantine," a BCCI official told PTI.
Lucknow Super Giants (LSG), the new Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise on Monday revealed the logo of the side ahead of the 2022 mega auction. The franchise said that its brand identity draws inspiration from ancient Indian mythology. "The mythical bird Garuda- who is a protector and enthroned with the power to move swiftly, has inspired us to create the winged emblem of the team. Garuda is omnipresent in every Indian culture and sub-culture," LSG said in a statement.
India's Rohit Sharma will return as captain for the limited-overs series against the West Indies at home next month while seamers Mohammed Shami and Jasprit Bumrah have been rested, the country's cricket board (BCCI) said on Wednesday.
(Reuters) - India's Rohit Sharma will return as captain for the limited-overs series against the West Indies at home next month while seamers Mohammed Shami and Jasprit Bumrah have been rested, the country's cricket board (BCCI) said on Wednesday.