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Watch: India Star Climbs Tirupati Stairs On Knees After Return From BGT

The recently concluded Border-Gavaskar Trophy against Australia was no less than a nightmare for Team India. Despite winning the opening Test by a whopping total of 295 runs, the visitors lost the five-match series 1-3. With this loss, Team India also failed to reach the World Test Championship final as Australia and South Africa will be playing the match to clinch the ICC title. Despite being on the losing side, India also had a big positive like Nitish Kumar Reddy, who slammed a century on his debut tour.

Ponting predicts India's Kohli and Rohit will regain form after Perth defeat

India's former captains Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma should not be written off after their team's seven-wicket loss to Australiain the first of three one-day internationals, former Australian captain Ricky Ponting said on Tuesday.

India's omission of Bumrah causes widespread bafflement

BIRMINGHAM, England :As India went into the second test against England on Wednesday without pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah, former players and coaches questioned the thinking behind resting the world's best bowler when they trail 1-0 in the series.

Mohammed Siraj Loses Cool After GT Star's Blunder. Ravi Shastri's Reaction Adds To Drama

Mohammed Siraj lost his cool at his Gujarat Titans (GT) teammate R Sai Kishore during their final group game of IPL 2025 against Chennai Super Kings (CSK) on Sunday. The incident happened on the penultimate ball of the fifth over of CSK's innings. CSK batter Urvil Patel pushed Siraj's delivery towards mid-off and pushed for a single. While he comfortably completed the run, GT captain Shubman Gill decided to have a go at the stumps. Gill affected a direct hit, but the ball went for an overthrow after deflecting with the stumps.

"It's The Last Stage...": MS Dhoni Drops Big Hint On Future In Chat With Ravi Shastri

Chennai Super Kings captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni won the toss and elected to bat against Gujarat Titans in their Indian Premier League match on Sunday, in what could potentially be his last match in the T20 league. Speaking to Ravi Shastri at the time of the toss, Dhoni answered some tricky questions around his physical well-being, ability to play cricket at the age of 43. While Shastri didn't directly ask if this would be Dhoni's final season in the IPL, the CSK icon decided to drop a hint himself.

India's Full Squad vs England: Who's In, Who's Out, New Faces, Comebacks

Batting star Shubman Gill was on Saturday handed India's Test leadership to steer through a "massive transition" phase starting with next month's tour of England that will be nothing short of a trial by fire for the relatively inexperienced 18-member squad announced. At 25 years of age, Gill will be India's fifth youngest Test captain after Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi (21), Sachin Tendulkar (23), Kapil Dev (24) and Ravi Shastri (25). He will have the swashbuckling but erratic Rishabh Pant as his deputy for the five-match series that will begin on June 20 in Leeds.

Rishabh Pant's Appointment As Test Vice-Captain Explained: BCCI Says "Wicket-Keeper..."

Batting star Shubman Gill was on Saturday entrusted with India's Test leadership to steer through a "massive transition" phase with the swashbuckling Rishabh Pant as his deputy for next month's tour of England that is expected to be nothing short of a trial by fire. At 25 years of age, Gill will be India's fourth youngest Test captain after Sachin Tendulkar (23), Kapil Dev (24) and Ravi Shastri (25). The five-match series against England will begin on June 20 in Leeds. "Last year or so we have looked at Shubman (for leadership). We are hopeful he is the guy who is going (to take the team forward). It is a high pressure job but he is a terrific player. We wish him all the best," said chief selector Ajit Agarkar after announcing the squad, which offered no major surprises.

Will Virat Kohli Ever Become Indian Cricket Team Coach? Ravi Shastri Gives Big 'Walk Away' Verdict

Indian cricket team star batter Virat Kohli stunned everyone as he announced his retirement from Test cricket just ahead of the series against England. Kohli, who retired from T20Is after the T20 World Cup 2024 triumph, is only active in the ODIs and his next big goal will be to play the 2027 World Cup. Following the announcement, there has been a lot of discussion about Kohli's future but former India head coach Ravi Shastri does not believe that the star batter will become a coach or broadcaster after bidding farewell to his playing career. In a recent interview, Shastri said that he believes Virat will walk away once he finishes playing and is unlikely to feature in any broadcasting or coaching jobs.

Ravi Shastri Explains Virat Kohli's Test Retirement: "Would've Been Good To Hand Him Captaincy"

One of the finest servants of Indian cricket, Virat Kohli, stepped away from Tests ahead of the tour of England, leaving the sporting world in shock. Seeing the man who got fans into the stadium, lifted the spirits of a dying format, questions were raised across the cricketing spectrum, with fans and pundits wondering asking why he had to take such a step. Former India coach Ravi Shastri, who worked with Virat from closed quarters and developed a bond that hardly any captain-coach did in Indian cricket history, shared insights into the batter's mindset that probably led to the big call.

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Watch: India Star Climbs Tirupati Stairs On Knees After Return From BGT

Ponting predicts India's Kohli and Rohit will regain form after Perth defeat

India's omission of Bumrah causes widespread bafflement

Mohammed Siraj Loses Cool After GT Star's Blunder. Ravi Shastri's Reaction Adds To Drama

"It's The Last Stage...": MS Dhoni Drops Big Hint On Future In Chat With Ravi Shastri

India's Full Squad vs England: Who's In, Who's Out, New Faces, Comebacks

Rishabh Pant's Appointment As Test Vice-Captain Explained: BCCI Says "Wicket-Keeper..."

Will Virat Kohli Ever Become Indian Cricket Team Coach? Ravi Shastri Gives Big 'Walk Away' Verdict

Ravi Shastri Explains Virat Kohli's Test Retirement: "Would've Been Good To Hand Him Captaincy"