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No set formula but we're clear about T20 World Cup team combination: Rahul Dravid

Rahul Dravid says he and skipper Rohit Sharma are pretty clear about the team for the T20 World Cup in Australia in less than eight months' time. The former captain, who took over from Ravi Shastri after India's group stage exit in last year's T20 World Cup in UAE, will have his first big challenge in Australia. Dravid said he and Rohit understand what should be the team combination for the mega-event. "I think we have got a fair idea between Rohit and myself and the selectors and the management," Dravid said after their 17-run win over the West Indies in the third T20I that ensured a 3-0 clean sweep here on Sunday.

"Shocking": Ravi Shastri Asks Sourav Ganguly To Step In After Wriddhiman Saha Shares Screenshot Of Messages From Journalist

Wriddhiman Saha has received support from all quarters after he shared a screenshot of messages from a "journalist". Saha had taken to Twitter and shared the contents of the messages after he was dropped from India's Test squad for the two-Test series against Sri Lanka. Virender Sehwag was among the first to come out in support of Saha, and now former India coach Ravi Shastri too has reacted to the controversy. Shastri said it was "shocking a player being threatened by a journo" and asked BCCI president Sourav Ganguly to look into the matter.

More useful down the order, will see about opening: Rathour on Pant's batting position

Vikram Rathour on Monday said that Rishabh Pant can be utilised in a "better way lower down the order" and the team has not yet decided on an elevation for the keeper-batter after trying him as an opener in an ODI against the West Indies recently. Rathour was roped in after the exit of Sanjay Bangar in late 2019, and he got an extension till the ODI World Cup in India next year despite the departure of old coaching staff under Ravi Shastri.

Someone else took credit for decisions I took in Australia: Ajinkya Rahane

Australia but stand-in captain of that series Ajinkya Rahane says "someone else took the credit" for decisions he made to resurrect the team after the nightmarish 36 all out in the Adelaide Test. As regular captain Virat Kohli flew out of Australia, leaving in his wake the disappointment of the humiliating loss in the opener at Adelaide, Rahane took over the reins in the most difficult of circumstances. What followed was one of the most incredible turnarounds seen in Test history as India rebounded to win the second match at the Melbourne Cricket Ground by eight wickets, with Rahane leading the fight-back with a magnificent hundred.

Someone Else Took Credit For Decisions I Took In Australia: Ajinkya Rahane

He was a central figure in India's epic turnaround during the 2020-21 tour of Australia but stand-in captain of that series Ajinkya Rahane says "someone else took the credit" for decisions he made to resurrect the team after the nightmarish 36 all out in the Adelaide Test. As regular captain Virat Kohli flew out of Australia, leaving in his wake the disappointment of the humiliating loss in the opener at Adelaide, Rahane took over the reins in the most difficult of circumstances.

2nd ODI: Prasidh Krishna answers Team India call

Versatile pacer shows why he should be in India's scheme of thingsHow life turns around in a span of six months! On September 26 last year, Prasidh Krishna's 19th over for Kolkata Knight Riders had been carted around for 27 runs by Ravindra Jadeja as the southpaw allrounder engineered a Houdini act for Chennai Super Kings at the Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi.

2nd ODI: Prasidh Krishna stars as India take unbeatable series lead against West Indies

Bowlers shine as India defend 237 to pocket one-day series 2-0Let's have more of things please. A 50-50 pitch with bounce and grass. A side losing the toss and struggling to score 237. The other trying to make the most of it to chase it down but falling short. The fielding captain using attacking and imaginative fields, manoeuvring his bowlers and protecting his part-timer. SCORECARD | AS IT HAPPENEDThe monotonous ODI game, so influenced by T20 cricket and tall scores, got a booster in the form of the second ODI at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Wednesday. For the record, India won the contest by 44 runs, thanks to an inspired spell of 4/12 in nine overs from the tall Prasidh Krishna. To use an abused cliché, cricket was the real winner.

How Virat Kohli "Instantly Decided" To Give Jasprit Bumrah His Test Debut

Since making his Test debut back in 2018 during India's tour of South Africa, Jasprit Bumrah's stocks in the longest format of the game have gone through the charts. Bumrah has established himself as the linchpin of India's pace attack not just in Test cricket but across formats. Former India bowling coach Bharat Arun pointed out one particular incident which played a part in Bumrah's ascension in Test cricket. Arun revealed that Virat Kohli was impressed with Bumrah in the nets, which prompted the management to hand the pacer his Test debut in Johannesburg.

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No set formula but we're clear about T20 World Cup team combination: Rahul Dravid

"Shocking": Ravi Shastri Asks Sourav Ganguly To Step In After Wriddhiman Saha Shares Screenshot Of Messages From Journalist

More useful down the order, will see about opening: Rathour on Pant's batting position

Someone else took credit for decisions I took in Australia: Ajinkya Rahane

Someone Else Took Credit For Decisions I Took In Australia: Ajinkya Rahane

2nd ODI: Prasidh Krishna answers Team India call

2nd ODI: Prasidh Krishna stars as India take unbeatable series lead against West Indies

How Virat Kohli "Instantly Decided" To Give Jasprit Bumrah His Test Debut