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Ex-RCB Coach Invites Virat Kohli, Jasprit Bumrah To Join This New T20 League

Former India cricketer Dinesh Karthik has in a way opened the door for Indian players to quit playing at home and figure in franchise T20 leagues abroad which has given rise to hopes that more and more Indian players will seek fortunes in similar leagues in future. Though the BCCI's rules prohibit Indian players from playing in foreign T20 leagues, former South Africa pacer and an SA20 Ambassador, Allan Donald says he would one day love to see Virat Kohli and Jasprit Bumrah playing in the SA20 league, South Africa's domestic T20 league.

South Africa Great Calls Rohit Sharma 'Unfit', Takes Brutal Swipe At India Skipper

India captain Rohit Sharma's fitness remains a hot topic of debate amid his lean patch with the bat in Test cricket. Recently, former South African cricketer Daryll Cullinan had taken a swipe at Rohit's fitness, calling him "overweight" and unfit for the rigours of a five-match Test series. Cullinan had labelled Rohit a "flat track bully" and even called him a liability to the team. Now, Cullinan's compatriot Herschelle Gibbs has reacted to his comments on the Indian skipper.

Used Practice Pitches For India, New For Australia? Curator Breaks Silence As Another Row Erupts

Since the conclusion of the third Test between India and Australia in Melbourne, multiple controversies have kept fans busy. As the Indian and Australian teams hit the nets ahead of the start of the 4th Test in Melbourne, the glaring difference between their practice surfaces have left fans infuriated. As the pictures from India and Australia's nets sessions hit social media, fans didn't have to work hard to point out the drastic change in the conditions of the two surfaces. While Australian batters practiced on new surfaces, Indians were made to toil on used ones.

"Credit To Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma": Amid Poor Batting, India Stalwarts Praised For This Reason

Akash Deep made his India Test debut only in 2024, but already seems like a vital cog of the team. In the third Test against Australia, playing just his sixth Test match, Akash Deep made big contributions with both ball and bat. Coming in as the No. 11 batter, Akash Deep slammed 31 off just 44 balls to rescue India from a follow-on in a dramatic ninth-wicket partnership with Jasprit Bumrah. Ahead of the fourth Test, Akash Deep has credited Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli for preparing a young India side for an Australia tour.

Sunil Gavaskar's Unflinching Message As Virat Kohli Struggles For Form

With Virat Kohli struggling to get out of the rut, the Indian batting unit hasn't looked as powerful as it was expected to be in Australia. Over the years, Virat has done wonders Down Under, scoring runs for fun but the current tour has seen him getting out to similar deliveries time and again. India's batting great, Sunil Gavaskar, lent an important piece of advice as he tried to decode the struggles both Kohli and skipper Rohit Sharma have endured in Australia.

Ex-BCCI Selector's 'Rohit Sharma' Solution Amid India Batting Crisis

Former Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) chief selector Chetan Sharma on Saturday said that India skipper Rohit Sharma should open in the upcoming Boxing Day Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy against Australia. The 2024/25 Test season, which started with a series against Bangladesh, has been disastrous for Rohit. Not only did he endure a rare home series loss--a 0-3 whitewash against New Zealand, India's first series defeat at home in 12 years--but he has also managed just 152 runs in seven Tests at an average of 11.69, with only one fifty in 13 innings. His highest score this season is 52.

Australia Legend Goes On 'Captaincy' Rant, Names 2 Players India Should've Picked

While India have done quite well to keep the ongoing Border-Gavaskar Trophy Test series poised at 1-1 after three Tests, former Australia captain Allan Border, one of the people whom the series is named after, wasn't impressed with one particular aspect of India's team selection. Border expressed surprise that India did not bring along a leg-spinner such as Kuldeep Yadav or Yuzvendra Chahal along for the series. Border criticised the way leg-spinners are utilised by modern captains, stating that "a Shane Warne doesn't come along every day".

India skipper Rohit's knee injury not serious, says paceman Akash

Indian pace bowler Akash Deep played down concerns over skipper Rohit Sharma's knee injury in the build-up to their fourth test against Australia this week after the batsman was hit during a practice session on Sunday.

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Ex-RCB Coach Invites Virat Kohli, Jasprit Bumrah To Join This New T20 League

South Africa Great Calls Rohit Sharma 'Unfit', Takes Brutal Swipe At India Skipper

Used Practice Pitches For India, New For Australia? Curator Breaks Silence As Another Row Erupts

"Credit To Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma": Amid Poor Batting, India Stalwarts Praised For This Reason

Sunil Gavaskar's Unflinching Message As Virat Kohli Struggles For Form

Ex-BCCI Selector's 'Rohit Sharma' Solution Amid India Batting Crisis

Australia Legend Goes On 'Captaincy' Rant, Names 2 Players India Should've Picked

India skipper Rohit's knee injury not serious, says paceman Akash