India coach Rahul Dravid set to extend contract
Rahul Dravid is set to stay on as coach of India having guided them to the final of the ODI World Cup earlier this month, the country's cricket board revealed on Wednesday.
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"Don't Keep So Much Hope": Kapil Dev's Straight Talk On India's Cricket World Cup Campaign
Excess hype often leads to broken hearts and hence it is always necessary to strike a balance, legendary Kapil Dev said on Tuesday in context of India's six-wicket defeat at the hands of Australia in the World Cup final earlier this month. The 1983 World Cup winning skipper said that the Indian fans should refrain from creating too much pressure and treat cricket just as another sport.
Glenn Maxwell's 'Big Show' Continues Blockbuster Run On Indian Soil
Australian all-rounder Glenn Maxwell continues to justify 'The Big Show' moniker with yet another record-equalling performance on the Indian soil in a winning effort against the Men in Blue in the third T20I at Guwahati on Wednesday. Maxwell continued his blockbuster run in white-ball cricket that started in the ICC Cricket World Cup, smashing an unbeaten 104 in 48 balls, with eight fours and eight sixes that helped Australia chase down a total of 223 set by India after a batting masterclass by Ruturaj Gaikwad (123 in 57 balls, with 13 fours and seven sixes). With this century, Maxwell tied Indian skipper Rohit Sharma for most T20I centuries, with a total of four. Maxwell has achieved this feat way faster than Rohit, taking just 92 innings. Also, this was his 100th T20I match.
Virat Kohli To Skip T20Is, ODIs vs South Africa, Rohit Sharma Yet To Confirm Availability: Sources
As the Indian cricket team enters a new phase after the conclusion of the Cricket World Cup 2023, a young brigade, led by Suryakumar Yadav, is leading the unit against Australia in a 5-match T20I series. But, with the all-format tour of South Africa not far away, there isn't any official confirmation on the availability of seniors like Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma. It has now been learned that Kohli has decided to give the white-ball assignment against the Proteas a miss. He will only join the team for the Test series.
Zaheer Khan Picks India's Skipper For T20 World Cup 2024. It's Not Hardik Pandya
India's Cricket World Cup 2023 heartbreak hasn't yet fully healed, with the likes of Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli yet to make a public appearance since the team's defeat in the final to Australia. However, the Indian cricket team has moved on and is already looking to prepare for the T20 World Cup 2024, with Suryakumar Yadav leading a young brigade against Australia in a 5-match assignment. When it comes to next year's T20 World Cup, talks around India's captaincy choice are already buzzing, with Hardik Pandya emerging as the leading candidate. However, former India pacer Zaheer Khan feels it would be Rohit Sharma that the team management goes ahead with as far as captaincy choice for the marquee event is concerned.
Rohit Sharma "Shouldn't Have Said...": Gautam Gambhir On India Skipper's Rahul Dravid Remark
It's more than a week since the Rohit Sharma-led Indian cricket team's loss in the ODI Cricket World Cup 2023. India's wait for an ICC title continues. the last time, India won an ICC Trophy, MS Dhoni was still the captain. After India's latest loss in the ODI Cricket World Cup, the speculation has been that the team might get a new head coach. Rahul Dravid's current tenure as the Indian cricket team head coach has ended. Whether he will seek an extension is the question.
Glenn Maxwell Equals Rohit Sharma's Record With Match-winning Ton Against India
Australia all-rounder Glenn Maxwell equalled India skipper Rohit Sharma's record as he struck an unbeaten 47-ball ton to keep the series alive for Australia, helping the Baggy Greens clinch a victory in Guwahati in the third T20I against India on Tuesday. With the 47-ball hundred, Maxwell also equalled the record set by Aaron Finch and Josh Inglis (earlier in the series) for the fastest ton by an Australian in men's T20Is.
"What Sport Do Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli Play?": Ishan Kishan's Epic 'Wrong Answer'
Ahead of India's third T20I match of the five-game series against Australia at Assam Cricket Association Stadium in Guwahati on Tuesday, star wicketkeeper-batter Ishan Kishan engaged himself in a witty video shared on the social media handle of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). BCCI took to their official X (formerly Twitter) account where they shared a 'wrong answers only' video clip of the 25-year-old.