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Not Virat Kohli, Jasprit Bumrah: Video Sparks Rumour Of 25-Year-Old Replacing Rohit Sharma As India Captain In Sydney

Is the India vs Australia 5th Test in Sydney the last match for Rohit Sharma in the longest format of the game? Ahead of the do-or-die match, with the team trailing 1-2 in the Border Gavaskar Trophy, Rohit's future seems to be a matter of intrigue. When asked if Rohit Sharma, the designated India captain, will play in Sydney or not, coach Gautam Gambhir gave a strange reply. He said that depending on the pitch, a decision on the Xi will be taken. Now, this is an interesting reply as it is always a given that the skipper is the first name on the playing XI. If Gambhir officially did not confirm Rohit's name in the playing XI, there must be something amiss.

Rs 27 Crore Rishabh Pant And 43-Year-Old MS Dhoni To Headline Richest-Ever IPL Season In 2025

As the year 2024 culminates with ending their cricket season with an embarrassing 184-run defeat to Australia in the Boxing Day Test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Monday, the New Year promises fans exciting and gripping matches including the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 season, scheduled to start on March 14 with the final slated on May 25. Before the start of the new edition, the 10 IPL franchises went to the auction table in November to bolster their squads. With a record spending of Rs 639.15 crore, the teams added 182 players to their squads including 62 overseas players.

"You Don't Need To Do That": IPL Great Recalls Jasprit Bumrah's Send-Off To AB de Villiers

Former Australia cricketer Michael Hussey shared his experience the first time he faced a young Jasprit Bumrah in the Mumbai Indians nets during his brief stint with the franchise in 2014 and Hussey revealed that he couldn't have foreseen the meteoric rise of the wiry pacer, but he wasn't entirely surprised either. The former Australian batting maestro reflected on his initial encounter with Bumrah, the doubts surrounding his unconventional bowling style, and the stern advice he offered to the young pacer early in his career.

13-Year-Old Vaibhav Suryavanshi Sets Another Record, Now Becomes Youngest Player To...

13-year-old batting sensation Vaibhav Suryavanshi continues to topple more records. The left-handed batter - who became the youngest-ever player to be sold in an Indian Premier League (IPL) auction in November when he was sold to Rajasthan Royals for Rs 1.1 crore - has now become the youngest-ever Indian player to play a List A game, breaking a record that had stood for a quarter of a century. Suryavanshi broke the record after making his Vijay Hazare Trophy (India's domestic one-day tournament) debut for Bihar against Madhya Pradesh on Saturday.

"Virat Kohli Was Crying": Wife Anushka Sharma's Anecdote On India Star's Mentality As Captain

Virat Kohli enjoyed more success in Test cricket than any other captain in the history of Indian cricket, winning 40 of his 68 games as skipper. However, it wasn't always a bed of roses for Kohli, and endured perhaps his toughest spell as skipper when India lost 1-4 in a tour of England. Now, actor Varun Dhawan has given an insight into Kohli's mindset and his way of coping with the defeat in that series, as narrated to him by Kohli's wife Anushka Sharma.

"If I Get An Opportunity...": Star On Potential RCB Captaincy. It's Not Virat Kohli

Rajat Patidar's international career did not take off as he would have liked, but the Madhya Pradesh batter is confident of "re-creating" the opportunity through domestic matches and don the India jersey again. Patidar's six innings against England earlier this year produced just 63 runs, but the right-hander has shown impressive touch in the first half of the Ranji Trophy and the ongoing Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy. "I enjoyed going to the Test team. But sometimes I feel bad that I missed the opportunity. But it's alright sometimes things don't go your way," Patidar said during an interaction here on Saturday.

"Best Bowler India Has After Jasprit Bumrah": Dinesh Karthik's Big Verdict On RCB's Rs 10.75 Crore Buy

Former India player Dinesh Karthik, who is now in the support staff of Indian Premier League side Royal Challengers Bengaluru, has given a massive verdict. According to Karthik, RCB's new signing Bhuvneshwar Kumar is the best bowler India has after Jasprit Bumrah. While there is no doubt about Bumrah being at the top spot among the Indian bowlers, Karthik felt that 34-year-old Bhuvneshwar is right behind him. Notably, Bhuvneshwar claimed 294 wickets for India. He is also a proven performer in IPL. Bhuvneshwar is the pacer with second-most wickets in IPL, with 181 wickets from 176 matches in the tournament.

Ex-KKR Captain Embroiled In Verbal Spat With LSG Star, Umpire Has To Step In During SMAT Game

Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy action has been going on thick and fast, as the quarter-finals got underway in India's domestic T20 tournament. The latest match, a clash between northern rivals Delhi and Uttar Pradesh saw two Indian Premier League (IPL) stars clash. Former Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) batter Nitish Rana and current Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) star Ayush Badoni had a heated exchange during the quarter-final. The clash and war of words between the two required the umpire to intervene in order to separate them.

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Not Virat Kohli, Jasprit Bumrah: Video Sparks Rumour Of 25-Year-Old Replacing Rohit Sharma As India Captain In Sydney

Rs 27 Crore Rishabh Pant And 43-Year-Old MS Dhoni To Headline Richest-Ever IPL Season In 2025

"You Don't Need To Do That": IPL Great Recalls Jasprit Bumrah's Send-Off To AB de Villiers

13-Year-Old Vaibhav Suryavanshi Sets Another Record, Now Becomes Youngest Player To...

"Virat Kohli Was Crying": Wife Anushka Sharma's Anecdote On India Star's Mentality As Captain

"If I Get An Opportunity...": Star On Potential RCB Captaincy. It's Not Virat Kohli

"Best Bowler India Has After Jasprit Bumrah": Dinesh Karthik's Big Verdict On RCB's Rs 10.75 Crore Buy

Ex-KKR Captain Embroiled In Verbal Spat With LSG Star, Umpire Has To Step In During SMAT Game