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On Talks Of Karun Nair's India Return, Dinesh Karthik Gives Brutal Reality Check: "Don't..."

Vidarbha batter Karun Nair's stunning form in the ongoing Vijay Hazare Trophy (VHT) has sparked debates of his return to the Indian team. So far in seven innings, Nair has notched up scores of 112, 44, 163, 111, 112, 122 and 88, and has been dismissed just once in the tournament so far. Amid his sparkling run of form in VHT, fans and experts have vouched for his selection in India's squad for the upcoming ODI series against England, as well as the ICC Champions Trophy.

Hardik Pandya Helps In Rohit Sharma's Preparations Ahead Of Champions Trophy, Video Viral

Indian cricket team skipper Rohit Sharma returned to practice following his disastrous run of form during the Test series against Australia. Rohit started his practice with the Mumbai Ranji Trophy team and in a video going viral on social media, he was seen practicing with teammate Hardik Pandya in the Mumbai Indians nets. India are all set to play England in ODI and T20I series before travelling for the Champions Trophy 2025. While Hardik will travel to Kolkata for a 3-day training camp ahead of the T20I series, Rohit is expected to play for Mumbai in the Ranji Trophy.

Jasprit Bumrah's Fitness, Yashasvi Jaiswal's Slot In Focus As Selectors Convene To Pick India's Champions Trophy Squad

The selection committee, headed by Ajit Agarkar, will convene in Mumbai on Saturday to pick India's squad for the Champions Trophy, and they will have to deal with two tricky scenarios - the fitness of premier pacer Jasprit Bumrah and how to fit in Yashasvi Jaiswal in the provisional 15. Bumrah had suffered back spasms during the recent Sydney Test against Australia and did not bowl on the final day at SCG. He has been advised "off-loading" and his fitness is being monitored closely by the physios at the BCCI Centre of Excellence.

Rinku Singh Engaged To Samajwadi Party MP Priya Saroj? Woman's Father Breaks Silence

The rumours of Indian cricket team player Rinku Singh's engagement with Samajwadi Party's Member of Parliament (MP) Priya Saroj has been quashed by the woman's father. Multiple media houses and journalists on Friday claimed about the reported engagement. Some even went on to congratulate Rinku on social media. A new twist has came into the story as Tufani Saroj -- Priya's father and also a three-time MP and currently a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) from Kerakat, Jaunpur -- said that the news is "completely wrong". However, the father revealed that the talks are going on between the two families regarding the couple.

A Look At Team India Stars' Last Ranji Trophy Appearances As Next Round Draws Closer

Following India's poor performances in the Test arena as of late, with an unfortunate home series defeat after 12 years to New Zealand last year and a conceding 3-1 defeat to Australia in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy away from home, the debate whether Indian stars should play more domestic cricket or stick to just international cricket owing to heavy workload has picked up. Many experts and ex-cricketers have raised their voices in favour of India's superstars playing more domestic cricket for their state teams and giving back to their states and the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has even come up with a new 10-point player policy, which makes domestic cricket compulsory.

Why Did BCCI Add Sitanshu Kotak As Batting Coach? Report Claims 'At The Review Meeting, Gautam Gambhir..."

Several news reports on Thursday claimed that the BCCI has added current India A coach Sitanshu Kotak as the new batting coach of the senior Indian cricket team. The former Saurashtra batter's reported appointment happens ahead of the upcoming limited-overs series against England and the Champions Trophy next month after assistant coach Abhishek Nayar's performance came under scrutiny during the tour of Australia. The 52-year-old Kotak is a longtime staff of the National Cricket Academy as its batting coach. He has been on tours with both the senior and A teams during the past few years.

"Scoring 752 In 7 Innings..." Sachin Tendulkar's Message In Karun Nair Post Is For All To See

Legendary Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar lauded Vidarbha batter Karun Nair amid his purple patch in the Vijay Hazare Trophy, saying that performances like this just do not happen out of nowhere, they come from "immense focus and hard work". Nair, who is captaining Vidarbha in the ongoing Vijay Hazare Trophy, will play the title clash against his former team Karnataka at Vadodara on Saturday. Nair is the top-run-getter in the tournamen so far, having accumulated a massive 752 runs in seven matches at a mind-boggling average of 752.00 due to him being unbeaten in six innings.

"What Have The Wives Done?" India Great Harbhajan Singh Slams Restricting Families On Team India Tours

As an after-effect of India's recent debacles against Australia, New Zealand and Sri Lanka, the BCCI have implemented a strict 10-point diktat, in an attempt to "ensuring professional standards and operational efficiency during tours and series" within the team. Among this, a major rule change is the reduced time players will be allowed to stay with their wives and girlfriends and family members, and the enforcing of players having to travel with the team. After the 3-1 drubbing by Australia in the recently concluded, there was always expectation that the BCCI may act tough. However, spin great Harbhajan Singh has said that he focus should be on improving the on-field game rather than such steps.

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On Talks Of Karun Nair's India Return, Dinesh Karthik Gives Brutal Reality Check: "Don't..."

Hardik Pandya Helps In Rohit Sharma's Preparations Ahead Of Champions Trophy, Video Viral

Jasprit Bumrah's Fitness, Yashasvi Jaiswal's Slot In Focus As Selectors Convene To Pick India's Champions Trophy Squad

Rinku Singh Engaged To Samajwadi Party MP Priya Saroj? Woman's Father Breaks Silence

A Look At Team India Stars' Last Ranji Trophy Appearances As Next Round Draws Closer

Why Did BCCI Add Sitanshu Kotak As Batting Coach? Report Claims 'At The Review Meeting, Gautam Gambhir..."

"Scoring 752 In 7 Innings..." Sachin Tendulkar's Message In Karun Nair Post Is For All To See

"What Have The Wives Done?" India Great Harbhajan Singh Slams Restricting Families On Team India Tours