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Pacer Mohammed Siraj feels that he needs to work on his consistency before featuring in India's fifth Test against England. India will be squaring off against England for the fifth and final Test of the five-match series on July 1, which earlier got postponed in September 2021 due to COVID-19.
India and Pakistan played against each other in last year's T20 World Cup match in Dubai, in which Pakistan came up trumps with a clinical performance with both bat and ball. Both teams are again scheduled to take on each other in the Super 12 stage of the T20 World Cup later this year in Australia. There are has been no bilateral cricket between the two countries for close to a decade now due to political tensions, and the only time fans get to see this clash is when the two teams face off in ICC or continental tournaments.
Hardik Pandya impressed everyone with his leadership skills as he guided Gujarat Titans to the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 title in their debut season in the cash-rich league. The India all-rounder also enjoyed an excellent season with bat, scoring 487 runs in 15 matches. However, his spell of 3/17 in the all-important title decider was a game-defining performance. With India all set to take on South Africa in a five-match T20I series, the all-rounder said that he will look to replicate his IPL exploits on the international stage, saying that the "old Hardik will be back".
Whatever questions were raised about Hardik Pandya's abilities to lead a team ahead of Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 were answered with the coveted trophy in Gujarat Titans' debut season. The all-rounder led Gujarat Titans to the IPL 2022 title, putting in a player of the match performance himself in the final and also finishing as the team's leading run-scorer. The 28-year-old has received praise from across quarters after the tournament for his leadership and his cool and calm demeanor in pressure situations.
Hanuma Vihari has been part of the Indian Test cricket set-up since 2018. However, since making his debut against England that year, the 28-year-old Vihari has played only 15 Tests in the last three-and-half years, scoring 808 runs at an average of 35.13. He has scored one century and five half-centuries. Despite showing the ability to play solid defensive knocks in the middle-order, Vihari has never been able to consolidate his place in the playing XI. Injuries and presence of other senior players in middle-order, have often seen Vihari sitting out.
Ajinkya Rahane said it would take at least six to eight weeks to recover fully from the hamstring injury he had sustained while playing for Kolkata Knight Riders in this year's Indian Premier League. Rahane had sustained the injury in KKR's second last game and was subsequently ruled out of the remainder of the tournament. "That (injury) was really unfortunate. But my rehab is going really well. I am recovering really well. I was in Bangalore (at the NCA) for nearly 10 days and I am going there again for my rehab and recovery. It's been on track," Rahane told PTI.
India completed a phenomenal series victory in Australia at the start of 2021 as it beat the 'Baggy Greens' at their stronghold, Brisbane, in the fourth and last Test of the series by 3 wickets. It was India second successive series win down under. But this victory was special as it came against all odds. India had been humiliated in the first Test as they were blown away for just 36 runs in the second innings at Adelaide as the hosts took a lead in the series.
Indian batter Cheteshwar Pujara said that the body blows that he endured during the final Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy at Brisbane Cricket Ground last year motivated him to do better and his focus was to earn a victory or a draw for his side despite the pain. The Border-Gavaskar 2020-21 Trophy in Australia was a historic one for India. During the series, the side registered their lowest test score ever in the first Test at Adelaide as they were bundled out for just 36. As the series went on, the team also faced injuries which led to the absence of experience, big-time players.