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The recently concluded Border-Gavaskar Trophy against Australia was no less than a nightmare for Team India. Despite winning the opening Test by a whopping total of 295 runs, the visitors lost the five-match series 1-3. With this loss, Team India also failed to reach the World Test Championship final as Australia and South Africa will be playing the match to clinch the ICC title. Despite being on the losing side, India also had a big positive like Nitish Kumar Reddy, who slammed a century on his debut tour.

Blow To Gautam Gambhir, Setback For 'Wife' Anushka Sharma As BCCI Proposes Stricter Rules: Report

In the wake of India's poor 2024-25 Test campaign, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is reportedly looking to introduce some tough rules. Until now, players' families, especially wives freedom over their stays for long tours but the Indian board is now set to make some drastic changes. As per a report, the BCCI feels that players' performances on overseas tours get affected negatively if they stay with their families for long durations. Hence, the board wants to re-introduce a rule that existed before 2019, limiting families' time with players.

Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma Sent Subtle Champions Trophy Ultimatum By BCCI Amid Poor Form: Report

Repeated poor performances for India have seen even modern greats like Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma face uncertainty over their future in the national team. As calls for their exit from the national side strengthen, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has reported sending a subtle warning to the duo ahead of the ICC Champions Trophy. If the duo fails to perform in the big event, their exit from the national side wouldn't be as tough a decision for the selectors at it probably is at present.

"Shocker": BCCI Ecosystem Slammed As Batter, With 664 Average, Continues To Be Ignored

Out-of-favour India batter Karun Nair is currently wreaking havoc in domestic cricket. Exploiting his terrific run of form, the right-handed batter slammed his fourth successive hundred, fifth in total of this edition of the Vijay Hazare Trophy, as Vidarbha outclassed Rajasthan by nine wickets to move into the semifinals of the premier domestic 50-over tournament. Karun continued his red-hot form in this iteration of the Vijay Hazare Trophy, striking his fifth hundred overall - a whirlwind unbeaten 82-ball 122 with the help of 13 fours and five sixes. This was also his fourth successive ton in the last five innings.

Over To Virat Kohli As Rohit Sharma Makes Big Ranji Trophy Call To Prolong Test Career

India's Test captain Rohit Sharma has set the perfect example for others to follow by deciding to join Mumbai's Ranji Trophy team for a nets session. As per reports, Rohit will be part of the Mumbai team that will be practicing in the nets at Mumbai's Wankhede Stadium on Tuesday morning. Rohit didn't wait for long before resuming training sessions after his return from an underwhelming tour of Australia, where India suffered a 1-3 defeat in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. Rohit resumed training at the MCA-BKS ground to prepare himself for the Champions Trophy.

"If I Say Something...": Kapil Dev's Blunt Take On Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma's Retirement Talks

It is needless to compare two generations of players and pass a judgement on who was better, legendary cricketer Kapil Dev said on Monday and refused to get into a debate if BCCI selectors were right in excluding Yashasvi Jaiswal and Rishabh Pant from the T20I squad for the five-match series against England. Kapil bowled nearly 300 overs during the 1991-92 Test series against Australia and in the same rubber he became the first Indian to take 400 wickets in the traditional format apart from contributing with the bat in the team's cause.

'Stop Senseless Antics': Virat Kohli Advised Ahead Of Champions Trophy Team Selection

The future of leading batter Virat Kohli stands in doubt as the player has been struggling with his form. Kohli, who has already called time on his T20I career, last played an ODI for India in August 2024. Meanwhile, his form in Test cricket has been really poor. In the most recent outing against Australia, Kohli failed to prove his worth with the bat. Despite a hundred in the opening game at Perth, he could garner only 190 runs at an average of 23.75 across five matches.

"Sachin Ko Bolo...": Yograj Singh On Why Arjun Tendulkar Stopped Training Under Him

Former India cricketer and coach Yograj Singh, who is widely known for his blunt opinions and interviews, once again came under the spotlight. This time, he appeared on a podcast with YouTuber Samdish Bhatia and left the viewers shocked with his unfiltered takes on various topics. Yograj, who is the father of India's legendary all-rounder Yuvraj Singh, also shed light on his relationship with Sachin Tendulkar's son Arjun. Yograj used to train Arjun at his coaching center in 2022 but the journey came to an end in just 12 days.

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Watch: India Star Climbs Tirupati Stairs On Knees After Return From BGT

Blow To Gautam Gambhir, Setback For 'Wife' Anushka Sharma As BCCI Proposes Stricter Rules: Report

Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma Sent Subtle Champions Trophy Ultimatum By BCCI Amid Poor Form: Report

"Shocker": BCCI Ecosystem Slammed As Batter, With 664 Average, Continues To Be Ignored

Over To Virat Kohli As Rohit Sharma Makes Big Ranji Trophy Call To Prolong Test Career

"If I Say Something...": Kapil Dev's Blunt Take On Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma's Retirement Talks

'Stop Senseless Antics': Virat Kohli Advised Ahead Of Champions Trophy Team Selection

"Sachin Ko Bolo...": Yograj Singh On Why Arjun Tendulkar Stopped Training Under Him