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New Face In BCCI Selection Panel, Ex-Teammate Of Sachin Tendulkar, Sourav Ganguly, Rahul Dravid

The BCCI on Tuesday appointed former India wicket-keeper Ajay Ratra as a selector of the men's cricket team, replacing Salil Ankola in the five-man panel. As per convention, all five selectors represent different zones and Ratra will represent North Zone in the committee headed by Ajit Agarkar. After Agarkar was appointed chief selector last year, the selection panel ended up having two selectors from West Zone with Ankola already part of the committee.

"Was Exposed To A Lot Of Trolling": KL Rahul Opens Up On Social Media Abuse

India's star player KL Rahul, who is often criticised for his performances and scoring rates, opened up on receiving online trolling and hate on social media. The wicketkeeper-batter said that while he was initially good at facing them, he was subjected to a lot of online abuse later on even while not playing, which affected him. "I used to be good with (handling) trolling. I did not care, but I feel I was much younger back then. And then, a couple of years back, I was exposed to a lot of trolling. If I sat, I got trolled, if I stood, I got trolled," Rahul said on entrepreneur Nikhil Kamath's YouTube Channel.

Big WTC Challenge For India, Final To Be Held In This Country

The third World Test Championship (WTC) final will be played at the iconic Lord's between June 11 and 15 next year, announced the International Cricket Council on Tuesday. The ICC has marked June 16 as the reserve day, if required. "The ICC World Test Championship Final has quickly become one of the most anticipated events in the cricketing calendar and we are pleased to announce the dates for the 2025 edition," said ICC CEO Geoff Allardice in a statement.

"You Will Shame Yourself If You Don't Score 10000 Runs": Harbhajan Singh Recalls Virat Kohli Chat

One of the finest batters of his generation, Virat Kohli wasn't always the sort of batter he is at present. Born in Delhi, Virat had a sort of flamboyance to his game when he first started playing but has gradually emerged as a more mature player who knows how to pace his game, depending upon the situation he is batting in. Those who played with him during the early days, see the sort of difference Kohli has brought about in his game. One such cricketer is Harbhajan Singh who was an established name in the Indian team when Virat played his first few games.

"Time To Make Amends": Australia Skipper Pat Cummins On Test series Against India

Australian captain Pat Cummins is looking at the upcoming five-match rubber against India as a chance to "make amends" for the successive Test series defeats at home against their fierce rivals. He said the next Border-Gavaskar Trophy, which will start on November 22 in Perth, promises to be a 50-50 affair. India retained the trophy in the last four series, from 2016-17 to 2022-23. India had defeated Australia in their own backyard in the last two series in 2018-19 and 2020-21.

Delhi T20 League Sensation Makes Big 'Virat Kohli Pitch' To RCB Ahead Of IPL Auction

He wears Virat Kohli's jersey number 18 on his back, idolises the batting maestro, and hopes to play for his IPL team, Royal Challengers Bengaluru, someday. Delhi Premier League sensation Priyansh Arya, who became the first player to hit six sixes in an over in the ongoing tournament, said he was not paying much attention to his prospects of getting picked at the mega auction of Indian Premier League. Arya is currently the highest run getter in DPL with a mindboggling 602 runs in 9 innings, with two hundreds to his name. He has an impressive average of 75.25 and an astonishing strike rate of 198.0.

Watch: Trolled By Mohammed Shami For Dropping Him, Rohit Sharma And Rahul Dravid In Splits

One of India's finest bowlers in this generation, Mohammed Shami has delivered the goods for his country, no matter the format. Over the years, Shami has grown his status to the extent that he has become indispensable to the team, especially in Test and ODI formats. Yet, a few eyebrows were raised when Shami wasn't part of India's playing XI for the initial few matches in the ODI World Cup last year. However, as Shami got the nod in the team, following Hardik Pandya's injury, he ran riot with the ball, emerging as the tournament's top wicket-taker.

R Ashwin Reveals One Major Point That Separates Rohit Sharma From Virat Kohli And MS Dhoni

Indian cricket team off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin opened up about the major differences in captaincy styles of MS Dhoni, Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli. Ashwin has played under all of their captaincy and was part of the team's significant achievements in the past decade. There have been many comparisons between the three India captains in the recent past but Ashwin pointed out a major area where Rohit is quite different from both Virat and Dhoni. He said that Rohit is much more tactical than the other two.

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New Face In BCCI Selection Panel, Ex-Teammate Of Sachin Tendulkar, Sourav Ganguly, Rahul Dravid

"Was Exposed To A Lot Of Trolling": KL Rahul Opens Up On Social Media Abuse

Big WTC Challenge For India, Final To Be Held In This Country

"You Will Shame Yourself If You Don't Score 10000 Runs": Harbhajan Singh Recalls Virat Kohli Chat

"Time To Make Amends": Australia Skipper Pat Cummins On Test series Against India

Delhi T20 League Sensation Makes Big 'Virat Kohli Pitch' To RCB Ahead Of IPL Auction

Watch: Trolled By Mohammed Shami For Dropping Him, Rohit Sharma And Rahul Dravid In Splits

R Ashwin Reveals One Major Point That Separates Rohit Sharma From Virat Kohli And MS Dhoni