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India To Tour Sri Lanka In July-August 2024 For 6-Match White-Ball Series

The crisis-ridden Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) and its host broadcaster will have something to cheer about during the middle of 2024 when the Indian team makes it annual ritual tour of the islands for a short six-match white-ball series, the board announced on Wednesday. SLC has been banned by the ICC for government interference and the global body has also shifted the U-19 World Cup to South Africa. However the national teams (men and women) will be allowed to fulfil their bilateral commitments. According to the 2024 calendar released by SLC, India is supposed to travel for three ODI and T20Is each during July-August, which is effectively country's cricket season.

BCCI Contacts Rahul Dravid After '1st Choice' Option Rejected T20 Coach Offer: Sources

With Rahul Dravid's tenure as Team India's head coach ending with the conclusion of the Cricket World Cup 2023, the senior national team is without a designated coach at the moment. While VVS Laxman is with India's troops for the 5-match T20I series against Australia, work is ongoing in the background to find the ideal coaching solution. It has been learned that the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has offered an extension to Dravid, the role of T20 coach, however, was first offered to Ashish Nehra.

Glenn Maxwell's 'Big Show' Continues Blockbuster Run On Indian Soil

Australian all-rounder Glenn Maxwell continues to justify 'The Big Show' moniker with yet another record-equalling performance on the Indian soil in a winning effort against the Men in Blue in the third T20I at Guwahati on Wednesday. Maxwell continued his blockbuster run in white-ball cricket that started in the ICC Cricket World Cup, smashing an unbeaten 104 in 48 balls, with eight fours and eight sixes that helped Australia chase down a total of 223 set by India after a batting masterclass by Ruturaj Gaikwad (123 in 57 balls, with 13 fours and seven sixes). With this century, Maxwell tied Indian skipper Rohit Sharma for most T20I centuries, with a total of four. Maxwell has achieved this feat way faster than Rohit, taking just 92 innings. Also, this was his 100th T20I match.

Virat Kohli To Skip T20Is, ODIs vs South Africa, Rohit Sharma Yet To Confirm Availability: Sources

As the Indian cricket team enters a new phase after the conclusion of the Cricket World Cup 2023, a young brigade, led by Suryakumar Yadav, is leading the unit against Australia in a 5-match T20I series. But, with the all-format tour of South Africa not far away, there isn't any official confirmation on the availability of seniors like Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma. It has now been learned that Kohli has decided to give the white-ball assignment against the Proteas a miss. He will only join the team for the Test series.

Virat Kohli "Still Has Lot Of Cricket And Runs Left In Him": Sachin Tendulkar

Indian cricketing legend Sachin Tendulkar expressed happiness at star batter Virat Kohli breaking his record of most ODI centuries and said that Virat still has a lot of cricket and runs left in him. Though India succumbed to yet another heartbreaking defeat in the final of the ICC Cricket World Cup held at home, the campaign will be remembered fondly by many fans for Virat's exploits and consistency throughout the event, which saw him break multiple batting records every single time he walked to the crease. One of these was Virat becoming the first-ever batter to hit 50 ODI centuries.

Zaheer Khan Picks India's Skipper For T20 World Cup 2024. It's Not Hardik Pandya

India's Cricket World Cup 2023 heartbreak hasn't yet fully healed, with the likes of Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli yet to make a public appearance since the team's defeat in the final to Australia. However, the Indian cricket team has moved on and is already looking to prepare for the T20 World Cup 2024, with Suryakumar Yadav leading a young brigade against Australia in a 5-match assignment. When it comes to next year's T20 World Cup, talks around India's captaincy choice are already buzzing, with Hardik Pandya emerging as the leading candidate. However, former India pacer Zaheer Khan feels it would be Rohit Sharma that the team management goes ahead with as far as captaincy choice for the marquee event is concerned.

Watch: Ruturaj Gaikwad Delivers Match Report While Axar Patel Tries To Distract Him. Check The Winner

In a funny video shared by the Board of Control for Cricket in India on social media, batter Ruturaj Gaikwad could be seen delivering the match report of the second India vs Australia T20I but with a twist. Though Gaikwad had to speak for only one minute, his biggest challenge during the presentation was to tackle his India teammate Axar Patel, who was trying his level best to distract him as part of the fun activity. Despite the best of efforts from Axar, Gaikwad delivered the match report in a minute with near perfection. However, Axar's different attempts to distract the batter were extremely funny.

Rohit Sharma "Shouldn't Have Said...": Gautam Gambhir On India Skipper's Rahul Dravid Remark

It's more than a week since the Rohit Sharma-led Indian cricket team's loss in the ODI Cricket World Cup 2023. India's wait for an ICC title continues. the last time, India won an ICC Trophy, MS Dhoni was still the captain. After India's latest loss in the ODI Cricket World Cup, the speculation has been that the team might get a new head coach. Rahul Dravid's current tenure as the Indian cricket team head coach has ended. Whether he will seek an extension is the question.

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