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Not Jasprit Bumrah, These 2 Stars In BCCI's Focus To Lead India Test Team After Rohit Sharma: Report

India's Test and ODI captain Rohit Sharma has struggled with the bat and captaincy in recent times. During this phase, the right-handed batter failed to play any noticeable knock and the team's results also landed against him, especially in Test cricket. Be it India's Test series against New Zealand at home or the marquee Border-Gavaskar Trophy in Australia, none of the contests saw Rohit living up the expectations in both the departments. Given he is nearing 38, there is uncertainity about Rohit's future in international cricket as well. He called time on his T20I career last year, but remains active in ODIs and Tests.

'Give Debut To Harshit Rana': Ex-India Star's Advice Amid Jasprit Bumrah Injury Concern

The Indian cricket team is having a scare ahead of Champions Trophy 2025 with ace pacer Jasprit Bumrah's participation still in doubt. The right-arm fast bowler suffered a back injury during India's Test series against Australia that concluded last month. As Bumrah was recovering from it, the Board of Control for Cricket in India named him in the Champions Trophy squad with also stating that his availibility for the third ODI against England in subject to fitness. Notably, India play a three-match ODI series against the side, which is a dress rehearsal for the ICC event.

Video: Jorge Martin, Reigning MotoGP Champion, Fractures Hand And Foot In Pre-Season Testing Crash

MotoGP world champion Jorge Martin has been ruled out of the remaining pre-testing in Malaysia and is set to undergo surgery back in Europe after he crashed twice on the opening day at the Sepang track. The Spaniard had walked away unscratched from his first crash early in the session, but suffered a heavier blow after being thrown off his Aprilia machine at turn two of the Sepang circuit. "Jorge Martin has been diagnosed with a right hand fracture and fractures in his left foot. He has undergone a CT scan and Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), both of which were negative for any injuries," said MotoGP organisers in a statement.

Change In Format And Past Performance Would Certainly Give Virat Kohli And Rohit Sharma Confidence: Sanjay Bangar

Former India batting coach Sanjay Bangar on Wednesday reckoned the change in format and their past exploits in ODIs could bring glad tidings for the struggling duo of Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma in the series against England and the Champions Trophy. Both Kohli and Rohit have struggled in recent times, including in the Test series against New Zealand at home and in the marquee Border-Gavaskar Trophy in Australia, raising questions about their future in international cricket. While star batter Kohli was dismissed eights times to deliveries outside the off stump in Australia, the Indian captain managed just 31 runs in five innings and decided to drop himself for the final Test in Sydney.

"Some Scan Reports...": Rohit Sharma Breaks Silence On Jasprit Bumrah's Availability For 3rd England ODI

India captain Rohit Sharma on Wednesday said that the Indian team is still waiting for clarity on Jasprit Bumrah's injury and his availability for the upcoming Champions Trophy in Dubai. Bumrah had suffered a back injury in the fifth Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy series in Australia. Though he was included in the ODI squad for the England series, with the provision that he will be available for the third match of the series in Ahmedabad, he was quietly removed from the updated squad that the BCCI sent after the inclusion of spinner Varun Chakravarthy.

After Beating D Gukesh In Chess Final, R Praggnanandhaa Returns Home To Rousing Welcome

Newly-crowned Tata Steel Chess winner R Praggnanandhaa was given a warm reception upon his return home, as hundreds of fans, along with officials from the Tamil Nadu government and the national federation gathered to receive him at the airport on Tuesday. The 19-year-old from Chennai made history on Sunday by defeating reigning World Champion and compatriot D Gukesh to claim his maiden Tata Steel Chess tournament crown, marking the biggest win of his career so far.

Why Was Karun Nair Not Picked For Champions Trophy? India Vice-Captain Says 'He's Great But Doesn't...'

Karun Nair turned the heads of one and all during the Vijay Hazare Trophy 2024/25, slamming a stunning 779 runs in eight innings, including five centuries. The 33-year-old's astonishing performances for Vidarbha even raised the question of whether he should be selected as a wildcard in India's Champions Trophy 2025 squad. However, the impressive form ended up coming too late, as he failed to make the cut for the 15-man squad. India vice-captain Shubman Gill gave his two cents on Karun Nair's non-selection.

"Breaking Opponent's Back": Hardik Pandya On Virat Kohli's Two Consecutive Sixes To Pakistan's Haris Rauf

Ahead of the ICC Men's Champions Trophy 2025, Indian all-rounder Hardik Pandya recalled the two maximums slammed by stalwart batter Virat Kohli on the bowling of Pakistan's right-arm seamer Haris Rauf on the last two balls of the penultimate (19th) over during the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2022 clash at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in Australia. Virat Kohli played an unbeaten knock of 82 runs off 53 balls in the match in front of a crowd of 90,000 people. He scored two magnificent sixes on the last two balls of the penultimate over which was bowled by right-arm seamer Haris Rauf and brought the Men in Blue back into the game.

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Not Jasprit Bumrah, These 2 Stars In BCCI's Focus To Lead India Test Team After Rohit Sharma: Report

'Give Debut To Harshit Rana': Ex-India Star's Advice Amid Jasprit Bumrah Injury Concern

Video: Jorge Martin, Reigning MotoGP Champion, Fractures Hand And Foot In Pre-Season Testing Crash

Change In Format And Past Performance Would Certainly Give Virat Kohli And Rohit Sharma Confidence: Sanjay Bangar

"Some Scan Reports...": Rohit Sharma Breaks Silence On Jasprit Bumrah's Availability For 3rd England ODI

After Beating D Gukesh In Chess Final, R Praggnanandhaa Returns Home To Rousing Welcome

Why Was Karun Nair Not Picked For Champions Trophy? India Vice-Captain Says 'He's Great But Doesn't...'

"Breaking Opponent's Back": Hardik Pandya On Virat Kohli's Two Consecutive Sixes To Pakistan's Haris Rauf