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Rishabh Pant to lead, Virat Kohli also in as DDCA announce Delhi team for Vijay Hazare Trophy

December 19, 2025 10:36 pm

Earlier this month, Kohli had informed the DDCA that he will be available for selection for the Vijay Hazare Trophy, India’s domestic one-day tournament. This was after the BCCI’s diktat which had asked both him and Rohit Sharma in November to play in the Vijay Hazare Trophy to remain in contention to play for India.

Jasprit Bumrah and Rishabh Pant’s behaviour towards Temba Bavuma should worry us as a cricket-loving nation

December 03, 2025 2:54 pm

Many feel that the comments made by Bumrah and Pant were in the same spirit as the sledging Australians players take part in. Sledging is meant to distract a player; abuse and body shaming are products of legitimised disdain

Rishabh Pant has only played one ODI in three years. (PTI)

'I see no place for Rishabh Pant': Former India wicket-keeper picks ideal No. 4 for IND in South Africa ODI series

November 30, 2025 12:06 pm

Rishabh Pant last featured in an ODI in August 2024 in Sri Lanka, scoring six runs in his only outing. In 27 innings in the 50-over format, Pant has aggregated only 877 runs at a 33.50 average.

MS Dhoni personally drops Virat Kohli in Ranchi after dinner; cricket fans say, ‘reunion of the year’

November 28, 2025 11:14 am

Kohli, who has returned to India for the ODI series against South Africa, made it a point to visit Dhoni as soon as he reached Ranchi. Rishabh Pant also joined the dinner.

'Sorry we couldn't live up to expectations': Rishabh Pant posts after India suffer whitewash against South Africa

November 27, 2025 10:45 pm

After losing the Kolkata Test a couple of weeks ago, India was absolutely battered by the Proteas in the second Test when they lost by a mammoth 408 runs.

Head coach of the Indian team Gautam Gambhir before the start of a day's play in the1st Test match between India and South Africa at Eden Gardens, Kolkata. (PHOTO: CREIMAS for BCCI)

Gautam Gambhir's team buried India's proud home record without a fight

November 27, 2025 12:29 pm

The 2-0 series loss to South Africa at home, after the 3-0 whitewash against New Zealand, exposes Indian team management's confused state of mind and also lack of application by a batting unit that lacks Test temperament.

South Africa captain Temba Bavuma during the first India vs South Africa Test match at Kolkata's Eden Gardens. (Express Photo by Partha Paul)

Temba Bavuma stands tall but we still short-change him

November 27, 2025 8:35 am

Growing up in a society with a history of racial discrimination, the 35-year-old, since the time he made sense of his surroundings, would have been brutally made to realise the two big disadvantages he was born with - being black and being small.

India captain Rishabh Pant addresses the media ahead of the second test match between India and South Africa in Guwahati, India, Friday, Nov. 21, 2025. (AP Photo)

‘He already knows he’s going to play’: Rishabh Pant speaks about Shubman Gill’s replacement for second India versus South Africa Test match at Guwahati

November 21, 2025 9:06 pm

Rishabh Pant will lead India in the second Test match against South Africa in Guwahati in Shubman Gill’s absence, a match which the hosts have to win to square the two-match series and avoid a second straight series loss to a SENA country at home.

Shubman Gill ruled out of second Test versus South Africa at Guwahati, Rishabh Pant set to lead

November 20, 2025 5:36 am

Shubman Gill sustained a neck injury while batting in the first innings of the first Test in Kolkata and neither fielded in South Africa’s second innings nor did he bat in India’s second innings during their chase of 124 runs for victory.

Dhruv Jurel cracked twin tons for India A against South Africa A in Bengaluru. (PTI)

'You can sacrifice him': How can India play both Dhruv Jurel and Rishabh Pant in Kolkata Test, former opener explains

November 10, 2025 11:56 am

Dhruv Jurel averages 58.00 in FC cricket across 30 games with five centuries. In seven Tests for India, Jurel has amassed 430 runs at 47.77 with his maiden hundred coming recently against the West Indies.