The Mumbai stalwart has cemented his place in the Indian white-ball set-up and will look to do likewise in Tests as well
India vs Afghanistan highlights, 1st T20: Mohammed Nabi top scored for Afghanistan with 42 as India restricted the visitors for 158/5.
The player who was known as The Wall in his playing days, played for India in 164 Tests, 344 ODIs, and one T20I and scored 24,064 runs in 504 matches. He also scored 48 centuries and 145 half-centuries.
Swann also revealed how once England cricket team members had been instructed not to say anything to Virat Kohli during a match.
Sunil Gavaskar also had an out-of-the-box suggestion with regards to Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli for the T20 World Cup.
Virat Kohli is to miss 1st T2OI against Afghanistan due to personal reasons, Yashasvi Jaiswal is to open with Rohit; Coach Dravid says no time to prepare for this year's T20 World Cup.
Former England cricketer Ian Bell will replace Karthik in the role on 18th January
With Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli back, India should still find a way to play Jaiswal who has a strike-rate of 158.69.
With India playing their last T20 series ahead of the World Cup this year, the team management will be expecting to zero in on some important questions on the make up of their starting XI for the showpiece event later this year.
The cricketer, who was arrested after a girl alleged that he raped her in a hotel room in Kathmandu in August last year, was released on bail in January by a Nepal court
The former India skipper will be available for the next 2 matches, Dravid said. Meanwhile, Yashasvi Jaiswal and Rohit Sharma will be opening the innings for India, the coach added.
Both Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli have reportedly said that they are keen to play in the upcoming T20 World Cup. They last played T20Is for India in November 2022.
India vs Afghanistan 1st T20 Live Streaming: The three-match contest will be India's last before the T20 World Cup in June
The Indian Express has earlier reported that those close to the player feels that the team management has been insensitive to the inevitable frustration that creeps into the minds of those who are constantly benched and hence tries to look at five occasions when the player did well and was left-out
‘We play for happiness for our people’ Afghanistan captain Ibrahim Zadran says the leg-spinner is travelling with the team, but he will not play a single match.
Players like David Warner, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Sunil Narine and Andre Russell are slated to play in Season 2 of the International League T20.
Australia vs West Indies: With Smith going at the top it enables the side to have Green come into the middle order
On a break because of mental fatigue, there is no clarity about wicketkeeper-batsman’s India future.
The world champions, led well by Healy on the field and with the bat, clinched the series 2-1 with another dominant performance, defeating India by 7 wickets while overhauling a score of 147.
Middle-order batsman will feature in the game against Andhra to prepare for the upcoming five-match series against England.
Last week, Warner ended a glorious career in the most befitting manner, guiding Australia to an eight-wicket victory over Pakistan for a 3-0 series sweep.
Shami, who was part of the Indian sides that finished WTC and ODI World Cup runner ups, clinched 24 wickets off just seven World Cup appearances last year.Mo
The second Test between India and South Africa at Newlands ended in just 642 balls with 23 wickets falling on the first day.
Rohit Sharma and Co started off 2024 with a first-ever Test match win in Cape Town, but the year will see them face even tougher tides ranging from the T20 World Cup in summer to a five-Test match series down under.
Warner has endorsed Marcus Harris to replace him as an opener but thinks Steve Smith could also adapt to the new position.












