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No Indian players in ICC Men's T20I Team of the Year as Azam named captain

There are no Indian players in the ICC Men's T20I team of the year for 2021 with Pakistan skipper Babar Azam named as the captain of the team announced on Wednesday.

Kohli moves up 7 places, Head seven in latest ICC Test batters' rankings

Australian batter Travis Head has jumped seven spots to joint-fifth with India cricketer Rohit Sharma in the latest ICC Men's Test Rankings for batters released on Wednesday.

Rahul 3rd player to lead India in ODIs without captaincy in List A cricket

In-form batter KL Rahul has become only the third player to lead his country in 50 overs game without having captained in 'List A' cricket previously.

Unmukt Chand becomes first Indian cricketer to play in a BBL match

Former U-19 World Cup winning skipper Unmukt Chand on Tuesday became the first Indian cricketer to play in Australia's Big Bash T20 League as he made his debut for Melbourne Renegades.

For Brand Virat Kohli to rule, Batsman Kohli must score and emerge strong

Kohli, who is associated with brands such as Vivo, Puma, Uber India, to name a few, had in 2020 emerged as the most valuable celebrity in the country for a fourth straight year

Really immature, can't be a role model in this manner: Gambhir slams Kohli

Virat Kohli's outburst against a controversial DRS decision during the third Test against South Africa was "immature", feels former opener Gautam Gambhir.

We would like to bat a bit better and seize key moments: Rahul Dravid

Dravid accepted that the lowly first innings score of 202 was at least 70 short

Test series between India and SA to be played without spectators: CSA

South Africa reported a record number of daily Covid cases last week in a fourth wave

Rohit not picked for SA keeping in mind upcoming series, T20 WC: Chetan

The selectors believed it would be prudent for Rohit to keep working on his rehab

Rohit ruled out of ODI series in SA, Rahul named captain of 18-member squad

All-rounder Axar Patel and Ravindra Jadeja were also not selected

India fined for slow over-rate in first Test against South Africa

India will also lose one point from their ICC Men's World Test Championship tally due to this offence

Bumrah, Shami and Siraj bundle out SA as India go 1-0 up in Test series

For India, the four pacers took 18 wickets between them

Key to Rahul's success: 'Enjoying' leaving balls outside the off-stump

He also understands that repetition could be boring but that's a sure-shot recipe for success

Skipper, coach should have a say in team selection: Ravi Shastri

Shastri said the coach should be in the meeting when a particular team is being picked for a tour

India test skipper Virat Kohli ends year 2021 with no international ton

In 2020 also Kohli had failed to reach the triple-figure mark

Five-star Shami puts India in driver's seat against Proteas

With a first innings lead of 130, India at stumps reached 16 for 1 losing Mayank Agarwal's wicket

Sourav Ganguly admitted to hospital after testing positive for Covid-19

BCCI president and former India captain Sourav Ganguly has been admitted to a city hospital after testing positive for COVID-19, the cricket board sources said on Tuesday. Ganguly is double vaccinated and has been travelling extensively, taking part in all professional activities. The 49-year-old was rushed to a hospital late on Monday night as a precautionary measure after his RT-PCR test returned positive. "He was taken to Woodlands Nursing Home last night. He has been given medication and is currently stable," a BCCI source, who is keeping track of Ganguly's health, told PTI. Ganguly was admitted to hospital twice earlier this year and underwent emergency angioplasty after having some cardiac issues. His elder brother Snehasish Ganguly had also tested positive for COVID early this year.

ODI team selection pushed to end of this week; all eyes on Rohit's fitness

Rohit has been doing his rehabilitation programme at the National Cricket Academy (NCA) but it could still take some time for the Indian captain to regain full fitness

Rohit will have my 100% support, tired of questions on our equation: Kohli

Kohli said he was never spoken to about being replaced till 90 minutes before the scheduled team selection meeting for the South Africa tour

Kohli put India in a situation where there is no looking back: Rohit Sharma

Rohit Sharma, India's new white-ball skipper lavished praise on Virat Kohli for leading the team from the front.