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Chopra's golden rise in Olympics and fall of Sushil Kumar, 2021 had it all

The manner in which Chopra bossed the field with his 87.58m throw fulfilled the aspirations of a nation that had not seen a track and field Olympic champion in its 74-year old sporting history

SA v IND, 1st Test: Marco Jansen, who once beat Kohli, continues to impress

Marco Jansen is not an unknown name for the Indian fans

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

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

India vs South Africa: Kohli's men collapse to 327 all out on day three

After day two was washed out, India resumed their innings at 272 for three

'Right way to go': Former Team India coach Shastri backs split captaincy

Former India coach Ravi Shastri has supported the splitting of captaincy in the red and white ball formats, saying it is the right way to go. While Virat Kohli remains the Test skipper, one of the finest white-ball exponents and star opener, Rohit Sharma has been appointed as the T20 and ODI captain. "I think it's the right way to go. This could be a blessing in disguise for Virat, and for Rohit, because I don't think in this era if the bubble life exists for another year or so, one guy can handle all, that is not easy at all," Shastri, himself a former India all-rounder, said on Star Sports show 'BOLD & BRAVE: THE SHASTRI WAY'. Kohli, during his pre-departure press conference ahead of the tour of South Africa, said that he was never asked to stay on as T20 skipper when he made his intent clear on relinquishing the post. Shastri, who has served Indian cricket in various capacities, also said he wanted to establish Rohit as an opener. "It was very clear in my mind that I wanted to

Split captaincy can be blessing in disguise for Rohit, Virat: Ravi Shastri

Former Team India head coach Ravi Shastri has said that split captaincy can be a blessing in disguise for both Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma.

Internal conversation about captaincy is not for media: Rahul Dravid

It has been a convention that Indian captain addresses the media ahead of the opening Test match of a series but it was Dravid, who took the questions ahead of the 'Boxing Day' Test

Supporting Kohli is something I am looking forward to, says Dravid

The 48-year-old, who took over from Ravi Shastri in November this year, has described his time at the helm as 'hectic and exciting'

Team combination on captain Kohli's mind as India take on South Africa

The choice between an untested rookie like Shreyas Iyer and a proven but out-of-form Ajinkya Rahane for the number five slot, is not an enviable one.

Playing in our backyard gives us upper hand against India: Elgar

India have never won a Test series on South African soil and Kohli's men will go all out to be the first team to achieve the feat

Skip the drama

We all know Kohli is in that bracket - he just needs to focus on his Test batting

Captaincy change could have been handled better: Shastri on Kohli-BCCI row

Former India head coach Ravi Shastri on Thursday said that the whole captaincy change could have been handled in a better way with a "good communication" between the BCCI and Virat Kohli.

Virat an 'impeccable leader, but SA remains unconquered: Ravi Shastri

India and South Africa will lock horns in three Tests and three ODIs. The first Test will begin on December 26 at the SuperSport Park, Centurion

Ganguly shouldn't have spoken on Virat Kohli captaincy issue: Vengsarkar

Virat Kohli in a media conference said that no one from BCCI told him not to quit T20 captaincy, contrary to Ganguly's claims

Ganguly shouldn't have spoken on Virat Kohli captaincy issue: Vengsarkar

Vengsarkar feels Sourav Ganguly wasn't right in airing his views on behalf of national selectors Virat Kohli's captaincy saga which has triggered a controversy

Kohli-led India team lands in South Africa for three-match Test series

The Indian cricket team, led by skipper Virat Kohli, landed here on Thursday for the three-match Test series against South Africa, beginning on the Boxing Day at Centurion.

BCCI unlikely to take any hasty step with Test series round the corner

Virat Kohli's media conference has forced a shell-shocked BCCI into a huddle as it explores its options on how to deal with the crisis while ensuring that the team is not distracted by off-field drama

IND vs SA: Off-field issues bring stern challenge for 'crisis man' Dravid

Egos, ambitions, power struggle, startling revelations -- Indian cricket has seen it all in the last few months and the mess has created a tricky situation for eternal 'crisis man', Rahul Dravid

SA vs India: Kohli-led Indian squad begins training for first Test

The Virat Kohli-led Indian Test squad has begun preparation for the South Africa tour ahead of the first Test which gets underway from December 26.South Africa and India will lock horns in the three-match Test series before the two sides meet in the limited-overs format.The Indian squad held their first practice session on Saturday to gear up for the South Africa tour."#TeamIndia begin preparations for the first Test in Centurion Stadium. First practice session done," BCCI tweeted the pictures from the practice session.The Indian Test squad arrived in Johannesburg, South Africa on Thursday. Rohit Sharma will be missing the upcoming Test series after the hamstring injury and Priyank Panchal was named as the replacement.Meanwhile, the All-India Senior selection committee on Saturday named KL Rahul as vice-captain for the upcoming 3-match Test series against South Africa.

'Will deal with it': Ganguly declines comment on Kohli's bombshell remarks

A day after India Test captain Virat Kohli triggered a storm by publicly contradicting him, BCCI president Sourav Ganguly refused to comment on the matter, saying the Board will deal with it