The new policy document is apparently aimed at ending star culture which the Head Coach Gautam Gambhir has been firmly against. It also puts Head Coach Gambhir and the Chairman of the Selection Committee Ajit Agarkar in a very strong position as the players will have to seek their permission for exceptions
The right-arm pace bowler played nine matches for Bengal in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, picking 11 wickets and taking the team to quarterfinals. He also picked five wickets in three matches of the Vijay Hazare Trophy at 25.8
The Indian team, comprising 17 players, was finalised after a rigorous training camp in Jaipur led by Head Coach Rohit Jhalani, former Rajasthan Ranji Captain. The team will face strong international sides such as England, Sri Lanka, and Pakistan during the tournament
While Bumrah skipped the last day probably to maintain fitness ahead of a season that includes Champions Trophy and Indian Premier League (IPL) followed by a five-match Test series in England, former India pace bowler Kapil Dev went through the same situation 44 years ago; he faced pain pangs, before taking pain-killing injections to turn up on the final day
I would always like everyone to play domestic cricket, if they are available and they have the commitment to play red-ball cricket, everyone should play domestic cricket, says the India cricket team coach Gautam Gambhir
Gambhir, who attended the pre-match presser instead of the captain Rohit Sharma, confirmed that pace bowler Akash Deep won’t play the final Test as he is nursing a back injury but refused to give out the playing XI; Rohit’s absence let out speculations about him getting dropped for the final Test at Sydney
There is plenty of talent available in the country that can be blooded immediately after this series, and among them Washington Sundar and Nitish Kumar Reddy have shown the temperament to bat under pressure
By the end of the fourth day's play at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, India pace bowler Jasprit Bumrah was run down and pushing his body against its will having bowled the most number of overs in a Test match in six years
India cricket team's Nitish Reddy scored a century at the Melbourne Cricket Ground to parry the Australians and give India a chance to save the fourth Test; he came in at No. 8 but batted better than India's most top order batsmen
It is quite clear that the match referee Andy Pycroft, officiating in his 100th Test, took a very lenient view of Kohli’s offence by handing him a 20 per cent fine and one demerit point, a minimum, when he could have easily charged him with three or four demerit points and one or two suspension points, the last of which could have resulted in a ban
"Rohit, Kohli, Ashwin and Jadeja are all great players but the former two need to do some introspection on their performances over the last few matches. If performance was the criteria, both Kohli and Rohit should also be dropped," says the former India stumper
Prior to Adelaide Test, India had not played a pink ball Test since the beginning of 2022. It was supposed to become an annual feature post India’s debut with it in 2019 but somehow the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), under Roger Binny and Jay Shah, could not remain consistent with it