Gaekwad was undergoing treatment for blood cancer at the King's College Hospital in London before returning back to the country last month
In a contest delayed by an hour due to rain here on Tuesday, India struggled against both spin and pace on a fresh pitch to make a mere 137/9.
In the latest instance, the hosts lost seven wickets for 27 runs in a space of 4.5 overs
Like I said before the series, I don't want to be the captain, I want to be the leader, Suryakumar said at the post-match presentation ceremony
While the Indian T20I team under Suryakumar Yadav will play the third and final match on Tuesday in Pallekele, Rohit, Kohli and a few others like rookie Harshit Rana will train in Colombo.
India Cements, the original owner of the Chennai Super Kings, will transfer control to the Aditya Birla Group following the sale of a 33.72% stake
Dravid hoped that India would win both the men's and women's gold medals at the LA Games.
Head coach Gautam Gambhir and new captain Suryakumar couldn't have asked for a better start to their new roles
England vs West Indies: The opening pair scored at a run rate of almost 12 to hit 87-0 in 7.2 overs in England's second innings.
India made one change in their Playing 11, bringing in Sanju Samson in place of Shubman Gill, who missed out the game due to back spasm
India women's team has won the most number of Women's Asia Cup 2024 titles in the history of tournaments. Check full list of winners and runner-ups of Women's Asia Cup here
India Women vs Sri Lanka Women final Playing 11: Sri Lanka make one change in their line-up, bringing Sachini Nisansala for Achini Kulasuriya.
Despite a fine batting effort from the Sri Lankans till the 15th over, the Indian bowlers did well enough to bowl out the home team for 170 in 19.2 overs
The Greater Noida venue has been allocated for Afghanistan's home games, following a mutual agreement between Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) and the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI)
India vs Sri Lanka 1st T20 Playing 11: Washington Sundar, Shivam Dube, Sanju Samson and Khaleel Ahmed are the four guys who will miss out.
Styris did not doubt Indian all-rounder Hardik Pandya's talent but the Kiwi wanted him to infuse more consistency into his performances.
The Indian Cricket team will start their new era of T20I cricket under coach Gautam Gambhir and skipper Suryakumar Yadav with the three-match T20I series against Sri Lanka.
The new head coach of India Gautam Gambhir will have the difficult task of choosing between Rishabh Pant and Sanju Samson for the three-match T20I series against Sri Lanka starting from Saturday
Dilshan Madhushanka comes in as replacement after Nuwan Thushara gets ruled out of the upcoming three-match T20 International series against India after picking up a finger injury at training.
A replacement will be named shortly by Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC)