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Felt amazing to be back playing in Indian colours, says Washington Sundar

Washington Sundar was away from the game for five months due to injury, however, he came back to help India win the first ODI on Sunday.

Privilege to lead India in its 1000th ODI, says Rohit Sharma

India skipper Rohit Sharma has said that it will be a privilege for him to lead the Men in Blue as they take the field to play their 1000th ODI.The side will achieve the feat in the first ODI against West Indies here at the Narendra Modi Stadium. In the 999 ODIs played earlier, India accounts for 518 wins and 431 losses. The Men in Blue had played their 500th match in 2002 and two decades later, the side has now reached the milestone of playing 1000 ODIs."It will be a historic moment as we play the 1000th ODI. I would like to congratulate all the players who have taken part in this long journey. It is an honour for me to lead the side in that game, it will be a privilege to lead the boys. Our journey has been fantastic over the years. So many players have tried to put their best foot forward, we will also try to keep raising the bar," said Rohit in a video posted on BCCI.TV.In India's 100th ODI, Kapil Dev was the captain while Sourav Ganguly had led the side in the Men in Blue's 500th

We are trying to find a finisher, haven't got one after MS Dhoni: Rohit

Rohit was asked how he was looking at the finisher's role where he admitted that they need to create more back-ups other than Hardik Pandya and Ravindra Jadeja

Ishan Kishan, Shahrukh Khan added to squad for 1st ODI against WI: BCCI

The first ODI against the West Indies is to be played at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Sunday

Players need role clarity but will carry on from where Virat left: Rohit

The skipper said that he would communicate with the individuals concerned

Playing Kuldeep, Chahal together certainly on my mind: Rohit Sharma

Team India is set to play three ODIs at the Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad from February 6 followed by the T20I series at the Eden Gardens, Kolkata from February 16

Ishan Kishan will open with me as he is only option available: Rohit Sharma

Kishan was drafted into the ODI squad after Shikhar Dhawan and Ruturaj Gaikwad tested positive for Covid-19 and are now in isolation

I do my job as BCCI president and don't need to answer speculation: Ganguly

the former India captain not just rejected the accusations thrown at him but also offered a gentle reminder to his critics -- much before becoming the BCCI boss, he was a celebrated India cricketer

Challenge for Rohit Sharma is to stay fit, feature in every match: Agarkar

India's white-ball series against the West Indies, starting with the ODIs in Ahmedabad from February 6, will mark the start of Sharma's stint as the full-time white-ball captain.

Ranji Trophy first phase from February 10, knockouts from May 30

Four teams each have been divided into eight elite groups while the remaining six form the plate division

It's a surprise for everyone: Hardik on his bowling in IPL 2022

There were speculations that Hardik could also decide to play just as a batter considering his injuries and workload on his body

Pujara, Sreesanth among 590 cricketers to go under hammer at IPL auction

Pujara and Sreesanth have registered for the IPL players auction at a base price of INR 50 lakh

IPL: Dhawan, Shreyas, Ashwin in top bracket along with Cummins, Rabada

There will be 590 players who will go under the hammer during the two-day auction

Indian Premier League 2022: Player auction list announced

This will be the 15th season of the IPL and some of the biggest stars of world cricket will be coming together to light up the prestigious tournament

IPL Auction: Warner, Ashwin, Shami among marquee set, Archer also available

'Amongst 590 players who have registered for the auction, 228 are capped players, 355 are uncapped players and 7 belong to Associate Nations,' stated an official release

You do not need to be a captain to be the leader: Virat Kohli

Kohli led India in South Africa Test series but a day after the visitors were beaten 2-1, Kohli took to social media to announce his decision to give up Test captaincy

No more the captain, Kohli talks about contributing more as a batter

Kohli shocked the cricketing world earlier this month when he stepped down from Test captaincy following the 1-2 series defeat in South Africa

Virat is like beast on field, he wants to compete, says Ravi Shastri

Former Team India head coach Ravi Shastri has termed Virat Kohli a "beast" on the field but said the former skipper is totally opposite when he is not playing the game.

Recent happenings won't affect brand of Indian cricket: Rashid Latif

Latif though felt the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) erred in removing Kohli as captain of the One-day team

Balance of ODI side an issue, missing likes of Hardik and Jadeja: Dravid

India's head coach Rahul Dravid had no hesitation in admitting that the ODI squad lacked balance with the likes of Hardik Pandya and Ravindra Jadeja unavailable to execute their all-round skills