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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.

I can't judge Rahane's form, only he knows what he is going through: Kohli

The Indian captain, after the team's thumping 1-0 series win over New Zealand, answered some tricky questions

BCCI increases age limit for match officials, support staff to 65 years

The BCCI took this decision during its Annual General Meeting (AGM)

India's South Africa tour might be pushed back by a week amid Omicron scare

India's tour of South Africa might be pushed back by one week due to the threat of the COVID-19 Omicron variant.

Virat Kohli's fate as ODI skipper set to be decided in next few days

Virat Kohli's future as India ODI captain will be decided this week when the national selection committee, led by Chetan Sharma, selects the squad for the upcoming tour of South Africa.

Ind vs NZ: We can go upwards from anywhere, says Kiwi spinner Ajaz Patel

New Zealand spinner Ajaz Patel on Wednesday said that the BlackCaps are pretty confident about playing against India in the second Test of the ongoing two-match Test series in Mumbai.The second Test of the two-match series will be played at the Wankhede Stadium from December 3 to 7. Skipper Virat Kohli will return to lead the hosts.New Zealand's Rachin Ravindra and Ajaz put up a gritty performance to ensure that the visitors walked away with a draw at Green Park, Kanpur."For us, it's still going into a game with the possibility of taking the series. We know the history of playing in India and we know how difficult it has been in the past. The beauty of our team at this moment is that we don't look in history too much and we look at the present. For us, we have a sense of self-belief that we can go up from anywhere and recently we were able to take away the World Test Championship (WTC) from them," said Ajaz Patel during a virtual press conference."So for us, now it's just about ...

We've time to decide, SA tour is on as of now: Sourav Ganguly

The former India captain also backed out-of-favour allrounder Hardik Pandya to regain his place in the side after returning to full fitness

Indians looked under pressure even before toss: Inzamam on Indo-Pak clash

India lost their T20 World Cup opener to Pakistan because their players were under pressure even before the toss, Pakistan's most capped player Inzamam-ul-Haq has said.

Ready for clean sweep, Rohit Sharma's India may try new combinations

Captain Rohit Sharma will not waver from his ruthless approach but might try out a few of his reserve players as India aim for a clean sweep against New Zealand

It's been a hectic schedule, we failed to adapt, says Tim Southee

New Zealand arrived in India less than 24 hours after losing the World Cup final to Australia