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Asia Cup 2023, IND vs NEP Playing 11: Shami replaces Bumrah in India's XI

India make one forced change: Mohammed Shami comes in for Jasprit Bumrah in India's Playing 11.

Asia Cup: Form over name for Gambhir, wants Kishan in playing 11 over Rahul

Ishan Kishan has "done everything" to earn a place ahead of KL Rahul for the World Cup and the Karnataka batter would not even have been considered if he was competing with Rohit Sharma or Virat Kohli, says Gautam Gambhir. Kishan scored a crucial 82 to arrest India's slide in their Asia Cup opener against Pakistan on Saturday, a game which was washed out but witnessed the wicketkeeper-batter recording his fourth consecutive ODI fifty. At No 5, Kishan's knock against Pakistan not only rescued India but made him a firm favourite for the wicketkeeper-batter position ahead of Rahul, who is missing the starting stages of the continental tournament due to an injury. Gambhir said India should prefer "form over name" for the World Cup with the host country's squad expected to be announced by Tuesday. "Tell me something, what is more important to win a championship name or form? If Rohit (Sharma) or Virat (Kohli) had scored something similar (four consecutive fifties), would you still say

Asia Cup, IND vs PAK: Rahul unavailable, eyes on Kishan's batting position

Ishan Kishan is set to play the wicketkeeper-batter role in the absence of K L Rahul but question remains over the left-hander's batting slot going into the Asia Cup opener against Pakistan on September 2. The temptation will be to hand Kishan the opening position with Rahul not available for the first two games of the continental event. He had opened the innings in India's last ODI series against the West Indies along with Shubman Gill, and made a good impression. Kishan made 184 runs in that series from three matches, averaging 61.33 and his scores read 52, 55 and 77. But it was a rather straightforward move as Rohit Sharma was given a rest during the ODIs against the West Indies. Now that Rohit has returned to the side and will occupy one opening slot, the Indian think-tank will have to put in a thought as to where to accommodate Kishan. Opening is also Kishan's most successful slot in the batting order as he had made double hundred there against Bangladesh last year. Former

Asia Cup 2023 IND vs PAK: No guarantee Rahul could be fit later says Kaif

Former India cricketer Mohammed Kaif has cast doubts over KL Rahul's fitness for the entire Asia Cup

India squad for Asia Cup 2023: 5 key takeaways from selection announcement

In the press conference, chief selector Ajit Agarkar and captain Rohit Sharma said that this is the best set of players that will represent India at the Asia Cup

Asia Cup 2023: BCCI reveals India squad; Tilak gets call-up, Chahal dropped

Tilak Varma found a place in the squad and Shreyas Iyer and KL Rahul are back in the team as well with Rahul still struggling with the niggle

Suryakumar Yadav, Ishan Kishan best for middle-order, feels Saba Karim

Former India wicketkeeper Saba Karim has backed Suryakumar Yadav and Ishan Kishan as the best replacement options at number 4 and 5 if the first-choice players are not fit in time for the Asia Cup and World Cup. India are expected to announce the squad for the Asia Cup in a few days and it remains to be seen if the preferred choices in Shreyas Iyer and KL Rahul make the cut. The selectors should take KL Rahul and Shreyas Iyer into consideration they can be included in the team if they are fit. But the wait has not ended, the team will be announced on the 20th from what I know, they have the time until then, Karim told the media during a chat organised by Jio Cinema. But if they are not fit, Ishan Kishan is a good option against Rahul since he can bat as an opener and in the middle-order, he added. While Karim named three players for the No 5 slot, he said senior batter Suryakumar would be his first preference. If Shreyas Iyer is not fit, you have 2-3 options to pick from, in Tila

World Cup: Ravi Shastri bats for three left-handers in India's middle-order

Former head coach Ravi Shastri feels three left-hand batters in the top seven will bolster India's middle-order ahead of the Asia Cup and subsequent ODI World Cup at home. Shastri said India can have two more left-handed batters alongside all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja. "There are three other positions where I think two left-handers have to come in. Now, this is where the selectors' role comes in because they are watching. They know who's the guy who's hot. If Tilak Varma is hot, bring him in. If you think (Yashasvi) Jaiswal is hot, bring him in," Shastri told Star Sports. Two right-handers, K L Rahul and Shreyas Iyer, are expected to make a comeback from injury in the Asia Cup beginning August 31, making it tougher for the management to include three left-handers in the playing eleven. Shastri also backed Ishan Kishan to come good. "If you have persisted with Ishan Kishan for the last six to eight months, and he's going to keep wickets, he comes in, in any case. But, get two ...

WI vs IND 5th T20 Playing 11: No changes for India, Windies bring in Joseph

India made no changes to their settled playing 11. They went in with the same team in the decider. West Indies made two changes in their playing 11, bringing back Alzarri Joseph and Roston Chase

WI vs IND 4th T20 Playing 11: No changes in Team India, Windies make three

Hardik Pandya made no changes in the Indian playing 11. Rovman Powell made three changes in West Indies playing 11 with Holder, Odean Smith and Shai Hope coming in for Roston Chase, Joseph and Charles

WI vs IND 4th T20 Preview: Openers in focus as India aim to level series

India will hope that batsmen will helm their march towards a series-levelling victory over the West Indies with another impact effort in the fourth T20 International here on Saturday. India might have stayed afloat with a win in the third T20I but Windies still lead the series 2-1, a quick reminder to the fact that the visitors still have concerns surrounding the batting unit. It was a comforting sight indeed to see Suryakumar Yadav flicking on his beast mode and Tilak Varma chipping in with crucial runs. But India's opening combination continued to falter. India had handed T20I debut to Yashasvi Jaiswal, resting Ishan Kishan. But for the third successive match, the pair at the totem pole position failed to impress, making just six runs. Jaiswal got out to pacer Obed McCoy in the first over itself. In the previous two matches, Kishan and Shubman Gill had managed to score just five and 16 for the first wicket to place some amount of pressure on the middle-order. Whether India will

WI vs IND 3rd T20 Playing 11: Jaiswal makes debut, gets cap from Surya

Yashasvi Jaiswal makes T20I debut. He replaced Ishan Kishan in India's XI. Ravi Bishnoi paved way for Kuldeep Yadav. While Roston Chase came in for Jason Holder in West Indies Playing 11

WI vs IND 2nd T20 Playing 11: Bishnoi replaces Kuldeep Yadav in India's XI

The Men In Blue have made one forced change in their line-up, Bishnoi come in for Kuldeep Yadav in India's Playing 11. West Indies are unchanged from previous match

WI vs IND 1st T20 Highlights: India fail to chase down 150, lose by 4 runs

West Indies vs India 1st T20 Highlights: The Indian team fumbled in a chase of 150 miserably, losing the first match of the five-match T20I series by four runs. Holder's 16th over was match-turning

WI vs IND 1st T20 Playing 11: Tilak Varma, Mukesh Kumar debut for India

Yashashvi Jaiswal fails to find place in India's Playing 11 for 1st T20 International against West Indies

WI vs IND 3rd ODI Playing 11, live match time, live streaming in India

Hardik leading Men In Blue, regular captain Rohit Sharma once again opted to sit out from India's Playing 11. Ruturaj Gaikwad and Jaydev Unadkat came in for Umran Malik and Axar Patel in India's XI

WI vs IND 2nd ODI Playing 11: Samson replaces Kohli, Rohit rested

Hardik Pandya will lead the India cricket team in 2nd OI vs West Indies as Rohit Sharma is rested; Sanju Samson finally gets a game, he replaces Virat Kohli in India's Playing 11

IND vs WI 1st ODI: Kuldeep, Jadeja set up easy victory in Bridgetown

Skipper Rohit Sharma and senior pro Virat Kohli, who have 76 international hundreds between them, decided to give game time to middle-order batters as India beat West Indies by five wickets in the opening ODI, riding on exploits from spinners Ravindra Jadeja and Kuldeep Yadav. After Jadeja (3/37 in 6 overs) and Kuldeep (4/6 in 4 overs) set it up beautifully, shooting out the Windies for 114 in 23 overs, Ishan Kishan helped himself to a half-century (52 off 46 balls) in India's successful chase in just 22.5 overs. With 12 ODI matches in hand to find the perfect combination and some pieces of the puzzle still to be fixed before the World Cup, Rahul Dravid and Rohit's decision to give game time to middle-order batters was a welcome move. While it didn't exactly go as per plan for Suryakumar Yadav (19), who played a non-existent sweep shot, and Hardik Pandya (5), freakishly run-out at the non-striker's end, Kishan did his cause no harm with his fourth half-century. The chase was never

IND vs WI: 'Bazball can be executed only on flat pitches' - Ishan Kishan

With all the clamour over the Bazball cricket, India wicket-keeper batter Ishan Kishan had an interesting take on the new innovation in the longest format of the game

WATCH: IND vs WI - Ishan Kishan thanks Rishabh Pant after maiden Test fifty

After the day's play, Kishan revealed that he had a chat with Pant at National Cricket Academy (NCA), which helped him with his bat position