England’s new white-ball coach Brendon McCullum began his new innings with a defeat against India after England collapsed against the spin trio of Varun Chakravarthy, Axar Patel and Ravi Bishnoi to fold for 132.
The Champions Trophy will be held from February 19 and India will play its share of matches in Dubai after citing security concerns as the reason for refusing to travel to Pakistan.
Mandhana, the only Indian in the top 10, had blasted 135 in the third ODI, besides scoring 41 and 73 in the opening and second game.
The white-ball rubber, comprising five T20Is and three ODIs after that, presents an ideal platform for both teams to experiment with combinations and assess form before next month’s Champions Trophy.
The BCCI has now barred personal managers or assistants of players and support staff members from staying in the team hotel.
India will start their campaign against England in a five-match T20I series at the Eden Gardens on Wednesday.
The PTI has learnt that the India batter has conveyed to the BCCI medical staff his concern about the issue, and they are monitoring him currently.
It is learned that Kohli has intimated to the Delhi and Districts Cricket Association (DDCA) top brass that he has a neck niggle that he sustained in Sydney during the final Border-Gavaskar Trophy Test against Australia.
The couple shared the joyous news on social media, delighting fans and supporters. Rinku, known for his outstanding performances in the IPL, and Priya, celebrated for her impactful political career, make a unique power duo.
The JSK spin trio of Tabraiz Shamsi, Donovan Ferreira and Imran Tahir combined in perfect tandem to propel the visitors to a 28-run victory at Kingsmead, while the Capitals seamers were influential in their six-wicket bonus point win over the defending champions.
The cricket board said it owed Rs 1.7 crore to the Pimpri Chinchwad police, Rs 3.3 crore to the Navi Mumbai police and Rs 1.03 crore to the Mumbai police.
Pratika has emerged as a strong contender to partner the charismatic Smriti Mandhana at the top following her strong batting performances against the West Indies on debut in the recently-concluded three-match Women’s ODI series.
The selectors plan to recall Fakhar Zaman to the 15-member preliminary squad as an opener with Saim but if the latter is not fit in time he is likely to be replaced by either Abdullah Shafique or Imam ul Haq.
With the third edition of SA20 set to get underway on Thursday, Smith believes the competition will continue contributing to South Africa’s success story.
India’s decade-long stranglehold on the Border-Gavaskar Trophy ended after they went down by six wickets in Sydney to lose the series 1-3.
Bumrah, who was India’s stand out player with 32 wickets in their 1-3 thrashing at the hands of Australia in the just-concluded Border-Gavaskar Trophy, couldn’t bowl in the final innings of the series here after suffering back spasms.
Australia needed just 27 overs to overhaul the target and claim the Border-Gavaskar Trophy after 10 years as they took advantage of Bumrah’s absence.
Australia won the fifth and final here to reclaim the BGT after 10 years, knocking India out of the World Test Championship final in the process.
Rohit has managed a highest score of 10 in the five innings he has played in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy after missing the series-opener due to the birth of his second child.
Rohit, just like Melbourne, was last among recognised batters to enter the nets but this was after head coach Gautam Gambhir refused to confirm whether the out-of-form skipper will be at the toss on Friday morning.
The stadium will play host to the opening match of the ICC marquee event between Pakistan and New Zealand on February 19.
Senior India batters, Rohit and Kohli are under scrutiny for their below-par performances during the ongoing five-Test series in Australia.
The other two players nominated for the honour are Australia’s Annabel Sutherland and South Africa captain Laura Wolvaardt.
Besides Bumrah, who has been at the top of his game throughout 2024, Root, Brook and Sri Lanka’s Kamindu Mendis featured in the list for the ICC Test Cricketer of the Year award.
Chasing a near improbable target of 340, both Rohit (9 off 40 balls) and Kohli (5) failed to battle their technical frailties and mental cobwebs as India lost seven wickets for 34 runs in just 20.4 overs in the final session to be all out for 155 in 79.1 overs.
