Virat will miss the game tomorrow due to personal reasons, Dravid said at the start of the media interaction.
Shreyas Iyer, a star India batter, will play for Mumbai in the second round of the Ranji Trophy 2024, marking his first domestic appearance since the 2018-19 season.
The three-match contest will be India’s last before the T20 World Cup in June, giving the team more clarity on where it stands ahead of the ICC event in Americas.
Butcher feels the ICC could have focussed on other relevant issues to secure the future of Test cricket instead of introducing the WTC.
Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli returned to India’s T20 squad for three home matches against Afghanistan, with Sharma named captain. They last appeared in a T20 match in November 2022.
A viral video clearly showed the poor condition of the stadium as Ranji Trophy returned to the state after a 27-year hiatus.
Both Rohit and Kohli have not played a T20I since India’s semifinal loss to England at the 2022 T20 World Cup but the duo is keen to return to the shortest format.
Warner praised his teammates, saying he was proud to be among such outstanding cricketers. “It’s pretty much a dream come true.
Rabada made this movement in the charts during the second Test between India and South Africa at Cape Town, which lasted for just two days.
Warner made 34 in Australia’s first innings on Thursday but should have another chance to bat at his home Sydney Cricket Ground over the next few days in his 112th and final test.
In the series against India early last year, Australian wicketkeeper, Alex Carey widely used review for caught-behind after a stumping without exhausting the team’s DRS option.
In the first Test of the two-match series, India suffered a defeat by an innings and 32 runs.
Jadeja missed the opening Test match after complaining of ”upper back spasm” during the morning of the first day at the Supersport Park.
India lost the opening Test by an innings and 32 runs here on Thursday, the match ending in three days.
The players are trained to move on after sadness, as head coach Rahul Dravid said at the press conference.
The duo is expected to make the T20 World Cup squad for the showpiece event starting in June, fitness permitting.
Speaking on Star Sports, Gavaskar praised senior players like Rohit and Virat and said that they have been in their best form for the last 6-8 months.
India will play two red-ball games in Centurion and Cape Town from December 26-30 and January 3 to 7 respectively as part of the ICC World Test Championship.
Ahead of the second ODI Buttler had been dismissed for five single digit scores in eight outings. But the match-winning knock on Wednesday made him the fifth England batter to cross the 5,000-run mark in ODIs.
The Black Caps were quick to appeal and the on-field umpires referred the matter to the TV umpire Ahsan Raza who gave Rahim out.
The T20 World Cup will be played in the West Indies and the USA in June next year.
Southee reached the milestone during the first Test between Bangladesh and New Zealand at Sylhet.
However, the BCCI’s press release made no mention of how long his new tenure would be.
Namibia, captained by Gerhard Erasmus, had begun their campaign with a comprehensive victory against Zimbabwe and they downed Tanzania by 58 runs on Tuesday to ensure a top-two finish with a match to spare.
While speaking on his official YouTube channel, Ashwin said that when he first met Mohammed Siraj, he thought the 29-year-old would become the junior of Mohammed Shami.