"gautam-gambhir"

India head coach says he has had some "honest" conversations with his players as only performance can help them stay in the set-up

The Indian pacer has taken five wickets from two Tests in Brisbane and Melbourne so far

He may be on the chopping block if India fails in Champions Trophy in Feb-March and also there are murmurs of unrest in the dressing room and it is learnt that the coach is not on the same page with most of the players

While many in the Australian camp were surprised by it, Shastri felt there was nothing bad about it

Even Gambhir's philosophy of playing the same way, come hell or high water, is something that those associated closely with Indian cricket have failed to fathom

Shastri's comments come after India suffered their first-ever Test series loss at home in 12 years, through a 113-run defeat to New Zealand in the second Test at Pune

Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli struggled with the bat, while the formidable spin duo of R Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja also failed to make a significant impact

India's fielding coach T Dilip hailing Washington's outstanding improvement and noted that he appeared as a "different" player in terms of his fielding improvement

Both wickets were pretty good to bat but as a team we didn't play to our best potential, says the pacer

Rinku blasted 53 runs off 29 balls at No 5 while forming a crucial 108-run partnership off 49 balls with Nitish Kumar Reddy (74)

Bangladesh are scheduled to resume their first innings from 107 for 3, which they managed on the rain-hit opening day

The drizzle in the morning Saturday turned into heavy rain and there is a possibility that play won't be possible until the final session of the day

While hosts India fielded an unchanged side, Bangladesh made a couple of changes

The duo's bats remained silent in series-opener as Bangladesh pacers bowled probing lines on a supportive track and were rewarded

Kohli and Gambhir, former teammates for Team India across various formats, had several notable on-field altercations, especially in the Indian Premier League (IPL), which often made headlines.

"New coaching staff has different style but there is no problem. Good understanding is important, and I have that with Gambhir," said Rohit

Focus on Rohit on how he approaches the game against Bangladesh team which is riding a wave following their 2-0 Test series win over Pakistan

Minces no words on Indian batters, asks them to have a 'serious look' at their individual plans against spin bowling

Kohli looked subdued in the middle, particularly after the fiery starts given by Rohit. Kohli just needed to build on it

Termed the 32-run in second ODI as hurting, and says there will be discussions about the way batters played in middle-overs