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The hosts are riding on the back of sublime performances by the young team

"Dropping anyone will not do them any favour. Rahul will have to play three ODIs", the former opener said.

"The fact that Rishabh and Shreyas didn't even come to bat and we still got to 224 is a testimony to the batting depth," said skipper Virat Kohli after the 36-run win that gave India the series 3-2.

Inclusion of Ishan Kishan allowed the hosts to express themselves more freely.

Kohli's men put up a below par performance against a strong England in first T20

Kohli, KL Rahul and Shikhar Dhawan fell to poor shots, something about which the Indian skipper looked concerned

India square-off against well-rounded England in the first match at Motera today.

The debate over who would open with Rohit Sharma at the top of the batting has already begun.

Speaking during the Star Sports show ahead of the auctions, the captain said, I liked the name Kings XI but the team is a lot more than just 11 players. We are supposed to be like a family, supposed to feel like a family

This young team with confidence, character and camaraderie augurs well for the future of Indian cricket

The first cricket series was held in a bio-bubble in England and paved the way for other tournaments across the world. He chose KL Rahul, who had a great run in the Indian Premier League and took the orange cap

India and Australia are dealing with contrasting feelings as they head into the Boxing Day Test

The Indian batsmen were indecisive in their footwork and game plan in Adelaide, said HCA president

With so much criticism going around him, the youngster took to social networking site Instagram to share a motivational message

'The start of the series is important and we have to do well in Adelaide'

"There are shorter boundaries here and we had a good game last time. For the bowling line-up as well we wanted to be more professional and test ourselves," skipper Virat Kohli said.

India lost the second ODI on Sunday to lose the series 2-0 with a match to spare

The wicket-keeper batsman is confident of a good outing in Australia after his stellar IPL show

In a few videos posted on the BCCI social networking site, Indian spinner Ravichandran Ashwin helped KL Rahul train the shorter balls.

Former England captain Nasser Hussain heaped praises on the Indian calling him one of the best white-ball cricketers.