Rahul Dravid, the head coach, wore a smile meeting the players after their victory. In a BCCI video, Dravid was captured embracing Kuldeep Yadav and Shubman Gill.
"Star Sports Bangla Cricket Expert Manoj Tiwary suggests Mohammad Shami's singular prowess suffices, as two fast bowling all-rounders may be redundant in the XI. He speculates team management's interest in Shardul's batting prowess."
India have brought in veteran spinner Ravichandran Ashwin in place of injured all-rounder Axar Patel after his phenomenal performance against Australia in the recent ODI series.
Axar had sustained a quadriceps tear and is not expected to recover anytime soon, forcing the Ajit Agarkar-led selection committee to name the 37-year-old Ashwin in the squad
A report said Axar hasn't sufficiently recovered to be included in the squad for the third ODI and is currently undergoing rehabilitation at the National Cricket Academy (NCA) in Bengaluru
In case of Suryakumar, the 'Wall' was more or less bullish the team is fully backing the T20 stalwart to come good in a version where has an average of less than 25 in 27 ODIs.
Just two weeks before the mega event, the Indian team management has called the two off-spinners for the three-match series against Australia to keep a ready back-up option in case Axar Patel's quadriceps tear doesn't heal on time
As India are likely to announce their Asia Cup squad, Indian spinner Ravichandran Ashwin thinks that Indian management could consider Sanju Samson as a wicketkeeper batter if KL Rahul does not get fit
After an impressive innings against the West Indies help team India Captain Rohit Sharma makes his way into the top 10 in ICC Men's Test batting rankings, while R Ashwin retained the top spot in the bowling chart