"rohit-sharma"

The two, who are undergoing rehabilitation at the National Cricket Academy in Bengaluru, are already out of contention for the limited-overs leg of the series, which begins with the ODIs on Friday

Former Indian opener Gautam Gambhir was vocal about his support to the Mumbaiker. When we pick the players for international cricket looking at their IPL form, then why can’t we pick the captaincy of the Indian team from IPL too.

Vihari has got the potential to score heavily in this series; Siraj has the making for a good fast bowler to excel in Test cricket

The senior batsman is expected to play a big role alongside Test vice-captain Ajinkya Rahane and Cheteshwar Pujara when skipper Virat Kohli returns to India after the opening Test for the birth of his first child

He hit a match-winning knock of 68 off 50 balls in the IPL final against Delhi Capitals, playing through pain

Rohit is not part of India's limited overs squad for the Australia tour and selectors included him in the revised Test squad after he played two IPL games for Mumbai Indians besides the final

, “The way Rohit used Jayant Yadav showed his class. Any captain would have gone with a seamer. Rohit used his instinct. It showed how clear his thinking was. It showed that he’s a bowlers’ captain.”.

The Mumbai Indian captain’s omission from T20 and ODI teams to Australia is still a mystery

We knew they (DC openers Shikhar Dhawan and Marcus Stoinis) are the key batters and we wanted our best bowlers to go at them. Getting early wickets in high-pressure is always nice.

Mumbai drub Delhi for the fourth time in the season as Captain Marvel Rohit gives a strong statement

Rohit registered his 4,000th run for Mumbai Indians during the IPL 2020 final against Delhi Capitals on Tuesda

Speaking to ANI, sources in the know of developments in the Indian team said that the batsman will need a little more time before he can go full throttle.

A modern-day entertainer who refused to compromise his approach to batting, his contribution to India's domination in one-day cricket and victories in the IPL is indisputable

But there is no clarity on his exclusion for the tour Down Under. Former England captain Michael Vaughan felt that lack of fitness could be the reason for his ouster.

Speaking during a chat, the southpaw said, I agree that both of them are very good and as you rightly said the most devastating batsmen in the modern era. But I would have had my plans for both of them.

Speaking after the match, Rohit said, “DC are a very good side. They have done really well through the tournament. But you have to give credit to our guys. Today they turned up and put huge runs on the board.

However, he was not seen in any discomfort while fielding in the match. Former cricket legend Sunil Gavaskar feels that his return from injury augurs well for the Indian team.

Babar Azam has 837 points, 18 less than Rohit, who is in the second position. Babar has gained valuable rating points to move closer to leading Indian pair of Kohli and Rohit.

Rohit Sharma, who returned to lead the side after recovering from hamstring injury, said they wanted to forget the loss as soon as possible.

Rohit missed the last four games before making a comeback on a day when BCCI president Sourav Ganguly advised not to rush his comeback from what he called a "hamstring tear"