"rohit-sharma"

Rohit, Gill and Ashwin return to the playing XI, replacing Devdutt Padikkal, Dhruv Jurel and Washington Sundar

It was a 46-overs-a-side affair, which India won by chasing down an easy target of 241 in 42.5 overs, but they carried on batting till the end of the final over

Smith was among Bumrah's victims during a devastating opening spell in the first innings, where the pacer tore through the Australian top-order.  

While Rohit is expected to open alongside Yashasvi Jaiswal, Rahul could come in at three pushing Gill to number 5

Feels that the opening combination should not be tinkered with after a 295-run win in the series opener against Australia

Allan Border expresses his disappointment over the team's inability to contain Virat Kohli during the first Test in Perth

The Indian players met the Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese as the Aussie PM hosted a reception at the Federal Parliament House ahead of the tour game

The Indian contingent will travel to Canberra on Wednesday for two-day tour game starting November 30

India springs in surprise by selecting Washington as their lone spinner ahead of stalwarts like Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja

I just can't see how you get yourself in that competitive mindset of consequence by playing an intra-squad game, says former England captain Michael Vaughan

There were doubts about Rohit's participation in the first Test although head coach Gautam Gambhir was quite hopeful that the captain might just be available

The right-hand batsman is in line to open the innings if skipper Rohit Sharma does not play in the first Test of the five-match Border-Gavaskar Trophy series

Curator Isaac McDonald says they are trying to prepare a pitch that has similar traits of the one that they readied for the first Test against Pakistan in December last year

The South Australian emerged as a strong contender for the opener's spot, earning backing from the likes of David Warner and Ricky Ponting

As reported earlier, India will play all its matches in Dubai and the high-profile India vs Pakistan match will also be held in the UAE

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

Chasing 147 on day three at Wankhede Stadium, India struggled at 29/5 until Rishabh Pant fought back with a 57-ball 64. However, after his dismissal, New Zealand sealed the win, led by left-arm spinner Ajaz Patel, who took 6-57 following his 5-103 in the first innings.

"Not sure whether I will be going, fingers crossed," Rohit said after India's 25-run loss in the third Test to New Zealand

It is New Zealand's first-ever series victory in India since they started touring the country in 1955-56 under Harry Cave

Rishabh Pant (53 not out) was leading India's charge when lunch was taken, India still need 55 runs to win the Test