Journalism of Courage
Rohit Sharma has won the ICC Champions Trophy in March earlier this year
The 26-year-old Shubman Gill is all set to become the 28th ODI captain for the Men in Blue in history, spanning over a 1000 games and 51 years.
It also remains to be seen if Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli carry on after the Australian series; do they have enough desire and will to keep sweating as players with minimal international cricket practice and have that motivation to play the next world cup. That time will tell.
India Cricket Team Squads for Australia T20I, ODI Tour 2025 Announced: Heavyweights Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli will mark their comeback in national colours for the first time in seven months under a new ODI captain in Shubman Gill in Austalia.
India would also be indebted to Rohit Sharma for the much-needed clarity he brought to the ODI outfit with the support of coach Rahul Dravid
IND vs WI: The victory over West Indies at the Narendra Modi Stadum marked India's 921st victory in international men's cricket, putting them alongside England at second-place for most wins across formats.
When asked why they had replaced Rohit Sharma as captain, chief selector Ajit Agarkar noted: "It's practically impossible to have three different captains for three formats, just in terms of planning... Obviously, at some stage, you've also got to start looking at when the next World Cup is."
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IND vs WI: Ravi Shastri highlighted that KL Rahul's middling overall performance was not a result of being rotated through the batting order, dispelling the misconception that he has not received a long rope at any position.
Nikhil Chaudhary landed in Australia during Covid, got stuck, did odd jobs to survive, gave it all to play cricket. Five years later, the all-rounder will turn for Tasmania in Sheffield Shield.
Riding on the high of his match-winning knock in the Asia Cup final against Pakistan, Tilak enhanced his credentials as a quality one-day batter in India A's modest total of 246.
It has made appearances during Lanka Premier League fixtures and was even spotted during a Sri Lanka-Bangladesh ODI in July earlier this year, making it something of a strange tradition here
Ravindra Jadeja hit five sixes on Day 2 and could add to that tally, having finished unbeaten at Stumps with a score of 104 off 176 balls.
Rahul is having the best year of his Test career, as he reached 649 runs in 2025 in just 7 matches and 13 innings, surpassing his tally of 2017 (633)
Only Sinalo Jafta made a score in the double figures for the Proteas, with 22, as the three-time champions split the wickets between them. The second-highest contribution to South Africa's total of 69 came via extras - 8 wides.
"I do journaling before every game in the morning. So instead of that, I thought to write a chit," Abhishek revealed on his 100 celebration during IPL against Punjab Kings
KL Rahul and Ravindra Jadeja also scored tons but the wicketkeeper ensured he can be seen as a viable option, at least at home
Dhruv Jurel made a career-best 125 and had Rishabh Pant not injured his toe, the Uttar Pradesh player would have been warming the bench.
Abhishek Sharma continued: “Cummins told us, ‘In this SRH team, even if we are 50 for the loss of six wickets, the 7th batter should not feel the pressure. Marte hue out hona chahiye, darte hue nahi!'"
'It is part of the storytelling we do as commentators, as to where the players come from:' Sana mir said
Conditions were benign and the bowling attack mediocre, but opener grinds his way to a century in India after nine years
Before this, Rahul in 63 Test matches has scored 3789 runs at an average of 35.41 runs with 10 centuries and 19 half-centuries
Ravindra Jaddeja scored his sixth Test century and was the third Indian after Dhruv Jurel and KL Rahul to score tons on Day 2 in Ahmedabad.
Women's World Cup: With a subcontinent ODI World Cup on the horizon, the English management brought Linsey Smith into the 50-over fold as well, adding to an already impressive spin attack led by the top-ranked bowler Sophie Ecclestone.
