Ajinkya Rahane’s return for his base sum of Rs 1.5 crore to reigning IPL champions Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) has opened a new debate with regards to the captaincy of the side, that was left vacant after Shreyas Iyer was released.
A combined tally of 188 Tests and 12,272 runs is very hard to ignore, but with both 35, and enduring a dry spell of runs, the selectors deemed it the best time to pass on the baton to the younger players.
India lost their second consecutive World Test Championship final on Tuesday. A lot has been said about what went wrong, However, what most critics have missed is the handful of positives from the game.
With India’s batting under scrutiny after their 209-run defeat to Australia in the World Test Championship (WTC) Final at The…
The squad for the final displayed a few changes from the team that faced Australia in the four-match series.
In the latest rankings, Virat Kohli has maintained his numero uno spot with 928 points, while Australian batsman Steve Smith is at second with 911 points.
The Mumbai Ranji Trophy 2019-20 squad is being led by batsman Suryakumar Yadav, with experienced wicket-keeper Aditya Tare as his deputy.
The partnership helped Kohli and Rahane surpass Pakistan's Inzamam-ul-Haq and Mohammad Yousuf, Sourav Ganguly and Sachin Tendulkar, Mahela Jayawardene and Thilan Samaraweera to become the duo with the second-most runs for the fourth wicket in Test cricket.
Skipper Virat Kohli and vice-captain Ajinkya Rahane touched down at around 9.40 am before the rest of the players and headed straight to the team hotel.
The Mayank-Rahane duo added another 115 runs in the second session at the Holkar Cricket Stadium in Indore.
