The Indian team opened its account in the Billie Jean King Cup Asia-Oceania Group 1, securing a 2-1 victory over Thailand in the second match of the event organised by MSLTA in association with ITF, AITA, and PMDTA at the Balewadi Sports Complex in Pune on Wednesday.
The Indian team received a major boost ahead of the crucial ICC Champions Trophy clash against New Zealand with bowling coach Morne Morkel rejoining the team after attending to a personal emergency back home in South Africa.
Jasprit Bumrah and Kuldeep Yadav have been included in India’s provisional 15-man squad for the ICC Champions Trophy, starting February 19 in Pakistan and the UAE.
The Indian team’s abysmal batting performances in the past few months that led to a historic 3-0 whitewash against New Zealand at home before surrendering the Border-Gavaskar Trophy for the first time in a decade, with a 3-1 humiliation against Australia during the trip Down Under, has forced the BCCI to mull bolstering the Gautam Gambhir-led support staff by adding a specialised batting coach ahead of the white-ball series against England, starting January 22 in Kolkata.
Rohit Sharma is expected to join the Indian team in Australia on November 24, and set to play the two-day pink-ball tour game from November 30 in Canberra, ahead of the day-night Test in Adelaide.
The Indian team is all set to make a return to playing in the Hong Kong Cricket Sixes tournament, scheduled to take place from November 1 to 3 this year.
For the Netherlands, their ambitions of qualifying for the 2025 Champions Trophy with a top-eight finish will likely rest on them beating India at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium here on Sunday
19-year-old Nischal gave India its second medal when she won the silver in women’s 50m rifle 3 positions on the final day of the tournament.
Two-time world championships medalist Mirabai Chanu will take part in the 49kg category. The Commonwealth Championships gold medal winner Bindyarani Devi, will be in action in the 55kg event.
Dream11 replaces Byju's whose contract ended in March this year, and has signed the deal with BCCI for a period of 3 years.
