As Shubman Gill prepares to lead India into a new era in Test cricket, former head coach Ravi Shastri has offered valuable advice ahead of the team’s challenging five-match Test series against England, starting at Leeds on Friday.
Former India head coach Ravi Shastri revealed what he believes to be India’s ideal starting XI for the upcoming five-Test series against England, which begins on June 20 at the Headingley Cricket Ground.
Former India head coach Ravi Shastri has opened up about a conversation he had with Virat Kohli just a week before the star batter’s unexpected retirement from Test cricket.
With the ICC Men’s Champions Trophy 2025 just around the corner, India’s chances of clinching the title have come under scrutiny, as uncertainty looms over the fitness of pace spearhead, and ICC 2024 Men's Cricketer of the Year, Jasprit Bumrah.
As the dust settles on the 2024-25 Border-Gavaskar series, with Australia hammering India 3-1 to eventually reclaim the trophy after a decade’s wait, cricket experts from either side lamented the absence of star quick Mohammed Shami from the crucial tour with Ravi Shastri and Ricky Ponting pointing out that the pacer’s presence might have made a difference.
"He is grinding it out at the Ranji Trophy and is always on the radar," said Shastri during the commentary.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to lay the foundation stone of the International Cricket Stadium in Uttar Pradesh's Varanasi on Saturday afternoon.
Ranveer's wife Deepika Padukone is also there and unveiled the FIFA trophy ahead of Argentina and France match. Louis Vuitton trunk brand has custom-made the trophy trunk for the world cup.
On Tuesday afternoon, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) said that Dravid had tested positive for Covid-19, placing his involvement in the Asia Cup, scheduled to commence in the UAE from August 27, in doubt.
The LLC Season Two opener will take place on September 15 at Eden Garden in Kolkata. A special match will be played between India and the rest of the world as India Maharajas vs. World Giants.
