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India need to keep their guard up
The rear-guard action in drawing the third Test and the positive mind-set in bringing about an incredible victory in the fourth match was a good example of it. The most interesting aspect of it all was that the daring performances were without their most dependable and accomplished teammates.
Ind Vs Eng: Virat Kohli, Joe Root face different tests of captaincy
Kohli has to prove himself as captain all over again after Ajinkya Rahane led India to a Test series win in Australia. India lost the first Test at Adelaide under Kohli's leadership after which they bounced back to win two out of the remaining three Tests under Rahane.
Virat, Rohit maintain top 2 spots in ICC ODI rankings
Kohli scored two half-centuries in the three-match ODI series against Australia which India lost 1-2 last year in December. Sharma, who missed the ODI series against the Aaron Finch-led side owing to a hamstring injury, remains at number two, five points ahead of Pakistan's Babar Azam.
Sourav Ganguly hospitalised again with chest pain
Ganguly, 48, had suffered a blackout while working out at his personal gym on January 2 and was taken to Kolkata's Woodlands Hospital. He underwent angioplasty and other related tests there and was discharged from the hospital on January 7.
ICC introduces 'ICC Player of the Month' awards
In a media release, ICC stated that an independent ICC voting academy comprising former players, broadcasters, and journalists from around the world, will team up with fans to vote for the ICC men's and women's player of the month respectively.
Venue-check: India have not lost to England in Ahmedabad
The rebuilt stadium will host the third and fourth Tests of the upcoming four-match series against England. The third match will a day-night affair - India's only third - and will start on February 24 while the fourth will begin on March 4.
One of the grittiest batters in the game, Cheteshwar Pujara turns 33
Pujara scored 271 runs at a strike rate of 33.88, with the help of 29 fours and played a key role in India's remarkable Test series victory, which included a historic win at the Gabba in Brisbane. As India chased down 328 in the final innings, Pujara endured as amany as 11 blows but put up a "great wall" against the Aussie onslaught.
Weren't allowed to enter lift with Aussie players in it: R Ashwin
There had been reports of India being reluctant to play the last Test in Brisbane in view of the harsher restrictions there which forced players to stay in the hotel-ground-hotel routine. However, India eventually did play at the Gabba and ended up becoming the first team in 32 years to beat Australia in a Test match at the venue.
Shubman Gill: Used to be petrified of bouncers when I was young
At times, these pre-emptive measures were just to appease his troubled mind. It wasn't a big deal to be hit on the body by a pacer after all. This is a realisation that dawned upon Gill while he was playing an age group match in Mohali. Gill scored 259 runs in the six Test innings he played in Australia. It included a remarkable 91-run knock in the second innings of the Gabba Test when India chased 328 on the final day of the Test match.
'See you soon': Stokes heads to India ahead of Test series
On Sunday, Stokes posted a picture of himself travelling on a plane with a caption: "See you soon India". The Joe Root-led England are currently in Sri Lanka, taking part in the two-Test series. India, on the other hand, have returned from the successful Australia tour which saw them clinch the Border-Gavaskar Trophy in a thrilling fashion.
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