Rahul Dravid

The schedule for the 2023 Asia Cup, co-hosted by Pakistan and Sri Lanka, was announced on Wednesday with the iconic clash between India and Pakistan set for September 2 in Kandy. There is a possibility of three potential encounters between India and Pakistan during the continental event if they progress to the Super 4s and ultimately make it to the final.

Virat Kohli will take the field for the 500th time in his distinguished international career when India take on the West Indies in the second and final Test of their ICC World Test Championship series in Trinidad and the 34-year-old still remains one of the most consistent performers in all formats of the game.

In 2011, Windsor Park Stadium in Dominica hosted a Test match during India's tour of the West Indies. A young Kohli was also part of the playing eleven for the match and scored 30 runs in the first innings as the game ended in a draw, leading to India’s 1-0 series win.

In 2011, Dominica hosted the Test match during India's tour. A young Kohli was also part of the side for the match and scored 30 runs in the first innings. Former cricketers Murali Vijay, Harbhajan Singh and Dravid helped India secure a draw in the match as they went on to clinch the series 1-0 in the end.

"Obviously, it's unfortunate for Shreyas to get injured -- he's one of those guys we think will bat for us at No.4 and he has been given a lot of time in that position. Not really concerned so much about Suryakumar. You have got two first-ballers against two pretty good balls," Dravid said in the pre-match presser of the series decider.

In his first game for India after being sidelined by a knee injury which needed surgery in September last year, Jadeja made an instant impact, claiming 5/47 in the first innings as Australia were bowled out for 177. Now, ahead of the second Test in New Delhi, India head coach Rahul Dravid stated that he was pleased with how Jadeja fared in Nagpur, especially after bowling 22 overs on day one of the game.

At the JB Marks Oval in Potchefstroom on Sunday, Shafali Verma & Co produced a superb bowling performance coupled with some outstanding fielding to bowl out England for just 68. Fast bowler Titas Sadhu, off-spinner Archana Devi and leg-spinner Parshavi Chopra were accurate in their line, length and found enough help to pick two wickets each. Shafali, left-arm spinners Mannat Kashyap and Sonam Yadav took a scalp each in a dominating bowling performance.

A report by News18 Cricketnext has said it is reliably learnt that should Dravid not consider an extension as men's team head coach, then Laxman, who is currently the Head of Cricket at the National Cricket Academy (NCA) in Bengaluru, could be the person to take the top job. Laxman, 48, has filled in as the head coach of the Indian team in Dravid's absence.

So, skipper Rohit Sharma and chief coach Rahul Dravid have to shoulder a lot of blame for the Indian team facing the peril of further debacles in the build-up to the 50-over World Cup following its recent debacles in white-ball cricket in the last couple of months.

Now, ace India off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin explained that why Dravid and other members of the support staff have taken the break, citing the mental and physical fatigue while preparing for a marquee tournament like the recent Men's T20 World Cup in Australia.