BCCI appoints former TN captain Sharath Sridharan as Junior Selection Commitee chairman
Cricket | September 17, 2021 14:35 ISTThe BCCI announced the appointments in the Junior Selection Committee on Friday.
The BCCI announced the appointments in the Junior Selection Committee on Friday.
Gavaskar showered praise on the Karnataka batsman for his quality of leadership shown in the IPL. Rahul is the captain of Punjab Kings.
Kohli became the T20I captain in 2017 after MS Dhoni stepped down as limited-overs captain. Kohli has led India in 45 T20Is, out of which India have won 27, lost 14, tied two and no result in two.
The 34-year-old Rohit is Kohli's deputy in the white-ball formats and is most likely to take up the leadership role.
Kohli cited his "immense workload" to move away from the T20 captaincy and contribute as a batsman in the shortest format.
In his statement, Kohli said that his decision was taken after consulting head coach Ravi Shastri, his heir apparent Rohit, BCCI President Sourav Ganguly and secretary Jay Shah.
Virat Kohli is set to step down from captaincy after the T20 World Cup in the UAE and Oman, announced the India skipper in a tweet on Thursday.
The BCCI confirmed on Wednesday that fans will be allowed in the stadiums for the second leg of IPL 2021.
BCCI treasurer Arun Dhumal on Monday rubbished reports suggesting that Team India captain Virat Kohli is likely to step down as skipper of the limited-overs format after the ICC T20 World Cup.
It may depend on whether the various broadcasters, who paid 25 million pounds for the rights to the Old Trafford Test, would be willing to settle for two evenings' cricket rather than five full days.
The fifth Test between India and England was cancelled on Friday amid a chaotic turn of events during which the host board's statement on the visitors changed from "unable to field a team and will instead forfeit the match" to "regrettably unable to field a team".
The fifth and final Test of the series between England and India was cancelled on Friday.
Despite being among India's highest wicket-taker in the international format and in T20 World Cups, Ashwin was never in the reckoning for the 2021 edition until the injury of Washington Sundar.
Another member of India's support staff -- junior physio Yogesh Parmar -- tested positive for coronavirus on Thursday, forcing the team to cancel its training session.
The Indian batting legend feels Dhoni's appointment as a mentor for T20 World Cup is good news, just hope there won't be clashes with head coach Ravi Shastri.
Ravichandra Ashwin has also returned to the T20 set-up. The 34-year-old Ashwin last played white-ball cricket for India in 2017.
The second phase of IPL 2021 will resume with the clash between Chennai Super Kings and Mumbai Indians on September 19.
India registered a thumping 157-run victory over the hosts to win their first match at the ground in 50 years.
India are placed in Group 2 of the Super 12 stage of ICC T20 World Cup 2021 which will begin from October 17 in the UAE and Oman. India will kick off their campaign against arch-rivals Pakistan on October 24 in Dubai.
The IPL, which is currently an eight-team tournament, will become a 10-team affair from the next edition.
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