Shane Warne picks India and England as 'hot favourites' for 2019 World Cup
Cricket | Feb 06, 2019, 08:12 AM ISTFormer India captain Sachin Tendulkar also picked India as the favourites for winning the 2019 World Cup in England.
Former India captain Sachin Tendulkar also picked India as the favourites for winning the 2019 World Cup in England.
Ahead of the three-match T20I series against New Zealand, Team India opener Shikhar Dhawan has a few pranks up his sleeve which has left the staff and players petrified.
Rahul Dravid hoped that India peaks at the right time before the World Cup and also backed them as one of the favourites for the tournament in England.
Kuldeep (4/45 in 10 overs) and Chahal (2/52 in 9.2 overs) shared bulk of the spoils as a clinical performance by the Men in Blue saw India take a 2-0 lead in the five-match series.
India, with 116 points, stayed as the No 1 ranked Test team while skipper Virat Kohli (922 points) was 25 points clear of second ranked New Zealand skipper Kane Williamson (897).
India will play five ODIs and three T20Is against New Zealand from January 23 to February 10.
Shastri indicated that from now on, they will be playing around those 15 players, who are going to board the UK bound flight.
India convincingly won their first two matches in the Women's World T20 against New Zealand and Pakistan respectively.
After a stellar year in the ISL, the 'Blues' have their eyes set on the title once again and Gurpreet wants to contribute more towards Bengaluru's success.
Kohli is expected try out a new combination in the middle order that will see Rishabh Pant make his ODI debut, following his exploits in the longest format.
Opener Shaw flayed the Caribbean attack during his 52-ball-70 on the second day of the second Test to give India a flying start, days after hitting a century on debut.
Kohli had achieved his highest rating after the Southampton Test against England earlier this year and has remained atop ever since.
Other than Pandya, Team India batting coach Sanjay Bhangar and physiotherapist Patrick Farhart also celebrate their birthday on October 11.
India's previous highest innings victory came in June when they beat Test debutants Afghanistan by an innings and 262 runs at Bengaluru within two days.
Rohit is no stranger to a captaincy role, as he has led Mumbai Indians to three Indian Premier League trophies and now the 2018 Asia Cup.
One of the main reasons is believed to be Dhawan's selection in the Test team while Ishant (ankle) and Ashwin (groin) are racing against time to get fit.
India have been invincible in the six-nation tournament as they defeated Pakistan twice, besides notching up wins against Hong Kong and Bangladesh.
Dhoni announced his sudden retirement from Test cricket and stepped down as Test captain back in December 2014 during the tour of Australia, however, he was still an invaluable asset to the team.
There were reports that Indian team management wasn't happy with pitch and outfield at the Essex county ground, but Shastri in his inimitable style said his team doesn't make excuses.
With 238 wickets in 82 Test matches, Ishant is the most capped player in the current Indian Test team and is ready to lead the pace attack comprising of Umesh Yadav and Mohammed Shami.
Top News
Latest News