Harshit Rana not part of India Test squad but travels as ‘unofficial cover’ due to fitness concerns: Report

Fast bowler Harshit Rana has joined the Indian Test squad in Leeds as an unofficial cover, ahead of the opening match of the five-Test series against England starting June 20.…

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Jasprit Bumrah won’t ‘jump in’ to give suggestions to India Test captain Shubman Gill: ‘Want him to be free-thinking’

Jasprit Bumrah, easily the biggest match-winner in the current Indian Test side and by his own admission the first-choice for the captaincy if it weren't for workload management, said he…

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Gambhir gets ‘brutally honest’ wake-up call on Shreyas Iyer snub as India’s post-Kohli, Rohit transition questioned

Nick Knight believes India’s transition in the post-Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma era could have been far smoother had Shreyas Iyer been part of the Test squad for the England…

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‘Shubman Gill will be 3rd or 4th most influential person in India after Prime Minister’: Jos Buttler

Shubman Gill, the current Indian Test captain, will become the third or fourth most influential person in the country after the Prime Minister, feels England white-ball great Jos Buttler. Gill,…

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Shastri backs his 2021 ‘KL Rahul’ decision to lock-in India’s top-4 vs England, hands debut cap for Leeds Test

Team India will return to Test action on June 20 when it kicks off its World Test Championship cycle against England. The match in Leeds precedes a generational transition, with…

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