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Cheteshwar Pujara, the quintessential Test batter with a steely resolve and huge appetite for runs, will be missed

Cheteshwar Pujara had largely been an integral part of India’s middle-order right from his debut against Australia

The Hindu

India squad for West Indies tour: Hard calls or soft targets?

MUMBAI: Veteran Test players Cheteshwar Pujara and Umesh Yadav have paid the price for calls for transition in India’s Test team following India’s 209-run defeat in the final of the World Test Championship at the Oval against Australia earlier this month.

The Times of India

Refresh or reboot: the question confronting Indian Test cricket

An ageing core, the demands of playing multiple formats and two limited-overs World Cups before the end of 2024 have left the Indian think-tank with defining decisions to make during the 2023-25 World Test Championship cycle

The Hindu

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India’s Tour of West Indies: Jaiswal, Ruturaj and Mukesh get their maiden Test call-up

Cheteshwar Pujara and Umesh Yadav have been dropped from India’s Test squad for the West Indies series Mohammed Shami has been rested for the Tests and ODIs in the Caribbean. Top-order batters Yashasvi Jaiswal and Ruturaj Gaikwad and medium-pacer Mukesh Kumar have earned their maiden call-up for the Test series…

The Hindu

‘Sweet 16’: India captain Rohit Sharma completes 16 years in international cricket

There is something about 16 that has a lingering sweet aftertaste. Ask Indian skipper Rohit Sharma, who completed 16 summers as an international cricketer after starting as a highly-rated 20-year-old from Mumbai’s famous stable of batters. On June 23, 2007, Rohit made his debut under current head coach Rahul Dravid’s…

The Hindu

India’s tour of West Indies | Possible end of road for Pujara, India picks Jaiswal and Gaikwad

Veteran batter Cheteshwar Pujara and senior pacer Umesh Yadav were dropped from India’s Test squad for the West Indies tour starting July 12 while three players got maiden call-ups.

The Hindu

India Tour of West Indies ODI and Test Squad 2023 Announced: Pujara dropped, Shami rested; Jaiswal, Gaikwad get Test call-ups

NEW DELHI: India's Test stalwart Cheteshwar Pujara has been dropped as the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) men’s selection committee on Friday announced India’s squad for the upcoming two-match Test series and three ODIs against the West Indies.

The Times of India

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'Forever grateful': Virat Kohli on completing 12 years in Test cricket

NEW DELHI: Modern-day great Virat Kohli expressed his gratitude on social media on completing 12 years in Test cricket on Tuesday.

The Times of India

On this day in 2011: Virat Kohli made his Test debut

NEW DELHI: On this day - June 20 in 2011 - India's star batter Virat Kohli stepped into the Test format for the first time. He made his against West Indies in Kingston, Jamaica.

The Times of India

I was confident England would win the Ashes … and then I saw the Aussies

Doubts have crept in after England lost Jack Leach while Pat Cummins’ side enjoyed ideal preparation for the first Test at Edgbaston in their defeat of India

The Guardian - UK

WTC Final fallout: Look to Aussies for Test succession plan, says Ravi Shastri

Ex-coach Ravi Shastri says selectors must take hard calls, draw inspiration from more successful sides to create roadmap for future

The Times of India

Onus on selectors as half the Indian team approaches the tricky age of 35

The Hindu

Rohit Sharma's Test captaincy not under immediate threat, but performance crucial in West Indies

NEW DELHI: Rohit Sharma's captaincy in Test cricket is not under immediate threat, but he will need to produce significant performances in the upcoming series against West Indies to dispel doubts about his leadership in the traditional format.

The Times of India

Rohit Sharma likely to lead in Caribbean but not certain to remain Test captain after Windies tour

There is no imminent threat to Rohit Sharma’s Test captaincy but the stylish Mumbaikar will need to rake up some significant numbers in West Indies to prevent a question mark over his leadership in the traditional format.

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Only Virat Kohli can reveal why he left Test captaincy: Sourav Ganguly

NEW DELHI: When Virat Kohli quit the Test captaincy after the 2022 tour of South Africa, the shocking move stunned the cricketing world including the top brass of the Indian Cricket board.

The Hindu

WTC 2023 | Honest self-assessment and tough calls the need of the hour for India

Rohit’s instinctive decision to bowl first, in the WTC Final, after seeing the dark clouds before the toss failed to produce the desired result.

The Hindu

The second-best: on India and the World Test Championship final

There needs to be absolute clarity about the Indian team compositions be it for Tests, ODIs or T20s

The Times of India

Has the most consistent Indian Test team lost its best shot at glory?

LONDON: Consistency has been the hallmark of the Indian Test team over the past five years but after its second successive failure in a WTC final, has it lost its best shot at attaining greatness?

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Can India's 'Big Three' redeem themselves or think-tank would look at new options?

BENGALURU: Virat Kohli. Cheteshwar Pujara. Rohit Sharma. The 'holy trinity' has given Indian fans joyous moments over the years but how future ready is India's Test batting as the trio is ready for their last dance.

The Times of India

WTC Final Report Card: What Australia did right and India got wrong

Hindsight is almost always perfect vision. But when a team considered to be one of the superpowers of world cricket crumbles in yet another ICC final, it calls for assessment and analysis, no matter how harsh it might sound or read. Some things need to be said.

The Hindu

Harbhajan questions India’s spin-friendly pitches; says “cannot give yourself that fake confidence”

After India’s ICC World Test Championship final loss to Australia at The Oval, legendary spinner Harbhajan Singh raised questions over highly spin-friendly pitches in India

The Times of India

WTC Final: Sunil Gavaskar, Ravi Shastri, Sourav Ganguly slam Team India after dismal loss

NEW DELHI: To say that Team India was outplayed by Australia in all the departments of the game in the World Test Championship final at The Oval won't be an understatement.

The Times of India

Mitchell Starc: Playing Test cricket for Australia more important than IPL money

NEW DELHI: Australia speedster Mitchell Starc, one of the finest pacers of the current generation, consciously avoids participating in franchise cricket, including lucrative tournaments like the IPL, as he wants to be at his "best" playing for Australia.

The Times of India

India vs Australia WTC Final: Shubman Gill may face match referee's ire over tweet

Shubman Gill could be in trouble with the match referee for his tweet that took a dig at the third umpire for his controversial dismissal in the second innings of the WTC final.

The Times of India

India vs Australia WTC Final: Need 20-25 days to prepare for a game like this, says Rohit Sharma

India skipper pleads for increased preparation before events like WTC, proposes best-of-three final, rotation of venue

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