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India Today
28-05-2025
- Sport
- India Today
5 unlucky players to miss out from India Test squad
5 unlucky players to miss out from India Test squad 25 May,2025 By Rishabh Beniwal The speedster showed flashes of brilliance during his maiden Test series in Australia. He will feel unlucky to miss the England series. 1. Harshit Rana The speedster failed to regain full fitness for the all important tour and hence has been left out. 2. Mohammed Shami The Mumbai batter has got his career off to a terrific start but still missed out on selection despite not getting a chance during BGT 2024-25. 3. Sarfaraz Khan The right handed batter was in good form in the Ranji Trophy and is also enjoying a prolific run in IPL but failed to find a place. 4. Shreyas Iyer The all rounder was a part of the home series against New Zealand but last played against England in 2024. 5. Axar Patel The upcoming series will be India's first assignment after Kohli, Rohit and Ashwin's retirements. A young team India
India.com
27-05-2025
- Sport
- India.com
Mohammed Shami to Shreyas Iyer: Unlucky players who missed out from Indian squad for England tour
This fast bowler had performed brilliantly in his first Test series against Australia. But now it is unfortunate for him to be out of the series against England. This fast bowler could not get fully fit for the important tour and that is why he has been dropped from the team. This Mumbai batsman had a great start to his career, but despite not getting a single chance in BGT 2024-25, he was dropped from the selection. This right-handed batsman showed great form in the Ranji Trophy and is also performing well in the IPL, yet he did not get a place in the team. This batsman was a part of the home series against New Zealand, but last played against England in 2024. This time too he missed the eyes of the selectors. This all-rounder was a part of the last series, but now Team India is going to play for the first time after the retirement of Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and R Ashwin and Axar did not get a place.
India Today
12-05-2025
- Sport
- India Today
Virat Kohli's India instilled fear in opposition: Dinesh Karthik on batter's legacy
Former India cricketer Dinesh Karthik gave a glowing tribute to Virat Kohli after his retirement from Test cricket. Speaking on Sky Sports, Karthik pointed out the new identity that Virat Kohli was able to give the Indian team after taking over from MS Dhoni in the 2014/15 tour of said that while Virat was amongst the best ever in the history of Indian cricket, he had the edge as the captain. Karthik argued that under Kohli, India were able to instil fear in the opposition teams, something that was not there before have had some legends of the game. The Gavaskars, the Tendulkars and Virat Kohli is right up there with some of those names, Rahul Dravid and all of them. But more than what he did with the bat, I think it was how he captained Team India, the kind of fear he was able to inflict in opposition, but most importantly for the game of cricket, the intensity with which he played across five days, that was the most admirable part," Dinesh Karthik said on Sky Sports on Virat Kohli's retirement. Virat Kohli called time on his career 5 months after the conclusion of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25. Kohli had a terrible time, edging the ball back to the keeper or to the slips for the entirety of the did return to form in ODI cricket after the BGT 2024-25, but decided to call time on his career before India's tour to England, which marks the new cycle of the World Test Championship. Kohli retires as the most successful Test captain in the history of Indian cricket with 40 wins from 68 matches. Under Kohli's leadership, India beat Australia Down Under for the first time in their cricketing history. Kohli also drew a Test series in England in the 2021/22 also was the fourth-highest run-scorer in the history of Test cricket while captaining a side, only behind Graeme Smith, Allan Border and Ricky Ponting. Kohli averaged 54.80, the highest amongst the players mentioned of Kohli's 9,230 runs in Tests, nearly 6000 (5864) came as a Test captain. He retired at the age of 36 years and 188 days after hitting 30 hundreds and 31 InMust Watch
Hindustan Times
10-05-2025
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- Hindustan Times
‘Rohit Sharma's days as Test opener were over…': Manjrekar minces no words in brutal take on star batter's retirement
Rohit Sharma's Test retirement might have come as a shock to some, but not to Sanjay Manjrekar. The swashbuckling opener announced the big decision ahead of the England tour, where India will travel to play five Tests and start the new World Test Championship Cycle. The poor show in home series against Bangladesh and New Zealand at home last year, followed by the Border-Gavaskar Trophy loss, put Rohit under immense pressure as the selectors were also forced to think about the future, as the veteran opener decided to relinquish his captaincy and retire from the red-ball format. Manjrekar, who is known for being vocal about his views and opinions, posted on X, referring to Rohit's poor form in the last 15 innings and raised concerns over his fitness to suggest that his days as a Test opener were already over. "164 in his last 15 innings. Out of which 10 were at home v Bangladesh & NZ. Average 10.9. With his current fitness levels…Rohit Sharma's days as Test opener were over. So…" Manjrekar wrote on X. Rohit announced his retirement on Wednesday ahead of the five-match Test series in England beginning on June 20. 'It's been an absolute honor to represent my country in whites," he wrote on Instagram announcing the big decision. 'Thank you for all the love and support over the years," he added. He scored 4,301 runs in 67 tests, an average of 40.57, with 12 centuries for the national team. The swashbuckling opener took over the red-ball captaincy charge from Virat Kohli in March 2022 and guided India to 12 wins, nine losses, and three draws while scoring 1,254 runs during that time. He also led India to the WTC final in 2023, where India lost to Australia. BCCI vice-president Rajeev Shukla has made it clear that it was solely Rohit's decision, and nobody pressured him to make the big call. 'As far as Rohit Sharma's retirement from Test cricket is concerned, he has made his own decision. It is our policy that the players who take the decision of retirement — we do not put any pressure on them, nor do we suggest anything, nor do we say anything,' Shukla told PTI Videos. After Rohit's retirement, Shubman Gill and Jasprit Bumrah have emerged as the top contenders to take over the captaincy charge. Shubman has no experience leading the Indian Test team, and his recent red-ball record with the bat is also not up to par. On the other hand, Bumrah impressed many with his captaincy in BGT 2024-25, but fitness concerns and workload management might force BCCI to choose an alternate option.
