Gill: T20 World Cup triumph, not Australia loss, defines India
Reigning Twenty20 World Cup champions India have been in top form across all formats, vice-captain Shubman Gill said Tuesday, dismissing his side's Test defeat in Australia as a one-off.
Reigning Twenty20 World Cup champions India have been in top form across all formats, vice-captain Shubman Gill said Tuesday, dismissing his side's Test defeat in Australia as a one-off.
The man set to become one of cricket's most powerful figures as head of India's board enjoys close ties to the country's ruling party and is something of an unknown among fans after a modest playing career.
India contemplated Test cricket without Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma on Monday after the star duo again failed to fire in the bruising series defeat to Australia.
India captain Rohit Sharma said Saturday he stood down from the decisive ongoing fifth Australia Test because he was not in form but insisted he was not retiring.
Ravichandran Ashwin has announced his immediate retirement from international cricket following the conclusion of the third Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy in Brisbane.