Before Dhoni, an entire five-part drama ensued before a captain was removed. He changed the Aristotelian ‘foul’ play with a ‘refreshing’ two-part narrative.
After vice-captain Rohit Sharma was ruled out due to hamstring injury, reports had emerged that India's Test skipper Virat Kohli will take a break to spend some time with his family.
Sharma sustained a left hamstring injury during a training session in Mumbai Sunday. India A captain Priyank Panchal will be his replacement in the Test series, according to BCCI.
Rohit Sharma was handed the ODI reins of Team India Wednesday. BCCI chief Sourav Ganguly said selectors felt that having two white-ball skippers would be too much of leadership.
Kohli will continue to be the captain for red-ball cricket. BCCI announced the 18-member squad for 3 Test series which doesn't include Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel & Shubman Gill.
Vice-captain Ajinkya Rahane will lead the side in the opening Test in Kanpur as Kohli extends his break after opting out of the 3-match T20 series starting 17 November in Jaipur.
Kohli, Bumrah, Shami and Jadeja rested, Hardik Pandya dropped after T20 WC exit. Chahal, Siraj and IPL top-scorer Ruturaj Gaikwad return to squad for series starting 17 November.
Indian govt officials last month skipped Turkish National Day celebrations in Delhi, in a message to Ankara following its support for Islamabad, particularly during Operation Sindoor.
Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.
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