India A captain Tilak Varma won the toss and chose to bat against Sri Lanka A in the opening match of the Tri-Nation A Series in Dambulla. Teen sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi opens the innings alongside Prabhsimran Singh.
Former India captain Kapil Dev says only the selectors can explain the decision to replace Suryakumar Yadav with Shreyas Iyer as India's T20I captain ahead of the Ireland and England tours.
India completed their biggest-ever Test win, defeating Afghanistan by an innings and 300 runs in the one-off Test. Debutant Manav Suthar starred with a six-wicket haul and seven wickets in the match.
Australia's Kurtis Marschall produced a major upset at the Stockholm Diamond League, defeating Olympic champion Armand Duplantis and ending his remarkable 40-meet winning streak in men's pole vault.
Former India captain Sourav Ganguly has urged fans and experts to give 15-year-old Vaibhav Sooryavanshi time to develop after the batting sensation earned a historic call-up to India's senior men's team.
KL Rahul and Shubman Gill struck impressive centuries, while B Sai Sudharsan continued his strong start to Test cricket with a fluent 81, as India dominated the opening day of the one-off Test against Afghanistan, reaching 368/3 in 85 overs at stumps in New Chandigarh on Friday.
India's newest Test cricketer, Manav Suthar, said he was overwhelmed with emotion after making his red-ball debut against Afghanistan in Mullanpur, describing it as the greatest moment of his cricketing journey so far.
Agarkar described Sooryavanshi as a "game-changer" and said that his performances compelled the selectors to pick him in the squad.
India have opted for a strong blend of youth and experience for the Asian Games cricket event, with Tilak Varma named vice-captain and Vaibhav Sooryavanshi among the selections.
The BCCI named Shreyas Iyer as India's new T20I captain and Tilak Varma vice-captain, while 15-year-old Vaibhav Sooryavanshi was included in all three squads.
