INDvENG: Ashwin becomes 14th player to play 100 Tests for India
India head coach Rahul Dravid presented a special memento to Ashwin on the occasion of his 100th Test match
India head coach Rahul Dravid presented a special memento to Ashwin on the occasion of his 100th Test match
Bharat has managed to notch up mere 92 runs in four innings in the ongoing series and is yet to register a fifty in 12 Test innings of his career.
Pujara has scored 20,013 runs at an average of 51.98 in 260 first-class matches. In this format, he has tallied 61 hundreds and 78 fifties; his highest score is 352.
Heaping praises on explosive southpaw Rinku Singh’s finishing skills, India head coach Rahul Dravid said that performances in the series against Afghanistan and the IPL will determine the players’ selection in the T20I World Cup squad.
India's first assignment under Rahul Dravid as the head coach of the India national cricket team will be against South Africa in an all-format tour starting December 20 following the ongoing Australia tour of India.
Ajinkya Rahane, who joined the national team in 2011, recalled what it was like to be among the likes of Sachin Tendulkar, Dravid, VVS Laxman and Virender Sehwag,
Dravid is regarded as one of the finest batsmen ever to grace the game and holds multiple records to his name.
"In terms of potential for coaching, Dravid, Shastri and Kumble are the best in the business," Rai revealed.
Pathan has 100 Test wickets to his name and was the second Indian bowler to take a hat-trick in the longest format of the game.
"I cannot say in one line what Rahul bhai means to me. He has always been an inspiration, and will remain one," Pujara said.