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Dropped from India ODI squad, Rishabh Pant has only himself to blame

Dropped from India ODI squad, Rishabh Pant has only himself to blame

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4 min readChennaiUpdated: May 19, 2026 05:42 PM IST India are looking for a left-hander in their ODI top six. Rishabh Pant bats left-handed. He was still not picked. That tells you everything about where his white-ball cricket stands. The senior selection panel led by Ajit Agarkar named India’s ODI squad with the 2027 World Cup as the big picture, and the absence of Pant and Ravindra Jadeja was hardly a surprise. Jadeja’s exclusion was always coming – Axar Patel and Washington Sundar had been breathing down the 37-year-old’s neck. For Pant, Agarkar was direct. “Rishabh is an incredible Test player. Obviously, he is not part of the ODI squad at the moment. We want him to become the best Test player that he has always been. I don’t think there is any concern with his spot in the Test team. As far as ODI cricket is concerned, at this point, we have gone with two different options,” he said. Having lost out on a spot in India’s T20I set-up over the last 18 months, …

BCCI Announce IND vs AFG Test and ODI Series 2026 Team Squad, Players List, Captains

BCCI Announce IND vs AFG Test and ODI Series 2026 Team Squad, Players List, Captains

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India Squad For Afghanistan Test, ODI Series 2026 Announcement LIVE: (AP Photo) India Squad For Afghanistan Test, ODI Series 2026 Announcement LIVE: India could announce their squad for the upcoming one-off Test and ODI series against Afghanistan on Tuesday. The ODI series could effectively start the run-in for India to the 2027 World Cup, which is set to take place in South Africa, Zimbabwe and Namibia during October and November next year. Among the chief points of focus in the selection meeting could be the fitness of former captain Rohit Sharma, who has been suffering from hamstring problems in the ongoing 2026 season of the Indian Premier League (IPL), and the role of veteran all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja. The Test match will be just the second between India and Afghanistan and the first since 2018. It will also be the first time that a Test match will be played in the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium in New Chandigarh. The one-off Test is set to start on June 6. This will be followed by the …

BCCI Announce India Squad For NZ ODI Series 2026, Full Squad, Players List, Captains

BCCI Announce India Squad For NZ ODI Series 2026, Full Squad, Players List, Captains

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Rishabh Pant’s place in the Indian ODI squad will be among the major talking points as the selectors prepare to announce the team that will face New Zealand in a three-match series. Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) secretary Devajit Saikia said on Saturday that it will be announcing the squad in the afternoon. “As you know, from the 11th of January, India is going to play New Zealand in a three-match ODI series and today we have a meeting with the selectors and in the afternoon we are going to announce the squad for the New Zealand series,” Saikia told ANI. The temptation to give Ishan Kishan a run This will be the last ODI series to be played before the T20 World Cup, which could affect the make up of the squad. Captain Shubman Gill will be playing for the first time since he was dropped from the Indian T20I squad that will play in the tournament. On the other hand, Pant’s place could be in jeopardy if the selectors decide …

IND vs ENG | ‘Why are we thinking about the negatives?: Rohit Sharma dismisses question on if there are any alternative plans if Hardik Pandya gets injured | Cricket News

IND vs ENG | ‘Why are we thinking about the negatives?: Rohit Sharma dismisses question on if there are any alternative plans if Hardik Pandya gets injured | Cricket News

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India captain Rohit Sharma urged reporters present in the pre-match press conference of the 1st ODI vs England to not focus on the negatives when he was asked what were the alternative plans in allrounder Hardik Pandya got injured like he did in the 2023 World Cup. “Why are we thinking about the negatives? That he will get injured, this will happen, that will happen. In the minds of the selectors, there are things in our minds. I can’t say that here. But there are things. We played the World Cup when he got injured,” Rohit said. “He got injured in the 3rd or 4th match. After that, we played the whole tournament. Although we lost the final, but we played good cricket till the final. So now, I won’t think about what will happen if he gets injured. What will happen if this happens, what will happen if that happens. I think, you are playing good cricket now. So we will hope that you keep playing good cricket and nothing happens,” he added. Story …

Varun Chakaravarthy trains with ODI squad in Nagpur ahead of India vs England series | Cricket News

Varun Chakaravarthy trains with ODI squad in Nagpur ahead of India vs England series | Cricket News

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Mystery spinner Varun Chakaravarthy has been spotted training with India’s ODI squad for the upcoming three-match series against England, starting Thursday in Nagpur. While the BCCI has not officially updated on Chakaravarthy’s inclusion in the squad yet, the 33-year-old tweaker could be in line for his maiden ODI call-up and debut, shortly before the Champions Trophy due to begin in Dubai in two weeks. On Tuesday, Chakaravarthy was seen bowling for over an hour against the Indian batters during the training session at the VCA Stadium in Jamtha. Story continues below this ad Chakaravarthy was the pick of the Indian bowlers in the recent five-match T20I series that the hosts won over England by a 4-1 margin. The Tamil Nadu spinner bagged 14 wickets, including a five-for, the most by an Indian bowler in a bilateral T20I series. Despite playing only 23 List A 50-over games, Chakaravarthy has amassed 59 wickets at a 19.8 strike rate. Chakaravarthy was also the leading wicket-taker among spinners in the recently concluded domestic 50-over Vijay Hazare Trophy, snapping 18 …

‘Who will the selectors drop…’: Ashwin backs Varun Chakaravarthy to make cut for India’s Champions Trophy squad | Cricket News

‘Who will the selectors drop…’: Ashwin backs Varun Chakaravarthy to make cut for India’s Champions Trophy squad | Cricket News

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Former India spinner R Ashwin has made a bold claim and gone head to back to in-form sensation Varun Chakaravarthy to bolt into the ODI set-up ahead of the Champions Trophy, starting later this month in Dubai. Chakaravarthy has been in the form of his life during the recent England T20I series, spinning a web around the visitors with 14 wickets, including a five-wicket haul. The 33-year-old broke his own record to set a new high for most wickets by an Indian in a T20I bilateral series as the hosts drubbed England 4-1 in the five-match series. The Tamil Nadu spinner’s international career was in the wilderness after a lacklustre debut stint during the 2021 T20 World Cup in the UAE and his senior statemate Ashwin has now backed him for a return through the 50-over format just in time for yet another ICC tournament in the country. Yet to make his ODI debut, Chakaravarthy has stacked up 59 wickets from only 23 List A appearances. Ashwin feels that India could make a change to …

‘Ravindra Jadeja is not injured’: Saurashtra explain India all-rounder’s bowling absence in Ranji Trophy match | Cricket News

‘Ravindra Jadeja is not injured’: Saurashtra explain India all-rounder’s bowling absence in Ranji Trophy match | Cricket News

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India all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja did not bowl in Saurashtra’s thumping innings and 144-run win victory over Assam in their final Ranji Trophy 2024-25 league stage fixture that ended on Saturday. The win marked Saurashtra’s resounding comeback in the second phase of the domestic tournament to secure the top position in the group and will play the quarter-finals at home next week. Jadeja, who returned to the set-up last week, was part of another crushing win over Delhi where he snapped 12 wickets, including a seven-wicket haul. Jadeja had also become the fourth Saurashtra bowler to record 200 wickets in the Ranji Trophy during the game, while also going past 550 First-Class scalps. The veteran India all-rounder, however, was a silent participant in the fixture against Assam where Saurashtra needed a bonus point victory to confirm their quarter-final spot. Story continues below this ad In Saurashtra’s first-innings, the three-time Ranji triple centurion walked in at No. 9 and scored 19 off 28 deliveries as his side posted a hefty 474. Jadeja would not later turn up …

WATCH VIDEO, Rohit Sharma vs Hardik Pandya: Mumbai Indians teammates sweat it out before Champions Trophy | Cricket News

WATCH VIDEO, Rohit Sharma vs Hardik Pandya: Mumbai Indians teammates sweat it out before Champions Trophy | Cricket News

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With India slated to announce their 15-member squad for next months’ ICC Champions Trophy on Saturday, ODI captain Rohit Sharma has stepped up his preparations after a disastrous Border-Gavaskar Trophy series in Australia. On Tuesday, Rohit had turned up for practice in the Mumbai’s Ranji Trophy camp before the red-ball tournament resumes on January 23. The 37-year-old Rohit was later seen practising with his Mumbai Indians teammates, inclduing captain Hardik Pandya, at the Reliance Corporate Park in Navi Mumbai. In a video shared by Mumbai Indians on Instagram, Hardik is seen bowling to Rohit in full-tilt in the open nets under lights at the ground. While Hardik is seen attacking the stumps, a watchful Rohit unfurled a series of dabs, cuts and drives to fend off the seam all-rounder. Earlier in the day, Rohit had shared clips from a training session where he exhibited his trademark shotmaking range against the white-ball in full flow. While Rohit and Pandya are sure-shot picks in the squad, India will reveal their complete team roster in a press conference …

Champions Trophy 2025 Squads: Full list of all 8 teams; Afghanistan, NZ name sides; All eyes on India, Australia | Cricket News

Champions Trophy 2025 Squads: Full list of all 8 teams; Afghanistan, NZ name sides; All eyes on India, Australia | Cricket News

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ICC Champions Trophy 2025 Team Squad: With the deadline for the submission of provisional squads ending on January 12, Sunday, a few teams have come forward to officially unveil their squads for the upcoming Champions Trophy, to be played in Pakistan and the UAE from February 19. 2017 runners-up India are yet to pick their team and it is understood that the BCCI has sought for an additional week to submit their squads to the organisers. England were the first team to announce their squad, even before the 2025 year began. On January 12, New Zealand, Bangladesh and Afghanistan announced their squads for the tournament. Eight teams are separated into two groups with two teams from either roster qualifying for the semi-finals. India, hosts Pakistan, New Zealand and Bangladesh form Group A. Australia, England, South Africa and Afghanistan complete the second group. Full squads of the teams participating in the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 Group A Bangladesh: Nazmul Hossain Shanto (c), Soumya Sarkar, Tanzid Hasan, Tawhid Hridoy, Mushfiqur Rahim, MD Mahmud Ullah, Jaker Ali Anik, …