Here are some of the most interesting and important things to have happened in the past few days in the cricketing world:

 

  • Rahul Dravid to coach the Indian team for the Sri Lanka tour: it has been revealed that Rahul Dravid, the former Indian cricketer, who has been coaching the under-19 team and other India’s A-teams for the past few years, is set to be the head coach for the Indian cricket team for the upcoming Indian limits-over tour in Sri Lanka. This has been confirmed by Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) president Sourav Ganguly. He is the only second Indian cricketer after Sachin Tendulkar to notch up more than 10,000 runs in Tests and ODIs.

 

  •  BCCI has released a statement on the team up for the upcoming ICC test championship match against New Zealand: the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has revealed who the 15 members of the squad on Tuesday. The Asian giants consist of veteran opener Rohit Sharma, skipper Virat Kohli, vice-captain Ajinkya Rahane, and premier batsman Cheteshwar Pujara. additionally, youngster Shubman Gill, all-rounders Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, and Hanuma Vihari have been also been included on the squad for the Test Championship final. The pace bowling unit of Team India on the other hand consists of Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Shami, Ishant Sharma, Umesh Yadav and younger players like Mohammed Siraj and Rishabh Pant. And Veteran wicket-keeper batsman Wriddhiman Saha is likely to be a backup for an in-form Pant. Furthermore, senior pacer Umesh has been picked over fast bowler Shardul Thakur, who was played a huge role in the match against Australia in the Brisbane Test. The much-anticipated return of Mohammad Shami and Hanuma Vihari after the injuries they have sustained during India's tour Down Under has also been reported.   

 

  •  After seven years of waiting, the Indian women’s cricket team finally returns in a test match against England on the 15th of June in bristol. The team, lead by Mithali Raj got a little over a week to prepare for the match. Despite the lack of time, the team captain has assured the audience that the team is ‘mentally prepared for the match, especially after getting some valuable advice from the men’s team vice-captain, Ajinkya Rahane. It is likely that 17-year-old batter, Shafali Verma might open in the game alongside Mandhana. Some other notable players are Harmanpreet Kaur, Jhulan Goswami and Punam Raut. They will be going off against players like Heather Knight, who is the captain and Nat Sciver who is the vice-captain.

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