
BCCI Vice-President Rajeev Shukla denies plan to remove Gautam Gambhir as India coach
BCCI Vice-President Rajeev Shukla has denied reports that the board is planning to remove Gautam Gambhir as India head coach or appoint VVS Laxman as Test coach.
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BCCI Vice-President Rajeev Shukla has denied reports that the board is planning to remove Gautam Gambhir as India head coach or appoint VVS Laxman as Test coach.

Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma did not feature for Delhi and Mumbai in the third round of the Vijay Hazare Trophy on Monday, having completed their scheduled two-match commitments ahead of the New Zealand ODI series.

England pace bowler Gus Atkinson has been ruled out of the fifth Ashes Test in Sydney with a hamstring injury, joining Mark Wood and Jofra Archer on the sidelines.

Jasprit Bumrah and Hardik Pandya are likely to be rested for the New Zealand ODI series with the T20 World Cup in mind, but are expected to play all five T20Is against the Kiwis.

Anrich Nortje believes the past two months have been the ideal build-up for the T20 World Cup as he made a thunderous SA20 comeback with 4/13 against Paarl Royals for Sunrisers Eastern Cape.

Irfan Pathan said Gujarat Titans showed immense faith in Jason Holder by signing him for Rs 7 crore, praising his improved six-hitting ability and new-ball bowling for IPL 2026.

Yashasvi Jaiswal will join the Mumbai squad ahead of their Vijay Hazare Trophy clash against Goa on December 31 after recovering from acute gastroenteritis, confirmed MCA Secretary Unmesh Khanvilkar.

Mumbai Cricket Association will speak to Shreyas Iyer about his availability for the later stages of the Vijay Hazare Trophy as he continues recovery from a spleen injury at the BCCI Centre of Excellence.

Anrich Nortje believes the past two months have been the ideal build-up for South Africa's T20 World Cup squad after taking 4/13 in his SA20 comeback for Sunrisers Eastern Cape.

Steve Smith criticised the MCG pitch after the fourth Ashes Test ended in two days, saying 36 wickets in two days is probably too much and suggesting less grass would help.

BCCI secretary Devajit Saikia dismissed reports of VVS Laxman being considered to replace Gautam Gambhir as India's Test coach, calling the speculation factually incorrect and baseless.

Anrich Nortje took 4/13 as Sunrisers Eastern Cape bowled Paarl Royals out for 49, the lowest SA20 total ever, to claim a 137-run bonus-point victory at Boland Park.