India began their home season with high expectations, especially after their dominant performances against Bangladesh. The hosts swept the Test series 2-0 and followed it up with a commanding 3-0 victory in the T20I series. With such success, it was only natural for India, led by Rohit Sharma, to be considered the overwhelming favourites heading […]

A lot of Indian fans were expecting to see the young wicket-keeper-batsman Rishabh Pant featuring in the eight ODIs that India played since his spectacular innings in the Sydney Test against Australia. Pant returned home to play for India ‘A’ as he was replaced by the by the veteran MS Dhoni. The former India skipper […]