Ind Squad for the series probably, Shubman Gill could be rested

Three centuries for India, victory at a touching distance

On Friday, the Indian team showed total domination against the West Indies, in the first Test at Ahmedabad. After the visitors were reduced to only 162, tons by KL Rahul, Dhruv Jurel and Ravindra Jadeja ensured India garnered a lead of 286. With five wickets in hand, India look good for another 200 runs.

Ravindra Jadeja the Best Indian Batter?

In 2025, all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja is having an excellent outing as a batter. Even though he went wicketless in the first innings, he compensated that with a brilliant 100. This is now his seventh fifty plus score in the last 10 innings, and also second hundred, after the one in Manchester. This year he has close to 700 runs.

Vidarbha in Total Control in Irani Cup

Vidarbha are on the verge on winning the Irani Cup now, as they got to a lead of 224 runs after the end of day 3. After scoring 342 in the first innings, Rest of India could only manage 214 in reply. And then at stumps, Vidarbha were 96/2. Yash Thakur bagged four wickets for Vidarbha, giving them the edge.

Tilak Varma, Riyan Parag Shine, but IND A lose to AUS A

In what turned out to be a poor outing for the IND A side, they lost the match to their Aussie counterparts by 9 wickets. In a rain-curtailed match, after batting first, the Indian side was bundled out for only 246 — with Tilak scoring 94, and Riyan chipping in with a valuable 58. But it was a total flop show in bowling, as the visitors won with over eight overs to spare.

England Hammer South Africa in Women’s World Cup

In a poor display of batting by the South African women in the World Cup, they were bundled out for a paltry 69. And then to rub salt to their wounds, England chased down the target with 10 wickets to spare. All the bowlers picked up wickets — Linsey Smith – three, Lauren Bell – one, Nat Sciver-Brunt, Sophie Ecclestone, and Charlie Dean – two wickets each. They went to the top of the points table.

IND Squad Announcement for AUS Series Likely on Sat

It is expected that the Indian selectors would name the squad for the white-ball series vs Australia on Saturday. There is no confirmation, but is suggested by various reports. While the likes of Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli are expected to come back, Rishabh Pant, Hardik Pandya and Shubman Gill are likely to miss out.