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By India Today Web Desk: India reached the top of the ICC ODI rankings after their clean sweep against New Zealand in the three-match series. Rohit Sharma's team are now at the top of the charts in both white-ball formats, going into the ODI World Cup, scheduled to be held later in the months of October and November in the subcontinent. India were ranked in the third position in the ODI table, but were tied in rating points with the top two teams - England and New Zealand. However, due to playing more matches than the top two teams, India were ranked third in the world. The clean sweep helped India to reinstate themselves as the best white-ball side in the world. India posted a massive score of 385 runs in the final ODI of the series, with the help of centuries from captain While India are at the top of the ICC rankings in the white-ball format, they are ranked in the second position in Tests, behind Australia. India will be playing Australia in a 4-match Test series, for a place in the World Test Championship Final.

The mystery over India's underperformance in ICC events isn't showing any signs of finding a resolution. For the second time in two consecutive editions, the men from the subcontinent fell at the final hurdle, this time going down to Australia in the title-decider. Two years ago, it was the New Zealand team that had prevented India from bagging the Test mace. The team's repeated failures on the big stage have even left the critics short of words, with the crux of the story of India's downfall seeing the team repeating similar mistakes. Whenever India disappoint in an ICC event, the blame drops hard on the Indian Premier League. Though there's no denying that the cricketing universe is quickly transitioning into a franchise-based ecosystem, the fact that Indian players had to play the WTC final not long after the conclusion of the T20 league, could've played its role. The likes of For Australia, in comparison, the likes of Steve Smith, Going forward, Indian players would need to prioritise as WTC finals are likely to be held in June, not long after the conclusion of IPL seasons.

Former England skipper Michael Vaughan applauded BCCI's decision to give the limited-overs captaincy in the hands of Rohit Sharma. He wrote: "Very good decision." Very good decision ICC hailed BCCI's decision to appoint Rohit as captain in the limited over format and called it the "beginning of a new era" and wrote: "Virat Kohli - Rohit Sharma. Beginning of a new era for India men's limited-overs cricket." Virat Kohli Rohit Sharma Beginning of a new era for India men's limited-overs cricket. IPL franchise Mumbai Indians wrote: "India's number 45 is all set to lead the Men in Blue in white ball cricket." ' is all set to lead the Men in Blue in white ball cricket. Eminent cricket commentator Harsha Bhogle explained with a possible reasoning as to how Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma and Rahul Dravid will take the game forward in the country. He wrote: "However great a player Virat Kohli is, this is the time to reach out to him. It is inevitable he will feel a sense of loss. It is always tricky with two captains when both are playing all formats and it is critical Dravid, Kohli and Rohit are comfortable and have a common vision." However great a player Virat Kohli is, this is the time to reach out to him. It is inevitable he will feel a sense of loss. It is always tricky with two captains when both are playing all formats and it is critical Dravid, Kohli and Rohit are comfortable and have a common vision— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) Senior sports journalist Ayaz Memon also highlig...

India have announced their 15-member squad for the 2021 Men's T20 World Cup with R Ashwin making the cut while Shikhar Dhawan, who captained the team in the limited-overs tour of Sri Lanka this summer, has been left out. MS Dhoni will mentor the team at the tournament. The squad was announced on Wednesday night at BCCI's Mumbai headquarters by secretary Jay Shah (convenor of selection committee) and Chetan Sharma (chairman, selection committee). The T20 World Cup was scheduled to be played in India last year but was postponed to 2021 and will stretch from 17 October to 14 November in the UAE & Oman. "Mr Mahendra Singh Dhoni will be joining Team India as mentor for the upcoming T20 World Cup. I am glad that MS has accepted BCCI's offer and he is keen to contribute to the national team once again. MS will work closely with Mr Ravi Shastri as well as other support staff to provide support and direction to Team India," said Jay Shah. Dhoni had led India to the 2007 World T20 title win, which was also the inaugural world championship in the format. He then led India to victory in the 2011 50-over World Cup and the 2013 Champions Trophy. "I spoke to him (Dhoni) when I was in Dubai. He was okay with the decision and he agreed to be a mentor of Team India for T20 World Cup only and I discussed this issue with my colleagues also. They all are on the same page," added Shah. "I spoke to captain (Virat Kohli) and vice-captain (Rohit Sharma) as well as Ravi Shastri also. They are all o...

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MEDIA ADVISORY April 25, 2023 India squad for ICC World Test Championship 2023 Final The All-India Senior Selection Committee has picked the squad for the ICC World Test Championship final against Australia. India’s Test squad WTC final: Rohit Sharma (Captain), Shubman Gill, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli,Ajinkya Rahane, K L Rahul,KS Bharat (wk), Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja,Axar Patel,Shardul Thakur, Mohd. Shami, Mohd. Siraj, Umesh Yadav,Jaydev Unadkat. ICC World Test Championship Final Sr. No. Date Match Venue 1 7 th– 11 thJune (12 thJune is reserve day) WTC Final The Oval, London JAY SHAH Honorary Secretary BCCI