After leading the Australian resurgence in times of extreme difficulty, Tim Paine is thinking of bowing out of the game at the end of the Aussie summer. Paine, in the pre-series presser, has touched upon topics like his captaincy as well as his ambition to see Australia beating India in India.

The BCCI has announced India’s schedule for the upcoming home season which has as many as five Tests, nine ODIs and 12 T20Is spread across seven months. The Virat Kohli-led India will start their season with a series against South Africa, hosting the Proteas for a T20I in Dharamsala on September 15.

Dilip Vengsarkar has stated that the Indian team’s overdependence on skipper Virat Kohli is not a good thing and other batsmen have to perform. The former India batsmen also agreed to coach Ravi Shastri’s comment on Kohli batting at no.4 during the upcoming World Cup in England. 

Sanjay Manjrekar has lambasted Vijay Shankar and Rishabh Pant while questioning India’s middle order right before the World Cup. He raised his concerns as Shankar and Pant lost another opportunity to take India home in the series decider against Australia by giving away their wickets cheaply.