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Saturday, Jun 28, 2025
The Indian team is grappling with a few teething issues regarding its top-order batting, especially senior opener Shikhar Dhawan's poor form, which has affected the team's starts of late.
Former captain and India 'A' team coach Rahul Dravid said there cannot be a blanket case that all the World Cup-bound players should be rested.
Despite losing the recent home One-Day International series 2-3 to Australia, the Virat Kohli-led Team India is considered the favourites for the upcoming World Cup.
Chasing 359 to win, Ashton Turner smashed 84 off just 43 balls to help level the series.
India will have to quickly put behind a massive bowling failure, sloppy fielding and tactical mistakes to tame a resurgent Australia in the series-decider on Wednesday.
His sharp glovework makes Dhoni India's first choice wicketkeeper in limited-overs cricket, but his batting position for the World Cup, when he will be 38, continues to be debated.
A match-winning performance against Australia in the second ODI has boosted the Tamil Nadu all-rounder's chances.
Shankar's biggest competitor could be Ambati Rayudu, who, despite a healthy batting average of 47-plus, is now slipping in the pecking order.
MS Dhoni spoke with a lot of reverence about how the seeds of the present were sown back in 1983 when Kapil Dev lifted the World Cup.
The team is slowly moving into the World Cup mode and even a 0-2 loss in the just-concluded T20 series won't see any shift in plans as far as skipper Virat Kohli and coach Ravi Shastri are concerned.
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