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Led by Gautam Gambhir, India's cricket squad arrived in Christchurch for a gruelling forty-two-day tour of New Zealand, featuring twelve matches across three formats under captains Shreyas Iyer and Shubman Gill.
KL Rahul's 129 not out, supported by Rohit Sharma's 92 and Ruturaj Gaikwad's 57, propelled India to 351/7 against West Indies, despite an early collapse.
Devdutt Padikkal’s unbeaten century and K L Rahul’s composed half-century helped India on the opening day of their 600th Test match against Sri Lanka in Galle.
Jammu and Kashmir achieved their maiden Ranji Trophy title by outplaying traditional powerhouse Karnataka, securing the championship with a significant first-innings lead after a draw in the final. The historic victory, culminating 67 years of participation in the tournament, was highlighted by strong performances from opener Qamran Iqbal who scored an unbeaten 160, and Sahil Lotra with 101 not out in the second innings, extending their first-innings advantage of 291 runs to a commanding 633. Pacer Auqib Nabi was instrumental throughout the season and in the final, while skipper Paras Dogra became the second batter to surpass 10,000 Ranji Trophy runs, underscoring a remarkable team effort that defied expectations against a Karnataka side brimming with Indian stars.
After scoring 199 against England in December 2016, KL Rahul had to wait till October 2025 for another home Test hundred.
The Injured wicket-keeper batter did not keep in England's first innings.
India went from 333/5 to 364 all out in the second innings in the first Test at Headingley in Leeds.
Kerala were 94/4 at lunch on day one with captain Sachin Baby dismissed for four.
Rahul along with wicketkeeper-batter Dhruv Jurel flew early to Australia, and will appear for India 'A' in the second four-day game at the Melbourne Cricket Ground from Thursday.
India lost to New Zealand by 8 wickets after being dismissed to a lowly 46 in the first innings.
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