"As a young kid, when you start playing cricket, you dream of playing for India, and playing Test cricket is the ultimate honour. To be named captain is a great responsibility, and I'm looking forward to the challenge."
The 25-year-old Gill was identified in 2020 as a batting successor to Kohli after impressing on his Test debut in Melbourne, where he opened and made 45 and an unbeaten 35 as India beat Australia by eight wickets.
Top-order batter Shubman Gill has been named India’s new Test captain, taking over the reins from the recently retired Rohit Sharma.
The Asia Cup, which was slated to be jointly hosted by India and Sri Lanka, may now be scrapped altogether due to India’s absence — a significant blow given the financial weight India carries in the tournament, especially in terms of sponsorship and broadcasting.
England have selected five Indian Premier League players in their one-day squad to face the West Indies, including former captain Jos Buttler, but have not ruled out allowing them to skip the series.
“The war has stopped. In this new situation, BCCI office bearers, officials, and the IPL governing council will meet tomorrow (Sunday) to discuss the best way forward,” BCCI vice-president Rajeev Shukla stated in an interview with PTI Videos.
Batsmen Shreyas Iyer and Ishan Kishan on Monday returned to India's central contract list after a year's absence, the cricket board said, while wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant was promoted to Grade A.
The T20 competition barred the practice after it was banned by the International Cricket Council (ICC) as a precautionary measure during the pandemic.
Amidst the familiar faces of Indian captains, Pat Cummins stood out as the only overseas leader in IPL 2025.
Rohit Sharma to lead India in the upcoming ICC ODI World Cup at home while all-rounder Hardik Pandya was named as his deputy for the flagship event on Tuesday.
India's cricket board banked nearly $300 million from last year's iteration of its Indian Premier League, newly published financial documents have revealed.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) does not typically publish its finances in detail
India ODI captain Rohit Sharma reflected on World Cup memories and looks optimistically ahead to a home campaign beginning in October.
ICC World Cup schedule could witness another change in date as the Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) has requested the BCCI to move the England-Pakistan game.
A second-string India thrashed West Indies by 200 runs in the third ODI on Tuesday to seal a 2-1 series victory in a timely boost ahead of their Asia Cup campaign next month.
Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has reportedly agreed with International Cricket Council (ICC) and Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on proposed change of dates of two of its matches in the upcoming ODI World Cup.
India pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah will return from a lengthy injury absence to lead the side against Ireland in the Twenty20 series next month, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) said on Monday.
Ehsaan Mazari Pakistan’s minister in-charge of sports has said that his country will withdraw from the 2023 World Cup if India avoids travelling across the border for the Asia Cup.
The senior selection committee, led by Chetan Sharma, had initially been sacked in November after India were knocked out of the Twenty20 World Cup in the semi-finals in Australia.
