Skipper Suryakumar Yadav spoke of his equation with new India head coach Gautam Gambhir ahead of the Sri Lanka series.
Rohit Sharma will stay on as captain of India's Test and one-day teams, the country's cricket board said, after he ended his T20 international career with a World Cup triumph.
Frenzied crowds shouted "India, India" after the team landed at Delhi airport from the Caribbean, having been delayed for days by Hurricane Beryl.
Favourites India won the title on Saturday after defeating South Africa in a thrilling final, but their travel plans were disrupted by Hurricane Beryl.
Former Australia captain Ricky Ponting revealed his predictions for the top wicket-taker and leading run-scorer at the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024, placing his bets on India's Jasprit Bumrah and compatriot Travis Head to lead with ball and bat respectively at the major event.
"I've seen a lot of reports about it,” Ponting told the ICC. “Normally these things pop up on social media before you even know about them, but there were a few little one-on-one conversations during the IPL, just to get a level of interest from me as to whether I would do it," said Ponting.
Shah also informed that India would not adopt a split-coaching model.
Samson was named in India's 15-man squad for the June 1-29 event in the West Indies and United States but the inclusion of Rishabh Pant means the 2007 champions have options as they bid for a second title.
The 35-year-old is India's premier spin-bowling all-rounder, apart from being a gun fielder, and will be expected to play a key role in the T20 showpiece in the United States and West Indies, where the ball is likely to turn.
Ravindra Jadeja struck a fifty to give India a handy first innings lead before returning to claim three Australian wickets as the home side stood 87 runs away from a series-clinching victory in the fourth and final test on Monday.
Australian fast bowler Pat Cummins claimed four wickets to dent India's reply but Cheteshwar Pujara's unbeaten century left the third Test evenly poised in Ranchi on Saturday.
Mahendra Singh Dhoni has stepped down as India's limited-overs captain but will still be available for selection, the Indian cricket board (BCCI) said on Wednesday.
Ravichandran Ashwin rattled England's top order with three wickets to leave them reeling on 78 for four at stumps on day three of the third Test on Monday, still trailing India by 56.
Virat Kohli hit a belligerent fifty to consolidate India's position after Ravichandran Ashwin picked up another five-wicket haul to help bundle out England for 255 and give the hosts a first-innings lead of 200 in the second test on Saturday.
India's bowlers propelled the hosts to a comprehensive 178-run win over New Zealand in the second Test Monday, to clinch the series and reclaim the top spot in the world rankings.
Anil Kumble is named by the Board of Control for Cricket in India as the head coach of the country's cricket team
Captain Steve Smith and George Bailey strike fluent centuries as Australia chase down a steep 310-run target to win the first One Day International (ODI) against India by five wickets in Perth.
Bangladesh A coach Heath Streak has termed the five-match tour of India as an 'important step' ahead of the two-match Test series at home against Australia, starting October 9.
Virat Kohli doesn't beat around the bush, makes it clear that he is not happy with the way the things are handled, and underlines the lack of clarity in the players’ minds.