Check the full list of players with the most Test wickets on Indian soil from the current India and Bangladesh Test squads.
If sky-rocketing expectations are one aspect of it, the other part comprises of opposition's familiarity with his game and enough on-ground material available for dissection.
While India's new coach Gautam Gambhir and skipper Rohit Sharma will be wary of the challenge ahead of them, they would be confident going into the series with a star-studded squad at their disposal.
Regular test players of India will be taking part in the 17th edition of Duleep Trophy as per BCCI's orders
42-year-old Gambhir responded to questions about his on-screen altercation with Kohli, stating that it has been beneficial for television ratings (TRPs).
It is understood that Indian cricket's biggest contemporary stars have sought a longish break from the BCCI, considering the gruelling last three months since the start of IPL
Jasprit Bumrah's neighbour, a senior journalist, wrote an emotional post for the India star after his stunning performance in the T20 World Cup Final in Barbados
Rohit Sharma captains a potent lineup as the magical duo of Bumrah and Pandya team up for their first full World Cup campaign, poised to bring home the T20 title for India.
Jasprit Bumrah has had a fantastic T20 World Cup 2024, and his records are incredibly good, with none of their key batters averaging more than 20 against him
Arshdeep questioned how difficult it was for Kuldeep to first bowl with the wind and then against the wind
Australia's best bowler on the day, Josh Hazlewood, also gave due credit to Kuldeep and Bumrah
Bumrah bowled an incisive spell (3/7) to guide India to a convincing 47-run victory over Afghanistan in their opening Super Eights fixture of the T20 World Cup here
The reason comes from amazing numbers that the 30-year-old Gujarat pacer has produced in T20s since the last T20 World Cup 2022
"See a year ago, the same people were saying that I might not play again and my career is over and then now the question changed," he said taking a shot at all those who doubted his ability to fight
Rohit said India had the belief that they would win the match because the pitch was not that conducive for batting
Rohit Sharma, who hadn't got going in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 was finally able to find form when he hit a fifty in this game
The team was involved in various working routines set by Soham Desai. Players like Sanju Samson and Rishabh Pant also enjoyed a game of foot volley
On a general rule, other than Bumrah, we haven't seen enough fast bowlers nailing their yorkers recently, says Australia's legendary pacer Brett Lee
IPL 2024: Virat Kohli is likely to win the orange cap while Harshal Patel might get tough competition from KKR's spinner Varun Chakaravarthy and SRH's pacer T Natarajan
'I certainly haven't had any discussions about that,' Pollard told media after game when asked if there are any plans to rest Bumrah from MI's remaining two matches keeping in mind the upcoming T20 WC