India South Africa Series

Next three days of good intensity training crucial: Dravid tells Team India

Indian cricket team chief coach Rahul Dravid has stressed on "quality practice" and "good intensity" ahead of the team's opening Test against South Africa

SA vs India: Kohli-led Indian squad begins training for first Test

The Virat Kohli-led Indian Test squad has begun preparation for the South Africa tour ahead of the first Test which gets underway from December 26.South Africa and India will lock horns in the three-match Test series before the two sides meet in the limited-overs format.The Indian squad held their first practice session on Saturday to gear up for the South Africa tour."#TeamIndia begin preparations for the first Test in Centurion Stadium. First practice session done," BCCI tweeted the pictures from the practice session.The Indian Test squad arrived in Johannesburg, South Africa on Thursday. Rohit Sharma will be missing the upcoming Test series after the hamstring injury and Priyank Panchal was named as the replacement.Meanwhile, the All-India Senior selection committee on Saturday named KL Rahul as vice-captain for the upcoming 3-match Test series against South Africa.

SA vs Ind: Cheteshwar Pujara 'getting into the groove' ahead of 1st Test

Ahead of the South African series, Indian batter Cheteshwar Pujara is "getting into the groove" for the first Test which gets underway from December 26.South Africa and India will lock horns in the three-match Test series before the two sides meet in the limited-overs format. The Test series begins on December 26."Getting into the groove," Pujara shared pictures from training sessions on Koo.The Indian Test squad arrived in Johannesburg, South Africa on Thursday and began preparation for South Africa two days after their arrival.Rohit Sharma will be missing the upcoming Test series after the hamstring injury and Priyank Panchal was named as the replacement.Meanwhile, the All-India Senior selection committee on Saturday named KL Rahul as vice-captain for the upcoming 3-match Test series against South Africa.

IND v SA: Indian Test team, led by Virat Kohli, departs for South Africa

The Indian Test cricket team, led by Virat Kohli, departed for South Africa early on Thursday morning to take part in a three-match series starting with a Boxing Day Test from December 26 in Centurion

White-ball captaincy change brings Kohli and Ganguly at loggerheads

A day after Kohli was removed as ODI captain, Ganguly told ANI that he had indeed spoken to Virat regarding the leadership change adding, that he had requested Virat to not give up the T20I captaincy

Winning in cricket matters, but how you win matters, too

Kohli's aggressive mannerisms are seen almost inseparable from India's growing dominance in international cricket

Indian ODI team now has X-factor to win anywhere, says Shikhar Dhawan

India, who have a poor ODI record in South Africa, is set for improvement after being 2-0 up in the six-match series

Crammed FTP left no time for India to prepare for SA Tests: Vinod Rai

India lost the three-Test series after losing the opening two Tests by 72 runs and 135 runs respectively

South Africa ends India's nine-series winning streak after 135-run drubbing

After the 72-run loss in the opening Test, the margin got bigger here as the visitors handed the home side a 2-0 lead in the three-match series