Dhawan added that while he had received backing from his coach and captain earlier, a dip in form, coupled with Gill's ascendency, has seen him lose his place in the side.
With six months left for the World Cup, India's preparations will actually start three months prior, that is in July, when the team management would zero in on the best 13 players who will form the core group.
Despite the backing of Indian team management, Suryakumar Yadav was again dismissed first ball, this time by left-arm spinner Ashton Agar in the third ODI against Australia.
As far as receiving any specific directive on workload management from the BCCI goes, it is learnt that no franchise will get any on India players unless someone is carrying an injury.
Young India opener Shubman Gill has "smart cricketing brain" and can emerge as leader of the Gujarat Titans in the future due to his conduct and work ethics, said the IPL team's director of cricket Vikram Solanki.
Injuries to Jasprit Bumrah, Shreyas Iyer, Prasidh Krishna, Deepak Chahar do remain a concern but Rahul Dravid insisted that the team is in a good space.
Ponting, who had his run-ins with the Australian cricketing establishment back in the 1990s, understands the kind of attention young Indian players can attract even after just one good innings in the IPL.
When India takes on Australia in the third ODI, the Indian batsmen will need to put their best foot forward in order to combat the lethal in-dippers from Mitchell Starc.
The 30-year-old from Karnataka, however, made an impressive return, slamming a match-winning 75 not out in the first ODI against Australia in Mumbai on Friday...
The right-arm quick returned with figures of 6-2-17-3 on Friday as India restricted Australia to 188 in 35.4 overs and then returned to overhaul the target in...
India defeated Australia by five wickets in a low-scoring game at the Wankhede Stadium, with KL Rahul, who struggled to find form during the Border-Gavaskar...
Hardik Pandya, the new T20 captain, had led the team during the two-match series at the same venue last year.
Pant recently gave his fans a glimpse of his road to recovery, sharing a video in which he could be seen walking in a swimming pool as a part of his treatment.
Pandya said he is ready to share whatever workload comes along with the other bowlers.
Iyer has been ruled out of the Australia series due to a lower back injury, and he might be out for an indefinite period.
Virat Kohli quit as Royal Challengers Bangalore captain after the 2021 season with South Africa's Faf du Plessis taking over the reins.
Furthermore, it is learnt that there is almost negligible chance of Iyer taking any part in cash-rich IPL for KKR, the team that he leads.
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Ricky Ponting is hoping to "get a bit more out of Axar Patel" when he turns up for Delhi Capitals in this IPL 2023.
With regular skipper Rohit Sharma set to miss the first ODI at the Wankhede Stadium due to family commitments, Hardik Pandya has been named the stand-in...
Siraj opens up on the emotional battle he fought after his father's demise and the moral support that he received from the team management.
Marnus Labuschagne (22) and Travis Head (45) were at the crease when umpires called for lunch with Australia still trailing by 18 runs.
Having struck a purple patch, Gill has six hundreds to his name across formats, which comprise two Test hundreds, three ODI tons and a T20I hundred.
Ashwin has taken 24 wickets in the series so far with an innings left to bowl, but his 6/91 in 47.2 overs will certainly go down as one of his best efforts on...
Australia reached 149 for two at tea against India on the opening day of the series-deciding fourth Test on Thursday.
Syed Saba Karim, former India wicket-keeper, on the beauty and challenges of travelling as a team
