While Rahul has suffered a hamstring injury while fielding in the second ODI on February 9, Axar has not fully recovered from his shin injury that also forced him to miss the South Africa tour
Deepak Hooda has said that it was his dream to get his debut cap from either Virat Kohli or MS Dhoni and it was great to see that fulfilled in the first ODI against West Indies.
India skipper Rohit Sharma won the toss and elected to field against the West Indies in the first ODI of the three-match series here on Sunday
Here's a list of the top five contenders whose IPL 2022 performance is helping them knock on the doors of India's T20 World Cup 2022 squad
IND vs SA 1 st T20I Preview: Calling the Proteas side mighty comes from the fact that they are playing their full strength squad and are not missing out on any key member due to injury and otherwise.
Kishan finished the series with two half centuries against South Africa and was the leading run scorer with 206 runs at an average of 41.
There are concrete reasons why the improved versions of both Dinesh Karthik and Hardik Pandya could be the most important cogs in India's successful T20 World Cup 2022 campaign wheel
Former India cricketer Sunil Gavaskar is confident slog-overs specialist Dinesh Karthik will be on the fight to Australia for the ICC T20 World Cup this year
A nation dealing with its worst economic crisis and high inflation for months had something to celebrate when Sri Lanka sealed a limited-overs cricket series victory
Gavaskar believes that it is curtains for Dhawan as far as T20I cricket is concerned and with just four months remaining to go for ICC's premier event in Australia
With concerns over his place in the T20I setup in a year when Men's T20 World Cup will be held in Australia in October-November, head coach Rahul Dravid thoroughly backed Pant as "an integral part"
Rohit and Gill are likely to open the innings for India in the Test and the duo got into the groove as they looked to sharpen their skills during the practice session at Leicestershire County Ground
The fifth and final T20I was abandoned after just 3.3 overs of play, when India were 28/2, with right-arm pacer Lungi Ngidi taking out openers Ishan Kishan and Ruturaj Gaikwad.
After defeating Bangladesh by seven wickets in Antigua, head coach Phil Simmons now wants his side to be unbeaten in remaining Test matches scheduled this year.
After facing a seven-wicket defeat against West Indies, Bangladesh skipper Shakib Al Hasan blamed the batters for their dismal show.
West Indies pacer Kemar Roach on Sunday scalped his 249th wicket and equalled the Test wicket tally of the former pacer Michael Holding.
India vs South Africa Highlights: The fifth and final match between India and South Africa has ended with no result as the rain washed out the Bengaluru clash and the series ended at 2-2.
Even before a ball had been bowled after South Africa pushed India into batting first for the fifth straight time, the rain came down pouring
All-rounder Hardik Pandya, who is enjoying a golden run of form, has revealed how advice from former India captain Dhoni early on in his career has helped him tremendously to become a better player.
India vs South Africa Preview: In the final match of the T20I series which hangs in balance at 2-2 will be a mouthwatering clash as both the teams will fancy their chances at a batting-friendly pitch