Shah informed that the new NCA in Bengaluru will also feature ‘state of the art training, recovery and sports science facilities.

Gambhir, urged the team to keep working on improving collectively on turning tracks which posed a different challenge to the batting group in particular.

I’ve already heard a few conversations in the dressing room. People are talking about the 2026 T20 World Cup, there is an ODI World Cup in 2027, and you hear people saying there are the Olympics in 2028, said Dravid.

After Kohli, comes all-rounder Sikander Raza from Zimbabwe, who has grabbed 15 Player of the match titles. Following, Rohit Sharma, and Mohammed Nabi from Afghanistan each with 14.

BCCI took an initiative to post a video on X, formerly Twitter where Dravid is seen encouraging Gambhir. From one Indian cricket coach to another, one last thing. In the most heated of times, exhale, take a step back, says Dravid.

Most of the key stars of the T20 World Cup winning side are in the island nation, sans the retiring duo of Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli. The choice between two flamboyant wicketkeeper batters Pant and Samson won't be an easy one.

Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli are best players in the world. Looking at their talent and the kind of cricket they have played, we all know where they belong, along with Jadeja. Their absence will be loss to the Indian team and we have to take maximum advantage out of that.

We have a very good side and a lot of talent. Unfortunately, we didn’t do well in the T20 World Cup. But if we can win this series, it will be confidence booster for the next three years, says Pathirana.

PCB’s chief finance officer, Javed Murtaz prepared the budget in connivance with ICC’s chief finance officer, Ankur Khanna.