Rahul Dravid

New Zealand spinner Ajaz Patel said that Rahul Dravid and Virat Kohli coming to congratulate him in the BlackCaps' dressing room is a "very big thing" for him.

India vs New Zealand: Virat Kohli on Monday said team is following the same "mindset" and objective under the new support staff which was being followed under previous dispensation.

IND vs NZ, 2nd Test: Head coach Rahul Dravid lauded India's bench strength, saying the players who came stepped up and took their opportunities.

Indian stalwart Dravid too had to go through a similar process before becoming the India head coach. Initially reluctant to shift base to Bangalore from Hyderabad, Laxman has already quit from his role as mentor of IPL team Sunrisers Hyderabad.

The Mumbai Test, which begins on Friday, will mark the first chapter of the Kohli-Dravid era. Dravid took over from Shastri as Indias head coach after the T20 World Cup.

Former India batter VVS Laxman said the Team India management shouldn't forget about Shreyas Iyer's debut Test performance in Kanpur while selecting the line-up for the Mumbai Test.

India's newly-appointed bowling coaching Paras Mhambrey, like head coach Rahul Dravid, said Ajinkya Rahane and Cheteshwar Pujara have the backing of the team as they know the "value" the right-handers bring to the side.

IND vs SA: The Indian senior team will compete in three Tests starting December 17, followed by as many ODIs and four T20 Internationals.

India vs New Zealand, 1st Test: Rahul Dravid reflected on the last day's Kanpur pitch and lauded the Indian bowlers as they found a way to take nine New Zealand wickets in the second innings.

Rahul Dravid was all praise for Ravichandran Ashwin after the latter went past Harbhajan Singh in India's all-time Test wicket-takers' list.

Ind vs NZ: Ashwin's strike-rate of 52.7 is the fourth best behind that of Dale Steyn, Sir Richard Hadlee and Glenn Mcgrath among the 16 bowlers who are currently part of the 400 Test wickets club.

Ajinkya Rahane scored 35 and 4 in the drawn opening Test against New Zealand and his average throughout the 12 games this year is less than 20.

India vs New Zealand: India coach Rahul Dravid lauded debutant Shreyas Iyer on Monday for his prolific scoring in the drawn opening Test against New Zealand, and said his performance reflects an abundance of up-and-coming talent.

India vs New Zealand, 1st Test: Ravichandran Ashwin played down the numbers game and expressed his desire to contribute more in Tests, a format which he said he enjoys thoroughly.

IND vs NZ: Rahul Dravid gave the Green Park's groundstaff, led by Shiv Kumar, Rs 35,000 for preparing a sporting pitch for the first Test against New Zealand.

New Zealand spinner Ajaz Patel said that Rahul Dravid and Virat Kohli coming to congratulate him in the BlackCaps' dressing room is a "very big thing" for him.

India vs New Zealand: Virat Kohli on Monday said team is following the same "mindset" and objective under the new support staff which was being followed under previous dispensation.

IND vs NZ, 2nd Test: Head coach Rahul Dravid lauded India's bench strength, saying the players who came stepped up and took their opportunities.

Indian stalwart Dravid too had to go through a similar process before becoming the India head coach. Initially reluctant to shift base to Bangalore from Hyderabad, Laxman has already quit from his role as mentor of IPL team Sunrisers Hyderabad.

The Mumbai Test, which begins on Friday, will mark the first chapter of the Kohli-Dravid era. Dravid took over from Shastri as Indias head coach after the T20 World Cup.

Former India batter VVS Laxman said the Team India management shouldn't forget about Shreyas Iyer's debut Test performance in Kanpur while selecting the line-up for the Mumbai Test.

India's newly-appointed bowling coaching Paras Mhambrey, like head coach Rahul Dravid, said Ajinkya Rahane and Cheteshwar Pujara have the backing of the team as they know the "value" the right-handers bring to the side.

IND vs SA: The Indian senior team will compete in three Tests starting December 17, followed by as many ODIs and four T20 Internationals.

India vs New Zealand, 1st Test: Rahul Dravid reflected on the last day's Kanpur pitch and lauded the Indian bowlers as they found a way to take nine New Zealand wickets in the second innings.

Rahul Dravid was all praise for Ravichandran Ashwin after the latter went past Harbhajan Singh in India's all-time Test wicket-takers' list.

Ind vs NZ: Ashwin's strike-rate of 52.7 is the fourth best behind that of Dale Steyn, Sir Richard Hadlee and Glenn Mcgrath among the 16 bowlers who are currently part of the 400 Test wickets club.

Ajinkya Rahane scored 35 and 4 in the drawn opening Test against New Zealand and his average throughout the 12 games this year is less than 20.

India vs New Zealand: India coach Rahul Dravid lauded debutant Shreyas Iyer on Monday for his prolific scoring in the drawn opening Test against New Zealand, and said his performance reflects an abundance of up-and-coming talent.

India vs New Zealand, 1st Test: Ravichandran Ashwin played down the numbers game and expressed his desire to contribute more in Tests, a format which he said he enjoys thoroughly.

IND vs NZ: Rahul Dravid gave the Green Park's groundstaff, led by Shiv Kumar, Rs 35,000 for preparing a sporting pitch for the first Test against New Zealand.