Amarnath's famous 'Selectors are a bunch of jokers' statement and his tirade against former BCCI president Raj Singh Dungarpur, after he was dropped for the home Test series against New Zealand in 1988, is the stuff of legend. It was also a reflection of the man's principled nature.
The tension between Amarnath and Dungarpur, a prominent Indian cricket administrator and selector, was a significant episode in Indian cricket during the late 1980s.
Flamboyant keeper-batsman Rishabh Pant marked his much-awaited return to the Test arena with a swashbuckling hundred against Bangladesh in the Chennai Test.
After a stroke-filled 39 in the first innings, the dynamic wicketkeeper-batsman smashed 109 in the team's second essay and also featured in a 167-run partnership with Shubman Gill, setting the ground for India's eventual 280-run victory.
Former Indian cricketer Mohammad Kaif believes that the flamboyant keeper-batsman is the biggest match-winner for India in Test matches and his best is yet to come.
Steve Smith led Australia in the 2017 Border Gavaskar Trophy series against India. Though Australia lost the four-match series 1-2, Smith ended the series as the highest run-getter on either side with 499 runs including three hundreds.
But the series is still remembered for the 'brain fade' moment that Smith had during the second Test in Bengaluru.
The Maharashtra state cabinet on Monday approved allotment of a 2,000 sq m plot at Bandra reclamation to former India and current Mumbai captain Ajinkya Rahane to develop a cricket academy.
The plot was originally allotted to Sunil Gavaskar in 1988 for setting up an indoor training academy, but the cricket legend returned it to the state govt in May 2022.
They are 17 going on 18, and the sound of music in the India camp is getting sweeter by the day.
Barring Virat Kohli, R Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja, none of the Indian players in the current set-up know what it is to lose a Test series at home.
India have won 17 consecutive series since the loss to England in 2012, a phenomenal record. Even the opposition teams know they are virtually fighting a losing battle.