Mohammad Shami struggled with fitness a few years back, when Ravi Shastri helped him make a great turnaround, revealed ex-India bowling coach Bharat Arun

According to a report, the selection process for Team India support staff started on Monday but will be completed only on Thursday with the announcement of all the names.

India's bowling coach Bharat Arun on Friday countered Virat Kohli by saying that Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja are still "not out of the race".

India bowling coach Bharat Arun was not too impressed with the visiting team's antics and took a dig at them by pointing to the amount of time Virat Kohli batted without any hindrances.

Bharath Arun made it clear that Mohammed Shami and Umesh Yadav are first choice for Test matches while Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Jasprit Bumrah are preferred options for limited overs format.

The three other coaches -- Bharat Arun, R Sridhar and Sanjay Bangar are expected to be bracketed between Rs 2.3 crore

The Cricket Advisory Committee had selected Zaheer Khan but he's not Shastri's choice.

India's bowling coach Bharat Arun believes that Ravindra Jadeja had time to reflect on his game after being dropped from the team.

Sudhir Naik, Wankhede curator, said the Indian team management wanted a rank turner for the fifth ODI, but the instructions were conveyed only two days before the match

After almost two years of togetherness that included an extensive training programme at the NCA, the Indian Under-19 side will start its campaign against the West Indies U-19 with its confidence on a high, here on Sunday.