Gujarat Titans have entrusted former India keeper-batter Parthiv Patel with the dual responsibility of serving as their assistant and batting coach in the upcoming IPL

Prior to this, Parthiv Patel had been involved as a talent scout for five-time IPL champions Mumbai Indians.

India will play the opening game against New Zealand at Bengaluru on October 16, followed by playing next two matches in Pune and Mumbai.

Hardik Pandya practising with a red-ball in one of his recently uploaded videos gave rise to the rumours of his comeback to Test cricket.

India's star batter Virat Kohli is having a poor run of form across all formats this year.

India's second and final Test match of the series against Bangladesh kicks off on Friday.

Bangladesh come into the Test series against India, starting on September 19 in Chennai, with high confidence, especially after securing a remarkable 2-0 win over Pakistan.

Parthiv Patel believes KL Rahul's consistent run-scoring secured his selection over Sarfaraz Khan in the playing eleven for the first Test against Bangladesh.

Parthiv Patel believes that India boasts an abundance of talented coaches and sees no need to look beyond its borders for a new head coach.

There has been a lot of speculations around the wicket-keeping position in the Indian cricket team when it comes to the upcoming T20 World Cup 2024.