Jasprit Bumrah is excited about the return of Ashish Nehra in the team and is looking forward to pick the veteran pacer's brain during the T20 series against Australia.
ECB confirmed that all-rounder Ben Stokes will not travel with the rest of England's squad for the Ashes.
India was slated to train in the evening session but seeing the ground reality they were quick to cancel the session.
While many thought T20 was young man's game, Sachin Tendulkar and Rahul Dravid proved that temperament and class are important for success in any format.
John Hastings has 75 first-class matches to his name. He played for Victoria, Durham and Worcestershire in the domestic circuit, scoring 11 half-centuries.
The squad announced on Friday by the Pakistan Cricket Board has only one change from the squad that won the Champions Trophy in England in June.
Dimuth Karunaratne and Dinesh Chandimal's partnership of 118 helped Sri Lanka recover from early blows as the visitors ended Day 1 at 254/3.
After winning the ODI series 4-1, India would now look to stage similar performances when they commence the three-T20I series against Australia on Saturday.
Openers Dean Elgar and Aiden Markram capitalized on the wayward bowling by the visitors to notch up their respective hundreds.
India vs Australia 1st T20I in Ranchi: Virat Kohli-led India take on Steve Smith and Co in the first match of the three-T20I series on Saturday.
Ranji Trophy will revert to the home-and-away format this season after the BCCI decided to scrap the neutral venues format. Here is a look at some other changes in the run-up to the 84th season.
A lengthy injury list in the bowling department poses a conundrum for South Africa as they decide on the line-up for the second test against Bangladesh starting on Friday, captain Faf du Plessis said.
Ravindra Jadeja will miss the opening Ranji match for Saurashtra against Haryana scheduled to begin on October 6. He replaced by Jay Chauhan in the squad.
Pragyan Ojha's tussle over his release finally ended when CAB decided to give a no objection certificate to the spinner to return to his home team Hyderabad.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar said he is looking forward to the 'amazing future' with fiancee Nupur Nagar.
Bangladesh will lock horns with South Africa in the second and final Test of the series in Bloemfontein. The visitors are trailing in the series after they lost the first Test by 333 runs.
"No, it is not on the agenda and if anything Pakistan will put up this issue for finalisation at the next ICC meeting which will be held after Auckland," said a PCB official.
In the final PCB list of players who have been released by their franchisees, Karachi Kings have released Chris Gayle, Kumar Sangakkara and Kieron Pollard.
Indian women's team skipper Mithali Raj is next in line among the distinguished sportsperson, whose autobiography is set to hit the stands in 2018.
Mickey Arthur had joined the Pakistan team in May, 2016 before the England tour on a two-year contract, which was to be reviewed by the PCB.
Boosted by the presence of Test players R Ashwin and Murali Vijay, Tamil Nadu will be looking to start its Ranji Trophy campaign on a strong note in its Group 'C' fixture against Andhra Pradesh in Chennai on Friday.
Michael Kasprowicz said there is no major problem plaguing the Australian team which lost the ODI series 1-4, extending their abysmal away run in the 50-over format.
Ben Stokes and Alex Hales were arrested following an altercation outside a Bristol nightclub last month and released under investigation.
Jason Behrendorff will be delighted if his performance during the upcoming three-match T20 series against India is noticed by potential IPL recruiters, which he thinks will be "huge" for him.
India fast bowler Ashish Nehra will once again be back in action when he would take the centre stage against Australia in upcoming three-match T20I series at home.





