Pakistan replace Saim Ayub with Sahibzada Farhan for ODI tri-series
Ayub expressed his “desire to return to domestic cricket to work on his batting form and regain confidence” to coach Mike Hesson
Morkel wants Bhuvneshwar to ‘block the expectation factor out’
“Make sure you get a very strong fan at home and you walk into the fan,” Morne Morkel jokes when asked about India will counter the fierce Wellington wind
Smith faces fitness test ahead of Test series decider in Cape Town
Nic Maddinson and Sam Harper have been released from the Test squad to play in the Sheffield Shield for their respective sides
SA20: Pollard opts out of Joburg Super Kings deal
Kieron Pollard’s move comes soon after he was unveiled as the new Mumbai Indians head coach
Athanaze and Carty to lead West Indies A in white-ball games against England Lions
England Lions will play three T20s and five one-dayers on the tour, which runs from November 1 to 16
Ferguson to skip third T20I, Henry to sit out remainder of series
Kyle Jamieson will leave T20I squad after third game, and Blair Tickner will join the squad for the last three games
Shardul Thakur to miss Mumbai’s next Ranji Trophy match too
Shardul Thakur, the Mumbai seam-bowling allrounder, picked up a finger injury before the start of the Ranji Trophy season and is yet to have fully recovered
Pakistan bowl, Razaullah and Henry Crocombe to debut
Shadab Khan was also back for the hosts, while Adil Rashid continues to run drinks
India opt to bat in second ODI; Vaishnavi replaces rested Gaud
Zimbabwe captain Josephine Nkomo returned to the XI after missing the first ODI
Padikkal and Sai Sudharsan fight for India A after Jaiswal and Rahul fail again
New Zealand A are still ahead by 98 runs and will start the third day hoping for another strong bowling show to wrap up the match
Nortje ruled out of Test series decider with groin injury
Gerald Coetzee, Corbin Bosch and Dane Paterson will come into the conversation if South Africa want to field a quick bowler in place of Anrich Nortje in the Cape Town…
Nabi’s two-in-two gives India A hope after Keene triggers batting collapse
Rhys Mariu and Curtis Heaphy, the New Zealand A openers, took their team’s total past India A’s before being separated
‘Rescue missions’ not the way to go, says Sikandar Raza
“There’s not many plusses in batting, but these fast bowlers in this heat certainly bowled their heart out,” Sikandar Raza says after Zimbabwe’s defeat in the UAE ODI tri-series final
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi in as India choose to chase in Christchurch
Prince Yadav came in for Mayank Yadav, and New Zealand brought in Jacob Duffy for Adam Milne
Pybus lauds Afghanistan’s ‘very diverse but very competent bowling unit’
Rashid Khan was the standout star of Afghanistan’s bowling performance throughout the UAE ODI tri-series but coach Richard Pybus wants the other bowlers to be recognised too
Jintimani Kalita debuts in first ever ODI between India and Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe’s regular captain Josephine Nkomo was out with a niggle
Hype around Sooryavanshi not good for him or team, says Sitanshu Kotak
India’s batting coach is excited about Naman Dhir’s potential and says Vaibhav Sooryavanshi is learning a lot despite not playing
LA Olympics qualifiers to take place in January-February 2028
The 2029 World Test Championship final, meanwhile, is scheduled to be played in England from June 8 to 12
Sooryavanshi set to get in as New Zealand and India prepare for another slugfest
Dew will likely play a big role again in Christchurch and the team winning the toss will prefer to chase
Taskin returns for first Bangladesh vs West Indies Test
Litton Das, who missed the ODI tri-series in the UAE because of an injury, has been brought in, while Towhid Hridoy has retained his place