The all-rounder steered New Zealand to a thrilling four-wicket victory in the first ODI against Pakistan on Saturday.
All-rounder Marcus Stoinis was called up for Australia's two remaining Tests in India on the strength of his bowling and previous performances in the region, interim chief selector Trevor Hohns said on Thursday.
"I don't know what to do, it really hurts my heart," said Narindervir Singh after he was told to go back to his own country.
Tainted Pakistan pacer Mohammad Amir will resume his international cricket career in New Zealand as immigration officials granted him a visa following a five-year ban and jail time for indulging in spot-fixing during the 2010 tour of England.
Australia beat New Zealand by nine wickets to win the third and final Test with a day to spare.
All-rounders Andre Adams, Chris Harris and Scott Styris have returned to the New Zealand one-day team to play India in the fourth international in Queenstown on Saturday.
Both the skippers slammed the 'drop in' pitch at Auckland that saw both sides struggle to make runs.
The top seeds won 6-4, 6-3, 6-2 to set up a second round clash with Jiri Novak and Radek Stepanek.
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The world number five went down 7-6, 6-2, 6-4 to Cyril Saulnier in the first round.
A 22-year-old Sikh man broke religious protocol by removing his turban to help a profusely bleeding child following a road accident in New Zealand, garnering praise for his humanitarian effort, a media report said.
Former US Open champion Juan Martin Del Potro underlined his status as a dark horse for next week's Australian Open by hammering Dmitry Tursunov to reach the final of the Sydney International on Friday.
The former world number one said that his target for next season was to win a medal at the Olympic Games in Athens.
Marion Bartoli overcame an injury which reduced her to tears to beat American Jill Craybas in the second round of the Auckland WTA Classic.
The Auckland skipper took five wickets as Pakistan were bowled out for 318 on the first day of their three-day tour match.
The 24-year-old Aucklander's maiden century was in vain as Pakistan beat New Zealand in the third ODI by 51 runs.
Rugby great Jonah Lomu, the game's first global superstar whose speed and power terrorised opponents, died unexpectedly at the age of 40 on Wednesday.
England trail New Zealand's first innings by 69 runs but need to survive the remaining 31 overs in the final session to stop the hosts from taking a 1-0 lead in the two match series.
The Indian ace beat world number 46 Kashif Shuja of Pakistan in the final of the Royal Oak squash Open.
The 30-year-old is the first German woman to win Wimbledon since Steffi Graf in 1996.
The Kiwis will not have the services of Shane Bond, who is suffering from a side strain.
The star batsman will miss the first one-day international against New Zealand at Auckland due to a sprained ankle.
Team manager N R Choudhary said Tendulkar felt confident he would be fit in time for the first one-dayer. He said that the injury did not appear to be a fracture or ligament tear.
Also missing from the 12-man party for the games in Auckland and Napier is the evergreen one-day stalwart Chris Harris, who is not fully fit following a shoulder injury.
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Australia captain Michael Clarke will have to wait another week before he can join the ICC World Cup party after steady rain washed out the hosts' Pool A match against Bangladesh at the Gabba on Saturday.
Images from the World Cup match between India and Ireland at Seddon Park, Hamilton, New Zealand.
The jury is still out on whether Pakistan pacer Mohammad Aamir, who returned to international cricket after serving a five-year ban for his role in spot-fixing, should have been allowed to return to cricket but Indian vice-captain Virat Kohli is 'happy' to see the talented left-arm pacer back.
The India captain said he did not expect the team to capitulate after cruising at 178 for three in the 40th over in te sisth ODI against New Zealand.
The fourth seeded Brazilian had to move indoors to finally win his stop-start second round clash with American Michael Russell in the rain-interrupted Auckland Open.
Dominik Hrbaty won his third title of the year beating Robin Soderling in the final of the Marseille Open.
The Brazilian defending champion needed 2 hours 49 minutes to overcome the world-ranked number 100 at the Auckland Open.
