So, will Rahul allow Gill to continue his good form at the top of the order or perch himself out there at the onset with one eye on the Asia Cup?
Among his many achievements, his 49 ODI centuries stand out as a testament to his mastery of the format.
It is that time of the year when cricketers from around the world wait with bathed breath as their names come up at the Indian Premier League auction.
Amy Hunter became the youngest player to score an ODI century on Monday, when she hit an unbeaten 121 to guide Ireland victory over Zimbabwe on her 16th birthday, in Harare.
Mathews's previous highest score was 160 against England in 2014 and he now has 10 Test centuries.
The first Test will start on Thursday, with the second scheduled for May 7-11 at the same venue.
'My dream was to see them qualify for the T20 World Cup in Australia. This is like icing on the cake'
The unrest in Chennai Super Kings camp once again came to the forefront after senior batter Ambati Rayudu announced his retirement from IPL at the end of the season on social media, only to backtrack within an hour after being talked out of it by the team management on Saturday.
The Ajinkya Rahane-led Indian team arrived in Harare on Tuesday for the limited overs series against hosts Zimbabwe, starting on July 10.
The tourists had elected to bat and posted a massive 510 for eight declared, boosted by a maiden double-ton for opener Abid Ali, who spent almost 11 hours at the crease for his 215.
The tourists reached the close at 42 for one in their reply, a deficit of 316 runs that they will seek to wipe out on a slow pitch on day three in the first match of a two-Test series.
Babar's superlative form had helped him replace Kohli at the top of the men's ODI player rankings last week and this week's T20I update saw him make a strong 47-point surge to overtake Finch in the T20I rankings.
Rahul would like to make full use of the game time he gets as an opener during the three games against Zimbabwe
Fast bowler Suranga Lakmal took four for 27 to set up Sri Lanka's 10-wicket victory over Zimbabwe in the first Test in Harare on Thursday.
Mathews has taken 253 balls on his way to what he hopes will be a 10th Test century and first in over a year
Few in Zimbabwe dared to anger 'Gucci Grace' as Grace Mugabe was called. Robert Mugabe's wife was ruthless and terrifying, and her ambition clearly provoked the army's coup on Wednesday.
The South African squad arrived in Pakistan without the services of their Indian performance analyst, Prasanna Agoram as he was not issued a visa for the tour by the Pakistan embassy in Pretoria.
India captain Virat Kohli continued to top the ICC Test batsmen's ranking but his deputy Ajinkya Rahane slipped a place to ninth spot. Kohli has 928 points, 17 more than second-placed Australian run-machine Steve Smith, in the latest edition of the rankings released on Saturday.
Rajneesh Gupta gives us all the numbers.
A 15-member India cricket squad, led by Virat Kohli, left here this morning for Zimbabwe to take on the hosts in a five-game One-Day International series commencing on July 24.
Uncapped opening batsman Jeet Raval has been named in New Zealand's Test squad for their tour of southern Africa in August, New Zealand Cricket said on Friday.
Virat Kohli has held on to his fifth spot in the latest ICC Test rankings for batsmen.
Mnangagwa, the country's former vice president, swore an oath of office to serve as interim president until a leader is elected at the polls next year.
India's limited-overs' captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni says it is not necessary that knowledge of Hindi should be the main criteria while selecting the coach of the team.
West Indies spinner Fabian Allen on Wednesday moved into the top 10 of the ICC Men's T20I Player Rankings after featuring in his team's fine showing in the ongoing five-match series against Australia.
Lokesh Rahul has jumped nine places to reach a career-high third spot in the latest ICC T20 rankings
In a match that guaranteed qualification for the winner, the West Indies were bowled out for 198 to give Scotland a gilt-edged chance of participating at their fourth finals when the World Cup is hosted in England next year.
Aged 20 years and 350 days when he walked out for the toss on the first day, Rashid Khan broke a 15-year record held by former Zimbabwe wicketkeeper Tatenda Taibu.
The actress posted pictures with the children of Harare on Instagram, with beautiful captions for each.
Rediff.com brings the statistical highlights of the third ODI between India and Zimbabwe.
Virat Kohli once again proved his leadership skills as he crafted an unbeaten half-century to spur India to a seven-wicket victory over Zimbabwe at Harare Sports Club on Sunday. The victory gave the World champions an unassailable 3-0 lead in the five-match, one-day series.
Statistical highlights of the second cricket ODI between India and Zimbabwe being played in Harare on Friday.
Rajput believes that makes now the right time to bring young players into his aging squad.
Rangana Herath grabbed Zimbabwe's final three wickets to return figures of 8-63 as Sri Lanka wasted little time in finishing off the hosts on the final morning of the second test at the Harare Sports Club on Thursday. The home side, teetering on 180 for seven overnight, survived 13 overs before being bowled out for 233 as Sri Lanka won by 257 runs to compete a sweep of the two-match series. Herath, standing in as captain for the injury-hit Sri Lankan side, finished with 13 wickets in the match as he fully exploited a turning surface to dominate the test with his spin.
Zoysa, who played 30 Tests and 95 ODIs for Sri Lanka, was appointed Sri Lanka's bowling coach in September, 2015. He worked at Sri Lanka cricket's high performance centre, which gave him access to current international players.
The fourth ODI of the ongoing series between India and Zimbabwe, has been postponed by a day, on account of elections in Zimbabwe.
Rajput shared a training-cum-fitness programme with the team's trainer and Zimbabwe cricket director of coaching, who in turn shared it with the players.
Sean Williams scored a sparkling century as Zimbabwe profited from a docile wicket to reach 352 for six
The Indian national arrested for alleged rape in Zimbabwe has been absolved of all charges and released with immediate effect by the High Court there, his company claimed on Wednesday.
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