Mystery spinner Varun Chakravarthy and Rahul Chahar, with his fast leg-breaks, will fight it out for the additional tweaker's slot when the selectors pick the Indian squad for next month's ICC T20 World Cup in the coming couple of days.
The BCCI, on Monday, declared pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar fit and said he will be a part of India 'A' squad in the ongoing Quadrangular series.
Krunal Pandya's all-round exploits and Rohit Sharma's characteristically sublime half-century powered India to a series-clinching 22-run win over West Indies in the rain-affected second T20 International
Navdeep Saini led an impressive bowling display and managed to beat West Indies by four wickets in their first T20 International match
In the space of just 10 balls, Ben Stokes blasted his way from 50 off 40 balls to 95 from 50 balls -- hitting 45 runs with six sixes and a four to take the match away from India's grasp.
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A fit-again Bhuvneshwar Kumar returned to India's teams for next month's T20 and ODI series against the West Indies, while all-rounder Shivam Dube was rewarded with a maiden call-up in the 50-over format.
In other big movements, Punjab Kings have released their last edition's captain Mayank Agarwal, while West Indies skipper Nicholas Pooran was released by Sunrisers Hyderabad.
How Anushka Sharma and Sakshi Singh Dhoni are spending their time in UK, while their husbands are busy playing cricket.
Images from Tuesday's IPL Qualifier 1 between Chennai Super Kings and Mumbai Indians, in Chennai.
Mumbai Indians' star all-rounder batsman Kieron Pollard said he is proud of his match-winning knock against arch rivals Chennai Super Kings in the IPL match on Saturday, adding that this was a kind of performance which people would speak about for a long time.
The former India pace spearhead is happy how the team has shaped up in the four games so far, winning two convincingly and losing one to RCB in Super Over and other against CSK in the final over of the match.
Suryakumar took charge with MI tottering at 79 for 6 and added 72 off 41 balls with Jaydev Unadkat (13 no off 14 balls).
David Warner (4 off 12), returning to the franchise where he made his IPL debut back in 2009, struggled in his first innings of the season.
India are expected to seal the series on Sunday but one can expect Bangladesh to spring another surprise like they did in Delhi
Opting to bat, India 'A' put on a massive 295 for 6 in their allotted 50 overs and then bowled out the hosts for 147 in 34.2 overs.
Here's the full list of players sold on Day 1:
Mumbai Indians skipper Rohit Sharma says the former India spin ace has played a lot of games in the IPL, knows the format, the opposition well.
If Kolkata Knight Riders beat Rajasthan Royals on Thursday, then Mumbai Indians may find it very difficult to qualify for the play-offs even if they beat Sunrisers Hyderabad in their final league match.
'We didn't get wickets (initially) but Hardik came and picked up those wickets and I thought Krunal (Pandya) bowled brilliantly to keep the pressure on and it was a good combination'
The first One-Day International between India and Sri Lanka witnessed important milestones being set and new records being made.
Following is the list of players who have been released by the different franchises ahead of the auction for the 2021 edition of the Indian Premier League.
Srinivas Bhogle and Purnendu Maji list the Most Valuable Players in the India-England ODI series.
IMAGES from the IPL season XI opener played between Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings at Wankhede Stadium on Saturday
Eyeing a maiden Test series win Down Under, the Indian cricket team left for Australia Friday for a gruelling tour, which will see them play four matches in whites, three ODIs and as many T20 Internationals.
Images from the IPL match between Chennai Super Kings and Mumbai Indians, in Delhi, on Saturday.
A brilliant showing in the Super Over, in which he conceded just 8 runs, helped Mumbai Indians clinch a thrilling victory to qualify for the play-offs.
It was an exhibition of brutal strokeplay as the Mumbai Indians's dangerous duo of Kieron Pollard and Hardik Pandya tore the Kings XI Punjab bowling apart at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi on Thursday.
Russell said they would learn from the mistakes and will make a comeback in the next few games.
The lack of fight in the run chase was a big disappointment, as mentioned by captain Rohit Sharma in Wellington. Despite having eight batsmen in the eleven, India lost by 80 runs.
IMAGES from the IPL 2022 game between Lucknow Super Giants and Kolkata Knight Riders in Pune on Saturday.
Defending champions Mumbai Indians retained its core team, including veteran Sri Lankan pacer Lasith Malinga, despite his fitness issues, while releasing 12 players.
Rajneesh Gupta previews Game 7 in IPL 12: Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Mumbai Indians.
Hinting at brother Krunal, Pandya junior urges India to pick more all-rounders for a sixth bowling option.
Sandeep's early inroads, coupled with Nadeem and Rashid's strikes in the middle overs, put the brakes on Mumbai.
Having lost the third ODI to Sri Lanka, Shikhar Dhawan's men will be looking to go one better against Sri Lanka with a T20 team that is ahead in almost all departments.
The second T20 International between India and Australia was called off due to rain at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Friday.
Captain Rohit Sharma and Evin Lewis hit quickfire half-centuries to help Mumbai Indians crush Royal Challengers Bangalore by 46 runs for their first victory in IPL-11, in Mumbai on Tuesday.
Punjab Kings' batting unit hasn't hit the straps, save for Rahul and Mayank Agarwal and the bowling has been pedestrian.
Trent Boult took an IPL career-best 4/18 to consign Chennai Super Kings to their first-ever 10-wicket defeat in the T20 league.
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