Murali Vijay will be playing three matches for Essex in the final phase of the division one of English County Championship, the BCCI announced on Saturday.
India moved up two places to third in the LG International Cricket Council's Test rankings following their series win in England.
Paul Nixon and former West Indies captain Jimmy Adams have come out in support of the Indian wicketkeeper.
'Zaheer was brilliant. We need players who can come ahead and play like him,' said India's captain after the seven-wicket victory over England in the second Test.
India beat England by seven wickets in the second Test to go 1-0 up in the three-match series.
India's pace bowling sensation Zaheer Khan on Monday revealed why he got upset while batting and walked towards Kevin Pietersen and pointed his bat at him on Day 3 of the second Test at Trent Bridge.
India, needing 73 runs to win the second Test against England, were 10 for no loss at close on the penultimate day.
England were 43-0 in their second innings after dismissing India for 481 on Day 3 of the second Test.
'It has impressed me immensely, because the way Virat has converted those unplayable balls into playable ones'
The West Indies beat England in the third ODI to win the series 2-1.
England's Jonny Bairstow is desperate to keep his place as wicketkeeper for the fourth test against India despite fracturing his middle finger at Trent Bridge last week.
England pace spearhead James Anderson faces the prospect of a ban of two to four Tests after he was charged with a level three offence for allegedly "abusing and pushing" Ravindra Jadeja during the first Test match at Trent Bridge in Nottingham.
Sussex thrashed Nottinghamshire by an innings and 245 runs in their last match of the season.
Ben Stokes is back in England's squad for his own well-being but the all-rounder is not an automatic choice for the third Test against India, England coach Trevor Bayliss said on Thursday.
England's players will wear the names of selected COVID-19 workers with cricketing backgrounds on their training shirts during the upcoming Test series against West Indies in recognition of their selfless services. The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has announced that the three-match Test series, to be played behind closed doors at The Ageas Bowl and Old Trafford due to the pandemic, will be named "raise the bat" series as a tribute to those on the frontline.
Under-fire India coach Ravi Shastri, on Thursday, called on his struggling batsmen to show more discipline and grit when the third Test against England gets underway at Trent Bridge on Saturday.
Here's a glimpse of all that happened around the world of sport last week, in 10 images.
Australia captain Michael Clarke defiant as Australia seek to salvage Ashes.
ICC Chairman Shashank Manohar had resigned from the post 10 months after taking charge in May 2016, but deferred it a week later. He said the new chairman of world cricket body will be announced in May 2020.
The India Independence Day seven-a-side cricket festival, sponsored by Al Wahda Construction for second year in a row, will be held on Friday, August 15 in Dubai.
England beat Pakistan in the fourth ODI to keep alive their hopes of squaring the series.
The Indian leg spinner's picked two wickets but Surrey succumbed to a shocking 37-run defeat against Nottinghamshire in the semi-finals of the Twenty20 Cup.
England's coach said Ponting had abused him after he was run out by a substitute in the fourth Test at Trent Bridge.
The only improvement India's fielding coach R Sridhar has targeted is greater accuracy with direct throws.
Sanath Jayasuriya will make a comeback against England at Trent Bridge just a month after retiring
The England fast bowler hurt his right ankle during the fourth Test and failed to recover despite undergoing intensive treatment
While former Test batsman Michael Slater has called for the axing of his old opening partner Matthew Hayden.
A draw at the Oval would be enough for the visitors to seal their first Test series victory in England since 1986, but Dravid said India would be looking to carry on the momentum.
The Pakistan umpire missed the second Ashes Test as he had to be with his wife following the premature birth of their baby boy.
Sourav Ganguly hit a cautious 47 as Glamorgan were bundled out for 267.
Fast bowler Dale Steyn has been ruled out of South Africa's four-match Test series in England after being forced to withdraw from his country's A team tour as he has yet to regain full fitness following a fractured shoulder.
England posted a world record 481 for six before they demolished Australia by 242 runs in the third match of their ODI series at Trent Bridge, Nottingham on Tuesday.
South Africa captain Graeme Smith was disappointed but not downcast after the Proteas lost the third Test against England by 70 runs at Trent Bridge.
New Zealand were 190 for 5, 255 runs ahead of England, at the end of day three in the third Test.
Pakistan showed yet again on Monday why it's always a good idea to predict the unpredictable when it comes to their cricketing fortunes. As far as the early stages of their ICC Men's World Cup 2019 campaign are concerned, it has been a case of well beaten one minute, dynamic the next for Sarfaraz Ahmed's team.
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