Former India skipper Sourav Ganguly, on Monday, said that unlike football, cricket is a 'captain's game' and the coach should take a 'back seat'.
Sachin Tendulkar, who is still recovering after elbow surgery, was named in the squad for the two-Test series against Zimbabwe.
Variation in any bowling attack makes it lethal and that's precisely the reason why bowling coach Bharath Arun is in search of a potent left-arm speedster, who enables Indian team to have all bases covered.
Before the selectors meet again to finalise the squad, you can take on the role and pick 15 players from the 30-member probables list you feel are best to represent the country at the 2015 World Cup.
Sachin Tendulkar, Wasim Jaffer, Ajit Agarkar and Zaheer Khan have been picked in the 31-member team.
The Delhi & Districts Cricket Association (DDCA) is still mum on whether it would arrange a felicitation ceremony for the retired legend Virender Sehwag, with their standard answer being "no communication from BCCI".
Agarkar is to undergo a fitness test on Nov. 10, three days before the team's departure.
Sri Lanka 'A' were all out for 325 on the first day of the four-day Duleep Trophy match against West Zone.
They claimed four wickets each to bundle out Uttar Pradesh for a lowly 148 before Rest of India were reduced to 131 for seven.
Sourav Ganguly's hopes of returning to the Indian team suffered a setback as he was not picked in the Rest of India team for the Irani Trophy tie against Uttar Pradesh.
The 40-year-old Australia fast bowler joined the Indian team Down Under as bowling coach.
Indian paceman Zaheer Khan came back strongly on the third day of the Division Two county championship match against Surrey claiming three wickets for 142 runs.
The left-arm paceman is optimistic of earning a call-up for the premier one-day competition.
Zaheer Khan picked up three wickets to help Worcestershire gain a vital 120-run lead over Glamorgan in a four-day game.
Andhra Pradesh finished the day at 57 for 3 in reply to Baroda's 262.
The former Pakistani leg-spinner said the absence of a second spinner snatched victory from the home side in the Mohali Test.
The out-of-favour opening pair of Virender Sehwag and Gautam Gambhir were handed a lifeline by the national selectors on Tuesday when they were included in the India 'A' squad for the second and third four-day matches against the touring West Indies 'A' later this month.
The left-arm speedster ripped through the Central Zone batting and helped West Zone take control on the first day of the Duleep Trophy match.
Worcestershire's Indian left-arm seamer Zaheer Khan destroyed Essex with a nine-wicket haul in the first innings of the County Championship Division Two match.
The BCCI on Tuesday named Ravi Shastri as the new chief coach of the Indian cricket team with former fast bowling great Zaheer Khan being appointed the bowling coach for a period of two years.
The left arm seamer is suspected to have sustained a hamstring injury in his right leg.
Twelve out of 17 leading players signed for graded payments.
Indian left-arm seamer Zaheer Khan will play for Worcestershire this season as a replacement for Australian paceman Nathan Bracken.
Bangladesh looked unlikely to get 285, so their pressure index (PI)* at the start was well above 150.
Kirmani said with adequate rest and medication, both were expected to be back to business before the tour to Pakistan.
Former Australia speedster Dennis Lillee said some 'Sikh boys and a few others are really good and look to be long-term future prospects'.
The 15-member squad included under-19 spinner Piyush Chawla and pacer S Sreesanth.
The Indian cricket team arrived in Napier on Monday for the five-match ODI series against New Zealand, starting January 19.
S Sreesanth and Murali Karthik will travel to Pakistan for the five-match ODI series.
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The Indian skipper said Akram's tips would be useful because the side has quite a few left-arm fast bowlers.
The former Indian seamer blames the media for putting unnecessary pressure on Irfan Pathan by going hyper over his performance.
Pakistan captain Inzamam-ul Haq won the toss and elected to bat in the first Test against India.
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