India's pace spearhead Zaheer Khan will leave for South Africa on Tuesday night to speed up his recovery from a heel injury.
Chasing 402 for victory, South Africa were 163 for 5 in their second innings at close on the third day of the first Test.
The left-armer claimed 3 for 36 as India registered a resounding 96-run win over Rest of South Africa in the warm-up match.
Sachin Tendulkar, who is still recovering after elbow surgery, was named in the squad for the two-Test series against Zimbabwe.
'When I was in Shrirampur I thought I would make it to the Indian team. There were a series of events that happened, and even if one link was missing, I don't think I would be here.'
Sachin Tendulkar, Wasim Jaffer, Ajit Agarkar and Zaheer Khan have been picked in the 31-member team.
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.
India's new Test captain Virat Kohli has 5,004,544 followers on Twitter, ahead of Sachin Tendulkar who has 4,910,498 followers and former Test skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni (3,374,509 followers).
Ravichandran Ashwin, on Sunday, added yet another feather on his cap as he became the quickest bowler to claim 250 wickets in Test cricket.
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.
Virat Kohli heads the list with a total base of 4,870,190 fans, which is higher than Sachin Tendulkar's 4,869,849 fans.
Ahead of their must-win encounter against Sunrisers Hyderabad, in Raipur on Friday, Delhi Daredevils assistant coach Praveen Amre emphasised that the team needs to improve their batting.
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.
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.
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 left-arm speedster ripped through the Central Zone batting and helped West Zone take control on the first day of the Duleep Trophy match.
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".
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 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 seamer is suspected to have sustained a hamstring injury in his right leg.
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.
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.
Kirmani said with adequate rest and medication, both were expected to be back to business before the tour to Pakistan.
Bangladesh looked unlikely to get 285, so their pressure index (PI)* at the start was well above 150.
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.
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