Rajneesh Gupta presents a statistical outlook of the players named in India's squad for the upcoming limited-overs series in Zimbabwe.
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.
The left-arm spinner picked three wickets as the Windies stumbled to 241 for 6 on the third day of the first Test against Zimbabwe.
New Zealand paceman Tim Southee will miss the one-off Test against Zimbabwe after failing to recover from a knee injury suffered while preparing for the Champions League Twenty20 tournament in India.
Test captain Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma and Shikhar Dhawan are likely to be rested for India's tour of Zimbabwe, but there is no confirmation on Mahendra Singh Dhoni's availability for the short series, starting June 11. India will play three ODIs and two T20 Internationals during the series which marks the end of the season.
India, led by a young Kapil Dev, shocked the cricketing world as they upset the mighty West Indies in the final to win their first World Cup.
The minnows of cricket beat the ODI World champions by five wickets in their opening match of the Twenty20 World Cup.
Steve Waugh said Australia's tour of Zimbabwe could become a pointless exercise if the African side continue to be without their best players.
Pakistan beat Zimbabwe by 28 runs in the third and final one-day international at Harare Sports Club, on Wednesday, to sweep the series 3-0. Chasing 270 for victory, Zimbabwe failed to capitalise on a good start by openers Vusi Sibanda (59) and Chamu Chibhabha (62), who put on 110 runs, and ended up with 242 for 9 in their 50 overs.
Lead men's team selector Desmond Haynes said Holder and Joseph are key players for the West Indies and the decision was taken in the best interest of the side.
Trevor Gripper, Sean Ervine and Ray Price have also been included in Zimbabwe's 17-man squad for the first Test against Sri Lanka.
A Pakistan cricket board official has said they will send their A team to Zimbabwe from August 20 as planned.
Handed a rude shock in the opening game, the Indian youngsters will have to raise their game in the second Twenty20 International to stay afloat in the three-match series against minnows Zimbabwe, in Harare on Monday.
The national selection committee, under Sandeep Patil, is likely to leave it to limited-overs' captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni to decide on his availability for the short tour of Zimbabwe, from June 11-20.
Zimbabwe registered a comprehensive 92 run victory over New Zealand in the Under-19 Cricket World Cup.
Sean Williams smashed a career-best unbeaten 78 as Zimbabwe levelled their one-day international series against Bangladesh with a six-wicket victory on Sunday.
Zimbabwe beat Canada with 17 overs to spare.
A blazing innings of 45 from Elton Chigumbura rescued Zimbabwe as they closed on 158 for four on day two of the second and final Test against Bangladesh at Harare Sports Club on Friday.
Lightning and heavy rain caused Monday's one-day international between Zimbabwe and Sri Lanka be abandoned after 13 overs.
Mahendra Singh Dhoni will lead the Indian team for the limited overs tour of Zimbabwe starting June 11, while top stars like Virat Kohli and Ajinkya Rahane have been rested.
Andy Blignaut claimed four for 43 as Zimbabwe defeated the West Indies by 21 runs.
Images from the World Cup match between Zimbabwe and Kenya being played in Kolkata.
Pakistan off-spinner Saeed Ajmal claimed match figures of 11 for 118 as Zimbabwe collapsed to 120 all out before lunch on the final day of the first Test in Harare on Saturday to lose by 221 runs.
The West Indies tour of Zimbabwe will go ahead this month after a security report gave the all-clear for the trip.
Sri Lanka's Chamari Athapaththu won her maiden women's ODI Cricketer of the Year award, becoming the first female cricketer from the country to win an ICC award.
The home minister of Punjab province in Pakistan, Shuja Khanzada, on Tuesday alleged that the Indian spy and intelligence agency Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) had made attempts to ensure that the Zimbabwe cricket team did not tour the country in May.
Images from the World Cup match between Zimbabwe and Canada, played in Nagpur on Monday.
Mumbai's Wankhede Stadium and the Eden Gardens in Kolkata --- both iconic venues -- have emerged as the frontrunners to host the two semifinals of the 2023 World Cup.
Former Pakistan captain Inzamam-ul-Haq has reportedly been roped in as the head coach of the Afghanistan national cricket team for the upcoming limited-overs series against Zimbabwe.
A sparkling century from opener Vusi Sibanda propelled Zimbabwe to a seven-wicket win and a series victory over Bangladesh after the third and final one-day international in Bulawayo on Wednesday.
A junior Foreign Office minister suggested on Tuesday that England's cricket team should not play in Zimbabwe, where President Robert Mugabe is engaged in a political stand-off with the international community.
Sri Lanka spinner Rangana Herath took five wickets for the second time in the match as they moved to the brink of victory on the fourth day of the second and final test against Zimbabwe on Wednesday.
Worcester paceman Kabir Ali grabbed the last two Zimbabwe wickets with the scores level\n\n
Zimbabwe is a classic case of how inflation can make life hell for people. The basic flaw in Zimbabwe's economy is that Zimbabwe lost its ability to feed itself. India's wheat, rice, pulses and edible oil production is not enough to keep pace with the growth the country is witnessing. If inflation is not kept in check, India might go the Zimbabwe way. The situation in Zimbabwe has hit several Indians badly. Many of the Indian businessmen there find it difficult to do trade.
Indian cricket team's upcoming tour of Zimbabwe, earlier scheduled to be held in July, has been put "on hold" due to "fatigue factor".
In other matches in the Under-19 World Cup, the West Indies beat Papua New Guinea while Sri Lanka beat Namibia and Bangladesh overcame Ireland.
The Pakistan Cricket Board has decided to tour Zimbabwe for three One-day Internationals and two T20Is, but would play the ODI series only after September 30 deadline, set by the ICC for the top eight teams in the ICC ODI rankings to qualify for the 2017 Champions Trophy.
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