The suspension of Zimbabwe Cricket (ZC) by the ICC has cast serious doubts on the limited overs away series against India in January next year but the BCCI will wait till October to consider a back-up plan.
Scotland will replace Zimbabwe in next year's World Twenty20 in England, the International Cricket Council (ICC) confirmed on Wednesday.
Poonam Yadav produced career-best bowling figures as India thrashed a hapless Zimbabwe by nine wickets in a Group A match.
India's leg-spinner Karn Sharma has been ruled out of the Zimbabwe tour due to a fractured finger.
Sean Williams scored a sparkling century as Zimbabwe profited from a docile wicket to reach 352 for six
India may have lost the ODI World Cup final to Australia but have increased their lead over them from three to six points, leading the table with 122 points.
Former India international Rajput was announced as the permanent head coach of the side on Friday having previously held the role in a caretaker capacity.
Zimbabwe, chasing a target of 297 to win, were 62-0 at the end of the eighth over when a power failure in a floodlight tower and a heavy sandstorm forced the players to walk off the field at Gaddafi Stadium.
Bangladesh defeated Zimbabwe by three wickets in the fifth and final one-day international to compete a 5-0 series win.
The Cricket Board has put off India's tour of Zimbabwe for a three-match one-day series in June.
India start as the big favourites in both the white ball series and it will take a Herculean effort from Sri Lanka to upset the odds.
In the current season, T20Is are least priority for the Indian team with the World Test Championship points with the five-match series against Australia being topmost on the agenda.
Wild celebrations broke out at a joint sitting of parliament when Speaker Jacob Mudenda announced the news.
Shubman Gill, captain of the victorious Indian team, spoke about the team's resilience after a surprising loss in the first T20I against Zimbabwe.
The 93-year-old autocrat is yet to resign and was said to be 'buying time' to negotiate an end to his 37-year-long reign.
This chase is only the fifth instance of a 150-plus run-chase carried out in T20Is successfully without any loss of wicket.
Gambhir, currently the mentor of IPL 2024 Champions Kolkata Knight Riders, wants complete control of the team if he takes over as head coach.
Rampant Zimbabwe defeated hapless Bangladesh by seven wickets to win the second One-day International with Brian Vitori taking five wickets and Vusi Sibanda and Tatenda Taibu both hitting half-centuries.
Both hit defiant half-centuries after Zimbabwe slumped to 115 for 7 on day 1 in the second Test against South Africa.
The Test matches scheduled against England and Pakistan will not be played this year.
Babar Azam announced that he will be stepping down as the white-ball captain of the Pakistan cricket team, wicketkeeper-batter Mohammad Rizwan is likely to take his place
The interim board has decided to suspend Zimbabwe's participation in Test matches until early next year
England won the fourth match by 74 runs to complete a 4-0 whitewash in the one-day international series.
Chanderpaul capped off a West Indies onslaught that culminated in a record total of 333 for six off 50 overs.
Hinds' unbeaten 117 earned a five-wicket victory for the University of the West Indies Vice-Chancellor's XI.
'I am not a Shubman Gill hater but I feel Ruturaj is a better option because he has scored runs in tougher situations.'
West Indies enjoyed a crushing 141 run victory over Zimbabwe to take a 2-1 lead in their five match One-day series after dismissing the tourists for just 104 at Arnos Vale in St Vincent.
The Ajinkya Rahane-led Indian team arrived in Harare on Tuesday for the limited overs series against hosts Zimbabwe, starting on July 10.
Zimbabwe will fly to Pakistan on Sunday for a limited-overs tour, their coach Dav Whatmore told Reuters.
Zimbabwe have banned controversial batsman Mark Vermeulen from all cricket activities for what the board described as "repulsive remarks that reflect racism, prejudice and plain ignorance".
'Unless you're part of a winning team, you'll never truly grasp the sheer exhilaration and meaning behind this victory.'
South Africa won the final game of the tri-series by seven wickets.
Craig Ervine hit an unbeaten 151 for his highest score as Zimbabwe recovered from a shaky start to reach 344 for eight at stumps against hosts Sri Lanka on the opening day of the one-off Test at R. Premadasa Stadium.
Seamer Barinder Sran made his first outing in a Twenty20 International memorable, returning the best figures by an Indian debutant in the format as the visitors beat Zimbabwe by 10 wickets, in Harare, on Monday.
This was only the eighth time in Test cricket history that a match was abandoned without a ball being bowled.
During his 37 year rule, the nation's lush fields became wastelands, disease and hunger became rampant and the economy registered a negative growth of six per cent.
'It was a special feeling to share the same dressing room with a legend like you.'
Morkel removed Zimbabwe's most experienced batsman Hamilton Masakadza with the first ball of their innings and Chamu Chibhabha and Brendan Taylor were also dismissed as the visitors made a tentative start under lights.