As India and Sri Lanka get set to duel in the make-shift ODI series, starting Sunday, Rajneesh Gupta gives us a look at how both teams stand in One-dayers.
The 35-year-old, Sri Lanka's most dangerous bowler, is recovering from a tendon strain in his right bicep, an injury that also ruled him out of the recent Twenty20 World Cup.
Match referee Mike Procter found Nehra guilty of breaching the code of conduct by pre-empting a decision by the umpire in Saturday's tri-series match against Sri Lanka.
The series, featuring South Africa, India and hosts Sri Lanka, will will be played entirely in Colombo from August 14-29.
India captain Rahul Dravid won the toss and elected to bat against Sri Lanka in the opening game of the IndianOil Cup tri-series tournament
Pakistan will play two Tests and three ODIs next March and April.
The hosts have hit nadir in both form and confidence, and, after a lop-sided 3-0 Test series victory, the script did not change much in the opening ODI, where India steamrolled the opposition by nine wickets.
Sourav Ganguly said he would do whatever he can to help Dravid do well as captain.
India's captain is happy that for the first time as captain he has an injury-free team at his disposal.
In Australia, Warner said cricketers do not have many options apart from training in their home states as of now.
Ganguly, Laxman and Balaji were included in place of Yuvraj, YV Rao and Zaheer.
The hosts named an unchanged squad for the third and fourth one-day internationals against Australia.
Nuwan Kulasekera and Dinusha Fernando join left-armer Chaminda Vaas in the attack.
Sri Lanka will look towards veteran Lasith Malinga to deliver with the ball and get them back on the winning path after their horror showing in the three-Test series.
Statistical highlights of the Asia Cup cricket match between Afghanistan and Bangladesh played at the Khan Shaheb Osman Ali Stadium, in Fatullah.
A seven-wicket victory over South Africa in the fourth ODI gave them a 4-0 lead in the five-match series.
The Sri Lankan skipper scored 97 not out to guide his team to a four-wicket victory and an unassailable 3-0 lead in their five-match ODI series against South Africa.
"We have called for a replacement for Laxman because his knee won't recover in time for tomorrow," said Indian captain Sourav Ganguly.
The former England captain believes believes England's job will be tougher this year because their bowling attack is inexperienced.
India's skipper however expressed satisfaction with the performance of his fast bowlers.
The UAE bowlers have been made the offer for bagging the scalp of the batting maestro in the Asia Cup opener.
Factbox on Saturday's World Cup Pool B match between India and United Arab Emirates.
'I would expect them to come back very strongly,' said Sri Lanka coach John Dyson.
'If our top order batting starts clicking and Yousuf Youhana gets in his groove, Pakistan will be strong combination,' he said.
Kane Williamson's career has many more years left to run but the New Zealand captain reached the first of many milestones predicted of him since his breakthrough as a teenager with a routine shot in the first Test against England on Friday.
South Africa captain Faf du Plessis will miss the remainder of his side's limited overs tour to Sri Lanka after injuring his shoulder in Sunday's 78-run victory that clinched the one-day international series.
All-rounder James Faulkner became the sixth Australian cricketer to claim a hat-trick in one-day internationals, achieving the feat in the second match against Sri Lanka on Wednesday. The 26-year-old left-arm bowler got his first wicket when he trapped Kusal Perera leg-before with the final delivery of his eighth over.
Sri Lanka cricket coach Nic Pothas says 'too many cooks' are spoiling his efforts to revive the national team and has called for greater autonomy in the wake of yet another confidence-sapping loss against India on Sunday.
'I think we need to start planning for the 2019 World Cup. You have to prepare 24 months in advance. We are taking that as a challenge and look to try out different things'
However, no Indian bowler figure in the top-10 list. Pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar (13th) is the lone Indian in top 15.
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