Should India bring in Ravichandran Ashwin and attack New Zealand with spin? Should they include all-rounder Shardul Thakur?
IMAGES from the English Premier League matches played on Sunday.
The 48-year-old Aaqib, who had also coached the UAE national team in ICC events, said that poor coaching and management decisions led to Pakistan having a bad tour of New Zealand.
Real Madrid's Gareth Bale has the qualities to fill the void left by his fellow forward Cristiano Ronaldo's move to Juventus, the Spanish side's new manager Julen Lopetegui has said.
The football world gathered in the Qatari capital on Friday as the draw ceremony for the World Cup finals got under way with music and dance.
Manchester United remain winless at home in the league this season after Arsenal enjoyed their first win at Old Trafford
Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur built hefty leads with emphatic away wins in their Europa League last 32 first-leg matches but AC Milan were held to a 2-2 draw at Red Star Belgrade as the competition resumed on Thursday.
England finished second in the group to land a potentially easier route through the tournament.
The former Pakistan captain said he was not worried about his future and is taking it one series at a time.
Dutch cricket ventures to a new frontier in maiden New Zealand voyage
The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) announced a provisional home schedule for 2021, on Wednesday, with a five-match Test series against India set to headline the English summer.
West Indies great Michael Holding criticised England cricket team's "moment of unity" gesture in the ongoing two-Test series against New Zealand, saying it was not supporting Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement but giving subtle meaning of "all lives matter".
New Zealand's Tom Latham managed to score his 11th Test century before heavy rain washed out the final session of the first day of the second Test between against England at Seddon Park in Hamilton.
A round-up of Wednesday's action in the UEFA Champions League.
'I felt we did bowl well. We toiled hard against their batters and to be fair, they played well. It's just one of those days where they didn't nick it.'
Moeen Ali had announced a break from Test cricket in September last year after losing out on a central contract for the longest format for the 2019-20 season.
Klopp impressed with Mourinho turning Spurs into 'results machine'
India batting coach Vikram Rathour on Sunday said the team was a bit distracted going into day four of the fourth Test after head coach Ravi Shastri tested positive for COVID-19, but did well with the bat to set England a huge target for victory.
Vice-captain Ajinkya Rahane will lead India in the first Test against New Zealand in Kanpur, starting November 25, before regular skipper Virat Kohli returns to take charge from the second Test in Mumbai.
A round-up of Saturday's action in the Premier League.
'FIFA will take adequate actions as soon as it receives match reports concerning yesterday's Hungary-England game.'
Images from Day 4 of the fifth and final Test between England and India at The Oval in London on Monday.
This is Real Madrid's third consecutive Champions League title.
India's bowling coach Bharath Arun said that English batsmen are "wary of Ravichandran Ashwin's abilities" on tracks with "assistance" but a call on the senior off-spinner's inclusion will only be taken on Thursday morning ahead of the fourth Test.
Gareth Bale ended a three-month goal drought in La Liga to give Real Madrid a nervy 1-0 win away to basement club Huesca on Sunday, taking his side back into the top four at the expense of Alaves.
New Zealand have never won a major global title, losing the last two 50-over World Cup finals and never reaching the World Twenty20 final.
The American country singer stole the show at the 2015 Elle Style Awards.
India are welcome to subject Steve Smith to a bouncer barrage but the batsman is well-equipped to succeed
Raina made his ODI debut as a 19-year-old against Sri Lanka in 2005. He wore the India whites only five years later in 2010 debuting against the Lankans, scoring a century on Test debut.
'The nadir came in that hour and 20 minutes before lunch on the fifth day of the second Test, which must rank among the worst stuff I've seen from an England Test team in years.'
England have lost to Germany in their last three knockout meetings at major tournaments
England all-rounder Sam Curran on Thursday underwent COVID-19 test after he got ill and is currently self-isolating in his hotel room at the Ageas Bowl in Southampton, ruling him out of the remainder of the intra-squad warm-up match.
Up against the 91st-ranked Bahrain, Stimac's side, which is currently placed at 104 in the FIFA rankings, found the going tough from the word go and, had it not been for a fine save by skipper Gurpreet Singh Sandhu, the Indians would have trailed by a bigger margin at half time.
Former India cricketer Yuvraj Singh said that Rohit Sharma reminded him of Pakistan batting legend Inzamam-ul-Haq in his early days. The flamboyant India vice-captain made his ODI debut in June 2007 while his maiden T20 game came during the World Cup later that year against England, where unfortunately Rohit didn't get a chance to bat.
England's Chilwell, Mount in isolation after contact with Gilmour
Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) on Wednesday said it will take a call on India and Bangladesh's upcoming tours to the island nation later this week. India was scheduled to tour Sri Lanka in June-July for three ODIs and as many T20Is while Bangladesh was due to visit in July-August for a three-Test series as part of the ICC World Test Championship.
England players find solace in WAGs and kids
England and Wales Cricket Board's chief executive Tom Harrison on Thursday said a strict bio-bubble will not imposed for the upcoming England vs India Test series despite multiple COVID-19 cases in both teams in the lead up to the contest, starting on August 4.
Chasing 368 for victory, England were all out for 210 with Haseeb Hameed (63) and Rory Burns (50) hitting half-centuries.
Pakistan dominated the first day of the opening Test after bowling out England for 184 and battling to 50 for one in overcast conditions at Lord's in London on Thursday.
