India is slated to play three ODIs and two Tests in Bangladesh.
Saurashtra batsmen survived nasty body blows from Umesh Yadav during their gallant fight against Vidarbha in the Ranji Trophy final, which is now on even keel after third day.
New Zealand wicketkeeper-batsman Luke Ronchi has no qualms in saying that Mumbai, in the warm-up match, showed the visitors how to play in Indian conditions and they will have to play better to beat the hosts in the upcoming Test series. Ronchi felt there were more positives than negatives to take out of the only warm-up match of the team's India tour. "I think getting used to the wicket which was changing over three days (was one takeaway). It was deteriorating a bit with guys facing more spin towards the end and ball doing a few different things. Mumbai bowled and batted really well.
The Bollywood star says Team India should not settle for anything less than triumph, but not at the cost of sportsmanship.
They were shot on Friday as they headed for Karbala in a bus, officials said.
India beat England by seven wickets in the second Test to go 1-0 up in the three-match series.
India, chasing 380 for victory, were 137 for 3 in their second innings at close on Day 4 of the first Test.
Bengal ended day three at 98-2, needing another 374 runs to beat Mumbai in the Ranji Trophy final.
The Indians will take on Sussex in a four-day match from July 7-10 before the first Test at Lord's on July 19.
Mumbai will take on Maharashra in the Ranji Trophy Super League Group B tie in Nasik.
'If questioning and dethroning hierarchies is your primary motive, why not put an end to the practice of announcing your shining star, your box office draw, in big flaming letters and mentioning everyone else's name in small font at the bottom of the screen?' asks Sreehari Nair.
They will look to continue the momentum by fielding an unchanged side in the second Test at Durban.
The Delhi left-hander scored a fluent 79 as the Indians posted 270 for 6 on the opening day of the two-day match against Kwazulu Natal XI.
Karthik may well be the answer for India as an opener, but do we have a back up ready in case he fails in England?
India left out V V S Laxman and Yuvraj Singh, opting to go in with five bowlers for the first Test against Bangladesh.
Message board on the Indian team to South Africa.
Defending champions Mumbai and Karnataka took the upper hand in their Ranji Trophy matches on Sunday.
Vidarbha piled up a mammoth 511 in their first essay and then reduced Mumbai to 169 for six on the second day of their Elite Group A Ranji Trophy Game in Nagpur on Monday.
A fine century by southpaw Abhishek Nayar (105, 85 balls, 13 x 4, 2 x 6) and a gritty half century from opener Wasim Jaffer (50, 143 balls, 8 x 4) helped defending champions Mumbai gain a 111-run lead against Tamil Nadu in the Elite Group 'A' Ranji Trophy match in Chennai on Friday.
India were 254 for 3 at stumps on Day 1 in the third Test against South Africa.
The chairman of selectors admitted opening is an area of concern.
Both teams retained the eleven that played in the drawn third Test at St Kitts.
The Indians tumbled to 93 for 7 in their second innings after bowling out Rest of South Africa for 138 in their four-day tour match.
Mumbai opener Wasim Jaffer replaces Ganguly for the third Test against Sri Lanka beginning in Ahmedabad on Sunday.
Jaffer would replace Dravid in the squad which might also see Pathan give way to pacer Sreesanth.
Sachin Tendulkar, Wasim Jaffer, Ajit Agarkar and Zaheer Khan have been picked in the 31-member team.
Rajneesh Gupta presents some interesting numbers from Day 2.
West Zone, replying to Sri Lanka's first innings of 325, were all out for 149 on day 2 of the Duleep Trophy match.
Rest of India need 69 runs, with 10 wickets in hand, to beat Uttar Pradesh in the Irani Trophy match.
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.
Statistical highlights on day one of the opening Test between India and Sri Lanka at Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Thursday.
It was 15 minutes of total confusion as TV replays of Dhoni's catch were inconclusive.
India were 33 for one after dismissing Antigua and Barbuda for 300 on the first day of their warm-up match
