The change in format may bring about some strategic shift in the playing eleven for India with captain Virat Kohli expected to open the innings.
West Indies batsman Marlon Samuels marked his return from a two-year suspension with a half-century for Jamaica against the United States and said he was targeting a return to the international scene.
West Indies all-rounder Andre Russell said it "wasn't good" on compatriot Marlon Samuels' part to address a press conference with his padded legs on the table after their World T20 triumph early this month. "A lot of people ask me if he (Samuels) is from Jamaica. He is from Jamaica but he is a different Jamaican. He is a confident fellow. He has won the World T20 twice, as you know after winning the World T20. He played a tremendous knock against Sri Lanka in 2012 and he had done it again in the final against England this year," Russell said. "I heard that when he went inside the post match press conference, he did put his foot up. I don't know how to explain that but it wasn't good," he said when asked about Marlon Samuel's act after World T20.
Justice Mukul Mudgal was on Thursday elected as head of FIFA's governance committee at the world football governing body's 67th Congress in Bahrain's capital city of Manama.
Rodrigues, Kaur, Mandhana and Sharma were also a part of the now-defunct Kia Super League (KSL) in 2019, the ECB's domestic T20 tournament that made way for the Women's Hundred.
The 31-year-old, who has won eight Olympic gold medals in his illustrious career that ended last year, joined the Bundesliga side Borussia Dortmund for a training session on Thursday.
The USA, which was looking to host some of the matches, will miss out.
The 64-year-old will take charge of his final international match in the third ODI between Australia and England at The Oval.
Describing the surge of COVID-19 infections and deaths in India as 'nothing short of heartbreaking', Vice President Kamala Harris said on Friday that India's welfare is critically important to the US.
There seems to be no end to the troubles of West Indies Cricket Board as former coach Ottis Gibson accused the board of sacking him over a "telephone call".
United States President Barack Obama has determined India and its three neighbours, Pakistan, Afghanistan and Myanmar, among a list of 22 nations that are major illicit drug producing or transit countries.
Jamaica police have scheduled a news conference for next Tuesday in which it will reveal former Pakistan cricket coach Bob Woolmer's cause of death, a police source told Reuters late on Saturday.
A total of over 75 Heads of State and Foreign Ministers will be meeting with Modi, external affairs minister S Jaishankar and minister of state for external affairs V Muraleedharan during the week across various platforms.
Pakistan's senior batsman Younis Khan wants to put on a big performance to beat Ireland in the World Cup on Sunday as a tribute to the national team's late coach Bob Woolmer
Chappell also went on to say that during his playing days, several cricketers were racially abused but they opted to stay silent.
Jamaican sprint great Usain Bolt has no plans to extend his career beyond this year's world championships in London and has ruled out a return to Australia for the 2018 Commonwealth Games.
Ramnaresh Sarwan's unbeaten 98 lifted the West Indies from a precarious position in the second ODI.
India included Ramesh Powar in place of Rudra Pratap Singh for the second ODI.
The off-spinner twisted his ankle during practice in Montego Bay (Jamaica) on Monday.
West Indies pace legend Courtney Walsh feels that Indian speedster Ishant Sharma needs to work harder in the nets in order to iron out his flaws and achieve consistency.
Ethiopia's Etenesh Diro got tangled up with two other runners in Saturday's 3,000m women's Olympic steeplechase and stopped to tear off her damaged right shoe and sock, but she kept on running to finish seventh.
- 'I've spoken a lot about consistency away from home, I just hope this is the start of it' - 'It takes a lot of hard work to feel you can walk out onto a ground in an international game and have success and once you get it you want it to stay forever. So you've got to ride that wave for as long as you can'
The West Indies pulled off a sensational victory in the second ODI and ended India's chasing streak of 17 wins.
The Indian captain said the team could have probably spared themselves and the fans the heart-stopping moments towards the end.
India opted for a four-man pace attack in the rain-delayed first ODI against the West Indies.
Justin Gatlin's world record in 100m has been amended to 9.77 seconds from 9.76 seconds due to an error in reading the result
On-air commentary will be done by Ian Bishop, Tony Cozier, Jeffrey Dujon, Dean Jones and Laxman Sivaramakrishnan.
India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Bermuda have been drawn in Pool 2.
'It helps me get into a mindset that I have nothing to lose and play accordingly.'
The new-look team will have only one training session together before the game against Australia after an apparent mix-up in travel arrangements.
Veteran batsman Younis Khan has become the first Pakistani cricketer to complete 10,000 runs in Test cricket as his team reached reach 201-4 in reply to West Indies' 286-10 on the third day of the rain-affected first Test at SabinaPark in Kingston, Jamaica, on Sunday.
The 2016 Caribbean Premier League (CPL) Player Draft was held in Barbados on Thursday, with the six franchises flexed their financial muscles to rope in their desired cricketers.
Cricket, a sport dominated by Britain and former British colonies such as Australia and India, has only once featured in a Games - in Paris in 1900.
Brian Lara will captain West Indies for the home series against England and Bangladesh.
Windies bowler Jermaine Lawson failed a fitness test and will not play.
A summary of sports events and persons who made news on Thursday.
West Indies' swashbuckling opener Chris Gayle is hoping to be fit in time for the Test series against India starting on October 30.
