Axar Patel made an expected comeback to the side for the first two Tests against England.
How the IPL teams have shaped up after the auction.
Shami had been picked in the initial squad for the two Tests, but was forced to withdraw due to fitness issues.
Among other developments, middle order batter Shreyas Iyer will miss the next three Tests due to injury.
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Rajat Patidar and Axar Patel struck half-centuries in a match dominated by the bowlers.
Riyan Parag's attacking half-century set up a 12-run win for Rajasthan Royals against Delhi Capitals.
India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Afghanistan -- the top-five ranked teams in the ICC T20I rankings are the top seeds and have been granted direct entry into the quarter-finals.
Rishabh Pant's belligerent unbeaten half-century helped Delhi Capitals' to a narrow four-run win over Gujarat Titans.
Smarting from back-to-back defeats, defending champions Chennai Super Kings will be desperate to return to winning ways when they face a formidable but bruised Sunrisers Hyderabad in the IPL match in Chennai on Sunday.
Yashasvi Jaiswal and Shivam Dube blasted quickfire half-century as India thrashed Afghanistan by six wickets in the second T20 International against Afghanistan.
Misfiring Indian bowlers in focus as India seek series-levelling win over SA in third T20I
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Sanju Samson has never enjoyed the backing of the team management while Riyan Parag and Abhishek Sharma were ignored despite good showing with the bat in the Mushtaq Ali Trophy, the national T20 tournament.
Who do you think should be part of India's playing for the second and final Test against South Africa?
Vinay attempted to hurt himself by banging his head against a wall in his cell, on February 16. He had received minor injuries.
Arpita Khan and Aayush Sharma invited their friends from the industry over for their annual Eid party.
Who do you think should be part of India's playing for the first Test against South Africa?
India's young bowling unit will have to push behind the timid show in the series opener and find its flow against a forceful Australian batting line-up in the second T20 in Thiruvananthapuram on Sunday.
It was raining stars at the wedding reception of Aamir Khan's only daughter Ira and Nupur Shikhare, as the proud father invited *everyone* from the film industry.
In a devastating Boxing Day Test at SuperSport Park, India experienced one of its most humbling overseas defeats in recent memory, succumbing to an innings and 32-run loss in less than three days.
Rebel Himachal Pradesh Congress MLA Rajinder Rana on Saturday claimed that nine more party legislators 'feeling suffocated' due to Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu's style of functioning are in touch with him as he called the chief minister 'liar number one'.
Suryakumar Yadav has been named captain for India's upcoming T20I series against Australia.
Will the young gun survive Virat Kohli's comeback?
The selectors were forced to go back to seniors Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli following injuries to key T20 players.
Full list of players released, retained and traded by all ten teams in the IPL.
India's Asian Games cricket team captain Ruturaj Gaikwad, who played the first two ODIs, has been released from the squad and will link up with the Hangzhou-bound outfit. Also released is pacer Mukesh Kumar, who came in as cover for Bumrah.
Jasprit Bumrah took 6/61 as India crushed South Africa by seven wickets to level the two-match series 1-1.
For the golden generation of Indian cricketers, this is their last chance to conquest what no other team could on eight previous tours.
Who do you think should be part of India's playing XI for the first T20 International against Ireland on Friday?
PHOTOS from the 5th T20I match between India and Australia played in Bengaluru on Sunday
In the current scenario, form in the IPL will carry a lot of weight for selection in the Indian team bound for USA and Caribbean.
Who do you think should be part of India's playing XI for the fourth Test against England?
Sanju Samson's entertaining half-century went in vain as Rajasthan Royals suffered a 20-run defeat against Delhi Capitals.
India's star batter Virat Kohli is likely to miss the third and fourth Tests against England due to personal reasons, which also kept him out of the first two matches of the series, a BCCI source said on Wednesday.
India will aim to take an unassailable lead in the three-match series when it faces a below-par West Indies in the second ODI, in Barbados, on Saturday.
India's bid to win a 17th consecutive home Test series, however, hinges on the success of their three-pronged spin attack comprising Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja and Axar Patel.
Who do you think should be part of India's playing XI for the first Test against the West Indies?
Check out the top knocks of the DC vs GT match.
Former India skipper Sourav Ganguly said on Saturday that Rishabh Pant is "fully fit" but added that the wicketkeeper-batter should be given some more time to prepare himself for India team selection for the upcoming T20 World Cup in the West Indies and USA.
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