India left out V V S Laxman and Yuvraj Singh, opting to go in with five bowlers for the first Test against Bangladesh.
Discuss the third ODI between India and Sri Lanka.
BCCI said it would seek an explanation from Rahul Dravid for his outburst against the team manager Chetan Desai.
Sri Lanka were 102 for 3 when rain interrupted play in the first One-Day International against India at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Thursday.
Dhoni donned the gloves for a short while during Monday's practice, and the focus was on Dinesh Kaarthick, who kept receiving throws from Greg Chappell and the slip cordon.
Jaffer would replace Dravid in the squad which might also see Pathan give way to pacer Sreesanth.
Virender Sehwag got out cheaply twice during the Indian team's practice match in Ahmedabad on Monday.
The former West Indies fast bowler also said he was impressed with the show of Munaf Patel.
Young VRV Singh will make his debut in the first Test against the West Indies.
India rested Irfan Pathan and Ramesh Powar and brought in Robin Uthappa and Munaf Patel in their place for the inconsequential fifth ODI against the West Indies.
India captain Rahul Dravid won the toss and elected to bat in the third one-day international against West Indies.
India won the toss and elected to field in the seventh and final ODI against England.
Venugopal Rao and VRV Singh were included in India's playing eleven for the sixth ODI against England.
Board President's XI beat England by eight-wickets.
Vikram Rajvir Singh and Munaf Patel, considered to be among the quickest bowlers in India, have been picked for the Board President's XI to play England.
Maharashtra bowled out Mumbai for 160 in their second innings to win the Ranji Trophy Elite Division Group 'A' match by 65 runs.
Warne's Royal anecdotes: Handling Kaif's ego, figuring Munaf's age, nurturing Jadeja's talent
Sairaj Bahutule took 4 for 42 to dismiss Hyderabad cheaply in their first innings on the first day of the Ranji Trophy semi-final.
Fine bowling by Munaf Patel and Nilesh Kulkarni helped West Zone register a comfortable win.
Replying to Central Zone's 549, West were 163 for 1 on day 3 in the Duleep Trophy match.
SL 'A' captain Russell Arnold expressed satisfaction at the way his side staged a comeback to win the match.
Off spinner Ramesh Powar (4-16) and speedster Munaf Patel (3-34) bowled Mumbai to an innings and 91-run win over Kerala
Kerala were bowled out for a paltry 165 on the opening day of the Group-A Elite Ranji Trophy match.
Murali Karthik claimed four wickets for 27 runs as the Indians beat Sri Lanka 'A' by an innings and 92 runs in the second Test.
Irfan Pathan's blistering unbeaten 57 helped India Legends beat Sri Lanka. He displayed his batting skills, hammering six boundaries and three sixes.
Virender Sehwag (74 not out; 11x4) played all the shots in the book, including the traditional late cut, while Sachin Tendulkar (36;7x4) executed drives, upper cuts and stepped out to spinners, something he did with majestic grace all through his illustrious career.
Munaf Patel is reliving the moments that culminated in India's 2011 World Cup triumph but while doing so he also fears that an inexperienced attack might dent the team's chances of defending the title Down Under.
'He was keen to win the IPL with the team he had, he had no desire to have big names in his team.' 'He just wanted good players, who he knew he could mould into match-winners.'
The former India opener said Kaneria has played 60-55 Tests for his country. If despite that he's being made to face such torture, "this is really shameful".
Ex-India captain Sourav Ganguly and Baroda's Krunal Pandya were among a host of cricketers who have come to aid of former India player Jacob Martin, who is in a critical condition in a Baroda hospital
'Yes, there have not been any express fast bowlers that are coming from the MRF Pace Foundation that we used to have back in the years.' 'But that's not going to happen anymore. Now, in the next few years, you are gonna see a lot of really good fast bowlers coming out from the MRF Pace Foundation again.'
Former India cricketers Yusuf Pathan, Naman Ojha and R Vinay Kumar, all of whom recently announced their retirements, will feature in the India Legends team in the Road Safety World Series starting in Raipur on March 5.
The Men in Blue also have kept their unbeaten streak against Pakistan in the World Cup as the side defeated them in the 2015 and 2019 50-over World Cup. ies.
In 2011 on April 2, India defeated Sri Lanka by six wickets at the Wankhede Stadium in the final to lift their second ODI World Cup.
Yashasvi Jaiswal presented a heady cocktail of patience and flair on debut but India's expected series win over West Indies will not serve as an accurate parameter.
Prasad, who played 33 Tests and 162 ODIs for India, is set to finish his three-year term as the junior India chief selector in September this year.
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