The Indian seamer is suffering from a side strain
Sourav Ganguly elected to bat on a dry surface at the Harare Sports Club against New Zealand in the final of the Videocon Cup tri-series
India captain Sourav Ganguly won the toss and elected to field in the game against Zimbabwe
India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni is not at all pleased with the use of some of the umpiring devices like ear-piece which he feels prevents the on-field official from hearing snicks and edges in a packed stadium.
The Indian skipper said Akram's tips would be useful because the side has quite a few left-arm fast bowlers.
Sachin Tendulkar says the "sound" that came off skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni's bat during the recent Asia Cup was a reflection of his positive mindset and it was a good news for already "favourites" India in the World Twenty20.
The two captains have been fined 20 percent of their match fees for slow over rates in the first one-day international at Karachi.
The Indian skipper is desperate to end his prolonged lean patch with the bat.
Skipper Virat Kohli had to once again come to the rescue of under-fire former skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni whose painstaking 37 off 58 balls came in for sharp criticism after England beat India by 86 runs in the second ODI at Lord's on Saturday.
Only 1330 tickets remain unsold for the first Test between India and Pakistan, beginning on Tuesday.
Rajneesh Gupta highlights important numbers featuring the India team from the World Cups.
Replying to Gujarat's first innings total of 214, the visitors declared their first innings on 430 for 8 and then had Gujarat reeling on 205 for 5 at close of play on day 3 of the match.
Speedster Amit Bhandari claimed three wickets as Delhi took control of the Ranji Trophy match against Gujarat.
Captain Virat Kohli's huge workload will come up for discussion while Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja are expected to make a comeback when the selectors announce the India squad for T20 and Test series against New Zealand and Sri Lanka respectively.
All-rounder Ajit Agarkar has been replaced by left-arm quick bowler Ashish Nehra.
'On paper he's not the captain. On the ground he's the captain for Virat I think'
India have replaced left-arm spinner Murali Kartik with Romesh Powar for the second ODI in Rawalpindi.
India chose Virender Sehwag and Akash Chopra as their openers leaving out Anil Kumble and S Ramesh from the XI.
Chennai Super Kings skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni said his side played a "complete game" to beat Kings XI Punjab and enter the Champions League T20 final.
Sunrisers Hyderabad's mentor VVS Laxman has said that opening batsman Shikhar Dhawan's form is not a matter of concern for the team and added that domestic players need to score runs.
Chahal finished with 5-22 in 8.2 overs, ripping through the middle-order as India won the toss and skittled their hosts for 118, South Africa's lowest total in home ODI matches.
Leading past and present cricketers from India and Pakistan are expected to play in the May 6 day-night match.
A distraught Mahendra Singh Dhoni blamed the two no-balls bowled to Lendl Simmons by Ravichandran Ashwin and Hardik Pandya for India's shock defeat against the West Indies in the World T20 semi-final at the Wankhede stadium, in Mumbai, on Thursday night.
The indomitable Chennai Super Kings will have the advantage of familiarity with the conditions but the unbeaten Kolkata Knight Riders would still be a tough nut to crack when they clash in the Oppo Champions League T20 final at the Chinnaswamy Stadium on Saturday.
The former Australia captain is looking forward to seeing the pace ace in action Down Under later this year.
Have a look at the one-day international career statistics of the Indian cricket team.
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