Fast bowler Shane Bond took three for 26 to lead New Zealand to victory by 216 runs against a South African Invitation XI in Bloemfontein on Saturday.
Pandya, before the Bangladesh game had bowled 16 overs in the previous three matches and picked up five wickets.
Mahendra Singh Dhoni has been named the captain of the all-time India Test XI chosen by cricket magazine Wisden. The celebrated team has been picked ahead of India's 500th Test which will be played against New Zealand in Kanpur from Thursday. The openers in the side are Sunil Gavaskar and Virender Sehwag, followed by Rahul Dravid, Sachin Tendulkar, VVS Laxman, all-rounder Kapil Dev and Dhoni the wicket-keeper batsman.
Former West Indies great Brian Lara has named Brendon McCullum as skipper of his Dream World Cup XI, which has three Indians in it.
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New Zealand will have their tails up and eye another upset when they resume the trans-Tasman rivalry with a strong Australian side.
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Laxmi Negi picks her All Stars XI after the IPL 2020 league games.
A century from Brendon McCullum was not enough to prevent New Zealand from going down to Cricket Australia Chairman's XI in the opening match of their short tour of Australia on Friday. McCullum smashed 119 off 126 balls in New Zealand's total of 278 for nine off 50 overs, chasing Cricket Australia Chairman XI's 285 all out off 47 overs.
The World Cup opener is set to be another barnstorming meeting between two of the favourites -- and a fitting way to start a cricketing feast.
Former Australia captain Aaron Finch believes the 285-run first innings partnership between Steve Smith and Travis Head made the difference in the World Test Championship final.
New Zealand's three-pronged attack could spell trouble for India on a spiced-up track and Will Somerville, who played a gutsy knock in Kanpur, might have to sit out.
Opener Ian Bell plundered 187 off 145 balls and Stuart Broad captured four wickets as England crushed the Australian Prime Minister's XI by 60 runs in Canberra on Wednesday. Bell starred in England's imposing 391 for six to set the PM's eleven a run-chase of almost eight runs an over at Manuka Oval.
Defending champions Chennai Super Kings clash against Gujarat Titans in a repeat of last season's final in the IPL 2024 match in Chennai on Tuesday.
India's chief coach Anil Kumble has made it amply clear that opener KL Rahul would be making a comeback into the playing XI against England in the second Test starting on Thursday.
West Indies opener Chris Gayle and South Africa fast bowler Makhaya Ntini were the two players left out of the final squad.
All-rounder Glenn Maxwell and spinner Adam Zampa were also selected in the line-up after helping Australia win a record-extending sixth title with Sunday's six-wicket victory.
Shastri is not in favour of coaches taking breaks.
New Zealand opener Martin Guptill, who had suffered a toe injury, has recovered from his injury and was ruled fit for Sunday's T20 World Cup match against India in Dubai.
Wearing Australian colours for the first time since the ball-tampering scandal erupted in Cape Town in March, 2018, Steve Smith and David Warner were greeted warmly by a small crowd in Brisbane, where Aaron Finch's team took a one-wicket win.
Bangladesh might not look too threatening in the World Cup but their record against the Proteas
Indian pacer Umesh Yadav has signed with Division One English County side Essex for the remainder of the 2023 championship.
New Zealand will face England with an unchanged side in their second World Cup match.
David Warner became Australia's first player from the nation to make 100 appearances in all formats of cricket
Bowlers performed brilliantly to calm down some talks about the side's recent issues with the ball.
Sourav Ganguly backs Tilak Varma to be India's No 4 if Shreyas Iyer unavailable
Australia's legend Ricky Ponting said the Impact Player rule in the IPL has made the batters more fearless and stronger
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Pace bowler Jamie Overton earned his maiden international call-up as he joined his twin Craig in the England squad for the third Test against New Zealand, starting at Headingley at Leeds from June 23.
When Jiang Zemin traveled, as you can see in the photographs here, a Kodak Moment was never far away.
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The mysterious omissions of the talented Samson led to banners in the Kerala cricketer's support at the FIFA World Cup in Qatar no less.
The two were recalled to Australia's team for the 2019 World Cup, starting in England and Wales from May 30.
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Who do you should be part of India's playing XI for the first Test against Sri Lanka?
No Indian cricketer figures in the ICC's World Cup XI, which is dominated by runners-up New Zealand rather than champions Australia.
The squad will then be trimmed to 15 for the ICC World Test Championship final against India at the Ageas Bowl in Southampton starting on June 18, as per ICC regulations.
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India's last ICC title win came a decade ago in the 2013 Champions Trophy, but Rohit said there was no point in dwelling on past disappointments.
India's charismatic middle-order batter in T20 cricket Suryakumar Yadav made his Test debut along with wicketkeeper K S Bharat.
