Sourav Ganguly is a surprise omission; so is Sri Lanka captain Marvan Atapattu.
The BCCI President's XI were 91 for 1 after bowling out Pakistan for 273 on a truncated second day of the warm-up game.
'Only when China treats India as an equal can we consider them real friends.'
'In India we have a lot of superstar worship.' 'If we lose a match, but Tendulkar hits a century people are happy that their star did not let them down.' 'This should change. People should support the team and the sport and not individuals.'
Fast bowler Justin Coetzee captured five for 23 to finish with 10 wickets as Western Australia won the three-day tour match by ten runs.
'If Indian armed forces entered Pakistan and succeeded in inflicting major damage on the Pakistani army and occupied territory in the Pakistani heartland, there is reason to think the Pakistani military would use some nuclear weapons against the incoming Indian forces to compel India to stop.'
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'Every team that's part of the tournament has worked its way up, has done something good and that's the reason they are here, and we take it like that.'
'There should have been one extra fast bowler. One spinner less.'
'Whether it's investments in Kashmir, building naval facilities, or selling top-of-the-range military equipment, Pakistan could well benefit more under Xi's watch.' 'Do Chinese concerns about the 'Islamisation' of Pakistan give it pause about how quickly to move forward with security and economic projects? At the moment the indication is quite the opposite: China is doubling down on its support to Pakistan, partly because of its fears about where the country is headed.'
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An agreement was reached in Islamabad during a meeting between Pakistan Finance Minister Ishaq Dar and Xu Ziqin, President of state-owned China Shipbuilding & Offshore International Company Limited -- the trade arm of China Shipbuilding Industry Corporation.
'Unless India ups the ante, Beijing will continue to believe its transgressions are cost free and will feel encouraged to do more of the same.'
Heading G20 will give India a foreign affairs year like it has never had in history. You can trust Narendra Modi to exploit this to India's benefit. And, of course, to his own in his election year, explains Shekhar Gupta.
Salman Butt enhanced his claims for a recall to the Pakistan test side with an unbeaten century in his team's first official tour match in Australia.
Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif will take the USD 60 billion China-Pakistan Economic Corridor forward with new vigour, vitality and in a rejuvenated manner, ensuring the multifaceted development of the flagship project of China's ambitious Belt and Road Initiative, a top leader of the ruling PML-N has said.
The Modi government finds itself in a contradiction of its own making. It has encouraged pro-Russian, Westophobic public sentiment while setting strategic policy that's exactly the opposite, points out Shekhar Gupta.
Senior wicketkeeper Dinesh Karthik is a doubtful starter for India's next T20 World Cup match against Bangladesh on Wednesday as he is suffering from back spasms.
Jos Buttler was rewarded for his good showing in the Indian Premier League with a place in England's 12-man squad for the first Test against Pakistan at Lord's, starting May 24.
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Allan Border opened up on the team's selection and said Australia overthought during the first Test in Nagpur.
On a Karachi track that is expected to break up early, Steve Smith and David Warner created rough patches before facing bowlers in the nets to prepare for Pakistan's full-strength attack.
A news report claimed India has been helping the Muttahida Qaumi Movement with funds and training to create unrest in Karachi.
Pakistan cricket authorities said their players would not display logos of a whisky brand sponsor in the Super Series matches
The rather amateurish, even ham-handed, attack would lend some credence to a 'false flag' theory, of the PTI leadership staging this incident, to provide new impetus to a flagging agitation, notes Rana Banerji, who headed the Pakistan desk at RAW, India's external intelligence agency.
Giles and Plunkett took four wickets each to beat a PCB Patron's XI by 52 runs on the final day of a three-day match.
Hasan Raza will lead the side against England in the second three-day tour match in Lahore from November 6.
Indians will forever remember Akram as the scary phenomenon with the soft smile, the man who rattled through the Indian batting order, but was rarely as hated as Waqar or Shoaib Akhtar, observes Vaibhav Raghunandan.
India's white ball players have that imposing alpha-male like presence out there in the middle even if their best player Kohli is on the wane.
The start of play was delayed by roughly an hour due to bad light.
Aaron Finch's arrival is a timely boost for the Kolkata Knight Riders who are struggling with their opening combination.
The Indian team management is pleased with the way the players are adjusting to the bounce and pace of the Australian pitches ahead of the T20 World Cup.
Pakistan's cricket authorities are making strong attempts to invite a Commonwealth XI side this year in a bid to revive international cricket in the country.
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'China's actions at the NSG will certainly taint India-China bilateral relations and enhance suspicion of China's intentions. A fresh clear-eyed and objective evaluation of the India-China relationship is necessary, especially as India tries to correct adversely balanced bilateral economic ties and the two countries engage over the long-term,' says Jayadeva Ranade.
Rishabh Pant's disappointing outing against Zimbabwe isn't a cause of concern for head coach Rahul Dravid, who hinted that the flamboyant left-hander could start in the T20 World Cup semi-final against England at Adelaide on Thursday.
Dope-tainted pacer Mohammad Asif and opening batsman Imran Farhat will return to the Pakistan Test side after over two years in the first Test against New Zealand starting on Tuesday in Dunedin.
Ishan Kishan had to sit out of the Sri Lanka series despite scoring the fastest double hundred in the history of ODIs against Bangladesh.
The visitors were 165 for 5 at close on day 1 of the three-day match against the BCCI President's XI.
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