Originally picked to play at the number four batting spot, Shankar has managed scores of 15 not out, 29 and 14 in his three matches in the World Cup.
Malik had recently played for the SunRisers Hyderabad (SRH) in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021 and he also ended up recording the fastest delivery of the season.
SunRisers Hyderabad has the biggest purse while Kolkata Knight Riders has the slimmest purse.
Not picking Bhuvneshwar for the WTC final and the five Tests against England starting August 4 is baffling, said Sarandeep
Images from Friday's IPL match between Chennai Super Kings and Mumbai Indians, in Chennai.
Who would you pick in India's playing XI for Tuesday's first One-Day International against England?
Vijay Shankar's performance increases India's options, and as and when Shikhar Dhawan returns, it will make for an interesting selection dilemma, says Krishnamachari Srikkanth.
Joginder Tuteja looks at the big December hits in the past decade.
A summary of Ranji matches played on Tuesday.
Srinivas Bhogle and Purnendu Maji list India's Most Valuable ODI Players this season.
With the nets session in full flow, Virat Kohli and his men sweated it out under the blazing Nagpur sun.
Mumbai Indians have been in ominous form and the varied bowling attack could prove a challenge for the CSK batters, who are low on confidence.
A summary of the Ranji Trophy matches played on Wednesday.
Mumbai Indians skipper Rohit Sharma is in sublime form and he can pummel any attack into submission on his day.
A look at the various batting records in the IPL over the years.
Trade pundits and quick think piece experts can speculate all they like, but what works at the box-office is a mystery as always.
A 75-run partnership for the second wicket between stand-in skipper Rohit Sharma and Vijay Shankar put India in a strong position but their middle-order failed to capitalise and the tourists finished with 208 for six in 20 overs.
Apart from Virat Kohli and the pace battery of Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammad Shami, and Ishant Sharma, not many in the current Indian Test setup can say they are sure-shot starters.
India spinners Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja are both under an injury cloud ahead of the Boxing Day Test against Australia, leaving the tourists with a potential selection conundrum.
Pacer Jasprit Bumrah has been rested for the three-match T20Is and ODIs against West Indies but has been included in the Test squad, while veteran wicketkeeper Mahendra Singh Dhoni is 'unavailable' for the entire tour.
Images from the first T20 International between India and New Zealand in Wellington on Wednesday.
The series is even more important for Kohli as it would also define his legacy as a leader having already established himself as world's premier batsman.
aptain Virat Kohli and premier fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah, were both called back into a full-strength Indian squad, while Dinesh Karthik was left out of the five-match ODI series against Australia, starting in Visakhapatnam, on February 24.
'I don't let it affect my life because otherwise, we will go mad.'
In other big movements, Punjab Kings have released their last edition's captain Mayank Agarwal, while West Indies skipper Nicholas Pooran was released by Sunrisers Hyderabad.
The top posts on social media from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.
India should look at Shardul Thakur over Mohammad Siraj as the fourth fast bowling option in the side for the ICC World Test Championship final against New Zealand in case of overcast conditions in Southamptom, said former selector Sarandeep Singh.
The 73rd Independence Day was celebrated across the country with fervour.
A summary of Ranji matches played on Wednesday.
Pakistani players made a prolonged appeal but umpire Marais Erasmus was not convinced.
'Diwali will be meaningful only when we eradicate the darkness in our hearts.'
A round-up of Ranji Trophy matches played on Friday.
Sunrisers Hyderabad face a formidable task without batting mainstay David Warner when they square off against Mumbai Indians in a crucial IPL match in Mumbai, on Thursday.
Gavaskar is currently in Southampton with first-hand knowledge about the pitch and conditions for the match starting June 18.
India's best player Yuki Bhambri is back in the squad and that changes the dynamics for the three-day rubber.
'Sanction serves the salutary object of providing safeguard to the accused from unwarranted prosecution and the agony and trauma of trial, and in the context of the stringent provisions of the UAPA, is an integral facet of due process of law.' If the report to the sanctioning officer for the first five accused in the case lacked the qualities required under the law, then for Professor Saibaba, the sanction came much after his trial had started!
Rohit Shetty's Sooryavanshi has set the stage for many more cop movies.
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Teenage sensation Prithvi Shaw, who made a successful Test debut against the West Indies, will play for India 'A' captained by Dinesh Karthik.
India frittered away a solid start as a middle-order collapse saw them reduced to 291 for 9 on the opening day of the first cricket Test against New Zealand despite half-centuries from Murali Vijay and Cheteshwar Pujara in Kanpur on Thursday.
