With pacer Jofra Archer, opener Rory Burns and star all-rounder Ben Stokes back in the England squad, the visitors are likely to have some competition for spots in the team for the 1st Test against India.
Babar was also one of the few bright spots from Pakistan's previous tour to Australia in 2019-2020, where he scored 97 and 101.
India 'A' scored 203 for three on the second day in reply to Lankan's first innings score of 340.
With the IPL season set to roll on Friday, one captain who has 100 Tests under his belt is willing and ready to mentor a newbie captain who will be taking over a leadership role for the first time.
Ex-India batsman and former Mumbai Ranji Trophy coach Pravin Amre sees shades of swashbuckling cricketer Virender Sehwag in Rohit Sharma, who slammed a maiden unbeaten Test ton on debut against the West Indies in the opening match of the two-game series in Kolkata.
Joe Root compiled his second straight century, an unbeaten 119, as England batted their way to a commanding position in the second Test against West Indies in Barbados on Wednesday.
IC 814: The Kandahar Hijack begins by asking why the hijack lasted seven days and ends in wondering if the good guys fought the bad ones hard enough, observes Sukanya Verma.
Graeme Swann helped England restore parity on Day 1 of the opening Test against India at Motera on Thursday. The spinner struck at regular intervals to finish with figures of four for 85 and keep the visitors in the game after Virender Sehwag slammed his first century in two years. At stumps, the hosts were 323 for 4.
Play on day three of the first Test match between England and New Zealand at Lord's in London was abandoned due to rain on Friday without a ball being bowled.
On Monday, May 2, 2022, the Kolkata Knight Riders finally ended their losing run at the Wankhede stadium in Mumbai.
'Whichever team is able to adjust and adapt to the conditions, the pitch will win the match.'
Sehwag felt Pandey was well settled, but couldn't find the right ball to hit.
While the classy band of Mark Taylor, Michael Clarke and Ian Healy went about their job on a routine day of cricket, they were left surprised when Hollywood's Australian and heartthrob of women the world over, Hugh Jackman dropped into the commentary box at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.
Former Test cricketer Chetan Chauhan paid rich tribute to Sachin Tendulkar on scoring his 50th hundred in Test hundred on Sunday, terming him a jewel and a genius.
Shubman Gill had twin challenges to tame when he entered the Test series against England -- a barren run that gripped him for nine innings, which was made grimmer when he dropped down to bat at a rather new No. 3 slot at this level.
David Warner picked up the player of the match award for his sensational knock of 163 in Friday's 62-run World Cup win over Pakistan but he was quick to praise his opening partner Mitchell Marsh, who also scored a ton on his birthday.
As Bangladesh completes 20 years in Test cricket, Norma Astrid Godinho picks nuggets about a cricket-passionate nation who no team can take lightly anymore.
A summary of action from the Ranji Trophy matches played on Tuesday.
Opener Lokesh Rahul scored a fighting century as India recovered from early jitters to post 319 for six in their first innings on Day 1 of the second Test against Sri Lanka, in Colombo, on Thursday.
Images from Day 2 of the first Test between India and England, at the M A Chidambaram stadium, in Chennai.
Wicketkeeper-batsman Mohammad Rizwan smashed a maiden T20 century with seven sixes as Pakistan beat South Africa by three runs
Musheer Khan did the right thing by imitating his prolific older brother Sarfaraz for everything linked to cricket.
Cricket South Africa (CSA) CEO Gerald Majola congratulated Sachin Tendulkar on his 50th century in Test cricket.
Kumar Sangakkara missed out on a double-hundred for the second successive match as the second Test between Pakistan and Sri Lanka ended in a dull draw in Colombo on Wednesday.
A round-up of Day 2 of the Ranji Trophy matches played on Wednesday.
Facing a side with some of the toughest bowlers of that era -- Abdul Qadir, Wasim Akram, Imran Khan and fellow debutant Waqar Younis -- the teenager from Bombay could score only 15 off 24 balls with two fours.
Jonny Bairstow, restored to the England side but shorn of his keeping gloves, celebrated his return with a sparkling 110 to help them to 312 for seven on the opening day of the third and final Test against Sri Lanka on Friday.
'Here are 25 stories special to me for one reason too many,' says Sukanya Verma who scored 25 years writing about the movies last week.
Yashasvi Jaiswal's dream season just got better as he single-handedly seized the initiative from England with a sizzling century, putting India in complete control.
Shikhar Dhawan, who scored a Test ton on debut, said it was a dream to do so well in his first match.
Sachin Tendulkar is the only Indian in former New Zealand skipper Brendon McCullum's all-time cricketing eleven, which is led by West Indian great Vivian Richards.
New Zealand were nine without loss at the close of play on the third day of the second Test against Pakistan on Monday, after the visitors had been bowled out shortly before stumps at the Basin Reserve.
Harbhajan Singh claimed two wickets to help India end on a high against South Africa, on Day 3 of the third and final Test at Newlands, in Cape Town, on Tuesday.
Delighted at having as big a first Test wicket as Sachin Tendulkar, New Zealand paceman Andy McKay "aplogised" to the Indian public for denying the maestro of what would have been his 50th Test century.
The result is a boost for South Africa, who need a clean sweep of the series to stay on course for guaranteed qualification for the World Cup in India this year.
Centurion Michael Clarke played a true captain's innings as Australia shrugged off another umpiring controversy to produce an Ashes fightback and rack up 303 for three on the first day of the third Test on Thursday.
The tourists had elected to bat and posted a massive 510 for eight declared, boosted by a maiden double-ton for opener Abid Ali, who spent almost 11 hours at the crease for his 215.
Let us look at the batters who finally managed to hit three figures after a prolonged period of time.
The Kiwi skipper scored 202 out of his team's 545 for 6 on day 2 of the second Test against Bangladesh, who were 82 for three at close.
