Pictures from the 2nd ODI between India and Sri Lanka being played in Colombo, Sri Lanka
Gujarat Titans eye top-two finish as struggling LSG look to salvage pride
Stokes, the leading wicket-taker of the series with 17 scalps, will be a mere spectator at The Oval, robbing the series finale of his charismatic on-field presence.
In the absence of national regulars, the focus will shift on the likes of Rinku, who was surprisingly not picked for the first round despite having an impressive first-class record.
Jasprit Bumrah has been ruled out of the ICC Champions Trophy with a back injury.
Key players like Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, and Ravindra Jadeja are expected to consider stepping away from the Test format to make way for a new generation of talent.
Several of the home batters got starts but Clive Madande was the top scorer with an unbeaten 29 from 25 balls as Zimbabwe collapsed from 73-3 to 90-9 before a late innings flurry.
Young Indian stars will be eager to usher in a new era in the shortest format with a series victory when they face Zimbabwe in the fourth T20I in Harare on Saturday.
Technique and natural pace may me Jadeja's undoing in England
Indian seamer Arshdeep Singh entered the top 10 among bowlers and was placed eighth in the ICC T20I rankings issued in Dubai on Wednesday.
Suryakumar Yadav was picked as the India T20I captain ahead of Hardik Pandya, while Rohit stays as the captain of the ODI team.
Selectors will assess the fitness level of star pacer Jasprit Bumrah, who is recuperating from back spasms, and veteran fast bowler Mohammed Shami.
The Uttar Pradesh left hander has played 44 first-class matches, scoring 3109 runs at an average of 57.57.
Siraj, Krishna, Akash Shine as India's Pace Future Takes Shape
Karun Nair has got starts in majority of his six innings in England but he has not been able to convert them into something substantial.
'Just a couple of Indian No 5s bumping into each other in Manchester'.
The 31-year-old didn't find a place in the squad against England because of Reddy's recent exploits.
Will carry forward confidence and self belief gained playing Test cricket in IPL, says Washington
Out-of-form skipper Rohit Sharma's batting position will be in focus against a dangerous Australia
Varun Chakravarthy was the second highest wicket-taker in IPL 2024 with 21 wickets in 15 games as he played a major role in KKR's title triumph.
Images from Day 2 of the 3rd Test played between India and New Zealand, in Mumbai, on Saturday.
Gill second successive ton as skipper takes India to 310 for 5
India's Champions Trophy squad has raised eyebrows with a number of bold selections, including a spin-heavy attack and the exclusion of experienced pacer Mohammed Siraj.
A desperate Sunrisers have hit the reset button this season, bringing in Australia's World Cup winning captain Pat Cummins.
20 wickets and batting depth: Gill eyes ideal combination on potentially high-scoring English tracks
With Ashwin absent from the Rajkot Test, India is forced to field only 10 players and four specialist bowlers.
Shami last played for India in the 2023 World Cup final in Ahmedabad after which he was sidelined because of an ankle injury which needed surgery.
Gujarat Titans assistant coach Parthiv Patel praised the team's bowling unit for their spectacular performance against Rajasthan Royals, highlighting their execution of plans in a commanding 58-run win. Sai Sudharsan's classy half-century and a collective bowling effort saw GT bowl out RR for 159 in 19.1 overs.
The 30-year-old leg-spinner said watching Yuzvendra Chahal and Sundar bowl during RCB's thumping 82-run win over KKR a few days before helped him find the right length at the same small Sharjah ground.
IMAGES from Day 3 of the third Test match, played between England and India at Lord's, London, on Saturday.
Ahead of the start of India's 3-match T20I series against New Zealand, Hardik Pandya and his mates -- Washington Sundar, Umran Malik, Shreyas Iyer, Arshdeep Singh, Shardul Thakur -- were spotted shirtless -- much like what Salman Khan used to do in the late 1990s and early 2000s -- at a lovely beach.
With the series locked at 1-1, Brisbane could well decide the course of the rubber and whether Rohit's men would continue to be the master of their fate in the ongoing World Test Championship.
But in their pursuit of glory, both leaders must find a way to address the issues at hand.
The Bangladesh bowlers have the ability to spice up things but against India's formidable lineup, they would need plenty of runs on the board.
Shubman Gill is enjoying a 'honeymoon period' as India's Test captain but there will be more pressure on him in the days to come, feels former India skipper Sourav Ganguly.
The squad also features Karun Nair, who returns to the national set up after a long gap of eight years.
Bengal too good for Uttarakhand
Nayar believes that the whole team has bought into Rohit and Gambhir's philosophy, including the two spin greats.
Top seed Caroline Wozniacki got the perfect boost for Wimbledon as she beat Belarussian upstart Aryna Sabalenka 7-5, 7-6(5) to claim the Eastbourne grasscourt title on Saturday.
Rohit's numbers with the willow has been a bit underwhelming during the five home Tests but those were played on difficult tracks.
