Afghan batter Zazai named replacement
India's record sixth U-19 World Cup win drew praise from Virat Kohli, Gautam Gambhir and cricket legends worldwide after Vaibhav Sooryavanshi's stunning 175 sealed a 100-run victory over England.
Along with two T20 World Cups, Munro was in the New Zealand squad that suffered a heart-breaking defeat in the 50-over 2019 World Cup final against hosts England.
Sophie Ecclestone returns as England announce squad for T20Is against India
Former Australia captain Aaron Finch shares his views on fast-tracking young talent into the Indian cricket team, analyses Arshdeep Singh's bowling, and discusses IPL team strategies.
South Africa and India have advanced as the two other teams unbeaten in the group stage though both had their struggles in the United States leg of the tournament.
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is reportedly offering the head coach position for the Test team to former captain Sarfaraz Ahmed, potentially making him the youngest person to hold the role.
Tagenarine Chanderpaul and Alick Athanaze were recalled in the West Indies' 15-member squad for the two-Test series in India next month.
Australian batter Matthew Short is relishing the opportunity to face "world-class" Indian bowlers in the ongoing five-match T20I series.
Pant made 18 in his first outing since that accident against Punjab Kings and Delhi succumbed to their second successive defeat on Thursday when inaugural champions Rajasthan Royals beat them by 12 runs.
'I'm looking forward to the challenge, and I've got some confidence going into the game definitely.'
PBKS' Livingstone returns to England to address knee niggle ahead of T20 WC
Australian chair of selectors George Bailey said Fraser-McGurk and Short made "compelling cases" for selection, and provide better than adequate cover should squad members go down during the tournament.
Pakistan selectors rule out T20 role for Babar, Rizwan and Afridi in near future
It will be a crucial couple of weeks for Shreyas Iyer and Manish Pandey, who are back in the mix after being sidelined from India's 50-over World Cup plans.
Bowlers with 'X-factor' will hold key in T20 World Cup, says Darren Sammy
West Indies will need their all-round firepower against a rampaging South Africa in their must-win final Super Eight clash.
India will aim to take an unassailable lead in the three-match series when it faces a below-par West Indies in the second ODI, in Barbados, on Saturday.
The Australia series exposed India's frailties in the bowling department and the team has a lot of work to do before the ICC event.
Desai, who has been handed a two-year contract, has joined the team before the the first T20 International on Friday.
They have been named in the squad for the first two T20Is
I never play for spot, always play for team's success: Shardul
Australia spinner Adam Zampa said he withdrew from the Indian Premier League (IPL) because he felt drained after last year's heavy schedule and that he wanted to be rested ahead of the Twenty20 World Cup in June.
There was plenty of action over the last 12 months that kept the loyal Indian fan interested.
The current Indian team up is yet to identify its core set for players with the World Cup just weeks away.
White-ball specialist Rauf will return to Pakistan colours after incurring the wrath of the nation's cricket board for opting out of the ongoing three-Test series against Australia.
Former captain Sunil Gavaskar has backed Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli to play in the T20 World Cup in June, saying the two senior players are not only the key batters but also terrific fielders in the Indian team.
Aus ODIs: Bumrah, Gill workload to be discussed, battle between Jaiswal and Abhishek
Having retained the majority of their squad, MI will be the team to beat given their formidable batting, but Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Delhi Capitals will be out to spoil their party.
Mike Hussey believes spinner Adam Zampa and all-rounder Mitchell Marsh will play a crucial role in the team's bid to clinch the World Cup in India.
Legendary Pakistan captain Inzamam-ul-Haq ripped into the team's selection for the recent T20 World Cup, highlighting the lack of specialist middle-order batsmen as a key reason for their group stage exit.
After their below par showing in the World Cup, some senior Indian players are living on borrowed time.
With the T20 World Cup less than two months away, India would want their captain Suryakumar Yadav to rediscover his rhythm sooner rather than later.
De Silva and veteran Angelo Mathews were not included in the 16-man T20 squad but there was a place for Hasaranga.
Rohit is confident that he would come good and has asked both critics and media to spare him the constant scrutiny.
West Indies all-rounder Russell set to retire from international cricket
India dominate the business side of global cricket by virtually every metric but Australia showed commercial clout counts for little when teams battle on the game's biggest stage.
Players from the other teams who could push the Men in Blue to the limit.
Pakistan head coach Mike Hesson said Babar Azam has been asked to improve certain aspects of his game.
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