Harbhajan Singh was left out of the Indian line-up because of an injury he sustained during the nets on Friday evening.
The former Pakistani leg-spinner said the absence of a second spinner snatched victory from the home side in the Mohali Test.
Virender Sehwag (74 not out; 11x4) played all the shots in the book, including the traditional late cut, while Sachin Tendulkar (36;7x4) executed drives, upper cuts and stepped out to spinners, something he did with majestic grace all through his illustrious career.
The southpaw is in London for a six-week stint with Northamptonshire as a stand-in for Aussie batsman Chris Rogers.
Captain Rahul Dravid will be rested for the warm-up one-dayer against England Lions on Saturday.
Zaheer Khan says the thought of not being selected again never crossed his mind.
Paul Nixon and former West Indies captain Jimmy Adams have come out in support of the Indian wicketkeeper.
After losing their last six batsmen for 23 runs, England reduced India to 145 for 4 at close on Day 2 of the first Test.
Manager Chandu Borde defends the team's mediocre showing on Day 1 in the first Test against England.
Twelve out of 17 leading players signed for graded payments.
New Zealand would look to a Test loss to try and salvage a victory against India in the third and final Test at the Basin Reserve, batsman Ross Taylor said on Saturday.
The two champion players will clash against each other in the opening game of the 'Unacademy Road Safety World Series'on March 7
Rahul Dravid and Mahendra Singh Dhoni hit half centuries, and Zaheer Khan claimed five wickets, as India beat Sri Lanka by five wickets in the third ODI.
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Andhra Pradesh finished the day at 57 for 3 in reply to Baroda's 262.
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India won the toss and elected to field in the Rajkot match.
India made five changes to the team that won in Cuttack for the third ODI.
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Chasing 402 for victory, South Africa were 163 for 5 in their second innings at close on the third day of the first Test.
Sachin Tendulkar, Wasim Jaffer, Ajit Agarkar and Zaheer Khan have been picked in the 31-member team.
Former Australia speedster Dennis Lillee said some 'Sikh boys and a few others are really good and look to be long-term future prospects'.
'Sourav wanted the whole team to take off their jerseys and wave it.'
Readers present their views on a joint India-Pakistan team to take on the mighty Aussies, and list their eleven.
Kaif, Harbhajan, and Zaheer will be in South Africa once again, this time to play in the International Indian Film Academy Charity Cricket match on May 15.
Stand-in captain Rahul Dravid won the toss and elected to bat against Australia in the rain-hit fourth and final Test on Wednesday.
The 15-member squad included under-19 spinner Piyush Chawla and pacer S Sreesanth.
India's premier fast bowler Zaheer Khan feels that Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma's form will be key to India' title defence as they get ready to face arch-rivals Pakistan in the ICC Cricket World Cup in less than a week's time.
As I was training for the upcoming season, it dawned on me that my shoulder may not last the rigours of bowling nearly eighteen overs a day, and that's when I knew it was time, says Zaheer Khan after his retirement from international cricket.
Missing from the squad for the Irani Trophy match against Ranji Trophy champions Mumbai is former India batsman Hemang Badani.
Pakistan captain Inzamam-ul Haq won the toss and elected to bat in the first Test against India.
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