Elton Chigumbura's Pakistan tour came to an abrupt end after the Zimbabwe captain was slapped with a two-match suspension for his team's slow over-rate in Tuesday's first One-Day International in Lahore.
The 36-year-old batsman went on to play 38 Tests, 209 One-dayers and 66 Twenty20 internationals, notching up 10 centuries across formats.
India's young batter Yashaswi Jaiswal was placed sixth with 714 points.
Dav Whatmore has been unveiled as the new Zimbabwe coach with the Australian agreeing to an initial contract that runs until the end of the World Cup early next year.
The suspension of Zimbabwe Cricket (ZC) by the ICC has cast serious doubts on the limited overs away series against India in January next year but the BCCI will wait till October to consider a back-up plan.
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Hasan Mahmud grabbed the spotlight with a three-wicket burst in the first session, which rocked a famed batting line-up comprising heavyweights Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli and Shubman Gill.
Nortje outdid a spell of his own against Bangladesh back in the 2022 tournament in Australia, where he took 4/10 runs.
Shubman Gill, the vice-captain of India's white-ball teams, praised the new head coach, Gautam Gambhir, for his clear thinking
India again proved too strong for Zimbabwe, winning the second One-Day International by eight wickets in Harare, on Monday. After dismissing the hosts in 34.3 overs for a paltry 126, the tourists chased down the modest target in 26.5 overs and took an unassailable 2-0 lead in the series, having won the opening ODI by nine wickets on Saturday.
Sean Williams scored a sparkling century as Zimbabwe profited from a docile wicket to reach 352 for six
Australia blanked England while South Africa and Bangladesh showed their bowling prowess with mighty wins over Zimbabwe and USA respectively. In the 16th-place play-off, Afghanistan fought off a spirited USA side to win a low-scoring thriller.
Darren Gough took four for 26 as Zimbabwe were routed for 92 after being asked to bat first.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has reportedly called off the proposed tour to Zimbabwe citing broadcasting issues and fatigue factors.
Poonam Yadav produced career-best bowling figures as India thrashed a hapless Zimbabwe by nine wickets in a Group A match.
Scotland will replace Zimbabwe in next year's World Twenty20 in England, the International Cricket Council (ICC) confirmed on Wednesday.
India's leg-spinner Karn Sharma has been ruled out of the Zimbabwe tour due to a fractured finger.
Former India international Rajput was announced as the permanent head coach of the side on Friday having previously held the role in a caretaker capacity.
However, during the Chennai Test, Shakib's performance with the bat was underwhelming, and he conceded over six runs an over in the 21 overs he bowled and questions arose about a possible finger issue.
Zimbabwe, chasing a target of 297 to win, were 62-0 at the end of the eighth over when a power failure in a floodlight tower and a heavy sandstorm forced the players to walk off the field at Gaddafi Stadium.
Prasar Bharati on Monday announced that it will telecast the ongoing T20 World Cup, the Paris Olympics and Wimbledon on its DD Sports channel.
Wild celebrations broke out at a joint sitting of parliament when Speaker Jacob Mudenda announced the news.
Bangladesh defeated Zimbabwe by three wickets in the fifth and final one-day international to compete a 5-0 series win.
The 93-year-old autocrat is yet to resign and was said to be 'buying time' to negotiate an end to his 37-year-long reign.
The Cricket Board has put off India's tour of Zimbabwe for a three-match one-day series in June.
Both skipper Rohit and main batter Kohli will play in the upcoming series so that Gambhir can tactically think about the combinations.
Namibia on Tuesday qualified for the men's T20 World Cup 2024, courtesy 10 points and a net run rate of +2.643 that assured them a top-two finish on the Africa region qualifiers points table, the International Cricket Council announced.
Hardik Pandya is all set to lead India in the three-match T20 International series against Sri Lanka, starting on July 27.
Proteas pacer Kwena Maphaka re-wrote the history books after South Africa's U-19 World Cup campaign concluded following their defeat in the semi-final against India.
Rampant Zimbabwe defeated hapless Bangladesh by seven wickets to win the second One-day International with Brian Vitori taking five wickets and Vusi Sibanda and Tatenda Taibu both hitting half-centuries.
Both hit defiant half-centuries after Zimbabwe slumped to 115 for 7 on day 1 in the second Test against South Africa.
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The Test matches scheduled against England and Pakistan will not be played this year.
India, who have returned victorious in both their previous Test assignments Down Under with identical margins of 2-1, will take on the world No.1 Australia in a five-Test series starting on November 22.
Gautam Gambhir's single-minded focus on winning and extracting the best from his players makes him a true 'team coach,' according to fast bowler Avesh Khan.
Sri Lanka, Zimbabwe, Scotland and Netherlands are in the race to secure two qualifying spots
The interim board has decided to suspend Zimbabwe's participation in Test matches until early next year
The 62-year-old Rajput's appointment comes in the backdrop of UAE failing to make it to the T20 World Cup to be held in the West Indies and the USA this year.
England won the fourth match by 74 runs to complete a 4-0 whitewash in the one-day international series.
