Afghanistan will realise a long-cherished dream when they debut as a Test nation on Thursday but captain Asghar Stanikzai ruled out being nervous ahead of the match against their top-ranked hosts India.
The 31-year-old Asghar had replaced Nabi as captain in 2015.
The National Security Strategy document should flag all major issues concerning security strategy and provide guidelines to concerned departments to work out suitable action plans. Since the global and regional geopolitical canvas is dynamic, the NSS document should be deliberated at length before formulation and should be reviewed periodically, recommends Commodore Venugopal Menon (retd).
Chakravarthy went wicketless in the two games that he played, and had the injury not cropped up, he was to be benched as neither Pakistan nor New Zealand did have any problem in facing him.
However, David Warner plans to continue playing white-ball cricket at least until the 2024 Twenty20 World Cup.
'Despite having a wife and two daughters whom he loved and who loved him, he did not get better. He was so unwell in recent times and he really did believe that we would be better off without him and we are devastated that he acted on that and took his own life.'
Captaon Suryakumar Yadav, all-rounders Hardik Pandya and Axar Patel, the only member from the Test side, will be hoping for a strong outing so that India can apply some balm over the wounds from their recent home series defeat against New Zealand.
'Sometimes, you are a good player, and you haven't made it. I think they have done very well for India.'
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Images from the the T20 World Cup Super 12s match between Afghanistan and Namibia, in Abu Dhabi, on Sunday.
India will play as many around 15-16 Tests in 2024.
He became the first player to record 100 wins in the shortest format of the game.
India are placed with Australia, Afghanistan and Bangladesh in Group 1 of the Super 8.
The only problem for India in the Asia Cup so far has been lack of batting time for the likes of Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Kedar Jadhav and Dinesh Karthik.
India will enter the Asia Cup as a seven-time champions, most by any team, but adding an eighth title might just not feature on top of their bucket list.
All international teams touring India will now play one practice game against Afghanistan, an arrangement which will constantly provide international exposure to the team from strife-torn nation.
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Since August 2023, Gill has scored just one half-century from eight T20Is, scoring 133 runs at an average of 16.
After India's veteran wicketkeeper-batsman Mahendra Singh Dhoni failed to display a convincing performance against Afghanistan in the World Cup, fans took no time to criticise the 37-year-old for his slow knock.
Hardik likely to return for Afghanistan T20Is next month and Dravid's contract to be discussed after South Africa tour, BCCI secretary Jay Shah told media on Saturday.
In five matches, he has managed a meagre 63 runs. This slump threatens his World Cup spot, especially with openers like Abhishek Sharma and Virat Kohli performing well.
Prasidh recently underwent a surgery on his left proximal quadriceps tendon and is currently recovering.
The Ajit Agarkar-led selection committee will have some sleepless nights before selecting the squad for T20s against Afghanistan with veterans Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli keen to play the World Cup in June.
The decision now rests with Kishan on whether he wants to heed the advice of one of India's greatest cricketers and work towards resurrecting his career or just be content playing the IPL.
Afghanistan have a long way to go before they can challenge the leading Test nations and the best way to bridge the gap is to play regularly against their 'A' teams, coach Phil Simmons said after the team's deflating long-form debut against India.
Rashid Khan, Mujeeb Ur Rahman and Mohammad Nabi are a spin-bowling unit the equal of any in the world
Pacer Asitha Fernando has been named as Chameera's replacement.
Peace and reconciliation cannot go forward in an atmosphere of terror, India's Permanent Representative to the UN Ambassador Syed Akbaruddin said in the United Nations on Tuesday.
Afghanistan will now join South Africa and India for the series starting later this month.
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As many as 30 percent of the players picked T20 as the most important format.
Uzbekistan lives comfortably in several centuries but is also a forward-looking nation, Deepa Gahlot discovers on a visit to this Central Asian country.
'The only thing in my mind while bowling last over is to execute your plans and back your skills'
The T20 World Cup reported its first COVID-19 case as Ireland all-rounder George Dockrell was identified as "potentially positive" for the virus ahead of their match against Sri Lanka, in Hobart on Sunday.
Kane Williamson hailed the T20 World Cup's expansion to 20 nations after co-hosts United States beat Pakistan on Thursday
Indian batter Sarfaraz Khan had a memorable debut in the international arena during the third Test against England, becoming the only fourth Indian to score twin half-centuries on Test debut.
Rohit currently sits at fourth place in the overall list of captains with the most T20I wins.
West Indian legend Curtly Ambrose said he would not want to change anything in Jasprit Bumrah's unorthodox action.
Virat Kohli was found to have breached Article 2.1 of the ICC Code of Conduct for Players and Player Support Personnel, which relates to "Excessive appealing during an International Match", read a statement from the International Cricket Council.
After suffering a 1-2 series loss in South Africa, India dropped to the third spot
