Devdutt Padikkal and Dhruv Jurel's marathon partnership was the highlight of the first unofficial Test in Lucknow, which ended in a rain-hit draw between India 'A' and Australia 'A' on Friday.
Karun Nair's wife Sanaya Tankariwala Nair took to social media to vent her frustration, labelling Nair's omission as pure injustice to the batter and a 'complete contradiction of the system's stated purpose'.
Mentored by Yuvraj Singh, the 25-year-old southpaw carries shades of his idol with the clean swing, the effortless power, the knack for changing games in a blink.
Since last year, he has found a new lease of life as an opener, scoring three centuries in five innings across series against Bangladesh and South Africa
Mumbai were bowled out for 181 in their second innings, setting J&K 243 runs to win the season-opening match.
Star England batter Joe Root has surpassed Sachin Tendulkar to become the second-highest run-scorer in home conditions in Test cricket.
'Honestly, I realised this is going to be my career when I was 11. Like, a moment happened. There was a camp going on of under-23 Indian fast bowlers, and I was only 11.'
'I can't come in and say, "I only can do the hero role." I need to be a villain. I need to be a joker. I need to play around".'
With this knock, Warner's T20 career tally now stands at 13,545 runs in 419 matches, averaging 36.80 at a strike rate of 140-plus. His record includes eight centuries, 113 fifties, and a highest of 135 not out.
Shubman Gill said he could not have asked for a better all-round performance from his team after they hammered the West Indies by an innings and 140 runs in the first Test.
'I might be involved with the IPL again in the future in a different role.'
India A left-arm spinner Manav Suthar picked up three wickets to leave Australia A reeling, on Day 1 of the second unofficial Test.
Indian skipper Rohit Sharma bonded and practiced with youngsters Ayush Mhatre and Indian Test batter Sarfaraz Khan on Tuesday.
Sediqullah Atal and Azmatullah Omarzai made blazing fifties while the bowlers supported them with a tidy effort as Afghanistan easily tamed Hong Kong by 94 runs to start their Asia Cup campaign on a winning note
'This is a new India, we won't tolerate it.'
Suranga Wellalage, Sri Lankan all-rounder Dunith Wellalage's father, died on September 18, the same day his son played the Asia Cup Group fixture against Afghanistan in Abu Dhabi.
Flamboyant Indian opener Abhishek Sharma, who notched up another fifty in the Asia Cup on Wednesday against Bangladesh, credited his fearless batting to sheer hard work and hours of practice in the nets.
IMAGES from Day 1 of the 2nd Test between India and West Indies in New Delhi on Friday.
India's Test stars flopped with the bat as the hosts folded for a lowly 194 in 52.5 overs in their first innings, on Day 2 of the unofficial second Test against Australia A.
Jammu and Kashmir's Shubham Khajuria struck a fighting, unbeaten century to rescue North Zone, but South Zone remained favourites to progress to the Duleep Trophy final, in Bengaluru on Saturday.
Rauf's reaction spread like wildfire, and videos of his gesture went viral on social media.
The major difference between the two sides was the Super Kings' start with du Plessis and Devon Conway (20 off 25 balls) compiling a solid 54-run stand for the first wicket to set up the run chase.
Ravindra Jadeja continued his renaissance as a batter, delivering his best-ever outing during the recent Test series in England and joining a list of legends
India and Bangladesh have two points each with Suryakumar Yadav's men leading the standings owing to a superior net run rate. Sri Lanka and Pakistan occupy the third and fourth spots respectively.
Who has scored the most runs in Asia Cup? Who has taken the most wickets?
Punjab all-rounder Ramandeep Singh, who has yet to score a professional cricket century, smashed a 101-ball 111 during his state's Buchi Babu tournament match against Hyderabad on Tuesday.
Images from Day 1 of the first Test between India and the West Indies, in Ahmedabad, on Thursday.
Pant equals Sehwag's six-hitting record, surpasses Rohit Sharma in WTC Test runs
Steely Jadeja completes 7,000 international runs, joins Ganguly, Dhoni, Pant.
Shreyas merits Asia Cup spot based on IPL performance, reckons Aakash Chopra.
With no success beyond opening, where does India fit Samson in batting order?
Against Bangladesh, Samson wasn't even considered good enough to come inside the top seven of the line-up and that begs a question as to what is he doing in the team if he isn't good enough to come ahead of Axar Patel.
Matthew Breetzke became the first player to score half centuries in each of his first five One-Day International appearances as South Africa beat England by five runs in the second ODI at Lord's on Thursday.
In a spectacular display of admiration and affection, Gujarat Titans celebrated their skipper Shubman Gill's birthday by lighting up Ahmedabad with a massive projection.
Sri Lanka show exit door to Afghanistan, qualify for Super 4s alongside Bangladesh
The Indian women's cricket team will look to end a 47-year wait for its maiden ICC title when it takes the field at the ODI World Cup starting with a clash against Sri Lanka.
'Samson is most dangerous in the top three. That's where he wins you matches. He should be left there.'
Skipper Litton Das led from the front as Bangladesh registered a comfortable seven-wicket win over Hong Kong in their Asia Cup opener in Abu Dhabi on Thursday.
He has since matured into a complete three-format player: 2,647 runs in 37 Tests at 41.35, 2,775 runs in 55 ODIs at a Bradmanesque 59.04, and 578 runs in 21 T20Is.
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