The part-time spinner must now have his bowling action tested within 14 days but can continue to bowl at the international level until the test results are out.
Akhtar has often advised Pakistan's management to take cue from Indian management.
In his every first international innings he was run out for 0. He will end his career as one of the most feared batsmen in international cricket.
The Proteas have named five new players in the squad for the series starting next month.
A series win will be an ideal confidence booster for India before the visitors hit Test match mode.
Former Australian captain Ian Chappell said it is unfair that a bowler has to inform the umpire how they are going to bowl while a batsman can easily become "opposite-handed" without any notification and take advantage of the field placing.
Thursday's first ODI between India and West Indies was abandoned due to rain in Guyana, but Indian skipper Virat Kohli found a way to entertain the fans in the stadium with some slick dance moves.
Heinrich Klaasen smashed an unbeaten century as South Africa claimed a 74-run victory over Australia in their first one-dayer played on a slow Boland Park wicket on Saturday. After winning the toss, South Africa overcame an early wobble to post 291 for seven in their 50 overs, a total boosted by the maiden ODI ton from middle-order batsman Klaasen, who crashed 123 from 114 balls. Australia were up with the run-rate for much of their reply, but South Africa then strangled the scoring with intelligent use of the slow pitch as the visitors slumped to 217 all out from 45.1 overs.
India's vacant cupboard of all-rounders will give Virat Kohli and Ravi Shastri numerous points to ponder.
The former captain's struggling innings of 51 off 96 balls and his failure to rotate the strike in the first ODI has brought to focus the rejigging that captain Virat Kohli and coach Ravi Shastri will have to fret upon.
India's fielding coach Ramakrishnan Sridhar said that the team has not lived up to the fielding standards which was witnessed during the ICC World Cup last year. In the ongoing tour of New Zealand, the Indian team has dropped quite a few catches and has not been able to capitalise on the run-out opportunities.
Kohli can be seen trying the Bottle Cap Challenge and Shastri's voice can be heard in the background.
Punia got the chance to play her maiden ODI after star opener Mandhana was ruled out on the eve of the game
Purnendu Maji and Srinivas Bhogle list the Most Valuable Players during the India-Australia ODI series.
Two-time champions Kolkata Knight Riders will be striving to turn around their fortunes in IPL 2021 after a below-par showing last season.
The two fast bowlers were added to the 15-member Indian ODI team, while fellow pacer Mohammed Shami was given a break.
Indian women's cricket team produced yet another clinical display to beat South Africa by 178 runs in the second ODI and clinch the three-match series in Kimberley on Wednesday.
Ashton Turner thinks that he has learnt his lessons after a poor IPL.
The Indian women's team put behind off-field controversies by making a superb start to the three-ODI rubber -- which is part of the ICC Women's Championship series -- thrashing New Zealand by nine wickets in the opening match.
The 25-year-old Yadav, who now has 99 ODI wickets, ended the match with the figures of 3-52.
The duo is just 27 runs away from completing 1,000 partnership runs against the Windies and if they manage to do so, they will become the first pair to achieve the feat against the Caribbean team in ODIs.
Finch said it would be silly to take India lightly as they boast of world-class players.
Rohit Sharma will certainly leave a gaping hole at the top of the order, something that skipper Virat Kohli wouldn't have fancied at the onset of a gruelling two-month tour.
Showering praise on Rohit Sharma, former India captain Sourav Ganguly has said the opener is as good as anybody in the world but wondered why he was not able to translate his limited overs performances in Test cricket.
The Indian team, led by Ajinkya Rahane, would be eyeing for a clean sweep of the ongoing series when they lock horns with Zimbabwe in the final ODI of the three-match series in Harare on Tuesday.
Known for his on-field aggression, Australia opener David Warner said he would prefer to look the other way if Indians try to get chatty with him in the two-month long series starting this week.
India's batting great Sachin Tendulkar says he had to "beg and plead" to open the innings in an ODI against New Zealand in 1994, recalling a major turning point of his career.
A flurry of wickets dented Windies hopes and the team folded up for 194 runs in the 50th over.
Temba Bavuma hopes his eye-catching innings in South Africa's seven-wicket victory over England in the first One-day international at Newlands on Tuesday will end the debate over whether he deserves his place in the side.
India skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni blamed his team's failure to build partnerships for the defeat against New Zealand in the first One-dayer and asked his batsmen to step-up with more consistent performances.
BCCI president Sourav Ganguly said that IPL final will be held in Mumbai and not Ahmedabad.
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Rohit Sharma's 119 laid the foundation for India's chase
While the right-handed Dhoni had crossed the 10,000-run mark in the format in 2017 during the England tour, 174 of them came while batting for Asia XI in three matches. On Saturday, he breached the mark while batting in India's innings against Australia.
In David Warner, who is back as captain for this season, the franchise has an inspirational leader and a superb batsman, who would like to lead from the front.
Images from the first ODI between England and Australia, at Old Trafford in Manchester, on Friday
The government's focus is on containing and controlling coronavirus the Ministry of External Affairs said on Thursday and advised Indians to stay put wherever they are and travel only under compelling reasons. Responding to questions about IPL and other sporting events, it said the MEA's advise would be "not do it at this time but if the organisers want to go ahead, it is their decision".
Manish Pandey and Axar Patel may come in for Jadhav and Yadav.
His last three international hundreds having ended up in a losing cause, Rohit Sharma feels that even the best of knocks do not give a player satisfaction if the team ends up on a losing note.
India takes on New Zealand in a five-match T20 International series from Friday after winding up the three-ODI series against Australia on Sunday. Kohli said the short turnaround is tough given the busy international calendar.
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