R P Singh is down with a rib muscle injury, while Sreesanth suffered a shoulder injury during the fifth and final one-day international against Pakistan in Jaipur on Sunday.
India would be aiming to ensure that a plucky Bangladesh don't run away with the momentum when the two sides clash in the second T20 International, which is facing a cyclonic threat, in Rajkot, on Thursday.
36 summers have gone by but Kapil Dev's toothy grin with the Prudential Cup remains the most defining moment in Indian cricket.
Rahane is playing back-to-back Ranji games after a long time and it would be a good opportunity for him to get some runs under his belt, especially at his home turf, before he heads for New Zealand with the India 'A' team.
The faction-ridden Delhi and Districts Cricket Association (DDCA) will finally have to abolish their controversial proxy voting system after the landmark judgement passed by Supreme Court.
Nischal took five wickets in four overs in his side's comprehensive seven-wicket win over Delhi in the inaugural North Zone Twenty20 match.
Aaron Finch and his men arrived in India as clear underdogs, having endured a wretched couple of years in the format during which they lost six ODI series in a row and were ravaged by a ball-tampering scandal.
The left-hand batsman, who failed to find a place in the Indian team for the first and second cricket Tests against Pakistan, has been allowed to play Ranji Trophy matches for Punjab.
Sachin Tendulkar was unbeaten on 56 as India scored the required 32 runs in 6.2 overs on the final morning to go one up in the three Test series against Pakistan.
Chasing a target of 203, India were 171 for 3, 32 runs short, at close on Day 4 in the first Test against Pakistan.
Pakistan finished day three 212 for 5 after India had taken a narrow 45-run lead in the first innings.
'Few athletes are ever able to win his admiration; he mostly relegates them to the status of worthless imbeciles,' says Dhruv Munjal.
Injured Pakistan paceman Umar Gul may not be fit for the second Test against India which could force the team management to recall Rao Iftikhar Anjum as a cover, said Chief Selector Salahuddin Ahmed on Friday.
Pakistan leg-spinner Danish Kaneria said the wicket of Mahendra Singh Dhoni was a very vital for his team.
'I am not talking anti-India if I am asking for a cricket series with Pakistan'
Pakistan fought back from 142-8 to finish the opening day in the first Test against India on 210 without further damage.
India went in with two spinners and as many pacers in the first Test against Pakistan.
India will go in with the experience of VVS Laxman and Harbhajan Singh the first Test against Pakistan.
Should the struggling Rahane make way for an extra bowler?
Indian opener Shikhar Dhawan will not bowl in competitive matches (domestic or internationals) as he in all likelihood will not go for any action correction at the ICC accredited institute in Chennai within the next 14 days.
Delhi managed to squeeze a 34-run first innings lead over Rajasthan as 20 wickets fell on the second day.
India moved into second place in the ICC Test Championship table after beating South Africa in the four-Test series 3-0, in Delhi, on Monday.
As torrential rains wreaked havoc in Chennai flooding major parts of the city. Indian team members R Ashwin and Murali Vijay, who hail from the city, sent heartfelt messages for victims of the flood.
Sandeep Lamichhane spent 11 matches warming the Delhi Daredevils bench in this season's Indian Premier League and the spin bowler's patience was finally rewarded when the Nepalese teenager made an impressive tournament debut on Saturday.
Having restricted Delhi to 299 in their first innings, Uttar Pradesh ended the second day at 207 for five.
Statistical highlights on day one of the opening Test between India and Sri Lanka at Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Thursday.
The Indian captain was unwell and opted out of the net session on the eve of the second Test
Images from Day 5 of the fourth Test between India and South Africa, at Delhi, on Monday.
Captain Virat Kohli scored a scintillating unbeaten 83, while Ajinkya Rahane was unbeaten on 52 as the duo put on the first hundred-run partnership of the series and ensured that India took a massive 403-run lead on Day 3 of the fourth Test against South Africa in New Delhi on Saturday. Here are the statistical highlights of the day's play.
The Union Home Ministry's statement came after National Security Adviser M K Narayanan spoke to Union Home Minister Shivraj Patil and discussed the security for the match.
Karnataka drew with Delhi to add two points to their tally after taking a first-innings lead.
'All these things (expectations) are there in your mind before you get into the middle. It is all about scoring runs when you get on the field. I don't think what will happen when I get out'
In the presence of three selectors, U-19 star Gill hit an unbeaten 106 off 111 balls.
Delhi Daredevils defeated defending champions Mumbai Indians by 10 runs to register their third straight win in the IPL and senior batsman JP Duminy credited the Zaheer Khan-led bowling attack for playing a major role in the win.
After meeting the BCCI chief, the selectors headed for Delhi where the Test team would be announced.
A half-century by wicketkeeper Vikram Mani saw Tamil Nadu to a healthy 347 against Delhi.
In its 60th year, Shriram Bharatiya Kala Kendra's dance drama is as iconic as Delhi itself
A patient half-century by opening batsman Hashim Amla guided South Africa to a consolation 8-wicket victory over struggling Sri Lanka in the Group A encounter at New Delhi on Monday. Chasing a modest target of 121 runs, Amla scored 56 runs off 52 balls to help his team chase down the target with 14 balls remaining. Skipper Faf du Plessis also scored 32 runs off 36 balls, while AB de Villiers hit a brisk 20 off 12 balls.
