India's batting great Rahul Dravid will need to apply for the post of head coach at the National Cricket Academy after the BCCI on Saturday decided to invite fresh applications.
Jonny Bairstow has been rested and injured pacer Jofra Archer was left out while spinner Moeen Ali was unavailable for Test selection.
England have recalled bowler Tim Bresnan for the final Test against Pakistan at Lord's after defeat at the Oval left the series hanging in the balance.
The immense desire to succeed coupled with his hard work has been crucial in the rise of India skipper Virat Kohli as a cricketing superstar, reckons former national selector Vikram Rathour.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India on Friday announced Gautam Gambhir will miss the third Test against Sri Lanka after being granted leave to attend his sister's wedding.
Seven promising young South African spin bowlers will attend a two-week course on spin bowling in Mohali, Punjab, next week. The players will leave on June 3 for the sessions, to be conducted by Devendar Arora, Narendra Hirwani and Umesh Patwal.
Lakshmipathy Balaji's comeback into the national squad after a gap of three years has been welcomed by all and the Tamil Nadu seamer feels that it is his IPL stint with Kolkata Knight Riders that has helped him make a comeback.
New Zealand fast bowler Kyle Mills doubts that skipper Daniel Vettori's new role as a national selector will harm his relationship with the players.
Mumbai Indians batsman Saurabh Tiwary said a successful run in the Indian Premier League is the best way of getting noticed by the national selectors rather than grinding it out in domestic cricket.
In the midst of the Indian Premier League (IPL), the national selectors will meet in Mumbai on March 26 to pick the 15-member Indian squad for the ICC World Twenty20 championship to be held next month in the West Indies.
The former India wicketkeeper says he needs to bat well to catch the selectors' attention again.
Glenn Maxwell thanked Cricket Australia for supporting him and insisted that he had greatly benefited from the break.
After their early exit from the Asia Cup, there seems to be more bad news for Pakistan cricket fans with reports of 'infighting' within the national team. As per PTI, captain Shahid Afridi and Pakistan's national coach Waqar Younis are at loggerheads and attempts are being made by Pakistan Cricket Board to sort out the differences ahead of the crucial ICC World T20 in India. Chief selector Haroon Rasheed announced the revised World T20 squad on Monday, but insiders in the board say all is not well even as Pakistan prepares to leave for India on Tuesday night. "The board Chairman, Shaharyar Khan will be meeting with Afridi in Lahore later today while he has had a detailed meeting with Waqar," one well-informed source told PTI. "Waqar, when he met with the Chairman, expressed his displeasure over the working of the national selectors and also voiced some complaints about Afridi," the source added.
Sri Lanka fast bowler Chaminda Vaas has told the country's national selectors that he is retiring from Test cricket with immediate effect, Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) confirmed on Saturday.
Troubled Australian all-rounder Andrew Symonds has been included in a preliminary squad for this year's Twenty20 World Cup in England. National selectors named Symonds in a 30-man squad, that will be reduced to 15 before the tournament, after they were given the all-clear to consider him.
With Sachin Tendulkar set to play all matches in the second edition of the Indian Premier League, Delhi Daredevils vice-president (cricket) T A Sekar tipped Mumbai Indians to reach the May 24 final.
National selectors ignored Rahul Dravid and Sourav Ganguly while naming 30 Indian probables for the ICC Champions Trophy in September.
Australian fat bowler Brett Lee wants his place back in the Test squad despite national selectors not being sure about his abilities.
Sports Minister Ajay Maken on Friday sought to steer clear of the furore surrounding the controversial tennis team selection for the London Olympics but said the feuding players should put national interest first.
New Zealand fast bowler Shane Bond may be forced to delay his comeback to Test cricket because of a lack of match practice.
Bumrah bowled full tilt at Rishabh Pant while Prithvi spent time with trainer Nick Webb
Paine succeeded Smith as captain in 2018 after the batter was banned from international cricket for 12 months and suspended from leadership roles for two years for his role in the Cape Town ball-tampering scandal.
England will rest Jofra Archer, Jos Buttler, Ben Stokes and Mark Wood for the three-match one-day international series against South Africa starting in Cape Town on February 4. Worcestershire seamer Pat Brown, Somerset batsman Tom Banton and the Lancashire pair of Matthew Parkinson and Saqib Mahmood received their maiden call-ups.
Pakistan captain Shoaib Malik called on national selectors to blood new players on Wednesday and questioned the continued inclusion of experienced fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar.
'We are recreating the biggest sports rivalry in the world, which is Indians versus Pakistanis right here in the United States.'
Former India wicketkeeper batsman Vijay Dahiya will be the chief of talent scout development wing of Delhi Capitals, replacing Praveen Amre, who has decided to "move on" after five years.
'It will be a bit challenging (for the players) to set the body clock'
Wicketkeeper-batsman Brendon McCullum was on Wednesday named New Zealand's cricketer of the year and also awarded Walter Hadlee Trophy for his batting in the ODIs. Jacob Oram was presented the JR Reid best all-rounder award, instituted for the first time. Richard Hadlee, the former New Zealand all-rounder, was awarded the Sutcliffe medal for outstanding services to cricket.
Saleem, 20, has yet to represent the national team in any format while Rasooli has shown strong form in the Shpageeza Cricket League, Afghanistan's domestic T20 tournament, after recovering from a finger injury.
The BCCI will be organising a six-week camp for its top cricketers some time next month and speculation has started on whether former India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni will be part of it. While the BCCI is waiting for a safe time and venue for the camp after third week of July. In case it's not possible, players will probably go in for their respective IPL camps later during the year.
"Michael has not been selected for the tour of India because his place in the Test squad cannot be justified based on recent form," National selector Geoff Miller said in a statement.
Batsman Jonny Bairstow will replace Yorkshire team mate Gary Ballance as England made one change to their squad for the third Ashes Test against Australia beginning next Wednesday at Edgbaston, the England Cricket Board said on Tuesday.
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Like in life, miracles do happen in sport but Indian cricket's 'fighterman' Yuvraj Singh may not be seen again in a blue jersey, something he had made his own for the better part of the last 17 years.
The former India captain's double century ensured Karnataka an honourable draw and a point against holders Mumbai in their Elite Division Group A Ranji Trophy in Mumbai on Tuesday.
The veteran batsman has accepted the BCCI's request to take over the reins of the Test team, a BCCI source said.
England will name a new captain on Monday after Michael Vaughan decided to step down following his team's series loss to South Africa.
Virender Sehwag and Suresh Raina failed to find a place in the 15-man team for the matches in Nagpur and Mumbai.
Prasad's departure means the Ganguly-led BCCI has gone by the old constitution that has a provision of a maximum of four-year term for the selection committee. The amended constitution had a maximum five-year term.
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