Zimbabwe held on for a thrilling draw in their three-day tour match against Western Australia.
Pakistan selectors rule out T20 role for Babar, Rizwan and Afridi in near future
The 33-year-old Stokes had surgery on his left hamstring in December after suffering a tear during the third Test against New Zealand, which ruled him out of action for a prolonged period.
Suryakumar is placed second with 821 rating points behind Australia's Travis Head, who has 844 rating points.
ECB chairman David Morgan said the tour will take place unless directed otherwise by the government or because of security fear.
It took the Indian team many intense sessions on the ground and off it to transform into a world class fielding unit. But, at the MPCA stadium here on Friday, its much-admired fielding coach T Dilip's focus was not on intensity but on "rhythm and flow".
'Unless you're part of a winning team, you'll never truly grasp the sheer exhilaration and meaning behind this victory.'
The ICC is ready to sanction four-day Tests for smaller nations in the 2027-29 World Test Championship cycle but India, Australia and England can still play the traditional five-day matches.
Senior players were rested as India on Sunday named a second-string squad with Suresh Raina as the captain and Virat Kohli his deputy for the low-profile Zimbabwe tour starting later this month.
International cricket will return to Pakistan next month after Zimbabwe agreed to tour the country .
England pacer Brydon Carse has opened up about his recent injury ordeal, saying he contemplated amputating a toe to overcome a persistent and painful problem that kept him out of action for months.
Zimbabwe will host India for three one-day internationals and three Twenty20 matches in June, the country's cricket board said on Tuesday.
In the recently concluded five-match Test series against England, India's star wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant stood tall as a beacon of determination, battling through injuries to deliver a string of gutsy, crowd-pleasing knocks that underlined his value to the side.
A PCB official said due to time constraints between the ICC Champions Trophy and New Zealand tour, Aaqib Javed will continue as interim head coach.
Bangladesh captain Habibul Bashar has been sidelined for four weeks with a fractured thumb.
Ahead of England's five-match Test series against India at home, head coach Brendon McCullum hailed young all-rounder Jacob Bethell
Zimbabwe Cricket (ZC) confirmed that the Indian team will tour the country to play three One-day Internationals and two Twenty20s in July.
Zimbabwe will play two matches on their first Test tour Down Under.
As Pakistan gets ready to host Zimbabwe in its first proper home series in six years, the Federation of International Cricketers' Association warned against international teams touring the country, stating its security experts have said the "risk is unmanageable".
New Zealand Foreign Minister Phil Goff said the Zimbabwe cricket team could be banned from touring in December.
Pace sensation Mayank Yadav is expected to unleash his raw speed while the absence of India's T20 regulars will provide another opportunity to the fringe players in the three-match series against Bangladesh, beginning in Gwalior Sunday.
Australian Prime Minister John Howard has ordered Australia's cricket team to pull out of their proposed tour of Zimbabwe.
Rahul shared a picture on Instagram where he can be seen sharpening his skills ahead of the opening match.
Sri Lanka's tour of Zimbabwe has been cancelled due to 'issues facing Zimbabwe Cricket', said SLC Secretary Nishantha Ranatunga on Friday.
England head coach Brendon McCullum feels his players have lacked humility in their recent public utterances and he would like to see them win back respect from fans ahead of the tough home series against India and the Ashes later this year.
Among other developments from the RCB camp, West Indies all-rounder Romario Shepherd and England's Liam Livingstone have returned to India and rejoined the squad on Wednesday.
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Teenage Afghanistan off-spinner AM Ghazanfar has been ruled out of both the ICC Champions Trophy and the IPL due to a lower back fracture.
The Pakistan Cricket Board has decided to tour Zimbabwe for three One-day Internationals and two T20Is, but would play the ODI series only after September 30 deadline, set by the ICC for the top eight teams in the ICC ODI rankings to qualify for the 2017 Champions Trophy.
Australian officials say they are obliged to go ahead with their scheduled tour of Zimbabwe despite calls from the government to boycott the trip.
''South Africa have got some world class batters and obviously they've got some unbelievable bowlers there as well so it's going to be a good challenge and obviously it's a one-off Test match.'
'...VVS Laxman is going to Zimbabwe but new coach will join from Sri Lanka series'
England skipper Ben Stokes on Thursday said the hosts don't think the absence of Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, and R Ashwin makes India any lesser side as their "ginormous" talent pool is enough to fill the void.
New Zealand's proposed tour of Zimbabwe has been condemned by the country's prime minister, who believes a visit to the African nation would be neither safe nor healthy for the players. The Black Caps are due to play three one-day internationals in July under the International Cricket Council's programme, but Prime Minister John Key said on Tuesday that as well as moral objections, there are other reasons not to tour.
The current WTC system awards the same number of points -- 12 for a win, six for a tie and four for a draw -- which has given rise to discontent that India, England and Australia -- the Big Three in cricket -- "are disadvantaged as they play more games against each other".
Lord MacLaurin, chairman of Vodafone, has said the mobile phone company's sponsorship of the England team would be jeopardised if the squad toured Zimbabwe next year.
Markram hopes a run of sporting trophy droughts broken in 2025 rings true at the World Test Championship 2025 Final, with the Proteas taking on defending champions Australia from June 11.
Five-time champions Mumbai Indians have signed up Afghanistan off-spinner Mujeeb Ur Rahman as a replacement for Allah Ghazanfar, who has been ruled out of IPL 2025 due to an injury.
Zimbabwe were set 272 to win with 49 overs left on the final afternoon, but never seriously chased their target
Skipper Rohit Sharma will look to feast on a Zimbabwe bowling attack in his bid to play an innings that is long overdue in a must-win game of the T20 World Cup match in Melbourne on Sunday.
