
Australia, New Zealand to tour India
Australia will tour India in February and March for four Tests and three ODIs following visits by New Zealand and Sri Lanka.
Australia will tour India in February and March for four Tests and three ODIs following visits by New Zealand and Sri Lanka.
India captain Rohit Sharma will miss the final ODI against Bangladesh in Chattogram on Saturday.
Bangladesh survived a spirited comeback led by Rohit Sharma to win the second ODI against India by five runs and take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series.
David Warner has withdrawn a bid to overturn his lifetime Australian leadership ban.
India’s opening batsman Shikhar Dhawan believes his side will bounce back in the three-match ODI series against Bangladesh despite a shock defeat in the opening match.
Mehidy Hasan Miraz hit an unbeaten 38 and put on a record 10-wicket stand as Bangladesh edged out India by one wicket in a thrilling opening ODI on Sunday.
India skipper Rohit Sharma says his side’s month-long tour of Bangladesh will be “no cakewalk”, with several veterans returning to bolster the tourists’ ranks after a lacklustre run abroad.
Bangladesh have received a huge blow ahead of their three-match ODI series against India after their captain Tamim Iqbal was ruled out.
Charith Asalanka smashed an unbeaten 83 as Sri Lanka pulled off a record chase of 314 to edge out Afghanistan by four wickets in the third ODI in Pallekele.
New Zealand clinched a 1-0 series win over India after the third and final ODI was abandoned in Christchurch on Wednesday.
Afghanistan have gained direct qualification to next year’s 50-over World Cup after their abandoned second ODI against Sri Lanka.
Rain forced the second ODI between Sri Lanka and Afghanistan in Pallekele on Sunday to be abandoned.
The second ODI between New Zealand and India was abandoned in Hamilton after rain halted play on Sunday.
Former West Indies wicketkeeper David Murray, who toured South Africa on the 1983 rebel tour, has died at the age of 72.
Opener Ibrahim Zadran smashed 106 to set up an emphatic 60-run victory for Afghanistan in the opening ODI against Sri Lanka on Friday.