India's vice-captain, Smriti Mandhana, is ecstatic to play red-ball cricket in front of home fans and stated the importance of having Amol Majumdar as head coach of the team.
Warner had stated his intentions to retire from the Test format earlier this year, stating that he would be keen to bring his career in red-ball format to an end at his home ground, the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG).
Warner had stated his intentions to retire from the Test format earlier this year, stating that he would be keen to bring his career in red-ball format to an end at his home ground, the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG).
Glenn Maxwell has played just seven Tests for his country, with every one of those red-ball contests coming outside Australia and his most recent appearance was more than six years ago
David Warner's manager, James Erskine, hit back at former Australia pacer Mitchell Johnson, who questioned why the left-handed batter is getting a Test farewell despite his struggles in red-ball cricket and accused him of not owning up to his role in the ball-tampering scandal.
The BCCI on Thursday announced that Kohli and Rohit have been granted a break from the white-ball leg of the South Africa tour, however, both batters will return and feature in the red ball format.
Test cricket will feature for the first time in India women's home season since 2014 when they take on England and Australia. In 2014, they defeated South Africa by an innings and 34 runs in Mysore.
Batting all-rounder Paul Stirling has been announced as Ireland Men's team's permanent white-ball captain effective immediately, while Andrew Balbirnie will continue as red-ball skipper, Ireland Cricket announced on Tuesday.
Indian veteran batsman Manoj Tiwary on Tuesday announced that he has decided to come out from retirement to play one more season for Bengal in the red-ball format and hopefully help the team bag the elusive Ranji Trophy crown.
"Take a bow @StuartBroad8 Congratulations on an incredible Test career one of the finest and most feared red ball bowlers, and a real legend! Your journey and determination have been super inspiring. Good luck for the next leg Broady!," tweeted Yuvraj.
"Really excited to be back in red-ball format and all eyes are on the Galle Test as we are prepared and ready for the challenge," the Pakistan skipper said ahead of the series as quoted by ICC.