England is reportedly poised to call up uncapped all-rounder Jacob Bethell for their upcoming Test tour to New Zealand next month. Bethell's inclusion is intended to provide cover for Jamie Smith, who will be unavailable for at least part of the series due to the impending birth of his first
Bangladesh will face South Africa (SA) in the second Test without wicketkeeper-batter Jaker Ali, who has been ruled out due to a concussion sustained during training at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chattogram on Sunday.
Rana was among several fresh faces chosen for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy starting from November 22 onwards with the first Test at Perth, alongside young all-rounder Nitish Kumar Reddy, opener Abhimanyu Easwaran and wicketkeeper-batter Dhruv Jurel.
Srikkanth was speaking on his Youtube Channel days after announcing of India's T20I squad for the SA tour starting from November 8, consisting of four T20Is and the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, a five-match Test series against Australia starting from November 22 onwards at Perth.
There is no room for Australia's Test stars as they will continue their preparation for the crucial five-match Test series against India that starts on November 22, meaning the Aussies will need to find a new skipper for the Pakistan series.
Sri Lanka, South Africa and New Zealand remain in contention of claiming a coveted top two spot on the standings and earning a place at next year's one-off Test at Lord's.
Former England captain Michael Vaughan has expressed concern that Jonny Bairstow may have been unfairly overlooked following England's recent Test series loss in Pakistan.
Sam Konstas has shown strong performance lately, scoring two hundreds in his first Sheffield Shield game and then a tough 43 runs against Victoria on a challenging pitch at MCG.
New Zealand's left-arm spinner Mitchell Santner delivered a remarkable performance in Pune, claiming 13 wickets to end India's long-standing dominance in home Tests. With his match-winning display, Santner now ranks among the top match figures by a visiting bowler in India.
Santner's outsta
England cricket team head coach Brendon McCullum backed national team skipper Ben Stokes following a 1-2 series loss against Pakistan in the three-match Test series.