In a first, Australian speedster Peter Siddle and all-rounder Dan Christian will co-captain the Prime Minister's XI in a Twenty20 match against Sri Lanka in Canberra next month, Cricket Australia (CA) announced.
Pakistani players Saeed Ajmal and Faisal Iqbal on Friday said international cricketers, who are unwilling to tour Pakistan with their respective national sides owing to security concerns, should be barred from the Pakistan Super League (PSL).
National Cricket Academy (NCA) head Rahul Dravid was in attendance as the Indian players had an optional training session at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium.
Priyank Panchal completed his century while Karun Nair made an unbeaten half-century as the second four-day game between India A and South Africa ended in a draw in Mysore.
South Africa's left-arm wrist spinner Tabraiz Shamsi feels that T20 is a batsmen's format in which bowlers like him are there to "spoil the party", which the fans come for.
Former Pakistan captains Zaheer Abbas and Shahid Afridi feel that Sarfaraz Ahmed should not continue as Test captain even though he can lead the national team in white-ball formats.
Veteran Indian women’s cricketer and ODI captain Mithali Raj believes more needs to be done in order for the game to grow and give the world more success stories like that of Thailand.