Former Australia captain Ricky Ponting on Thursday backed the return of opener Joe Burns to Australia's Test squad and said the return to a left-handed and right-handed opening combination could help the home side in their two Test matches series against Pakistan, starting November 21 in Brisbane.
Ravichandran Ashwin on Thursday became the third spinner after Anil Kumble and Harbhajan Singh to pick 250 wickets on Indian soil.
The 31-year-old last played a T20 for India in August 2016 and an ODI in February 2018.
Pakistan will play a Test match on home soil for the first time in more than 10 years when Sri Lanka tour the country for a two-match series next month.
"Pick the seam". That was Sachin Tendulkar's advice to India's batsmen ahead of the pink-ball day-night Test against Bangladesh in Kolkata on November 22.
Former BCCI president N Srinivasan could be the board’s representative at the ICC if the proposed amendments are approved at the December 1 AGM. This put Srinivasan as direct competitor of Shashank Manohar, who is in the running for the post of ICC chairman for the third time.
India opener Shikhar Dhawan has not yet given up on his Test comeback and is eyeing some big knocks at the upcoming Ranji Trophy to reclaim his spot.