Will India look to test their bench strength in the third and final Twenty20 International against Sri Lanka, or still to their winning combination? That will be the focus in the lead up to Friday's game in Pune.
India coach Ravi Shastri has once again said former captain MS Dhoni will be in contention for the 2020 T20 World Cup if he performs well in the Indian Premier League.
Australia boast of vast fast bowling resources and it is not very often that a bowler plays all three formats for them consistently. Josh Hazlewood, who has had a successful Test career till now having bagged 195 wickets in 51 appearances, hasn't had the opportunity to play as much white-ball cricket as some of his other counterparts like Mitchell Starc and Pat Cummins.
Middlesex last year reached the quarter final stage of the competition for only the second time since it lifted the trophy in 2008.
England director of men's cricket Ashley Giles said on Wednesday that five-day Tests were "precious".
A fee of Rs 1 crore in a month to the lawyers, Rs 90 lakh for a marquee stand for a T20I -- these two amounts have raised a few eyebrows in the DDCA's Apex Council, and were also the reason behind an ugly public brawl during the AGM in December last year. But according to a report in the Indian Express, the issue still remains.
Bangladesh Cricket Board president Nazmul Hassan has said the Pakistan Cricket Board has proposed to host the two-Test series later this month.