Stand-in India skipper Rohit Sharma on Friday gave the hosts an injury scare ahead of the first T20I against Bangladesh after he was hit on the thigh during practice session at the Arun Jaitley Stadium.
Australia cruised past Sri Lanka to clean-sweep their three-match Twenty20 series Friday, with an in-form David Warner grinding out a third successive half-century in the seven wicket win.
Cheteshwar Pujara can't wait for India's first ever Day/Night Test despite all the talk of it being a challenge as he is confident that the country's formidable batting line-up will have no trouble adapting to the pink ball.
A full strength squad would have challenged India but with the ban on their talisman, Shakib Al Hasan and the unavailability of Tamim Iqbal due to personal reasons, the batting has lost a bit of its sheen.
India C registered a massive 232-run win over India A on Friday to book their place in the final of the Deodhar Trophy, as Shubman Gill and Mayank Agarwal scored massive first innings tons and batted the opposition out of the game.
Former India batsman VVS Laxman turned 45 on Friday and social media was filled with wises for the cricketer. ICC paid a special tribute to Laxman, who is best remembered for his 281 against Australia in 2001.
Ahead of the first T20I against India, Bangladesh coach Russell Domingo has admitted that the conditions are not ideal in the national capital but said it was the same for both teams and they have got to deal with it.