'It's down to conditions' - Babar explains shock Abbas omission

Despite being their most consistent seam bowler, Abbas was left out of the XI, with Ubaid Shah and Mohammad Ali getting the nod instead

He will take over in both red and white-ball formats

West Indies' bowling coach felt the quicks had not done enough to dry up the runs on a day when Pakistan went at above four an over

And what's the most runs a player has scored before hitting their first century?

Vish and Matt discuss the implications of Stephen Fleming and Joe Root's appointments

The eight-team tournament is likely to be played between August 28 and September 13

He will take over in both red and white-ball formats

The allrounder alleges "disrespect" and "indifference" as reasons behind his move

Arshdeep, who will play a red-ball game after nearly a year, is part of a squad that features six players from J&K

Offspinner Akhilesh Reddy has been found guilty of breaching three counts of the ICC's anti-corruption code during the Abu Dhabi T10

His improved batting has made Craig Overton hot property in the County Championship, and he isn't doing badly for Trent Rockets in the Hundred either

His improved batting has made Craig Overton hot property in the County Championship, and he isn't doing badly for Trent Rockets in the Hundred either

Specialist squads are needed if we are to preserve the character and integrity of each variant of the game

"The ball was turning only once in a way, and when it turns, it's slow turn, which gives the batters time to adjust," Ali Usman says after the first day's play in Port of Spain

Jammu & Kashmir seamer earns maiden India call-up

Jammu & Kashmir seamer Auqib Nabi earns maiden India call-up for the two-Test series in Sri Lanka

"There are other quality leaders too," says South Africa batter, when asked about vacant captaincy spot at IPL franchise

His first assignment will be India's two-Test tour of Sri Lanka later this month

England spinner plays decisive role up front as Manchester Super Giants romp to Oval victory

His first assignment will be India's two-Test tour of Sri Lanka later this month

They will be part of a strong middle order, comprising Karnataka's Karun Nair and R Smaran

Awais Zafar and Ubaid Shah make their Test debuts for Pakistan, who trail the series 1-0

There was again no place for Yastika Bhatia as the selectors picked G Kamalini

India are already without Harshit Rana and Nitish Kumar Reddy for the series, while Washington Sundar will also miss at least the first Test

Jemimah Rodrigues, meanwhile, has scored runs consistently for Southern Brave, while Richa Ghosh has been off the boil with the bat for Manchester Super Giants

Joe Root returns to full-time Test captaincy after four years, and his first assignment is a three-match series against Pakistan

Recent India debutants Harsh Dubey and Yash Thakur are also in the side, and so is Saransh Jain, also picked for the Sri Lanka Tests

Batter has recovered from calf injury that sidelined him from Bangladesh's fixtures in July

"We want to really make home advantage count, and we've been doing that well so far," Roston Chase says after leading West Indies to two wins in three Tests

Rahane had steel in him, but he was generous as a captain and as a team-mate