Iyer: 'If it's your day, make sure that you win the match for your team'

"Just get off strike and let him play," Ishan Kishan said of his approach on a day when Shreyas Iyer was scoring freely while he was not quite in rhythm

Watling will take over from Luke Ronchi following the conclusion of New Zealand's Test series against India in December

Harmer expects Keshav Maharaj, rather than himself, to pose the bigger threat to Australia's left-handers as South Africa prepare to unleash their spin attack in Durban

Two days ahead of the first Test against Australia, Rabada initially bowled off two paces and then moved to nine, and looked relaxed throughout.

They begin a massive 12 months of cricket with tour to South Africa and doubts over their batting, bowling depth and age profile

ECB chairman Richard Thompson appeared to partially row back on the board's stance, though he suggested the board are wary of restricting players' movements unlawfully.

Shahbaz Ahmed, who picked up an injury during the Duleep Trophy, is not part of the squad

Hardik Pandya's absence has given India's latest seam-bowling allrounder another chance to step up

Move follows international retirement at the end of the first Women's Test at Lord's, against India in July

Zeeshan Ansari has also returned to the Ranji Trophy squad for Uttar Pradesh after a long gap

Among T20I bowlers, Abrar Ahmed lost his top spot to Rashid Khan

The squad was picked by a BCCI-appointed panel

The South African captain expects big clashes on the field as the two WTC finalists, with plenty of previous, meet once again

"We were a little bit chaotic in the backend [of the batting innings]," Shai Hope says of West Indies' below-par effort with the bat

Birmingham franchise makes change after solitary season under new ownership

Tanmay Baloda picked up eight wickets in the second Australia Under-19 innings to set up a target of just 11, which India Under-19 knocked off in just five balls

The standards by which Harmanpreet Kaur was eventually judged was reflective of what she had helped create as captain

"This whole reciprocal nature is potentially sending some countries broke," the Cricket Australia CEO says about the future of bilateral cricket

After years of setbacks and self-imposed pressure, a new outlook has given Renshaw the balance to embrace an unexpected three-format international comeback

New Queensland coach James Hopes believes Xavier Bartlett can push his Test case at the start of Shield season

Everyone thought he was a late-order hitter and an occasional bowler. West Indies - and India too - found out in the first T20I that Naman Dhir is a match-winning offspinner too

For the players coming into the Australia side after Sandpapergate, it was bittersweet, but also a dream come true

Pakistan's latest reset has handed Nawaz another chance, but his stop-start international career reflects a selection policy driven more by impulse than long-term planning

Shafali Verma has been elevated to the vice-captaincy of the T20I side, while Deepti Sharma will do the job in the ODI side for the games against Zimbabwe

Fifties from Hope and Rutherford took West Indies to 171, but India made a mockery of the chase

Dhruv Jurel has been named the captain of the side, while Rishabh Pant has been picked but his participation will be subject to fitness

Dhruv Jurel is set to lead the team with Rishabh Pant picked subject to fitness

Rajat Patidar scored a valiant fifty in India A's chase of 275 but they slid to a 125-run defeat in the first unofficial ODI

Mandhana, who has been part of the side since 2013, has previously led India in 18 T20Is and 4 ODIs

Varun Chakravarthy is also back for India after missing the Asian Games, while Ravi Bishnoi has been left out