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India vs West Indies, 3rd T20I: When And Where To Watch Live Telecast, Live Streaming

Team India are expected to make a string of changes to their playing XI for the third and final T20I against West Indies at the Eden Gardens on Sunday. The likes of Shreyas Iyer and Ruturaj Gaikwad, in particular, are most likely to find a place in the playing XI. The BCCI confirmed that batter Virat Kohli and wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant will miss the final T20I, and have been released from the team's bio-bubble. The pair will also miss the upcoming T20I series against the Sri Lanka.

Cheteshwar Pujara Dismissed For Duck As Mumbai Enforce Follow-On On Saurashtra In Ranji Trophy

Cheteshwar Pujara endured a horror Saturday after first being dismissed without troubling the scorers and then getting the news of being axed from Indian Test team as defending champions Saurashtra were made to follow-on in a group D Ranji Trophy match by 44-time champions Mumbai. Having declared their first innings at 544 for 7 riding on Sarfaraz Khan's 275, Mumbai then dismissed Saurashtra for 220 on the third day with little-known pacer Mohit Avasthi (4/56) and left-arm spinner Shams Mulani (4/55) being wreckers-in-chief.

"He Is Not Someone Who...": Ashish Nehra On Rishabh Pant's Ideal Batting Position

With the T20 World Cup set to be held later this year in Australia, the Indian cricket team has already started the process of getting the right composition, especially in the batting department. In the ongoing T20 series against the West Indies, the management made a few notable changes to the batting order of certain players. In the first T20I, Rishabh Pant came out to bat at no.4 ahead of Suryakumar Yadav. However, the tables were turned in the second match, with Pant and Suryakumar exchanging slots.

Afghanistan name Stuart Law as interim head coach for Bangladesh tour

Stuart Law was on Saturday named as the interim coach of the Afghanistan team ahead of its tour of Bangladesh for a limited over series. The 53-year-old Law will take over from South African Lance Klusener, who had ended his association with the Afghanistan team in September last year after deciding not to renew his contract. "Former Australian middle-order batter Stuart Grant Law has been named as the interim head coach of our national men's cricket team for the Bangladesh Series.

India ring changes for Sri Lanka series under leadership of Rohit Sharma

India's selectors made major changes to the Test squad following the shock defeat in South Africa as they picked the team for the upcoming series against Sri Lanka.

India vs West Indies: Yuzvendra Chahal 1 Wicket Away From Eclipsing Jasprit Bumrah's Huge T20I Record

With Team India set to face West Indies in the third and final T20I at the Eden Gardens on Saturday, veteran spinner Yuzvendra Chahal is on the cusp of achieving a massive T20I record. Chahal is just one wicket away from surpassing pacer Jasprit Bumrah as India's leading wicket-taker in the format. Chahal and Bumrah are tied on 66 wickets each, but the former has played 52 matches so far as compared to the latter's 55. Chahal will aim to overtake Bumrah in the elite list. Meanwhile, Chahal took just one wicket on Friday as India defeated West Indies by 8 runs to take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series.

You need to ask Hardik why he is not playing Ranji Trophy: Chetan Sharma

Chetan Sharma on Saturday made it crystal clear that all-rounder Hardik Pandya would be considered only when he is 100 percent fit and but is also unaware as to why colourful Baroda man is skipping Ranji Trohy which could have tested his fitness. The Baroda player Hardik had decided to skip the Ranji Trophy, which began on February 17, to focus on his India comeback in white-ball cricket. Asked about why Pandya was skipping Ranji Trophy, Sharma said, "If somebody does not want to play, the selection committee does not interfere, in the state matters." "You can ask Hardik why he is not playing Ranji Trophy? We are seeing those who are playing Ranji Trophy and those who are performing. We are happy to see players playing Ranji Trophy and performing," Sharma was blunt in his response.

Rohit Sharma named India's Test captain

Opener Rohit Sharma has been named India's Test captain, succeeding Virat Kohli as the team's leader in all three formats of the game.

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India vs West Indies, 3rd T20I: When And Where To Watch Live Telecast, Live Streaming

Cheteshwar Pujara Dismissed For Duck As Mumbai Enforce Follow-On On Saurashtra In Ranji Trophy

"He Is Not Someone Who...": Ashish Nehra On Rishabh Pant's Ideal Batting Position

Afghanistan name Stuart Law as interim head coach for Bangladesh tour

India ring changes for Sri Lanka series under leadership of Rohit Sharma

India vs West Indies: Yuzvendra Chahal 1 Wicket Away From Eclipsing Jasprit Bumrah's Huge T20I Record

You need to ask Hardik why he is not playing Ranji Trophy: Chetan Sharma

Rohit Sharma named India's Test captain