Aditya Kukalyekar

India pacer Mohammed Shami made his comeback to competitive cricket after almost a year in the Ranji Trophy clash against Madhya Pradesh. He has impressed instantly picking up four wickets for Bengal helping them take a crucial first-innings lead.

A cricket match getting interrupted due to rain is normal. But over the years, the action on the field has been stopped due to weird reasons. A lot of external factors have played a role in a match not resuming soon enough. Here we list a few of them

Sanju Samson is currently in South Africa featuring in the four-match T20I series. He has done well scoring a century in the series opener but back home his father has created a huge controversy with a shocking statement. Know what he said.

Parthiv Patel will join his former India teammate Ashish Nehra in the support staff with the latter being the head coach of the team. Parthiv featured in 139 IPL matches during his playing career playing for six teams.

Samson bagged a duck in the second T20I against South Africa. But he had scored a century in the series opener off just 45 balls and it was enough for him to take a massive jump in the T20I rankings. In the process, he has also gone past Kohli and Rohit in the format.

Pakistan's recent historic series win over Australia in ODIs was orchestrated by their bowlers led by Shaheen Afridi. For his fantastic performance in three matches, Afridi has jumped three places to become the number 1 ODI bowler in the world in latest ICC rankings.

Royal Challengers Bengaluru released their skipper Faf du Plessis who led the franchise in the last three years in the Indian Premier League (IPL). It remains to be seen if RCB will buy him back or will go for other players as they need a captain in case Virat Kohli is not ready to lead the side.

The three-match ODI series between Sri Lanka and New Zealand get underway today in Dambulla. With the Champions Trophy set to take place in Pakistan (as of now), this is a good series to prepare for the tournament for the Kiwis.

Reece Topley's career has been littered with injuries and his latest injury left him frustrated during the first T20I against the West Indies. In response, he smashed the chair in anger while walking back to the dressing room.

Australia lost the bilateral series at home against Pakistan for the first time since 2002. After winning the first ODI, they lost the last two matches with the visitors' pace attack shining. Moreover, Australia resting key players for the deciding ODI has come under the scanner.

The third T20I of the four-match series between India and South Africa will be played at the SuperSport Park in Centurion on November 13. India will be playing at the venue in the shortest format after six years. What happened in that match? Know here in detail.

Injuries continue to hamper the ODI series between Sri Lanka and New Zealand. After Lockie Ferguson, now Sri Lanka's Wanindu Hasaranga has been ruled out due to a hamstring injury sustained during the second T20I.

The first Test of the five-match series between India and Australia is set to be played at the Optus Stadium in Perth. The marquee contest will get underway on November 22 and the curator of Perth has confirmed that there will be live grass on the pitch and it will also have pace and bounce.

In a major boost to Indian cricket, pace bowler Mohammed Shami is set to return to the field for the first time since ODI World Cup final played in November last year. He has been included in Bengal squad for their next Ranji Trophy game against Madhya Pradesh.