Anshul Gupta

Pakistan made a radical move by dropping three of their star players including Babar Azam and Shaheen Afridi for the remaining two Test matches against England. England have a 1-0 lead in the series and the second Test begins in Multan on October 15.

Pakistan have made quite a few changes to their side ahead of the second and third Tests against England in Multan and Rawalpindi. England already have the 1-0 lead in the series and would be keen to seal the series on what is likely to be a used pitch in Multan.

Captain Harmanpreet Kaur remained unbeaten on 54 off 47 deliveries, however, India suffered a potential campaign-ending defeat to Australia in Sharjah in the ongoing Women's T20 World Cup. Harmanpreet achieved a couple of monumental feats during her knock in women's T20Is.

Australian all-rounder Cameron Green is set to undergo a surgery for back stress fracture and is in doubt for next year's IPL with his potential absence lasting six months. Green will miss the entire Australian summer to get his back right once and for all.

A twin-century outing against South Australia in the Sheffield Shield match has helped 19-year-old Sam Konstas smash selection doors to be in Australia A squad alongside a couple of Test hopefuls for a couple of red-ball matches against India A in late October-early November.

Regular captain Pat Cummins returned after opting out of the England tour while Australia will be without a couple of their key white-ball players including stand-in captain Mitchell Marsh. The three-match ODI series begins on November 4 at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.

West Indies opted to bowl first after winning the toss and skipper Charith Asalanka and all-rounder Kamindu Mendis in the form of his life helped Sri Lanka get to 179. However, the West Indies openers came out all guns blazing and killed their chase with their century stand.

Sri Lanka will take on the West Indies in the first T20I of the three-match series in Dambulla on Sunday, October 13. Sri Lankan players haven't played white-ball cricket for over two months and will have to be on the money from the start as the Caribbean players are coming off a rigorous CPL.

South Africa spinner Tabraiz Shamsi asked everyone if the slam-bang cricket, one that was on display on Saturday between India and Bangladesh is fun for people to watch. Team India smashed the highest T20I score among full-member nations amassing 297 on a very good pitch in Hyderabad.

India beat Bangladesh by a whopping margin of 133 runs to win the third T20I and hence the series 3-0 as captain Suryakumar Yadav and his young brigade continued to flourish. Surya in only his fourth assignment as captain, became India's fourth-most successful captain in T20Is.

Sri Lanka will be up against the West Indies in a three-match T20 series in Thailand. Sri Lanka lost the series against India 3-0 and even though they did well in ODIs, they need to get better in the shortest format as the West Indies even without a few of their first-choice players will test them.

It hasn't always been fair with Sanju Samson but life isn't and he didn't help his cause by not making full use of all the opportunities presented until Saturday night in Hyderabad. It was a culmination of everything Sanju Samson was playing and building towards as he smacked his maiden T20I ton.

India and South Africa achieved massive wins on Wednesday, October 9 in their respective games in the Women's T20 World Cup in Dubai as both teams made huge strides. The results meant that Sri Lanka and Scotland stood eliminated from the semi-final race.

India notched up the highest team score of the ongoing Women's T20 World Cup as captain Harmanpreet Kaur and vice-captain Smriti Mandhana slammed fifties. In the very first over of their bowling innings, India got a wicket through an outstanding catch by Radha Yadav.