Usain Bolt, the superstar who went 9 for 9 at the Summer Games, shattering records while dancing and smiling his way through the journey, dispensed any notion he might come back.
Lahiru Thirimanne has been called in as a replacement for Asela Gunaratne, who sustained an injury on his left thumb during the first Test.
Steve Smith said that it would be unfair to go forward with the tour after Australia A rejected to visit South Africa in the wake of the ongoing pay dispute between the players and the board.
PCB legal advisor Tafazzul Rizvi said the Board was taking all corruption and fixing issues as zero tolerance and no leniency would be shown to any player found guilty.
India A piled up a commanding 322 for 5, riding on half-centuries from skipper Pandey (86 off 87) and Rishab Pant (60 off 59) against Afghanistan A in Pretoria.
Telugu Titans suffer a third straight loss in four matches in the fifth edition of Pro Kabaddi League 2017.
Dishing out a defensive masterclass, Gujarat forced an all-out once in each half as they cruised to the big win in their opening match of Pro Kabaddi League 2017 against Dabang Delhi.
Debutants U.P. Yoddha register an emphatic win in their debut match of Pro Kabaddi League 2017 against Telugu Titans by 31-18 in Match No. 8 at Gachibowli Stadium, Hyderabad.
Sukhbir Singh granted a controversial penalty against Chelsea in first-half extra time following a challenge by Cesar Azpilicueta on Inter striker Stefan Jovetic.
Dominant Gujarat Fortunegiants beat Dabang Delhi K.C 26-20 in the Match no. 7 of Pro Kabaddi League 2017 at Gachibowli Stadium, Hyderabad.
The record home season will see India hosting 23 international matches against Australia, New Zealand and Sri Lanka.
According to reports, it was in January this year that India agreed to play the Independence Cup alongside Sri Lanka, South Africa and Pakistan.
BCCI had last year decided to host Ranji Trophy on neutral venues for the 2016-17 season after numerous complaints about home teams doctoring the pitches.
Both Afridi and Kohli are known to share a great off-field bond and mutual respect for each other.
Earlier, both Los Angeles and Paris were originally competing to host the 2024 Olympics.
WBO Oriental Super middleweight champion Maimaitiali said: "I will show Vijender what Chinese are capable of, we have shown India time and again what China is capable of, it's time that Vijender too learns his lesson."
Second choice opener Abhinav Mukund has kept himself in the hunt with a gritty 81 in the second innings of the first Test in Galle.
Ravi Shastri said he was confident that the team can do things "which probably no other Indian teams have done".
Rohit is a touch-point predator, Ajay complements him as a "specialist" in do-or-die raids and collecting bonus points. The duo has continued from where they left in the previous edition of the Pro Kabaddi league.
In the batsmen's rankings, Cheteshwar Pujara is the top ranked Indian at the fourth position while opener Shikhar Dhawan climbed 21 places to be ranked 39th.
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