Ruturaj Gaikwad is currently leading Maharashtra in the Ranji Trophy. He has played quite a lot of red-ball cricket recently. The right-handed batter was also the captain of India C in the Duleep Trophy.
Rishabh Pant suffered a blow to his right knee as he was hit on it while doing wicketkeeping on Day 2 of the India vs New Zealand 1st Test in Bengaluru. Pant has not taken the field since with Dhruv Jurel replacing him behind the stumps. Check whether Pant can come out to bat straightaway.
South Africa won the first semifinal as they stunned the reigning champions Australia at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium. New Zealand have made their way into the finals after edging past West Indies in a closely-fought second semifinal of the tournament.
"Mohammad Rizwan because of his seniority, his reliability as a player and because of his experience of leading teams well in domestic cricket and PSL is a front runner to become white-ball captain,” the PCB source told PTI on Friday.
Kuldeep Yadav hoped that the Bengaluru pitch would turn on the final day and wanted the batters to put up an 'effective target' which could be defended against New Zealand in the first Test match. India are looking for an improbable win after being handed a 356-run trail in the first innings.
Sri Lanka registered an impressive 2-1 T20I series win over West Indies and are favourites to dominate the three-match ODI series having beaten India in their last 50-over bilateral series at home. Sri Lanka will be without their premier pacer Matheesha Pathirana for the West Indies series.
IND vs NZ 1st Test Bengaluru Day 4 weather report: The first day of the India vs New Zealand Test in Bengaluru was washed out due to rain. The Indian team is in trouble of losing the match and still trail by 125 more runs at the end of the third day. Check the weather report for Day 4.
India might have registered some unwanted milestones after being bundled out for just 46 in the first innings, but they have created a world record during the second innings of the 1st Test against New Zealand. The hosts are fighting to stay in the match.
IND vs NZ, 1st Test Day 3: After conceding unwanted records in the first innings, the Indian cricket team made a sensational comeback on Day 3 to revive their hopes for a never-seen-before triumph against New Zealand in the opening Test.
England skipper Ben Stokes put up a fight in chase of an improbable 297-run target against Pakistan in the second Test match in Multan. Stokes fell for 37 and his dismissal came in a pretty comical way as his bat flew away to mid-wicket while he got stumped out.
Virat Kohli scored a brilliant fifty in the second innings of the opening Test match against New Zealand in Bengaluru and completed his 9000 Test runs on Friday. He became the only fourth Indian cricketer to reach this milestone in red-ball cricket.
Bangladesh are set to host South Africa in the first Test match in Dhaka starting on October 21 but will be without their star all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan who was looking to retire from the red-ball cricket by playing his last game at his home ground.
Punjab Kings have revamped their coaching staff with Ricky Ponting hopping from the Delhi Capitals to the neighbouring state ahead of the 2025 edition of the IPL. While the Kings have parted ways with Trevor Bayliss and Sanjay Bangar, the 2014 finalists are likely to stay with a couple of members.
West Indies will be up against New Zealand in the Women's T20 World Cup semi-final for the third time in history and with the head-to-head tied, the stakes were never high for a cracker of a knockout clash. The winner will take on South Africa in the final.
Pakistan have finally managed to win a Test match at home as they beat England by 152 runs in Multan. Sajid Khan and Noman Ali bowled superbly together in both innings. They also created a special record in Test cricket after a long gap of 52 years.
Pakistan levelled the three-match Test series against England 1-1 with a huge victory by 152 runs in the second match as they finally got over the line in Test matches after almost 15 months. England collapsed to 144 all-out in the second innings as Sajid Khan and Noman Ali spun web.
New Zealand have put India under immense pressure in the first Test in Bengaluru. After skittling the hosts for just 46 runs, Rachin Ravindra led the way with the bat to notch up a brilliant century and also ended a 12-year drought for the Kiwis.
Pakistan have already crashed out of the ICC World Test Championship (WTC) final race and neither can England make it to the marquee clash. England continue to occupy the fourth spot on the WTC points table.
Tim Southee and Rachin Ravindra pegged India back after the hosts took four wickets in the morning session on Day 3 of the Bengaluru Test. Southee is also nearing his fifty but he has already achieved a massive batting feat in Test cricket.
New Zealand hit India with a truck skittling them out for a paltry 46 in the first innings in the Bengaluru Test while Australia suffered only a second loss in the T20 World Cup semi-finals as South Africa made their second straight final. Here's a look at the top 10 sports stories on October 18.
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