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Prithvi Shaw, Shubman Gill in India A squads for England tour

May 8, 2018: M Vijay, Mohammed Shami and Wriddhiman Saha will play for India A in their third and final four-day match to prepare for the first Test against England

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Axar Patel gains county contract with Durham

Apr 9, 2018: The left-arm spin-bowling allrounder is the third Indian player after Cheteshwar Pujara, Ishant Sharma and Varun Aaron to bag a county cricket contract in 2018

New Zealand in India 2017-18

Rotation deepening India's bowling pool

Oct 24, 2017: India's policy of resting and rotating their bowlers over the last few months has helped them build a broad collection of quicks and spinners for different formats, keeping them match-fit while ensuring no one has been overburdened

India v Australia, 2nd ODI, Kolkata

Kuldeep, Chahal, and cracking the India XI

Sep 19, 2017: The two wristspinners lend edge and variety to the attack but they might be in direct competition with each other in a settled Indian team

Australia in India 2016-17

Jadeja returns to India's ODI squad

Sep 16, 2017: He replaces Axar Patel, who sprained his left ankle during a training session ahead of the first ODI, which takes place in Chennai on Sunday

India in Australia 2017-18

Tracing the trajectory of Axar's fledgling career

Sep 14, 2017: He has been stepping into the breach when required and receding into the background after doing his job. A few handy knocks against Australia could give Axar Patel a longer stay in the team

Sri Lanka v India, 5th ODI, Colombo

Kohli credits Bumrah, spinners for series sweep

Sep 4, 2017: India's captain was also pleased with his batsmen and said the next step was to introduce some flexibility

Sri Lanka v India, 1st ODI, Dambulla

Dhawan leads brutal rout of Sri Lanka

Aug 20, 2017: After India's spinners dismissed the hosts for 216, Shikhar Dhawan smashed an unbeaten 132 of 90 balls to finish the chase in 28.5 overs

India in Sri Lanka 2017

Axar Patel called in as Jadeja replacement

Aug 9, 2017: The left-arm spin-bowling allrounder is a like-for-like replacement for the suspended Ravindra Jadeja

India A v Afghanistan A, SA tri-series, Pretoria

Vijay Shankar, Axar star as India A win

Jul 28, 2017: India A coasted to a seven-wicket win after Karun Nair built on the bowlers' good work to make a half-century

Champions Trophy 2017

Are Ashwin and Jadeja declining ODI forces?

Jun 19, 2017: India's two leading spinners took only five wickets between them in the Champions Trophy, but is that a surprise considering how little one-day cricket they have played recently?

Royal Challengers Bangalore v Kings XI Punjab, IPL 2017, Bengaluru

Axar Patel, effective allrounder? Check

May 6, 2017: Axar Patel first gave Kings XI something to bowl at with a whirlwind cameo on a tricky track, then made sure they closed down RCB's chase with twin strikes at the death

Sharma, Patel fox Bangalore with crafty bowling display

May 6, 2017: Sandeep Sharma became the first bowler to dismiss Virat Kohli, Chris Gayle and AB de Villiers in the same innings

Axar, Maxwell's spin in tandem scythes through Daredevils

Apr 30, 2017: Axar Patel and Glenn Maxwell built on a strong start to run through Delhi Daredevils' middle order in economical spells of spin bowling

Gujarat Lions v Kings XI Punjab, IPL 2017, Rajkot

Axar's impact with bat and ball takes Kings XI home

Apr 23, 2017: Axar Patel had a fine all-round day, two wickets to go with his 17-ball 34, leading the Kings XI Punjab past a strong Gujarat Lions side

Gujarat Lions v Kings XI Punjab, IPL 2017, Rajkot

Kings XI defend 188 for first away win

Apr 23, 2017: Kings XI Punjab defended their score of 188 by 26 runs against Gujarat Lions for their first win on the road this season

IPL 2017

Kings XI reboot hinged on Indian bowlers

Apr 4, 2017: The coaching and captaincy duties have changed hands for Punjab, but the core group that remains intact will have to find ways to overcome scars of the last two seasons

Indian Premier League 2017

Knocking on (national) eleven's door

Mar 18, 2017: The IPL has catapulted many unknown faces on to the international scene over the years. Here are ten of IPL's best finds

New Zealand in India 2016-17

Outstanding Mishra, a rejuvenated Dhoni

Oct 30, 2016: Given the lack of ODIs in their schedule before next year's Champions Trophy, India will be happy with the results of some of their experiments during the series against New Zealand

Ranji Trophy 2016-17, Group A, 1st round, 4th day

MP pocket full points; Juneja, Axar star for Gujarat

Oct 9, 2016: A round-up of all the Group A fixtures from the first round of the 2016-17 Ranji Trophy matches on October 9, 2016