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The India opener has been signed by defending champions Western Storm for the third season of the Kia Super League

After a wicketless first session and centuries from Shikhar Dhawan and M Vijay, the Afghanistan bowlers struck five times in the last session to stage a comeback

The pitch in Bengaluru is unlikely to be dry because of the rain around, but it could have bounce

The odds will be heavily against Afghanistan, but even the world's No. 1 Test team won't take them lightly

Eight years after his last match in India whites, the wicketkeeper is back with a more mature and grounded outlook

The Chennai Super Kings captain has credited a move up the order for his rejuvenation as a T20 batsman

Asia Cup winners Bangladesh also made significant gains, with Rumana Ahmed rising to No.12 in the allrounders' list and offspinner Khadija Tul Kubra jumping to 13th among bowlers

A BCCI official has confirmed to ESPNcricinfo that Samson was left out after he failed the yo-yo test

Uncapped Delhi quick Navdeep Saini has been named as his replacement

No. 8 Jahanara Alam dived to the striker's end and completed the second run to seal the three-wicket victory and clinch Bangladesh's maiden Asia Cup by defeating India for the second time in the tournament

Pakistan played out 69 dots, hit four fours and limped to 72. It proved too little against the six-time champions

Sachin Tendulkar's son, a left-arm quick, is set to play two four-day matches in Sri Lanka next month

The Punjab wicketkeeper tested positive for Terbutaline, a banned substance that he said he ingested inadvertently, as part of medication for a respiratory tract infection

A day after they were handed their first loss in the history of Asia Cup, India chased down 108 with ease to stage a seven-wicket win against Sri Lanka in Kuala Lumpur

Also, for the first time ever, the BCCI will recognise the top women players of the year, at their awards function on June 12 in Bengaluru

The allrounder followed three wickets and a run-out with a career-best 42 not out to hand India women their first loss in the Asia Cup

Harmanpreet Kaur's three-for and a 17-ball 27 leads Thailand's rout

Mithali Raj's unbeaten 97 powered India to a score that was far too much for Malaysia, who were shot out for 27 in the tournament's opening match

Dinesh Karthik has been picked as replacement, ahead of Parthiv Patel

The 10-point agenda for the meeting included discussions on player contracts, issues relating to the ICC, and the impasse between the BCCI and the PCB over bilateral series