As Virat Kohli looks to make a mark in Test cricket in England, former India coach Lalchand Rajput says the first 20 runs will be
Pakistan will be further buoyed by the possible return of legspinner Yasir Shah to their ODI playing XI.
"To be very honest, I just look at the players who are available and the best 15 or 17 which we have picked."
Lalchand Rajput's first assignment is a T20-tri series, commencing July 1 with Zimbabwe taking on Pakistan in Harare.
Zimbabwe Cricket (ZC) on Thursday named former India opener Lalchand Rajput as the interim head coach after ex-national skipper Heath Streak was sacked from the
Three times champion MI, who have lost five of the six games, have opted to open with West Indian Evin Lewis and Suryakumar Yadav.
Last season, Mumbai were unable to win the Ranji Trophy after being defeated by Karnataka in the quarter-finals.
India will tour South Africa to play four Tests from January 2018, and the predictions have already started to trend.
Sanjay Manjrekar feels one reason for the recent dwindling dominance of oft-crowned Ranji champions Mumbai could be because other teams are getting stronger
Australia's Dean Jones replaced Lalchand Rajput as Afghanistan's coach.
Lalchand Rajput said that he was not willing to risk his life by staying in Kabul, where there are security concerns in the war-torn country.
Under Lalchand Rajput, Afghanistan’s performance in this season has been phenomenal, as they won six out of the ten series they played over the time.
There were rumours this afternoon that Ravi Shastri has been appointed for the top job. However, BCCI soon turned down the reports.
BCCI and controversies follow a parallel path. Anil Kumble's resignation has led to BCCI applying for fresh invitations.
BCCI have even extended their application for head coach role to July 9.
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