CRICCLUBS BLOG

The junior selection committee named Uttar Pradesh batsman Priyam Garg as the captain of the India U-19 side for the World Cup in January 2020. The fifteen-man squad also includes 17-year-old Mumbai batsman Yashasvi Jaiswal, who became the youngest player to hit a List A double-century during the Vijay Hazare Trophy this season.

In the only change to Australia's squad that clean swept Pakistan 2-0, the selectors left out opener Cameron Bancroft for the three Tests against New Zealand starting next week. The rest of the thirteen-man team remains the same, having achieved consecutive innings victories over Pakistan in Brisbane and Adelaide.

Brief Scores: Karnataka 180 for 5 in 20 overs (Pandey 60*, Kadam 35; M Ashwin 2/33) beat Tamil Nadu 179 for 6 in 20 overs (Shankar 44, Aparajith 40; More 2/32) by 1 run.

In the first Test series on Pakistan soil since 2009, Sri Lanka will be travelling with a full-strength squad, including senior pros Angelo Mathews and Dinesh Chandimal. The sixteen-member strong squad is a far cry from the second-string team that played limited-overs series in the country this October, with some big names opting out due to security concerns.

A Mitchell Johnson bouncer hit India's stand-in captain Virat Kohli flush on the badge of his helmet at Adelaide. The entire Australian side quickly gathered around the batsman as he checked his thrashed helmet for damage, with the umpires also immediately expressing concern. Johnson quietly came checking and on his way back, was consoled by the then captain Michael Clarke for an upset and a tensed face.

George Bailey, the former Australia batsman who still serves his domestic side Tasmania, has been named as the third national selector alongside the chairman Trevor Hohns and head coach Justin Langer. Cricket Australia appointed Bailey in response to their search for a recent figure to contribute to selection matters, as announced during this year's Ashes in England.

Bangladesh were dealt a double blow on the first day of their second Test against India at Kolkata when two of their players had to be inducted as concussion substitutes. Both Liton Das and Nayeem Hasan were forced to miss the remainder of the match due to blows sustained from Mohammad Shami.

India have recalled seam bowler Bhuvneshwar Kumar, chinaman Kuldeep Yadav and fast bowler Mohammad Shami to the T20 squad to face West Indies at home next month. Both Bhuvneshwar and Kuldeep have also returned to the ODI squad, having missed out earlier this year due to their respective injuries.

Pacer Mohammed Shami and opener Mayank Agarwal, India's architects of an innings win over Bangladesh, have jumped massively in the respective ICC rankings. While Agarwal- after bashing a stroke-filled 243 at Indore - soared to the eleventh spot for batsmen, Shami's seven wickets in the match pushed him up to seventh among bowlers, his personal best so far.

Victoria fast bowler James Pattinson has been suspended by Cricket Australia for the upcoming first Test against Pakistan on being found guilty of directing personal abuse towards Queensland's Cameron Gannon during a Sheffield Shield game between the two sides