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Elite, Group A: Delhi, Gujarat register convincing wins; Bengal, Vidarbha draw

South Africa's pace spearhead Vernon Philander has announced that the upcoming series against England will be his last for South Africa. That would bring an end to a career that started more than twelve years ago in mid-2007.

Elite, Group A: Andhra, Bengal chase paltry targets; Punjab, Vidarbha register massive victories

Australia have named a fourteen-man squad for the three-match ODI series in India in January 2020. Marnus Labuschagne earned his first call-up for an ODI series, while selectors omitted experienced batsmen Usman Khawaja and Shaun Marsh, as well as big-hitting all-rounders Glenn Maxwell and Marcus Stoinis.

Big-hitting batsman Tom Banton, pacers Pat Brown and Saqib Mahmood and leg-spinner Matt Parkinson have been named in an England ODI squad for the first time for the tour of South Africa. The newcomers replaced the rested Ben Stokes and Jos Buttler in the T20 side, both of whom have returned to the team.

Six out of the seventeen members named by South Africa to face England for the first two Tests at home this summer are uncapped. The names include opening batsman Pieter Malan, middle-order batsman Rassie van der Dussen, all-rounder Dwaine Pretorius, wicketkeeper-batsman Rudi Second and fast bowlers Beuran Hendricks and Dane Paterson.

South Africa have chosen former wicketkeeper-batsman Mark Boucher as their new head coach following a continuous turmoil in their cricket administration, which has led to repeated off-filed issues. Boucher has appointed on a four-year deal that lasts until 2023 after South Africa had decided to do away with Ottis Gibson after an early exit from the World Cup this year.

It was in March 2009 that a Test match was last played in Pakistan before Sri Lanka play one in Rawalpindi. Ten-and-a-half years later, cricket has experienced some massive developments - an entire generation of Ponting, Kallis, Tendulkar and Lara has gone in between - and 3 ODI World Cups, 5 T20 World Cups and 2 Champions Trophys have happened since, with Pakistan even winning the 2017 edition. Cricclubs traces cricket's big happenings in the time that Tests were away from Pakistan.

The experienced James Anderson has returned to England's Test squad for the upcoming tour of South Africa after a lengthy injury lay-off. Wicketkeeper-batsman Jonny Bairstow also found a place in the seventeen-man touring party after being dropped for the just-concluded New Zealand tour where Jos Buttler kept wickets for England.

Former England fast bowler and captain Bob Willis has passed away aged 70 after a battle with cancer. Willis, who debuted for England in 1971, will always be remembered for his staggering role in securing a come-from-behind win against Australia in the Headingley Test in 1981, a series that England eventually won 2-1.