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Ajinkya Rahane, Ankit Bawne to lead India A against England Lions After the conclusion of the five-match series, the tourists will play a couple of four-day games against Board President’s XI. Prior to the games, England Lions will also play a two-day warm-up match against BP XI, from February 3. (Read more about the story) Mitchell Johnson picks his Australian skipper for 2019 World Cup Australia are still looking for the light at the end of the tunnel ever since the ball-tampering scandal in the Newlands Test. Recently, they lost the ODI and Test series against India and are next scheduled to play the two-match Test series against Sri Lanka. (Read more about the story) Virat Kohli keeps Australian legend waiting for an interview A Virat Kohli exclusive interview is like the paramount award in the cricket media industry at the moment. However, if the reports are to be believed, the Indian captain snubbed the interview and did not turn up. (Read more about the story) Sri Lankan pacer Nuwan Pradeep ruled out of Australian tour Sri Lanka had a mixed 2018 in Test cricket. They’ve struggled in the shorter forms but they’ve had a decent year in red-ball cricket. They thrashed the visiting South African team 2-0 before crashing to a humiliating white-wash against England at home. (Read more about the story) Sam Curran might take the new ball in the first Test against Windies England are in the Caribbean for a three-match Test series before the focus shifts to shorter forms in the lead up to the all-important World Cup. One of the biggest positives for England last year was the emergence of all-rounder Sam Curran in red-ball cricket. (Read more about the story) Michael Clarke backs Hardik Pandya to play the 2019 World Cup Thereafter, Pandya was handed an indefinite suspension by the Supreme Court-appointed Committee of Administrators (CoA). Moreover, he talked about the players’ responsibilities, being role-models of many aspiring sportspersons. (Read more about the story) PCB to inquire about the national team’s poor run in Tests The Pakistan cricket team’s performance in the longest format of the game was extremely disappointing in South Africa. Following a shambolic show, PCB chief Ehsan Mani said that the board will initiate an inquiry to look into what went wrong. (Read more about the story) New Zealand Women vs India Women: Frances Mackay makes White Ferns’ comeback after five years India Women’s tour of New Zealand is set to get underway on Thursday, January 24 with the three-match ODI series. The second the final T20 will take place in Auckland and Hamilton on February 8 and 10 respectively. (Read more about the story) Indian team is more experienced than Pakistan: Sarfaraz Ahmed Pakistan recently lost the three-match Test series against South Africa 3-0 and were a recipient of severe criticism. With the triumph, not only did they took a 1-0 lead in the series, but also remained unbeaten in ODIs at the venue after five encounters. (Read more about the story) Allow Hardik Pandya and KL Rahul to play while inquiry is on: CK Khanna With the players, especially Pandya, facing heavy backlash, the BCCI decided to take the matters in their own hands. At the time being the future of both the players is in limbo. Earlier this week, the Supreme Court adjourned the case related to the BCCI till next week. (Read more about the story) Justin Langer showers praises on ‘all time great’ MS Dhoni Team Australia head coach Justin Langer tried to draw the positives after his team recently suffered an ODI series defeat against India. The wicketkeeper-batsman hit three fifties in three matches and ensured that his team prevailed on two occasions. (Read more about the story) Sanjay Manjrekar analyses MS Dhoni’s current form in ODIs Setting the backdrop right, Dhoni’s heroics recently helped the Indian team register a historic series win against Australia. With this, Manjrekar meant that the brain is still functioning as well as it used to about a decade ago. (Read more about the story) Get the latest Cricket News and updates, Match Predictions, Fantasy Cricket Tips and lots more on CricTracker.com.

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