Australia A will travel to Puducherry later this month for the four-day leg of their tour of India before playing three 50-over matches. Peter Handscomb and Jhye Richardson are among the players selected for the tour.

Marnus Labuschagne misses out on the squad. Several players in the group are set to audition for places ahead of Australia's next Border-Gavaskar Trophy campaign.

The tour provides opportunities for fringe players to press their claims for Test selection. The four-day matches will be played first, followed by the limited-overs fixtures.

Ollie Robinson took eight wickets as England wrapped up a 194-run win at Lord's and moved 2-0 ahead with one Test left in the series. Pakistan have now lost 15 of their last 20 Tests and sit bottom of the World Test Championship table. The result keeps England in the hunt for the final, while Pakistan's already thin qualification hopes take another hit.

Sunil Gavaskar thinks the new bowler may have been nervous on his first outing for India. The former captain also pointed out that the youngster didn't have enough variety to trouble batters.

Gavaskar's remarks came after the debut match, where the lack of different deliveries stood out. The bowler showed promise, but he needs more options if he's going to last at this level against top batting line-ups.

South Africa defeated Zimbabwe by 47 runs in the fourth T20I of the tri-series at the Namibia Cricket Ground in Windhoek on Tuesday. The Proteas posted a competitive total before defending it successfully.

Lhuan-dre Pretorius top-scored with 94 as South Africa built a total that proved beyond Zimbabwe's reach. The bowlers then restricted the chase throughout.

South Africa will face Namibia in their next match of the tournament. The series serves as preparation ahead of upcoming international commitments for both sides.

Peter Handscomb has been named in Australia's four-day and one-day squads for the upcoming India series. The inclusion gives Handscomb another chance to press for a Test return.

McSweeney and Konstas are also part of both squads. Richardson and Doggett have been added for the red-ball portion only.

Australia faces India in a five-Test series starting in November. Handscomb last played a Test in 2023.

The BCCI has discussed the possible recall of a senior India player for the three-match T20I series against Afghanistan scheduled later this month. The player has not featured in T20Is for five years.

NDTV Sports reported that the discussion comes ahead of the series, which will feature several big names making comebacks. The player under consideration has not played T20 cricket for India since 2021.

The three-match series will be played in India and marks Afghanistan's return to bilateral competition against the hosts after a long gap.

Vaibhav Sooryavanshi scored 92 for East Zone against Central Zone in the Duleep Trophy semifinal in Bengaluru. The 15-year-old fell eight runs short of Sachin Tendulkar's record as the youngest centurion in the competition.

Sooryavanshi reached his half-century in 42 balls, becoming the youngest player to score a fifty in Duleep Trophy history. Rajat Patidar took a sensational catch to end the innings on the third day.

East Zone reached the final with a four-wicket victory. The team will face either South Zone or North Zone at Chepauk from September 6.

Vaibhav Sooryavanshi walked out at 15 years and 157 days and left with 92. That knocks down a mark that had stood since Laxman Singh scored a fifty for Central Zone in January 1969. The knock came against the same Central Zone attack in the Duleep Trophy semi-final in Bengaluru, and it carried East Zone to a four-wicket win and a place in the final.

Mohammed Shami and Mukesh Kumar shared seven wickets as Central Zone folded for 158. Ishan Kishan finished the chase unbeaten on 39.

The Pakistan Cricket Board has sacked head coach Sarfaraz Ahmed and released seven players from the squad touring England after a 2-0 series loss. Sarfaraz lasted only a few months in the role as five defeats in six Tests ended his tenure. The second Test loss at Lord's, a 194-run margin, proved the final blow.

Pakistan now sits at the bottom of the World Test Championship table with 15 losses in their last 20 Tests. Mike Hesson, the white-ball coach, has stepped in on an interim basis. Five uncapped players have been added to the squad ahead of the third Test at Edgbaston.

The scale of the purge indicates the PCB is treating the series loss as a systemic failure rather than a tactical one. The timing of the changes, announced before the third Test, shows the board is attempting to reset the squad mid-tour rather than waiting for the series to conclude.

Manav Suthar has taken 23 wickets in his first three Test matches for India. The left-arm spinner has impressed with his ability to generate drift and deceive batters regardless of pitch conditions. Ajinkya Rahane noted Suthar's effectiveness and quick learning after India's 1-0 series win in Sri Lanka.

Suthar's performances have strengthened his prospects for future selection. The spinner has shown adaptability across different surfaces during the two-Test series in Galle. India won the first Test by 165 runs.

The 23-wicket haul in three matches places Suthar among the leading wicket-takers for a debutant spinner in recent years. His development will be monitored closely ahead of India's next Test assignments.

The BCCI is set to review Ajit Agarkar's position as chief selector during the September 3 management meeting. Agarkar was appointed to the role on July 4, 2023, and has overseen several selection decisions across formats. The meeting will also cover injury management and India's planning for the 2027 ODI World Cup.

Reports suggest the board wants alignment between Agarkar, head coach Gautam Gambhir and VVS Laxman on long-term strategy. Agarkar's tenure has included multiple limited-overs series against England and Ireland.

Pakistan sacked head coach Sarfaraz Ahmed and sent seven players home after their 194-run defeat in the second Test against England at Lord's. The board asked white-ball coach Mike Hesson to take over preparations for the third Test at Edgbaston.

The sacked players include several who featured in the Lord's defeat where Pakistan were dismissed for 194 while chasing 389. Five uncapped replacements have been added to the squad for Birmingham.

Pakistan sit at the bottom of the World Test Championship table with 15 defeats in their last 20 Tests. Sarfaraz Ahmed had been in the job for only a few months before the latest series loss sealed his fate.