West Indies have added wicketkeeper-batter Amir Jangoo to their T20I squad for the five-match series against India as cover for Jewel Andrew, who sustained a finger injury during the third ODI in New Chandigarh on Saturday. Andrew was hurt while completing the catch of Naman Dhir off left-arm spinner Gudakesh Motie on the final ball of the 36th over and was taken to hospital for an X-ray. Cricket West Indies said Andrew remains under assessment by the medical team. The 29-year-old Jangoo has played seven T20Is since his debut in December 2024, scoring 163 runs at a strike rate of 120.74. He scored 58 not out, 114 and 67 in the ODI series to finish with 239 runs, third-highest across both teams. The first T20I will be played in Lucknow on Tuesday.

West Indies have included wicketkeeper-batter Amit Jangoo in their T20I squad for the series against India. Jewel Andrew sustained the finger injury while taking a catch during the third ODI in New Chandigarh on Saturday. A fracture has been ruled out and he remains under medical assessment.

Jangoo, 29, has played seven T20Is since his debut in December 2024. He scored 239 runs across the three ODIs, finishing as the third-highest run-scorer in the series behind Shubman Gill and Shai Hope. The first T20I is scheduled for Lucknow on October 6.

Andrew's injury forced Shai Hope up the order during the ODI chase. Jangoo will provide cover for the wicketkeeping role and add middle-order depth for the T20Is.

Anshul Kamboj was added to India’s ODI squad as a replacement for Prasidh Krishna ahead of the third match against the West Indies. Krishna suffered a left hamstring injury in the second ODI and could bowl only five overs.

Kamboj was playing for India A against Australia A in Puducherry when he received the call. He made his ODI debut in Mullanpur on Saturday.

Washington Sundar was also withdrawn from the T20I squad for the upcoming series against the West Indies to prepare for the Test tour of New Zealand. Naman Dhir replaced him.

Fast bowler Prasidh Krishna is likely to be selected for India's upcoming tour of New Zealand despite suffering a hamstring injury in the second ODI against the West Indies. The 30-year-old pacer was ruled out of the third match after bowling only five overs in Guwahati.

India will travel to New Zealand in the third week of October to play five T20Is, five ODIs and two Test matches. According to a Cricbuzz report, Prasidh's hamstring injury is not considered serious enough to rule him out of the tour, and his selection will depend on clearance from the BCCI's Centre of Excellence.

Bengal fast bowler Mukesh Kumar has also come into contention for the New Zealand Tests after his six-wicket haul in the Irani Cup for Rest of India. Akash Deep also impressed in the Irani Cup after recovering from a lower-back stress fracture.

Nic Maddinson has been recalled to Australia's Test squad for the series against South Africa, 10 years after his debut. The 34-year-old has not played a first-class match since March 2025 and was preparing for club cricket when he received the call. He had been captaining New South Wales in the Sheffield Shield before illness interrupted his career.

Maddinson overcame testicular cancer after a final round of chemotherapy last year. He flew from Sydney to Byron Bay to collect his passport and Baggy Green before travelling to Johannesburg. If selected ahead of Cooper Connolly, Australia's XI would consist entirely of players aged 30 or above.

The first Test begins in Durban on Friday. South Africa will decide Kagiso Rabada's availability as late as possible after he returned from a hamstring injury.

KL Rahul said batting in the middle order has become more difficult since the ICC changed the ODI ball rule in July 2025. The rule replaced two new balls with a single ball from the 35th over onwards. Rahul scored an unbeaten 129 from 87 balls in the third ODI against West Indies in New Chandigarh on Saturday.

"It's very different, but I've been doing this role for the last 6-7 years. In the last year and a half, since the ball change rule has happened, it's been very different. It's not been easy to get 80-90 in the last 10 overs. The ball's been getting reverse swing," Rahul told JioStar.

Rahul said he has worked on playing older, softer balls and hitting sixes with them. He is expected to feature in India's multi-format series against New Zealand later this month.

Ayush Pandey said VVS Laxman advised him to focus on his process rather than milestones after a string of starts for India A against Australia A. The 23-year-old opener from Chhattisgarh has yet to convert starts into big scores at this level.

Pandey scored 19 in his most recent innings after being dismissed by a short ball that stayed low. He said Laxman told him missing chances is part of the game and he should not worry excessively.

Pandey has scored 1,317 runs in the last two Ranji Trophy seasons, including a double century against Assam.

Prasidh Krishna has been ruled out of India's third and final ODI against the West Indies after sustaining an injury while bowling in the second match in Guwahati on Wednesday. The BCCI selectors added uncapped fast bowler Anshul Kamboj to the ODI squad as a replacement but he is unlikely to play.

Mohammed Siraj is expected to return to the playing XI and lead the bowling attack after being left out of the first two matches. The Indian pacers conceded 405 runs in the second ODI without him. Nitish Kumar Reddy is also likely to replace Auqib Nabi Dar, who conceded 84 runs without taking a wicket on debut.

India have already sealed the series. The team is unlikely to make changes to the top three of Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill and Virat Kohli. KL Rahul and Naman Dhir will hope to get batting opportunities in the final match.

Sri Lanka have recalled Avishka Fernando to their ODI squad for the upcoming tri-series in Pakistan. Fernando returns after a period of absence from the limited-overs side.

Sahan Arachchige has taken the spot of the injured Wanindu Hasaranga, while Charith Asalanka has been dropped from the squad. The tri-series serves as preparation for all three teams ahead of next year's ODI World Cup in South Africa.

Sri Lanka will face England and Pakistan in the triangular tournament, with the matches providing valuable match practice in conditions similar to those expected at the World Cup.

Former Australian pacer Shaun Tait is set to return to the Pakistan national team as a fast-bowling consultant. Tait will reach Pakistan early in the coming week and join the squad after meeting with officials at the Pakistan Cricket Board. He previously served as Pakistan's bowling coach from 2022 to 2023.

Tait most recently worked with Bangladesh and stepped down over concerns about working full-time in a year-round role. He wants to spend more time with his young family. It remains unclear whether Tait will work with the white-ball teams, the red-ball team or all of them.

The Test side recently lost its bowling coach, Umar Gul, who was sacked midway through the Test tour of England. The Test head coach's job is also vacant after Sarfaraz Ahmed's sacking. White-ball coach Mike Hesson took over initially during the tour but his long-term status is uncertain.

South Africa fast bowler Anrich Nortje said he has been working on his red-ball skills ahead of the three-Test series against Australia starting October 9. Nortje last played a Test in March 2023.

Nortje has not played first-class cricket since that match but has focused on building his workload and refining his action with bowling coach Piet Botha. He said the prospect of facing Australia has added motivation.

Fitness concerns have limited his red-ball opportunities in recent years, but Nortje said he remains eager to wear the Test cap again.

Mohammed Siraj has featured in just four ODIs this year, raising questions over India’s planning ahead of the 2027 World Cup. After the IPL 2026 campaign with Gujarat Titans, Siraj played one Test against Afghanistan and was then rested for the ODIs against Afghanistan and England, the England T20Is and the Zimbabwe T20Is.

Siraj was brought back for the West Indies series but was rested in the first two matches before playing the dead rubber in New Chandigarh, where he bowled eight overs for 52 runs and one wicket. Captain Shubman Gill gave him limited opportunities in the death overs during the chase.

India tried out Prasidh Krishna, Gurnoor Brar, Prince Yadav, Harshit Rana, Auqib Nabi and Anshul Kamboj during Siraj’s absence. The pacer has taken 35 wickets in the last two IPL seasons and remains one of India’s most improved white-ball bowlers.

Former India pacer Varun Aaron predicted Lucknow Super Giants seamer Mayank Yadav to win Player of the Match in the first T20I against the West Indies on October 6. Aaron backed the young bowler to take three or more wickets in the contest at Lucknow.

Mayank is returning from injury and has taken nine wickets in six T20Is at an average of 17.22 and an economy of 6.73. He took five wickets in India’s 3-0 T20I series win in Zimbabwe earlier this year.

Aaron also predicted that India will score over 250 in the high-scoring first T20I and backed Abhishek Sharma to score a century. Abhishek has three T20I centuries, including the fastest by an Indian off 30 balls against Afghanistan.