The big news: End of the road for Gautam Gambhir?

Indian fast bowler Bhuvneshwar Kumar was recalled into the 16-member Test squad for the remaining three Tests against England. Bhuvneshwar had missed the last Test against New Zealand and the first two Tests against England owing to a back injury. Gautam Gambhir was also left out of the squad and may not feature in the Test series unless required.

England in all likelihood will recall Jos Buttler in place of Ben Duckett in the third Test in Mohali. Captain Alastair Cook admitted that the selectors would need to look at getting Buttler back into the side.

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  1. The West Indian women’s team thrashed India in the third and final Twenty20 International in Vijayawada on Tuesday to complete a 3-0 whitewash. Chasing a target of 140, India were restricted to 124/3 in their 20 overs, losing by 15 runs.
  2. South Africa skipper Faf du Plessis was found guilty of ball-tampering by the International Cricket Council during a hearing in Adelaide on Tuesday. However, the Du Plessis is free to play in the next Test against Australia in Adelaide after being fined 100% of his match free from his previous match at Hobart.
  3. India’s Test captain Virat Kohli reached a career-high ranking of fourth among Test batsmen. Kohli’s performance in the second Test powered him past his previous career-best ranking of 10th to fourth.  
  4. Sri Lanka face West Indies and the winner will go into the final of the tri-series tournament, which also features Zimbabwe. Sri Lanka’s previous match against Zimbabwe was called off owing to thunderstorms and hence will look to get past West Indies to cement their spot in the final.
  5. Baroda beat Bengal by 21 runs as 17 wickets fell on day two of their Ranji Trophy encounter in Rohtak on Monday. Twenty three wickets fell at the end of day one between both the teams as Baroda ended the day at 63/3 with a lead of 84 runs. They were bowled out for 133 in their second innings and set a target of 155 for Bengal. Bengal were bowled out for 133 runs.
  6. Former Test cricketers Shane Warne, Kevin Pietersen and Michael Slater were fined 300 Australian Dollars for not wearing seatbelts after Warne posted a video of them in a moving car on Facebook. The video was shot on day three of Australia’s Test match against South Africa. Australia’s Mark Taylor was driving the van with Ian Healy in the front seat, but both were wearing seatbelts.