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Arch-rivals Pakistan and India will face off in Dubai in this year´s Asia Cup, the ICC announced Tuesday. The 14th edition of the Asia Cup was initially supposed to be held in India but later it was moved to the United Arab Emirates because of strained relations between the two countries. The 13-match tournament (50-over ODI format) will gets underway on September 15 with Sri Lanka take on Bangladesh, the ICC said. Schedule: Sept 15 – Bangladesh v Sri Lanka (Dubai) Sept 16 – Pakistan v Qualifier (Dubai) Sept 17 – Sri Lanka v Afghanistan (Abu Dhabi) Sept 18 – India v Qualifier (Dubai) Sept 19 – India v Pakistan (Dubai) Sept 20 – Bangladesh v Afghanistan (Abu Dhabi) Super Four Sept 21 – Group A Winner v Group B Runner-up (Dubai) Sept 21 – Group B Winner v Group A Runner-up (Abu Dhabi) Sept 23 – Group A Winner v Group A Runner-up (Dubai) Sept 23 – Group B Winner v Group B Runner-up (Abu Dhabi) Sept 25 – Group A Winner v Group B Winner (Dubai) Sept 26 – Group A Runne

Indian cricket's WAGs are out in full fashion in the ongoing India tour to England. Their presence did help in the T20 series but not in the ODI series. India skipper Virat Kohli’s wife Anushka Sharma joined the 29-year-old batsman in Ireland. "Day out with my beauty," the elegant right-handed batsman shared a picture on Instagram. Anushka attended all three T20 matches and was seen in the company of Mahendra Singh Dhoni's wife Sakshi Dhoni, his daughter Ziva and the wives of other India players. Dhoni's wife had shared a photograph on her Instagram account. “#bleedblue #goindia #happiness” the 29-year-old captioned the photo. Ashish Nehra’s wife Rushma 👇 Krunal Pandya's wife Pankhuri Sharma 👇

Sri Lanka have announced their 15-man squad for the two Test match against South Africaw hich will be played from July 12 onwards. The first test will be held in Galle (Jul. 12-16) and the 2nd in Colombo (Jul. 20-24), followed by the five ODIs. There will also be a single Twenty20 International that will be played on Aug. 14. 1.  Dimuth Karunaratne (Left-Hand Batsman) 2.  Kusal Mendis (Vice-Captain)(Right-Hand Batsman) 3.  Dhananjaya de Silva (Right-Hand Batsman)(Right-Arm Off-Spin) 4.  Lahiru Thirimanne (Left-Hand Batsman) 5.  Roshen Silva (Right-Hand Batsman) 6.  Dasun Shanaka (Right-Hand Batsman)(Right-Arm Medium) 7.  Niroshan Dickwella (Wicket-Keeper)(Left-Hand Batsman) 8.  Akila Dananjaya(Left-Hand Batsman)(Right-Arm Off/Leg-Spin) 9.  Rangana Herath(Left-Hand Batsman)(Left-Arm Orthodox) 10. Lahiru Kumara (Right-Arm Fast) 11. Suranga Lakmal (Captain) (Right-Arm Medium-Fast) Bench- 12.Kasun Rajitha 13.Lakshan Sandakan 14.Asitha Fernando 15. Dilruwan Perera /

India's fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah will reportedly miss the T20I series against England after the seamer suffered a broken finger against Ireland at Dublin. The 24-year-old was injured during the first T20I in Ireland that got over on Friday. Bumrah claimed 2/19 in the same match that he sustained a broken finger, is believed to be targeting the ODI series against England, which gets underway on 12 July. He took 43 wickets with an impressive economy rate of 6.79 in 35 T20Is for India. The other bowling options in team India include Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Hardik Pandya, Siddarth Kaul and Umesh Yadav. However, it remains to be seen if a replacement for Bumrah will be called up. The three-match T20I series against England starts on Tuesday at Old Trafford.