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India will host their neighbour country Bangladesh for a one-off Test match in February next year, marking the Tigers’s first official Test trip since 2000. India, who are currently 2nd in the ICC Test rankings have visited to Bangladesh, but the Tigers have never played with a red ball on Indian soil because of scheduling clashes. "India will play Bangladesh in a historic one-off Test match from February 08-12, 2017 at the Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium in Hyderabad. The Test match will mark Bangladesh's first official visit to India since attaining Test status in 2000," BCCI Secretary Ajay Shirke said in a statement. Bangladesh Cricket Board President Nazmul Hassan said the one-off Test match would be a elated experience for players and fans of both countries. "For the cricketers who will be representing Bangladesh and India, this will be a much anticipated game and given the competitive nature of their limited overs matches in th...

India’s middle-order batsman Virat Kohli became the fifth youngest captain for Indian Cricket Team in Test cricket, when he captained for the first test against Australia at Adelaide on Tuesday. Kohli, 26, who made his Test debut against West Indies at Kingston, 2011. He has scored 1855 runs in 26 test matches with an average of 39.46. Here is the list of top five young captains for India in Test Cricket: Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi at the age of 21 years. Sachin Tendulkar at the age of 23 years. Kapil Dev at the age of 24 years. Ravi Shastri at the age of 25 years. Virat Kohli at the age of 26 years.

Pakistan’s opening batsman - Taufeeq Umar has made a comeback to the Test squad after included to the two-tests match series against Australia in the UAE. Both teams to play two Tests starting between October 22 and November 3, in Dubai and Abu Dhabi respectively. Test Squad : Misbah-ul-Haq (capt), Asad Shafiq, Azhar Ali, Ehsan Adil, Ahmed Shehzad, Haris Sohail, Mohammad Talha, Rahat Ali, Imran Khan, Mohammad Hafeez, Sarfraz Ahmed (wk), Yasir Shah, Younis Khan, Shan Masood, Taufeeq Umar, Zulfiqar Babar

Upul Tharanga, a left handed batsman has been recalled after being named in Sri Lanka's 15-man squad for the two-Test series against South Africa, starts at Galle on 16th July. The 29-year-old opening batsman, who played his last Test against England in 2007. He will replaces Dimuth Karunaratne, who failed to pass 50 on the recent tour of England.  Test Series Schedule  Wed Jul 16, Sri Lanka vs South Africa, 1st Test 10:00 local | 04:30 GMT Galle International Stadium, Galle Thu Jul 24, Sri Lanka vs South Africa, 2nd Test 10:00 local | 04:30 GMT Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo Tharanga has scored 713 runs in 15 Tests for the defending T20 champions at an average of 28.52. Sri Lanka Test Squad: Angelo Mathews (captain), Lahiru Thirimanne, Kumar Sangakkara, Mahela Jayawardene, Upul Tharanga, Kaushal Silva, Dinesh Chandimal, Rangana Herath, Dilruwan Perera, Kithuruwan Vithanage, Ajantha Mendis, Dammika Prasad, Chanaka Welagedera, Suran...

India vice-captain Virat Kohli has expressed his excitement on the five match Test series in England , starting next month. He wrote on his Twitter account that how excited and feeling proud he was ahead of the English tour. Off to England soon. Every trip feels like my first match for India! Proud, awesome, amazing. Goosebumps! Words can't describe the feeling. — Virat Kohli (@imVkohli) June 21, 2014 The reason behind his excitement is the 25-year-old middle-order batsman will be playing Test Cricket for the very first time in England. He would definitely want to make an impact with his bat and help India to win this series after they suffered in 2011. See also: India Test squad for Tour of England 2014 Kohli has scored 1721 runs in 24 Tests at 46.51 average, his highest score is 119 against South Africa at Johannesburg in December 2013.

Since Indian national cricket team made its debut as a Test playing country in 1932, it has produced some of the greatest opening batsmen in cricket history. Top Three Indian Test Opening Batsman of all time In these 82 years, we bring you the top 3 Indian test opening batsman of all time. 1) Virender Sehwag Sehwag made his test debut in late 2001 against South Africa as a middle order batsman. He has established himself as one of the most devastating opening batsman for India. His brilliant knocks were 195 against Australia on Boxing Day 2003 at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. The 35-year-old is the only Indian, who scored a triple century twice in his Test career (300 or more runs in an innings). He made 309 against Pakistan at Multan in 2004 and 319 against South Africa at Chennai in 2008. The right-handed batsman has scored 8586 runs in 104 Tests at 49.34 avg. 2) Sunil Gavaskar Gavaskar made his Test debut in 1971 against West Indies. He was widely regarded as one ...

New Zealand have announced squad 13-man squad for the two Tests match series against India , starting on February 6 at Eden Park, Auckland. Test Schedule 1st Test on February 6 at Eden Park, Auckland. 2nd Test on February 14 at Wellington. New Zealand Test Squad : Brendon McCullum (c), Corey Anderson, Hamish Rutherford, Jesse Ryder, Ish Sodhi, Trent Boult, Doug Bracewell, Peter Fulton, Ross Taylor, Neil Wagner, BJ Watling, Tim Southee, Kane Williamson.

Sri Lanka spinner Ajantha Mendis has been added to the 15-man squad for the two Test matches series against Bangladesh , starting next week. Sri Lanka to play two Tests, three ODIs and two Twenty20 games in Bangladesh tour. Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka Tests Schedule 1st Test to be played at Mirpur on Jan 27 2nd Test to be played at Chittagong on February 4 The limited-overs squad will be finalised later. Sri Lanka's Test squad : Angelo Mathews (Capt.), Dinesh Chandimal (vice-Capt.), Kumar Sangakkara, Mahela Jayawardene, Dimuth Karunaratne, Kaushal Silva, Rangana Herath, Dilruwan Perera, Prasanna Jayawardene, Kithuruwan Vithanage, Nuwan Pradeep, Vishwa Fernando, Suranga Lakmal, Shaminda Eranga, Ajantha Mendis.

Australian batsman George Bailey has been excluded from 15-man Test squad against South Africa, starting from February 12 at Centurion. Alex Doolan and Shaun Marsh both have been included for the test series. National selector John Inverarity said: " We believe this is a strong squad with sufficient flexibility for this great challenge of taking on the world's top-ranked Test team. George Bailey, who played an important role in the Test team that defeated England 5-0, has been overlooked for this tour. " Test Match Schedule - South Africa vs Australia : Feb 12: 1st Test at Centurion Feb 20: 2nd Test at Port Elizabeth Mar 1: 3rd Test at Cape Town All three test match will start on 08:30 AM (UK Time) Australia Test Squad : Michael Clarke (capt), Brad Haddin (vice-capt), Jackson Bird, Alex Doolan, James Faulkner, Ryan Harris, Mitchell Johnson, Shaun Marsh, Nathan Lyon, James Pattinson, Chris Rogers, Peter Siddle, Steven Smith, David Warner, Shane Watson....

BCCI have announced India squad for the five match ODI and two Test match series against New Zealand, starting January 2014. India Tour New Zealand Fixtures 2014 Jan 19 1st ODI - New Zealand vs India (McLean Park, Napier), 01:00 GMT Jan 22 2nd ODI - New Zealand vs India (Seddon Park, Hamilton), 01:00 GMT Jan 25 3rd ODI - New Zealand vs India (Eden Park, Auckland), 01:00 GMT Jan 28 4th ODI - New Zealand vs India (Seddon Park, Hamilton), 01:00 GMT Jan 31 5th ODI - New Zealand vs India (Basin Reserve, Wellington), 01:00 GMT Feb 6 - Feb 10 1st Test - New Zealand vs India (Eden Park, Auckland), 22:00 GMT Feb 14 Feb 18 2nd Test - New Zealand vs India (Basin Reserve, Wellington), 22:00 GMT India ODI Squad: M.S. Dhoni (Captain), Shikhar Dhawan, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Ajinkya Rahane, Ambati Rayudu, Suresh Raina, R. Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mohammed Shami, Ishant Sharma, Amit Mishra,  Ishwar Pandey, Stuart Binny, Varun Aaron. India Tes...

Sri Lanka have announced the 16-man Test squad for the three-test series against Pakistan in UAE. Mahela Jayawardene, Kaushal Silva and a wicketkeeper-batsman Prasanna Jayawardene have been added to the squad. The first test will begin in Abu Dhabi on December 31. Pakistan v Sri Lanka Test Series Schedule in UAE 1st Test - Pakistan vs Sri Lanka - Dec 31 - Jan 4, 06:00 GMT Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi 2nd Test - Pakistan vs Sri Lanka - Jan 8 - Jan 12, 06:00 GMT Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai 3rd Test - Pakistan vs Sri Lanka - Jan 16 - Jan 20, 06:00 GMT Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium, Sharjah Sri Lanka's Test Squad : Angelo Mathews (capt), Dinesh Chandimal, Kaushal Silva, Dimuth Karunaratne, Kumar Sangakkara, Mahela Jayawardene, Nuwan Kulasekara, Suranga Lakmal, Lahiru Thirimanne, Prasanna Jayawardene, Nuwan Pradeep, Sachithra Senanayake, Shaminda Eranga, Rangana Herath, Dilruwan Perera, Vishwa Fernando For latest cricket updates, plea...

South Africa's selectors have announced 15-man squad for the two Tests against India, starting on Sunday - 18 December at Johannesburg. South Africa Left-handed batsman, Graeme Smith will lead the side in both Tests. Four fast bowlers including Dale Steyn, Morne Morkel, Vernon Philander and Rory Kleinveldt are the tough challenges for Team India in such conditions. South Africa Test squad : Graeme Smith (capt), Hashim Amla, Faf du Plessis, Dean Elgar, Imran Tahir, AB de Villiers (wk), JP Duminy, Jacques Kallis, Morne Morkel, Alviro Petersen, Rory Kleinveldt, Robin Peterson, Vernon Philander, Dale Steyn, Thami Tsolekile (wk)

India fast bowler, Zaheer Khan has made a comeback to the Test squad for the two-Test series against South Africa . Zaheer's last Tests was against England in December. However, the 35-year-old was not considered for the ODI squad. India Tour Of South Africa - Itinerary 05 December 2013 South Africa v India at Johannesburg, 1st ODI 08 December 2013 South Africa v India at Durban, 2nd ODI 11 December 2013 South Africa v India at Centurion, 3rd ODI 18 December 2013 South Africa v India at Johannesburg, 1st Test - Day 1 26 December 2013 South Africa v India at Durban, 2nd Test - Day 1 Test Squad : Shikhar Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, Dhawan, M Vijay, MS Dhoni (capt & wk), Ajinkya Rahane, R Ashwin, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Umesh Yadav, Zaheer Khan, Ambati Rayudu, Wriddhiman Saha (wk), Mohammed Shami, Ravindra Jadeja, Ishant Sharma, Pragyan Ojha ODI Squad : Shikhar Dhawan, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Suresh Raina, Ajinkya Rahane, Yuvraj Singh, M...

Despite a poor performance in the recent Tests in India, West Indies have retained their squad for the Tests in New Zealand , starting on December 3. Darren Sammy continues to captain the side. The Three Tests match series against New Zealand starts on December 3 at Dunedin, The second test starts on December 11 at Wellington and the Final test will be played at Hamilton on December 19. WI Test Squad : Darren Sammy (capt), Denesh Ramdin (wk & vice-capt), Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Sheldon Cottrell, Tino Best, Darren Bravo, Kirk Edwards, Shannon Gabriel, Narsingh Deonarine, Chris Gayle, Kieron Powell, Marlon Samuels, Veersammy Permaul, Shane Shillingford, Chadwick Walton (wk).

The leading batsman in the Indian cricket team, Gautam Gambhir has been excluded for the first two Tests against Australia, starting February 22 in Chennai. Shikhar Dhawan from delhi has replaced Gambhir in the test squad, whereas Harbhajan Singh replaced Piyush Chawla. India squad : MS Dhoni (capt.), Virender Sehwag, M Vijay, Ajinkya Rahane, Sachin Tendulkar, Virat Kohli, Ravindra Jadeja, Harbhajan Singh, Shikhar Dhawan, Cheteshwar Pujara, R Ashwin, Pragyan Ojha, Ishant Sharma, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Ashok Dinda

Pakistan have added Fast bowlers Tanvir Ahmed and Rahat Ali to squad for the three Tests against South Africa, begins on February 1 in Johannesburg. Pakistan to play two Twenty20s and five ODI in South Africa, just after the Test series. Pakistan Test squad: Misbah-ul Haq (capt), Mohammad Hafeez, Azhar Ali, Nasir Jamshed, Asad Shafiq, Younis Khan, Mohammad Irfan, Sarfraz Ahmed, Umar Gul, Junaid Khan, Ehsan Adil, Saeed Ajmal, Abdur Rehman, Haris Sohail, Faisal Iqbal, Taufiq Umar, Tanveer Ahmed, Rahat Ali.

Sri Lanka wicket-keeper cum batsman Kumar Sangakkara became the 11th cricketer to pass 10,000 runs in Test cricket during the second Test against Australia in Melbourne on Wednesday. The 35-year-old Sangakkara is the second Sri Lankan in the 10,000-Test runs after Mahela Jayawardene . List of batsmen with 10,000 and more Test runs Sachin Tendulkar (India) 15,645 runs (194 Tests) Ricky Ponting (Australia) 13,378 (168) Rahul Dravid (India) 13,288 (164) Jacques Kallis (South Africa) 12,980 (158) Brian Lara (West Indies) 11,953 (131) Allan Border (Australia) 11,174 (156) Steve Waugh (Australia) 10,927 (168) Shivnarine Chanderpaul (West Indies) 10,696 (146) Mahela Jayawardene (Sri Lanka) 10,674 (137) Sunil Gavaskar (India) 10,122 (125) Kumar Sangakkara (Sri Lanka) 10,009

England's the controversial batsman, Kevin Pietersen has been dropped from the test squad for the tour of India. The Test series of four-match will starts on November 15 in Ahmedabad, before subsequent matches at Mumbai, Kolkata and Nagpur. England squad : Alastair Cook (capt), Ian Bell, Tim Bresnan, James Anderson, Jonny Bairstow, Steven Finn, Graham Onions, Stuart Broad, Nick Comptonn, Matt Prior (wkt), Joe Root, Eoin Morgan, Monty Panesar, Graeme Swann, Samit Patel, Jonathan Trott

VVS Laxman has ended his 16-year career after taking retirement from international cricket. He announced his retirement at an emotional press conference room at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad. Laxman said, " I would like to announce my retirement from international cricket with immediate effect, I have always kept my country's success and need ahead of my personal aspirations. And while I would love contributing to the team's success, especially against England and Australia, I think this is the right time to give the youngsters a chance in home conditions ahead of international assignments coming up next year." The chance he said, could be, "no better than against an inexperienced New Zealand bowling attack. " Laxman played 134 Tests, scoring 8781 runs at an average of 45.97. He debut was against South Africa in the home series in 1996. Perhaps his biggest achievement was his 281 runs against Australia at Eden Gardens in ...

Former New zealand Captain Daniel Vettori has been ruled out from a 15-man test squad tour of India due to a groin injury. NZ Squad : Martin Guptill, Daniel Flynn, Kane Williamson, BJ Watling, Brendon McCullum, Ross Taylor (capt), Tim Southee, Neil Wagner, James Franklin, Kruger van Wyk, Trent Boult, Tarun Nethula, Jeetan Patel, Chris Martin and Doug Bracewell.