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Indian captain Rohit Sharma and his England counterpart Ben Stokes offered their support to young England off-spinner Shoaib Bashir after his arrival in India was delayed due to visa issues. While Rohit said that he feels for the youngster, Stokes admitted that it was frustrating not to have him with the squad.

Former India spinner Harbhajan Singh has backed left-arm wrist-spinner Kuldeep Yadav as the third spinner ahead of Axar Patel for the upcoming five-match Test series against England. According to Harbhajan, while Kuldeep has better skills and quality than Axar, the latter might get the preference on rank turners since he provides batting ability.

Zaka Ashraf, the Chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Management Committee, on Friday, January 19, announced his decision to resign from the post. Ashraf opened up on his decision to quit after a managing committee meeting of the board in Lahore on Friday. He had taken over as PCB chief role from Najam Sethi in June last year. Sethi, himself, came into the scheme of things after Ramiz Raja was sacked in an unceremonious manner.

Former Pakistan cricketer and ex-Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chief Ramiz Raja has question the selectors over the decision to separate the “worldwide famous” opening pair of Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan. Slamming the PCB, he asked how Pakistan has benefited by the move.

Team India beat Afghanistan in the third T20I at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on Wednesday, January 17, but not in the manner they would have expected. The Men in Blue had to play two Super Overs to complete a 3-0 series win over Afghanistan.