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Hello and welcome to the daily round-up of all the major stories happening in the cricketing world today.
First up is the return of Prithvi Shaw, followed by Virat Kohli revealing KL Rahul's batting position. Wassim Jaffer creates Ranji Trophy history and lastly, Glenn Maxwell's much-anticipated return to Australia's T20I and ODI squad.
Here is a look at those stories in detail.
#1 Prithvi Shaw returns, Shubman Gill retains spot for Tests against NZ
Young sensation Prithvi Shaw, who is all set to make his ODI debut tomorrow, was named as a replacement for the injured Rohit Sharma for the two-Test matches beginning later this month.
Sharma suffered a calf injury in the last T20I against New Zealand and did not return to the field in the second innings. An MRI scan later confirmed that the opener will not be a part of the remainder of the NZ tour.
Shubman Gill retained his spot in the Test squad while Navdeep Saini was also included in the Test squad owing to his good performances in the limited-overs format.
“Rohit underwent an MRI scan in Hamilton on Monday. The opening batsman has been ruled out of the upcoming ODI and test series and will be referred to the National Cricket Academy for further management of his injury.”
Test squad
Virat Kohli (Captain), Mayank Agarwal, Prithvi Shaw, Shubman Gill, Cheteshwar Pujara, Ajinkya Rahane (vice-captain), Hanuma Vihari, Wriddhiman Saha (wicket-keeper), Rishabh Pant (wicket-keeper), R. Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Jasprit Bumrah, Umesh Yadav, Mohd. Shami, Navdeep Saini, Ishant Sharma (subject to fitness clearance).
Full article: Prithvi Shaw returns, Shubman Gill retains spot as India announce Test squad for New Zealand series
#2 Kohli reveals Rahul's batting position, addresses Rohit Sharma's absence in the side
Indian captain Virat Kohli revealed that KL Rahul will bat in the middle-order and also keep wickets while Prithvi Shaw and Mayank Agarwal are expected to open for India tomorrow. Speaking to the reporters ahead of the first ODI, Kohli also talked about the impact of Rohit Sharma's injury on the team dynamics and how the youngsters need to take up the mantle and grab any opportunity that comes their way.
"We understand it's an unfortunate situation that Rohit can't be a part of this series. When you talk about one-day cricket and T20 cricket and Test cricket now, he's one guy who's always on the list first."
"He played the T20I series, so from the team's balance point of view heading into the World Cup year, it doesn't really hamper the combination as far as the T20s are concerned. And in one-day cricket, whoever steps in for him. Prithvi's definitely going to start and whoever the replacement - Agarwal - is, we'll ask for an opener."
#3 Wasim Jaffer creates history in Ranji Trophy
Former India opener Wasim Jaffer created history by becoming the first player to cross the 12,000-run barrier in the Ranji Trophy. Jaffer crossed the landmark while representing Vidarbha in their encounter against Kerala.
Jaffer made his debut for Mumbai in the 1997/98 season and has played 150 first-class matches, scoring a record 40 centuries in the process. Jaffer, who has been appointed as the batting coach of Kings XI Punjab, played 31 Tests for India in which he scored 1944 runs at an average of 34.10.
He also has two double hundreds to his name- 212 vs West Indies and 202 vs Pakistan but was unlucky to have not represented India in more matches.
Full article: Wasim Jaffer becomes first batsman to score 12,000 runs in Ranji Trophy history
#4 Glenn Maxwell picked in Australia's T20I and ODI squad for SA tour
Swashbuckling opener Glenn Maxwell made a comeback to Australia's T20I and ODI squads after returning successfully to take part in BBL09 post a mental health-related issue. Maxwell's BBL exploits were well acknowledged by the selectors as he was named as the captain of the 'team of the season'.
Maxwell has scored 389 runs and has taken eight wickets in BBL this season and has been in red hot form throughout the tournament. Marcus Stoinis, however, failed to make it to the national side despite making 612 runs in 15 matches at an astonishing average of 55.64 thus far.
"It is fantastic to have Glenn back in both squads given his brilliant form in the middle order for the Stars along with his results with the ball... Glenn was one of the first picked in the most recent T20 team at the start of the summer, prior to his break from the game."
ODI squad
Aaron Finch (C), Ashton Agar, Alex Carey (VC), Pat Cummins (VC), Josh Hazlewood, Marnus Labuschagne, Mitchell Marsh, Glenn Maxwell, Kane Richardson, Steve Smith, Mitchell Starc, Matthew Wade, David Warner, Adam Zampa.
T20I squad
Aaron Finch (C), Sean Abbott, Ashton Agar, Alex Carey, Pat Cummins, Mitchell Marsh, Glenn Maxwell, Jhye Richardson, Kane Richardson, Steve Smith, Mitchell Starc, Matthew Wade, David Warner, Adam Zampa.
Full article: Glenn Maxwell picked in Australia's T20I and ODI squads for South Africa tour
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