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Despite having Farooqi in the XI, Afghanistan did not use him with the new ball. Could Naveen's return add heft to their seam attack?

Gambhir will be with the India ODI team for the three-match series at home that overlaps with the Asian Games

The head coach also suggested the lack of power-hitting in Afghanistan cricket was a

Jaydev Unadkat leads strong Sussex seam-bowling effort until battling ninth-wicket stand lifts Notts

Toby Roland-Jones chisels 44 not out from 98 balls, stages stubborn ninth-wicket partnership of 74 with Sebastian Morgan

Niki Prasad's unbeaten 54 and two wickets went in vain for India A

The 15-member squad will be led by Dipendra Singh Airee, who replaced Rohit Paudel as captain after the T20 World Cup

Incoming head coach will meet with ECB officials, counties and key personnel in lead-up to tenure

Host keen to upset a vulnerable Australia again after T20 World Cup triumph while the defending ODI world champions look at reconnaissance mission ahead of 2027

Pakistan, already at the bottom of the WTC points table when they lost the opening Test in England, now have just 4.63 points in this cycle

The duo join a new-look coaching staff that also includes Sourav Ganguly (head coach) and Yuvraj Singh (batting coach)

Filling the roles played by Steven Smith in the middle order and Glenn Maxwell with both bat and ball will be key

There is no reason for India to change their XI for the second game, but they do have Vaibhav Sooryavanshi on the bench