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Virat Kohli and Rishabh Pant are back in the Indian Test team for the series opener against Bangladesh, which is scheduled to take place at MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai from September 19.

Pietersen was a member of the England A team that participated in the 2003-04 edition of the Duleep Trophy, and in four innings of two matches, he scored 345 runs.

Pant came out to bat at No. 5 for the Abhimanyu Easwaran-led side, and during his stay at the crease, he hammered nine fours and two sixes.

Sarfaraz Khan was at his aggressive best and he took a shine to Akash Deep off whom he scored five fours in a row on Friday.

Luis Suarez announced on Monday he was stepping down from international duty after a glittering 17-year career for Uruguay.

Nathan Lyon hailed Ravichandran Ashwin as 'an absolute master of the craft,' with the two spinners set to go at it in the upcoming Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024.

Pope had managed a mere 30 runs in four previous innings since succeeding the injured Ben Stokes as skipper at the start of this series.

In the third and last match between India and Syria, the Blue Tigers require a win to lift the trophy, while a point will do for the visitors.

Gulbadin Naib, Fareed Ahmad and Yama Arab, who were a part of the preliminary squad announced last month, have been omitted, while pacer Naveed Zadran is also missing due to a side strain.

Anuj Rawat says if he manages to keep performing well, he will get a chance to play for India as well. Anuj, whose preferred position is opener, has played in the middle order and as a finisher as well.

Yashasvi Jaiswal will look to put his best foot forward as Team India get back in action for the Test series against Bangladesh.

Haas will see Oliver Bearman step in as a driver alongside Niko Hulkenberg after Kevin Magnussen was given a one-race ban after clashing with Pierre Gasly in the Italian GP.

Pegula has now won 15 of 16 matches on the US summer hard court swing which saw a title in Toronto and defeat in the Cincinnati final to Sabalenka.

New Zealand have roped in the Sri Lankan spin great, Rangana Herath and the former India batting coach, Vikram Rathour ahead of their one-off Test against Afghanistan.

After failing to score in the last five outings for Portugal, the 39-year-old would finally convert off a cross from Nuno Mendes, as he sent a thumping volley into the back of the net to reach his milestone.

The one-off Test, the first red-ball fixture between the two nations, will be held at the Greater Noida Sports Complex Ground.