Pakistan captain Misbah-ul-Haq will miss the remaining ODIs against New Zealand because of a hamstring injury.
The 40-year-old sustained the injury during Friday’s second day-nighter against the Black Caps in Sharjah and will stay on in the United Arab Emirates to undergo rehabilitation.
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Australia Test opener Chris Rogers was made to pull away from a day-night game because he cannot see the pink ball on trial.
The new balls are being examined through the cricket world to find out when they are able to function as the most successful for the ever more popular day-night games.
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Bangladesh have included uncapped leg-spinner Jubair Hossain in their 14-man squad for the first home Test match against Zimbabwe.
All-rounder Shakib Al Hasan returned to the Test side after he missed the West Indies tour in September because of suspension, while batsman Marshall Ayub and medium-pacer Shahadat Hossain have also been recalled.
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Confusion encompasses the rest of the West Indies’ tour of India after reports it was cancelled – while the players were about the field fighting the fourth ODI.
With the players in the field, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced it was told by the West Indies team management they’d be withdrawing in the rest of the tour due to a pay dispute involving the West Indies board (WICB) and its players.
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Pakistan say off-spinner Saeed Ajmal is on course to have his action cleared ahead of next year’s World Cup.
Ajmal had his action declared illegal – because his elbow extension is more than twice the allowable limit of 15 degrees – and he was suspended on 9 September by the International Cricket Council.
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Mitchell Johnson’s coming in the Champions League Twenty20 continues to be delayed due to a rib problem.
The Australia fast bowler is expected to turn out for Kings XI Punjab in the tournament in India after they qualified for the very first time by finishing second in the Indian Premier League.
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Varun Chopra continues to be named as Jim Troughton’s replacement as Warwickshire captain.
The opening batsman continues to be in charge of the Bears for many of the season, with Troughton outside due to the constant back injury that has pushed him into an early retirement.
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