Sunit Jangir

Sunit Jangir

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As a Senior Editor at Sacnilk, Sunit Jangir leads our coverage on Indian cinema, box office analytics, and global entertainment trends. Passionate about Cricket, Sunit Jangir is an avid sports lover. He finds inspiration in other people's life stories and try to absorb them. Though introvert by nature, he doesn't feel shy when the topic is cinema and sports, particularly cricket.

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'Please Don't Write Your Assumptions Based On Sources', Bhuvneshwar Kumar On Media Reports Claiming He Is Not Keen To Play Test Cricket
1851 days ago
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'Please Don't Write Your Assumptions Based On Sources', Bhuvneshwar Kumar On Media Reports Claiming He Is Not Keen To Play Test Cricket

Mumbai, May 15, 2021: Team India pacer, Bhuvneshwar Kumar took to Twitter and hit back at media reports which claimed that the pacer is not keen to play Test cricket anymore in a bid to focus on limited-overs cricket. ## According to a report in Times of India, a source said Bhuvneshwar had lost his "drive" to play Test cricket. "Bhuvneshwar just doesn't want to play Test cricket anymore. That drive has gone missing. To be honest, the selectors don't even see Bhuvi hungry for 10 overs, forget Test cricket. It's Team India's loss no doubt because if one bowler should have made it to England, it should have been him", said the source according to TOI. ## Hitting back to the rumors, Bhuvi reiterates his desire to play Test cricket and also suggested media not to write assumptions based on "sources". ## "There have been articles about me not wanting to play Test cricket. Just to clarify, I have always prepared myself for all three formats irrespective of the team selection and will continue to do the same. Suggestion - please don't write your assumptions based on "sources"!", Bhuvi tweeted. ## There have been articles about me not wanting to play Test cricket. Just to clarify, I have always prepared myself for all three formats irrespective of the team selection and will continue to do the same. Suggestion - please don’t write your assumptions based on “sources”!— Bhuvneshwar Kumar (@BhuviOfficial) May 15, 2021 ## Bhuvneshwar has taken 63 wickets from 21 Tests at an average of 26.09. His aptitude for extracting swing is thought to make him an ideal candidate to take the new ball in England, and he played a part in a famous Test win in 2014 at Lord's. ## However, the pacer was sidelined from the India squad which selected for England tour where the team is scheduled to play the WTC Final against New Zealand and 5-tests against England. His omission from the squad, though the team is already balanced with the right combination, led to many speculations. ## Meanwhile, Bhuvi recently made his comeback during the limited-overs series against England after coming from an injury. In the three-match ODI series (won by India 2-1), Kumar claimed 6 wickets with an economy of 4.65 which is remarkable considering the high-scoring matches. In the five T20Is, he bagged 4 wickets, and again, the economy was just over 6 (6.38) which was among the lowest in the series. His performance also helped him winning the ICC Player of the Month Awards for March. ## Stay tuned...

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Team India Retain Top Spot In Annual ICC Test Rankings
1853 days ago
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Team India Retain Top Spot In Annual ICC Test Rankings

Mumbai, May 13, 2021: Indian cricket team under the leadership of Virat Kohli, is continuing to dominate the longest format of the game. In the latest annual ICC Test Rankings, announced on Thursday, India gained one point and finished on top spot with 121 points. ## It is the fifth continuous year when India ends with the top spot. The latest rankings update rates all the Tests played since May 2020 at 100 percent while the Tests played over the course of the previous two years are rated at 50 percent. ## India have registered their second successive Test series win in Australia, after beating the hosts 2-1 earlier this year, and then followed it up with a 3-1 win over England at home to consolidate their position at the top of the rankings. ## Meanwhile, New Zealand, who will against India in the first-ever ICC World Test Championship Final next month in England, are on the second spot with 120 points to their name. England at number three with 109 rating points followed by Australia and Pakistan at number 4 and 5 with 108 and 94 points respectively. ## Stay tuned...

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India To Tour Sri Lanka In July For Limited Overs Series, Says BCCI President Sourav Ganguly
1856 days ago
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India To Tour Sri Lanka In July For Limited Overs Series, Says BCCI President Sourav Ganguly

Mumbai, May 10, 2021: The BCCI president Sourav Ganguly has hinted that the Indian team will travel to Sri Lanka for the limited-overs series in the month of July. However, the exact window for this series is yet to be known, but Ganguly said it would consist of three ODIs and three T20Is. ## According to the ICC's Future Tours Programme (FTP), India are scheduled to play three T20Is in Sri Lanka in July. India were also due to play three T20Is and three ODIs in Sri Lanka last June, but that tour was canceled due to the pandemic.## If the Sri Lanka tour happens and the FTP were to be followed, India likely to play with a completely different squad excluding several regular players. During the time of the Sri Lanka tour, the first choice Team India will be in England to play the WTC Final against New Zealand and 5-matches Tests series against England starting on August 4. ## Meanwhile, Ganguly denied the possibility of the remainder of IPL 2021 being played in England on either side of India's Test series there, when asked in an interview with Sportstar. "No", Ganguly said. "India is supposed to go to Sri Lanka for three ODIs and five T20Is. There are lots of organizational hazards like 14-day quarantine.## "It [the IPL] can't happen in India [either]. This quarantine is tough to handle. Too early to say how we can find a slot to complete the IPL", he added. ## Not only the IPL but also the ICC T20 World Cup which is supposed to be held in India, starting sometime in mid-October, looking in deep trouble. With the second covid-19 wave is worsening in the country, amid which the IPL's biosecure bubble was breached - it remains a possibility that the T20 World Cup will be shifted.## Stay tuned...

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Photos: Ajinkya Rahane, Shikhar Dhawan, Umesh Yadav Take First Shot Of Covid-19 Vaccine
1857 days ago
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Photos: Ajinkya Rahane, Shikhar Dhawan, Umesh Yadav Take First Shot Of Covid-19 Vaccine

Mumbai, May 9, 2021: Amid the second wave of the covid-19 in India, the union government has allowed the vaccination for all above 18 years of age from May 1st. So far, more than 17 crore vaccine shots have been administered and the government is motivating people to take the vaccine whenever it is available to them. ## While the government is pushing people for the vaccine, most of the celebrities have taken their first dose. Indian cricketers, Ajinkya Rahane, Shikhar Dhawan, and Umesh Yadav are among the firsts who have been administered the vaccine against the deadly covid-19. ## Ajinkya Rahane wrote on Twitter after taking the first dose, "Got my first dose of the vaccine today. I urge everyone to register and get yourself vaccinated, if you're eligible". ## Got my first dose of the vaccine today. I urge everyone to register and get yourself vaccinated, if you’re eligible pic.twitter.com/VH2xYcTQ1i— Ajinkya Rahane (@ajinkyarahane88) May 8, 2021 ## Shikhar Dhawan, who took his first shot of the vaccine, thanked all our frontline warriors enough for their sacrifices and dedication and also urged people to not hesitate and get themselves vaccinated as soon as possible to beat the virus. ## Vaccinated ✅ Can’t thank all our frontline warriors enough for their sacrifices and dedication. Please do not hesitate and get yourself vaccinated as soon as possible. It’ll help us all defeat this virus. pic.twitter.com/0bqBnsaWRh— Shikhar Dhawan (@SDhawan25) May 6, 2021 ## Pacer Umesh Yadav also vaccinated against the covid-19. "Vaccination done. A big thank you to all our health care workers and I urge everyone to get vaccinated when you get the opportunity", he wrote on Twitter. ## Vaccination done ✔️A big thank you to all our health care workers and I urge everyone to get vaccinated when you get the opportunity. 🙏 pic.twitter.com/kqJMtomer0— Umesh Yaadav (@y_umesh) May 8, 2021 ## Meanwhile, BCCI is in talks with the England Cricket Board for the second dose of the vaccine for the Indian cricketers. Team India will travel to England for the final of the ICC World Test Championship against New Zealand and the 5-match Test series against England. ## Stay tuned...

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Jasprit Bumrah, And Ravindra Jadeja Return As BCCI Announces Team India Squad For WTC Final And England Tests
1859 days ago
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Jasprit Bumrah, And Ravindra Jadeja Return As BCCI Announces Team India Squad For WTC Final And England Tests

New Delhi, May 7, 2021: Pacer Jasprit Bumrah and all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja returned to the Indian Test squad as the All-India Senior Selection Committee picked the squads for the inaugural ICC World Test Championship (WTC) final and the five-match Test series against England.## Speedster Mohammad Shami also returned to the 20-member squad while all-rounder Hardik Pandya and hard-hitting opener Prithvi Shaw have been left out. The squad has three opening options in Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill, and Mayank Agarwal along with KL Rahul - subject to fitness clearance.## The selectors have also named Wriddhiman Saha as the second keeper - once again subject to fitness clearance after he was one of the players who contracted the Coronavirus just before the suspension of IPL 2021. Hanuma Vihari, who missed the home Tests against England, also back in the squad. ## India's squad - Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill, Mayank Agarwal, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli (C), Ajinkya Rahane (VC), Hanuma Vihari, Rishabh Pant (wicket-keeper), Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Jasprit Bumrah, Ishant Sharma, Mohd. Shami, Md. Siraj, Shardul Thakur, Umesh Yadav, KL Rahul (subject to fitness clearance), Wriddhiman Saha (wicket-keeper; subject to fitness clearance).## Standby players - Abhimanyu Easwaran, Prasidh Krishna, Avesh Khan, Arzan Nagwaswalla## Schedule - ## 18th – 22nd June WTC Final vs NZ, Southampton## 4th – 8th August 1st Test vs England, Nottingham## 12th – 16th August 2nd Test vs England, London (Lord's)## 25th – 29th August 3rd Test vs England, Leeds## 2nd – 6th September 4th Test vs England, London (Oval)## 10th – 14th September 5th Test vs England, Manchester## Stay tuned...

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IPL 2021 Suspended Indefinitely After Players Test Positive For Covid-19
1862 days ago
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IPL 2021 Suspended Indefinitely After Players Test Positive For Covid-19

The Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021 has been suspended indefinitely following the rise in cases of COVID-19 within the bio bubble.## Yesterday, Kolkata Knight Riders' Varun Chakroborty and Sandeep Warrior came positive for the coronavirus which led the KKR match against RCB to be rescheduled. However, the latest development to trigger a total rethink on the tournament is the positive COVID-19 test result of Sunrisers Hyderabad's Wriddhiman Saha and Delhi Capitals' Amit Mishra.## Around 12 noon, the top officials of the BCCI were to meet to take a final call on the fate of the tournament with rescheduling the entire tournament being one of the agenda points. The BCCI had contemplated moving the remaining IPL to one city but the latest development has not left BCCI with much options. ## It is said that BCCI asked a few franchises to know their views on the tournament's future. A few of them are learnt to have suggested to call it off totally.## Stay tuned...

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Cricket Australia Donates $50,000 To Support India Fight Covid-19 Second Wave
1863 days ago
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Cricket Australia Donates $50,000 To Support India Fight Covid-19 Second Wave

New Delhi, May 3, 2021: Australian Cricket has offered its support to India in fighting the covid-19 second wave which has created havoc in the country. The board will be throwing its support behind the India COVID-19 crisis appeal, with Cricket Australia, the Australian Cricketers' Association, and UNICEF Australia partnering to raise much-needed funds. ## Cricket Australia, in a statement, shared on social media on May 3, said that it has been deeply saddened by the devastation caused by this second coronavirus wave to hit India, a country with which Australians share a strong friendship and connection. ## On Monday, Cricket Australia announced an initial donation of USD 50,000 towards the Covid-19 crisis appeal set up by the United Nations International Children's Education Fund (UNICEF) for India.## The money (Rs 37 lakhs, approximately) donated by the Australian cricket board will be used to procure oxygen for seriously ill patients, providing testing equipments in affected regions as well as supporting the roll-out of COVID-19 vaccines via the COVAX initiative. ## Australian Cricket will throw its support behind the India COVID-19 Crisis Appeal by partnering with the @ACA_Players and @unicefaustralia to raise much needed funds.Donate to UNICEF Australia’s India COVID-19 Crisis Appeal: https://t.co/JWpslbtY2j pic.twitter.com/E0CMow6h8z— Cricket Australia (@CricketAus) May 2, 2021 ## It was Aussie quick Pat Cummins who was the first cricketer to make a sizeable donation of $50,000 towards the PM Cares Fund to help India fight the super-contagious second wave of coronavirus which has brought the country's already-weak healthcare system to its knees. Cummins' countryman and former cricketer, Brett Lee also donated 1 Bitcoin (Rs. 40 lakhs, approximately) to the Crypto Relief Fund to help his "second home" India.## Stay tuned...

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India Along With Five Other Teams Directly Qualify For 2022 Commonwealth Games
1870 days ago
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India Along With Five Other Teams Directly Qualify For 2022 Commonwealth Games

The International Cricket Council (ICC), on Monday (April 26), announced that there will be a qualifying round to determine the final two teams that would join the host England along with India, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, and Pakistan for the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.## The six aforementioned teams secured their respective places based on the ICC Women's Twenty20 Team ranking as of April 1, 2021. The qualification process will determine which country from the Caribbean will participate in the event as players will be representing their individual countries and not the West Indies as they would at ICC events. The other team will be decided through a qualifying round which will be held by January 31, 2022.## The International Cricket Council (ICC) and the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) made the announcement on Monday as women's cricket features in the Games for the first time in 22 editions and cricket for only the second time ever, the first occasion being a men's ODI competition in Kuala Lumpur in 1998, which was won by South Africa.## Geoff Allardice, ICC Acting Chief Executive, said, "We are incredibly proud and excited to be part of Birmingham 2022 and it is a fantastic opportunity for us to continue to grow the women's game globally".## "We are committed to maintaining the momentum that saw 86,174 fans packed into the Melbourne Cricket Ground for the final of the ICC Women's T20 World Cup last year and Birmingham 2022 gives us another global stage on which to showcase the women's game".## "On behalf of the ICC and its Members, I thank the Commonwealth Games Federation for their support and look forward to seeing some superb cricket at Edgbaston".## The Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games will see 4,500 athletes from 72 nations and territories compete across 11 spectacular days of the sport. Birmingham 2022 will be the first major multi-sport event in history to award more medals to women than men. ## Stay tuned...

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Australian And KKR Pacer Pat Cummins Donates $50,000 To PM Cares Fund In The Battle Against COVID-19
1870 days ago
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Australian And KKR Pacer Pat Cummins Donates $50,000 To PM Cares Fund In The Battle Against COVID-19

Delhi, April 26, 2021: Australian pacer Pat Cummins who is currently participating in the Indian Premier League (IPL) for the Kolkata Knight Riders, has come forward and donated $50,000 to the PM Cares Fund, specifically to purchase the oxygen supplies for the Indian hospitals. ## "There has been quite a bit of discussion over here as to whether it is appropriate for the IPL to continue while Covid-19 infection rates remain high. I'm advised that the Indian government is of the view that playing the IPL while the population is in lockdown provides a few hours of joy and respite each day at an otherwise difficult time for the country", Cummins said in a statement on Twitter.## "I encourage my fellow IPL players - and anyone else around the world who has been touched by India's passion and generosity - to contribute. I will kick it off with $50,000. I know my donation isn't much in the grand scheme of things, but I hope it will make a difference to someone", Cummins added. ## pic.twitter.com/2TPkMmdWDE— Pat Cummins (@patcummins30) April 26, 2021 ## Cummins' donation came at a time when the covid-19 situation in India is worsening due to the second wave, and many foreign players are withdrawing their names from the tournament and leaving for the respective countries. ## Stay tuned...

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Hardik Pandya And Shubman Gill Among The Gainers As BCCI Announces Annual Contract List
1880 days ago
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Hardik Pandya And Shubman Gill Among The Gainers As BCCI Announces Annual Contract List

All-rounder Hardik Pandya has been promoted to Grade A (INR 5 Cr) from Grade B (INR 3 Cr) in the annual contract list released by BCCI on Thursday (April 15) for the time period of October 2020-September 2021. Among the top gainers, Shubman Gill and Mohammed Siraj, who played a vital role in the series win down under, have been a Grade C (INR 1 Cr) contract along with Axar Patel, who was handed his Test cap during the recently concluded series against England. ## Shardul Thakur, who made an impact in India's incredible tour Down Under, has also seen a jump and promoted to Grade B from C while Bhuvneshwar Kumar's lengthy injury and India's growing list of fast bowlers has seen him demoted to Grade B from A. The leg-spin duo of Kuldeep Yadav and Yuzvendra Chahal have also slipped down the contract pecking order, both getting Grade C from B. Manish Pandey and Kedar Jadhav, the two Grade C white-ball players who are now out of favor, have not been given a contract. ## A total of 28 players have been given annual contracts this time, out of them - Grade A to 10 players, Grade B to 5, and Grade C to 10 while Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, and Jasprit Bumrah have retained their A+ contract (INR 7 cr). ## Check out the full list -## Grade A+ (INR 7 Cr) - Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, Jasprit Bumrah## Grade A (INR 5 Cr) - Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Cheteshwar Pujara, Ravichandran Ashwin, Ajinkya Rahane, Shikhar Dhawan, KL Rahul, Rishabh Pant, Mohammed Shami, Ishant Sharma## Grade B (INR 3 Cr) - Wriddhiman Saha, Umesh Yadav, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Shardul Thakur, Mayank Agarwal## Grade C (INR 1 Cr) - Mohammed Siraj, Kuldeep Yadav, Washington Sundar, Navdeep Saini, Deepak Chahar, Shubman Gill, Hanuma Vihari, Axar Patel, Shreyas Iyer, Yuzvendra Chahal## Stay tuned...

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Bhuvneshwar Kumar Voted ICC Men's Player of The Month For March 2021
1883 days ago
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Bhuvneshwar Kumar Voted ICC Men's Player of The Month For March 2021

The International Cricket Council (ICC), on Tuesday (April 13) announced the winners of the ICC Player of the Month Awards for March which recognize and celebrate the best performances from both male and female cricketers across all forms of international cricket throughout the year.## India's Bhuvneshwar Kumar, who returned to international cricket after more than a year, won the ICC Men's Player of the Month for March 2021, for his impressive performances in India's recently concluded series win against England. He was the standout bowler on either side in the white-ball series and was chosen the winner for the month by fans and the ICC voting academy.## Also See - Ravichandran Ashwin Wins ICC Player Of The February Month Award## In the three-match ODI series (won by India 2-1), Kumar claimed 6 wickets with an economy of 4.65 which is remarkable considering the high-scoring matches. In the five T20Is, he bagged 4 wickets, and again, the economy was just over 6 (6.38) which was among the lowest in the series. ## Reacting to the win, Bhuvneshwar Kumar said to ICC, "After what seemed like a really long and painful gap, I was delighted to be playing for India again. I used the time away to work on my fitness and skill and I am happy to be back taking wickets for my country. I would like to thank each and every person who helped me in this journey starting with my family and friends and my teammates. Also, a special thank you to the ICC voting academy and all the fans who voted for me and made me the ICC Men’s Player of the Month for March".## ☝️ Six ODI wickets at 22.50☝️ Four T20I wickets at 28.75🔥 Two series-defining performances against England in T20Is and ODIsWell done, @BhuviOfficial for becoming the ICC Men’s Player of the Month for March 🙌#ICCPOTM pic.twitter.com/qqYhuuGbqX— ICC (@ICC) April 13, 2021 ## On the other hand, South Africa's Lizelle Lee who played four ODIs against India where she scored a century and two half-centuries to move to the top of the MRF Tyres ICC Women's ODI Batting Rankings, was deservingly named the ICC Women's Player of the Month for March 2021. ## Also See - Rishabh Pant Wins Inaugural ICC Player of The Month Award## Reacting to the win, Lizelle Lee said, "I am happy and honored to receive this award. Such accolades are a great way to keep me motivated and to continue to work even harder on my game. A big thank you to my teammates for their support as this would never have been possible without them".## 🏏 288 ODI runs at 144🏏 90 T20I runs at 30📈 Made huge gains in the MRF Tyres ICC Women’s ODI Rankings for battingCongratulations, @zella15j for becoming the ICC Women’s Player of the Month for March 👏#ICCPOTM pic.twitter.com/T7EjkAHBtW— ICC (@ICC) April 13, 2021 ## Stay tuned...

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Prasidh Krishna And Suryakumar Yadav Earn Maiden Call-Ups As Team India Squad For England ODIs Has Been Announced
1908 days ago
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Prasidh Krishna And Suryakumar Yadav Earn Maiden Call-Ups As Team India Squad For England ODIs Has Been Announced

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has announced the Indian team squad for the 3-match ODI series against England. Prasidh Krishna, Karnataka pacer, has been handed his maiden India call-up along with Suryakumar Yadav, who recently made his India debut in the T20I series against England and Krunal Pandya. ## Krishna will join the likes of Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mohammed Siraj, T Natarajan, and Shardul Thakur in the pace department. Jasprit Bumrah, who recently got married, is missed out after being on an extended leave. Mohammed Shami and Ravindra Jadeja have also not included in the squad as they are yet to fully recover from their injuries. ## The All-India Senior Selection Committee, led by Chetan Sharma has picked a full packed batting unit with Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan, Shubman Gill, KL Rahul, and Shreyas Iyer have all been included along with Rishabh Pant in the squad. Hardik Pandya will perform all-rounder duties with Krunal Pandya, and Washington Sundar while Yuzvendra Chahal and Kuldeep Yadav are two specialist spinners in the squad. ## Manish Pandey, Mayank Agarwal, and Sanju Samson who were part of the ODI squad against Australia have been left for the England ODIs. ## Squad: Virat Kohli (c), Rohit Sharma (vc), Shikhar Dhawan, Shubman Gill, Shreyas Iyer, Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya, Rishabh Pant (wicket-keeper), KL Rahul (wicket-keeper), Yuzvendra Chahal, Kuldeep Yadav, Krunal Pandya, Washington Sundar, T Natarajan, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna, and Shardul Thakur.## The ODI series will be played in Pune behind closed doors with first ODI scheduled to be placed on March 23 followed by next two on March 26, and 28. ## Stay tuned...

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