INTERNATIONAL CRICKET DIARY - 2023 - BORDER GAVASKAR TROPHY - IND vs AUS/ SA vs WI/ENG vs BANG

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ONE DAY CRICKET 3rd ODI | Pakistan vs New Zealand

COIN TOSS Pakistan won the Coin Toss, and have elected to bat first

 

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Fakar Zaman gone after 100..

 

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Pakistan end with 280-9

 

 

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What a Chase in the End... Glenn Philips pulled it off.

 

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First ODI series loss at home for Pakistan since Sri Lanka 2009!

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Rohit and Kohli left out of squad for T20Is against New Zealand

Prithvi Shaw is back in the T20I squad, while KS Bharat gets a maiden call-up to the ODI squad

India have left Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli out of their T20I squad for the upcoming home series against New Zealand. KL Rahul is also not in the squad, and while the BCCI put his absence - and that of Axar Patel, from both the ODI and T20I legs of the series - down to family commitments, it gave no specific reason for Rohit, India's regular all-format captain, and Kohli missing the series.

As a result, India's first-choice top three from their last two T20 World Cups are now missing successive T20I series.

This may not yet have a major bearing on India's long-term future in the format, however. Ahead of the recently concluded ODI series against Sri Lanka, Rohit said the selectors and team management had made it clear to a number of senior players that they would not be able to play all three formats over the next few months for workload-management reasons, with India building up towards the 50-overs World Cup later this year.

Hardik Pandya, who captained India in the three T20Is against Sri Lanka earlier this month, will continue to lead the side in the T20I series, which will be played in Ranchi, Lucknow and Ahmedabad from January 27 to February 1, with Suryakumar Yadav as his deputy.

Rohit and Kohli are part of the squad for the ODI series that will take place before the T20Is, from January 18 to 24 in Hyderabad, Raipur and Indore.

 

 

Prithvi Shaw in, Harshal Patel out

The T20I squad is also notable for the return of opener Prithvi Shaw, who last played for India in July 2021, and whose absence from subsequent squads - particularly in the T20 format - has been a constant source of debate, given his rare ability to provide rapid starts in the powerplay. Shaw forced himself into the reckoning earlier this week by scoring 379 off 383 balls - the second-highest first-class score by an Indian batter - for Mumbai against Assam in the Ranji Trophy.

Left-arm wristspinner Kuldeep Yadav, who took a Player-of-the-Match-winning 3 for 51 in the second ODI against Sri Lanka on Thursday, is also back in the T20I squad, having last featured for India in that format in August 2022. He is one of two wristspinners in the squad along with Yuzvendra Chahal.

Sanju Samson, who was ruled out midway through the T20I series against Sri Lanka with a knee injury, remains out of the squad - the BCCI release did not provide an update on his fitness. Jitesh Sharma, who replaced him, remains in the squad as one of two wicketkeeping options alongside Ishan Kishan.

Fast bowler Harshal Patel, who played only the first T20I against Sri Lanka, has been left out of the squad.