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SATURDAY, JANUARY 7, 2017 (PAGE 14) DAILY EXCELSIOR, JAMMU Rasool finds place in team Aussies push for series clean Dhoni, Nehra, Rahane to get match Virat takes charge; Yuvi, Nehra sweep over Pakistan time in warm-ups against England make comeback, Pant new face SYDNEY, Jan 6: caught behind off Yasir for 59 off fours and three sixes and was the MUMBAI, Jan 6: Hardik Pandya, who got MUMBAI, Jan 6: Yuvraj was in splendid form Champions Trophy given their 43 balls to finish the series with second fastest in Test history after during the Ranji Trophy and experience in English conditions. Australia were nine wickets injured during the Test series 441 runs at 110.25. Pakistan skipper Misbah-ul-Haq's Short of match practice, Indian cricket entered a new scored 672 runs in five games at Top spinners Ravichandran away from a series clean sweep against England, has also been David Warner smashed the 21 balls against Australia in Abu Mahendra Singh Dhoni and era as Virat Kohli was today offi- an average of 84 with a highest Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja will and Pakistan an improbable 410 named in the A squad for the cially anointed captain for all second fastest 50 in Test history Dhabi in 2014. Ajinkya Rahane will captain the score of 260 against Baroda be playing all six matches while a runs from victory with one day opening warm-up. He finds a three formats as he took over to give Australia a flying start in But Warner perished when he India A team for two warm-up place in both T20 and ODI teams before he took a break due to his fit-again Shikhar Dhawan has left in the third Test in Sydney on matches against England at CCI leadership for the limited-overs marriage. been picked only for the ODIs. Friday. their chase for runs and a declara- missed in a lusty swing and was for the England series. series against England where vet- tion. bowled by Wahab Riaz for 55 off here next week. Young Delhi-wicketkeeper "We should appreciate how His replacement opener, who Spinner Nathan Lyon grabbed Dhoni, who has not played a erans Yuvraj Singh and Ashish Yuvraj has played. He did is likely to partner KL Rahul in the wicket of debutant opener The explosive Warner 27 balls. Younis Khan was left batsman Rishabh Pant, who has Nehra will make a comeback. smashed leg-spinner Yasir for six, unconquered on 175 as Pakistan competitive game in over two impressed this Ranji extremely well in domestic crick- T20s would be Punjab's Mandeep Sharjeel Khan for 40, caught at months, will lead the While Mahendra Singh six, four, four in the fourth over lost their last two wickets in an Trophy season, has got Singh. Batsman mid-wicket, nearing stumps to India A side in the Dhoni, after more than nine years Manish Pandey has of the innings, and then clouted hour's play post-lunch after rain his maiden India call- have Pakistan at 55 for one. opening warm-up here at the helm, will play only as made it to both the Imran Khan for four consecutive up. The attacking keeper-batsman, the national At the close, Pakistan's lead- washed out the first session. on January 10. Rahane, squads. southpaw too has been selection committee under MSK ing series scorer Azhar Ali was boundaries in the seventh over. "We want to finish this Test who is coming back The Indian pace in the A team led by Prasad's chairmanship named not out 11 with nightwatchman His breathless half-century series on a good note," Younis from an injury, will attack also remains the Rahane. rookie Delhi keeper Rishabh Pant Yasir Shah on three. came off 23 balls with seven said. (Agencies) captain the team in the same in both the for- The Rahane-led in the T20 squad giving an indica- Skipper Steve Smith called a second warm-up on mats with Umesh side for game on tion as to whom they consider halt to Australia's second innings January 12. Yadav, Bhuvneshwar Munro belts New Zealand January 12 is full of Dhoni's successor. at 241 for two with 16 overs left Teams picked the Parvez Rasool Kumar and yorker spe- domestic performers The selection committee on the fourth day and the tourists practice games com- cialist Jasprit Bumrah such as Parvez Rasool, Deepak meeting today had its share of facing the herculean task of scor- to T20 series win prise fresh faces as well experi- et, which has been appreciated," sharing the workload with seam- Hooda, Ishan Kishan, Vijay drama and was delayed by three ing 465 for victory. MOUNT MAUNGANUI, Sabbir Rahman and Soumya enced players, who are coming Prasad told mediapersons about er-all-rounder Hardik Pandya. Usman Khawaja was left Shankar, Ashok Dinda, Vinay hours on technical grounds before Jan 6: Sarkar made a bold attempt to run back from injuries or layoffs. a go ahead from the Lodha panel Yuvraj, who is making a come- Team for 3 ODIs: Virat Kohli unbeaten on 79 off 98 balls and Kumar and Shahbaz Nadeem, down the target after Bangladesh Among the star attractions at set the proceedings rolling. back nine months after the World (Captain), Mahendra Singh Peter Handscomb was on 40 off Colin Munro produced a mas- who is the leading wicket-taker slumped to 36-3 in the fifth over. CCI will be Dhoni, who will be Today's meeting was con- T20 last year. Dhoni (wk), KL Rahul, Shikhar this Ranji Trophy. 25 balls. Handscomb finished terclass of controlled aggression The pair piled on 68 off 40 playing his first match since step- vened by BCCI CEO Rahul Johri The two teams saw veteran Dhawan, Manish Pandey, Kedar with a series average of 114.66. to smash 101 off 54 balls as New deliveries, including 21 off a Colin ping down from India's limited India A team for 1st warm-up after joint Secretary Amitabh Nehra, who underwent surgery Jadhav, Yuvraj Singh, Ajinkya "I think the position we're in Zealand coasted to a 47-run win de Grandhomme over before a overs captaincy. tie: Shikhar Dhawan, Mandeep Chaudhary stood disqualified after sustaining an injury during Rahane, Hardik Pandya, is pretty good, the way the guys in the second Twenty20 against spectacular collapse in which The other big names to feature Singh, Amabti Rayudu, Yuvraj owing to the Supreme Court ver- IPL, make a comeback. His selec- Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra batted today, especially Davy Bangladesh on Friday. seven wickets fell for 44 runs. in the opening warm-up will be Singh, MS Dhoni (captain), dict, which sacked the entire tion indicated the dearth of quality Jadeja, Amit Mishra, Jasprit Warner, to get those runs as The comprehensive victory at With Sabbir and Soumya Yuvraj Singh and Ashish Nehra, Hardik Pandya, Sanju Samson, BCCI top brass last week. left-arm seamers in the horizon Bumrah, Bhuvneshwar, Umesh quickly as possible and do some Mount Maunganui gave New scoring with ease, and the who both have made a return to Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Among the notable omissions, and no one can question Nehra's Yadav pretty unselfish batting," pace- Zealand an unbeatable 2-0 lead in required run rate after 10 overs at the national team after a nine- Chahal, Ashish Nehra, Mohit Ajinkya Rahane has been dropped craft with the white kookaburra. Team for 3 T20Is: Virat Kohli man Josh Hazlewood said. the three-match series, and fol- 9.3, New Zealand were forced to month gap. The seasoned players Sharma, S Kaul. from the T20 team and Pant With the three ODIs against (Captain), Mahendra Singh "The wicket's still pretty lows their 3-0 sweep of the 50- bring back Trent Boult, their main last played for India in the World India A team for 2nd warm-up replaces him as a batsman who England, starting January 15, Dhoni (wk), Mandeep Singh, KL good, but I think there's enough over matches. strike bowler, earlier than expect- T20 in March. tie: Rishabh Pant, Ajinkya will also be Dhoni's understudy in being the only 50-over matches Rahul, Yuvraj Singh, Suresh there to create nine more With Munro in sublime form, ed for his third over. Nehra in fact is yet to play a Rahane (captain), Suresh Raina, limited overs for the time being. before the Champions Trophy in Raina, Rishabh Pant, Hardik chances, if it's reverse swing or hitting seven sixes and as many Boult immediately removed competitive game after sustaining Deepak Hooda, Ishan Kishan, "We know what Mahi is all England, the selectors named all Pandya, Ravichandran Ashwin, spin." fours in his whirlwind innings, Soumya for 39 and Sabbir fell to an injury during IPL and subse- Sheldon Jackson, Vijay Shankar, about, he is a captain by nature, a the top players in both teams bar- Ravindra Jadeja, Yuzvendra Smith was out in a review New Zealand posted a daunting Ish Sodhi for 48 to start a slide quently undergoing surgery in the Shahbaz Nadeem, Pervez Rasool, leader from the front," Prasad ring Rahane. Chahal, Manish Pandey, Jasprit after 'Hot Spot' detected a faint 195-7. Bangladesh in reply were that saw Bangladesh all out with United Kingdom. He will be mak- Vinay Kumar, Pradeep Sangwan, showered accolades on the outgo- Both Nehra and Yuvraj will Bumrah, Bhuvneshwar, Ashish edge off his glove and was all out for 148 in the 19th over. 11 balls remaining. (Agencies) ing a comeback after six months.