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Wriddhiman Saha who has played 32 Test matches for India scoring 1164 runs up to date is going to be monitored ahead of the Afghanistan Test after he sustained injury during the IPL qualifier against Kolkata Knight Riders on May 25. Saha is India's main wicket-keeper for Test matches and he was even namedin the 15-man squad for the Afghanistan Test. If he's ruled out, India have the option of looking for a back-up or hand the gloves to KL Rahul, who was recently behind the for Kings XI Punjab in the recently concluded IPL. Dinesh Karthik  or   Parthiv Patel  would be called to replace Saha in the squad. Rohit Sharma has been left out of India's squad for Afghanistan's inaugural Test while Jasprit Bumrah and Bhuvneshwar Kumar have been rested. Virat Kohli will also miss this Test as he wanted to gear up for the upcoming England Test by playing for Surrey but he also sustained an injury which kept him out of Surrey's squad. Now, he is trying to regain fitness...

Asghar Stanikzai (capt), Najeeb Tarakai, Usman Ghani, Mohammad Shahzad, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Najibullah Zadran, Samiullah Shenwari, Shafiqullah, Darwish Rasooli, Mohammad Nabi, Rashid Khan, Gulbadin Naib, Karim Janat, Sharafuddin Ashraf, Shapoor Zadran, Aftab Alam

Rashid Khan, Mujeed Ur Rahman, Zahir Khan Pakteen and Amir Hamza are the 4 spinners who are named to play against India. Squad:  Asghar Stanikzai (capt), Javed Ahmadi, Ihsanullah, Mohammad Shahzad (wk), Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Nasir Jamal, Rahmat Shah, Hashmatullah Shahidi, Afsar Zazai, Mohammad Nabi, Rashid Khan, Amir Hamza, Sayed Shirzad, Yamin Ahmadzai, Wafadar, Zahir Khan

Shakib Al Hasan (capt), Mahmudullah, Tamim Iqbal, Soumya Sarkar, Liton Das, Mushfiqur Rahim (wk), Sabbir Rahman, Mosaddek Hossain, Ariful Haque, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Nazmul Islam, Mustafizur Rahman, Abu Hider, Rubel Hossain, Abu Jayed

This is Match 43 of VIVO IPL 2018 between Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals. Rajasthan Royals will don on thier new Jersey for this match. Rajasthan Royals vs Chennai Super Kings - Match 43, Details Match Date:  11 May 2018, Friday Match Timing:  8:00 PM. The toss will take place 30 minutes before the match starts. Match Venue:  Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur, India Expected Crowd Turnout:  20,000 Weather There is no forecast of rain though there was a light shower on Tuesday. The current temparture in Jaipur is 42 degree Celcius. It's bright and sunny in Jaipur. Pitch report Jaipur is not famous for bad weather and there is no sign of rain. However, the humidity is high and hence dew might play an important factor in the fixture. The seamers have done well in the opening overs, but then it turns into a batting paradise at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium.  So, the team who wins the toss should opt the field firs...

ODIs : Tim Paine (capt & wk), Aaron Finch (vice-capt), Ashton Agar, Alex Carey (wk), Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Nathan Lyon, Glenn Maxwell, Shaun Marsh, Jhye Richardson, Kane Richardson, D'Arcy Short, Billy Stanlake, Marcus Stoinis, Andrew Tye T20Is (also for Zimbabwe tri-series) : Aaron Finch (capt), Alex Carey (vice-capt & wk), Ashton Agar, Travis Head, Nic Maddinson, Glenn Maxwell, Jhye Richardson, Kane Richardson, D'Arcy Short, Billy Stanlake, Marcus Stoinis, Mitchell Swepson, Andrew Tye, Jack Wildermuth

Virat Kohli has officially signed with English county side Surrey which starts on July. The Indian Skipper will miss the one-off test against Afghanistan which is scheduled to begin on June 14 in Bengaluru. Kohli will become the fourth Indian player in county cricket this year. Cheteshwar Pujara playing for Yorkshire and seamers Ishant Sharma and Varun Aaron are representing Sussex and Leicestershire respectively.

This is the match 33 of VIVO IPL 2018 between Chennai Super Kings and Kolkata Knight Riders which will be held at the Eden Gardens. Head 2 Head Matches: 17 KKR won: 6 CSK won:11 Form Guide Kolkata Knight Riders have won  TWO  out of their last  FOUR  matches while Chennai Super Kings have won  THREE  out of their last  FOUR  matches. Previous Meeting It is the match which will be always remembered for the Chennai Fans because of the final over by Vinay Kumar and this was the first and the last game at Chennai for this season due to the Cauvery Dispute. Pitch Report The Eden Gardens pitch has helped more fast bolwers than spinners. So 160-170 would be a good score for the team batting first. Player Battles 1) At the start of the seaon, MS Dhoni was struggling against spinners but later on he has been in a good form against spinners. So, it will be a key player battle between  MS Dhoni & Spinners ...