A senior official of the Board said chairman Shaharyar Khan has now issued strict instructions that no former player on the PCB's payroll will commentate in a match as it represented a conflict of interest in many ways.

More than two years after playing in his last Test, Harbhajan Singh is back in India's squad for Bangladesh tour.

Sourav Ganguly, Sachin Tendulkar and V.V.S. Laxman, the new advisory committee of the Indian cricket board have agreed to spare more time with the senior as well the India U1-9 teams.

Ajinkya Rahane, who turned 28 on Saturday, seemed in high spirits, and accepted birthday wishes from his India teammates and support staff.

Ravi Shastri, former India captain and veteran of 80 Tests and 150 ODIs is happy to know that skipper Virat Kohli has a lot of confidence in him as Team India Director.

The 23-year-old Lokesh Rahul, who made his Test debut against Australia in Melbourne, was declared unfit for the one-off Test starting June 10 and no replacement has been named as of now.

Rahul Dravid has been praised for promoting and inspiring youngsters at Rajasthan Royals.

Test cricket will return to Fatullah stadium after nine years, having hosted its only five-day match against Australia in 2006. The ground has so far hosted 10 one-day internationals, including five matches of the Asia Cup in 2014.