India-Afghanistan Test in June , Squad announced

India to play Historical Test against Afghanistan 

India to play Historic Test match against Afghanistan on 14th June at MA Chinnaswamy Stadium starting from 9.30 AM IST.

So far both the teams have announced their squad and  Afghanistan looks pretty well in India soil provided the duo Rashid Khan & Mujeeb ur Rahman.
However India Skipper Virat opted out the Test match for his County stint and currently injured.
Wicket-Keeper Wriddhiman Saha too injured and he is indeed doubtful for the coming Test match.
Saha has to prove fitness within 2 weeks as date says. However if he is unable to recover then Dinesh Karthik may get an entry seeing his IPL success. Parthiv Patel too would be a good option.

Squad:
Afghanistan: Asghar Stanikzai (C) , Mohmmad Shahzad(WK) , Javed Ahmadi, Ihsanullah Jannat, Rahmat Shah, Nasir Jamal, Hashmatullah Zahidi, Afsar Zazai, Mohammad Nabi, Rashid Khan, Zahir Khan, Hamza Hotak, Syed Ahmad Sherzad, Yamin Ahmadzai, Wafadar Momand, Mujeeb ur Rahman.

India: Ajinkya Rahane  (C), Shikhar Dhwan, Murali Vijay, Lokesh Rahul, Cheteshwar Pujara, Karun Nair, Wriddhiman Saha  (WK), Ravi Ashwin, Ravi Jadeja, Hardik Pandya, Kuldeep Yadav, Umesh Yadav, Ishant Sharma, Shardul Thakur.  

Mumbai Indians captain feels dejected, Hopeful to turn things around next year

Rohit Sharma , the Mumbai Indians captain has expressed his disappointment over the IPL Exit.
Alike previous year, Mumbai Indians started slowly in this year too but was very close to make it through to the playoffs like they do.
But the match against Delhi Daredevils went against them.

Even a Ben Cutting's 37 of 20   was unable to save them and at the end they fell short of 11 runs and knocked out of the Tournament.
Mumbai Indians ended being 5th on the Points Table with 12 points from 14 matches.
However Captain Rohit Sharma is very much hopeful to turn things around next year.

Moasddek Hossain to replace injured Mehdi Hasan Miraj - BANGLADESH VS AFGHANISTAN

Moasddek Hosen, the Bangladesh alrounder has been called back to the team in place for injured Mehdi Hasan Miraj.
He is out of the squad since Champions Trophy & consequently missed the Central contract as well.

However on 20th May Chief Bangladesh Selector Minhajul Abedin Nannu confirmed the inclusion of the alrounder for the upcoming Afghanistan T20 series.
Although Hosen has not been able to show much hope in the past BPL but the Selection Committee is hopeful about him.
Bangladesh is scheduled to play 3 T20s against Afghanistan on 3rd, 5th & 7th June.

KKR VS RR - ELIMINATOR Preview, Probable Playing XI & Other Crucial Facts

Welcome to SportsMaster.
We are here to provide probable Playing XI & other important factor which can play a crucial role to determine the ELIMINATOR among KOLKATA KNIGHT RIDERS VS RAJASTHAN ROYALS.

As You know this upcoming match is scheduled to play on 23rd May  at Eden Gardens , Kolkata at 7.00 pm.

Pitch Factor: Eden has changed substantially over the few years. It is no more a Spin Pitch.
Pacers has liked it to bowl & grabbed more wickets than spinners here.
Bowlers like Jofra Archer, Ben Laughlin can be dangerous here.
Ball comes gently to bat hence its a scoring wicket as well.
KKR has made 3-4 times 180+ here in this season. 

TEAM FORMATION:

RAJASTHAN ROYALS:
Darcy Short loves pace & bounce hence he may get an entry here at Eden with Rahul Tripathi opening.
Followed by Ajinkya Rahane, Sanju Samson, Heinrich Klassen , Stuart Binny, Krishnappa Gowtham. Unadkat, Archer, Ish Sodhi & Shreyas Gopal can lead the bowling.

RAJASTHAN Key Players:
Sanju Samson may turn vital if he fits well the conditions. Jofra Archer, Krishnappa Gowtham & Shreyas Gopal are also key stars who can contribute.

Probable Playing XI:
Rahul Tripathi, Darcy Short/ Ajinkya Rahane, Sanju Samson, Heinrich Klaseen, Stuart Binny/ Ben Laughlin, Krishnappa Gowtham, Shreyas Gopal, Jofra Archer & Jaydev Unadkat.
If Laughlin plays then Darcy Short will not be Playing & Tripathi & Rahane may open.

KOLKATA KNIGHT RIDERS:
Chris Lynn is more composed with time & Narine Scoring those odd 30 is the key for chasing for KKR.
Rana's from is little concern for KKR .
Uthappa, Karthik, Gill, Russel makes middle order cemented solid.
Javon Searles will continue with Kuldeep Yadav & Prasidh Krishna after that 4 wicket haul against SRH.
Chawla may be replaced by Shivam Mavi since eden pitch supports pace more.

KOLKATA Key Players:
More Composed Lynn is a great relief for KKR.
Narine with alround show is a vital aspect as well.  Skipper DK & Kuldeep both are match winners.

Probable Playing XI:
Sunil Narine, Chris Lynn, Robin Uthappa, Nitish Rana, Dinesh Karthik, Andre Russel,  Shubman Gill, Javon Searles, Prasidh Krishna, Kuldeep Yadav, Piyush Chawla/ Shivam Mavi.

TOP PICKS: Sunil Narine, Chris Lynn, Rahul Tripathi, Jofra Archer, Krishnappa Gowtham & Dinesh Karthik & Andre Russel.

SRH VS CSK - QUALIFIER 1 - Preview , Probable XI & Other Important Facts

        Welcome to SportsMaster.
We are here to provide probable Playing XI & other important factor which can play a crucial role to determine the first Qualifier Team among CHENNAI SUPER KINGS VS SUNRISERS HYDERABAD.

As You know this upcoming match is scheduled to play on 22nd May  at Wankhede Stadium , Mumbai at 7.00 pm.

Pitch Factor: Usual Wankhede pitch be like little bounce for pace bowlers and Spinners friendly.
Being comparatively a smaller ground it offers more runs and you can imagine a high scoring match averaging 175-185 .
Spinners has taken more wickets here over the years.

TEAM FORMATION:
Sunrisers Hyderabad: Opening: Shreevats Goswami likely to continue seeing his good hitting abilities in the previous match than Saha with Shikhar Dhawan.
Middle Orders: Williamson will be crucial factor in this match & he will play an important role followed by Manish Pandey, Yousuf Pathan.
Carlos Braithwaite bowled well against KKR so he might continue in place to Hooda who is not performing since long followed by Shakib.
And finally the four bowlers should be Bhubi, Kaul, Rashid & Sandeep.

So probable team becomes
Shikhar Dhwan, Shreevats Goswami, Kane Williamson, Manish Pandey, Yousuf Pathan, Shakib Al Hasan, Carlos Braithwaite, Rashid Khan, Bhubneshwar Kumar, Sandeep Sharma & Siddharth Kaul.


Chennai Super Kings: Deepak Chahar confirmed during interview that Watson is not injured , he only rested hence Watson will play the Qualifier.
Ambati Rayudu becomes automatic choice with Raina, Dhoni, Sam Billings, Bravo & Jadeja.
Now there might be little doubt between Karn Sharma & Harbhajan Singh as Bhajji is little more successful than Karn this year so he might continue with the team leaving automatic choice for Deepak Chahar, Lungi Ngidi & Shardul Thakur.

So Probable team becomes
Shane Watson, Ambati Rayudu, Suresh Raina, MS Dhoni, Ravi Jadeja, Sam Billings, Dwayne Bravo, Harbhajan Singh, Deepak Chahar, Lungi Ngidi, Shardul Thakur.

CSK Key  Players: Watson is not performing for few matches hence he will be eager to perform. If Watson gets a brisk start then Raina will not be much vital as he takes little time to get settled.
Beside Rayudu is an automatic choice.
Whereas Lungi & Shardul being death over bowlers takes consistent wickets.

SRH Key Players: Dhwan & Williamson are vital duo beside Rashid Khan, Sandeep Sharma.
Still Shakib can be vital with ball as well as bat.
Rashid Khan may pick a pair of wickets as well.

Top Picks: Ambati Rayudu, Kane Williamson, Shikhar Dhwan, Shane Watson.