Du Plessis, captain of South Africa's Test and T20 teams, was also named as AB de Villiers' successor in ODIs
J&K player Samiullah Beigh has written an e-mail to Vinod Rai, chairman of the CoA, to resolve the "genuine grievances" with their "careers at stake"
The series, set to follow on from England playing an ODI in Edinburgh, will be the first instance of Scotland hosting a Full Member for a T20I
The actual cricket looks to have taken a back seat, but Pakistan captain Sarfraz Ahmed is eager to push it back into focus, looking to maintain Pakistan's T20 ranking by winning games
Former captain Steven Taylor, along with CPL-contracted players Timroy Allen and Akeem Dodson, have also been left out of the squad
The South Africa quick has been out of action since breaking a bone in his shoulder last November in Australia
While Shakib has now thrown the door open for the current lot to think differently, his absence also poses a challenge for the Test captain and coach
The World XI captain spoke about how he initially wrestled with the idea of playing in Pakistan, before being put at ease by the comprehensive security arrangements
Sachin Tendulkar's son, Arjun, a left-arm quick, moves a step closer towards professional cricket
Four years since he made an emphatic statement of intent as a formidable allrounder, James Faulkner looks to India for his reintroduction and regeneration
Bangladesh also strengthened their seam-bowling options by adding Subhasis Roy and Rubel Hossain to the squad
The allrounder's workload across formats, the highest among Bangladesh players since his debut in 2006, might have led to his request for a rest from Test cricket
Giles Clarke, head of the ICC's Pakistan Task Team, echoed Sethi's comments after the World XI squad arrived in Lahore on Monday morning
The BCB has allowed Shakib Al Hasan to rest during the Test series in South Africa later this month, while giving him the option of playing the second Test "if he wants"
The board is one of over 1600 organisations to sign an open letter to safeguard the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) employees
Roshan Mahanama, Brendon Kuruppu and Graeme Labrooy are among the other former players the board is attempting to align with in its efforts to arrest the decline of the national team
In an unprecedented move by a Bangladesh cricketer, the allrounder has requested time off apparently to prolong his international career
Tom Westley and Mark Stoneman will have three Championship matches to further their Ashes case, while Dawid Malan will play two following the T20I against West Indies
England are to use the limited-overs matches against West Indies to trial a few options as they look to fill Ottis Gibson's position
Legspinner Karn Sharma finishes with his maiden ten-for as India Red win by 170 runs
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