East Zone took firm control of their Duleep Trophy quarterfinal against North East Zone after an impressive all-round performance from Shahbaz Ahmed and a five-wicket haul from Abhijit Sarkar on Day 2 at the BCCI Centre of Excellence Ground 2 in Bengaluru on Monday.

Duleep Trophy Highlights, North Zone vs West Zone: Spinner Abid Mushtaq and the seasoned Arshdeep Singh bowled beautifully to give North Zone a crucial first-innings lead of 64 against West Zone on the second day of the Duleep Trophy quarter-final on Monday.

Shubman Gill will represent 'Fazilka Falcons', while Abhishek Sharma will play for 'Amritsar Soormas'. Arshdeep Singh will play for 'Ludhiana Lions' and Prabhsimran Singh will represent the 'Jalandhar Warriors'.

There is much intrigue surrounding how the Indian cricket squad will shape up for the 2027 World Cup. The marquee event will be held in Africa (South Africa, Zimbabwe and Namibia) in October-November

Former Indian cricket team opener Sadagoppan Ramesh gave a cheeky verdict on fans criticising fast bowler Arshdeep Singh's all-time Indian XI for all formats.

India stars Shubman Gill, Arshdeep Singh, Abhishek Sharma, Gurnoor Brar, Prabhsimran Singh and Ramandeep Singh are some of the big names who are set to feature in the upcoming Sher-e-Punjab T20 League, which was unveiled on Sunday.

Arshdeep Singh apologised to Ravichandran Ashwin while appearing in an interview recently.

Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise Punjab Kings co-owner Ness Wadia believes the cash-rich league has barely scratched the surface of its potential, adding that the tournament has changed the way the sport is now seen in India.

The left-arm seamer, who was part of India's white-ball tours of Ireland and England, is currently in the United Kingdom enjoying a short vacation with the actress.

Interestingly, both India's men's and women's teams won gold medals at the Asian Games 2023 in Hangzhou, China, and will enter the tournament as defending champions.