Needless to say, domestic cricket, especially Ranji Trophy, will be poorer without the quintet turning out.
Avesh Khan produced another stellar performance with a five-wicket haul to bowl defending champions Madhya Pradesh to a 205-run win over Vidarbha
Ranji Trophy: Abhimanyu Mithun took six wickets to help Karnataka bowl Uttar Pradesh out for 281 runs, while Andhra Pradesh ended day 2 in a commanding position against Delhi.
Shubman Gill had expressed disappointment after being overlooked for the senior team's West Indies tour despite performing well for the India A side.
Faiz Fazal was given out on 27 runs in a bizarre manner by umpire C.K Nandan.
If Vidarbha's dream run ends in a heartbreak at the Holkar Stadium, it would pave the way for Delhi's eighth triumph -- the last coming almost a decade back.
Hardik Pandya was unbeaten on 79 after India A slumped on a rain-hit day. Australia A won the toss in this quadrangular cricket series match and opted to bowl first
India A team will undergo a rigorous conditioning camp at National Cricket Academy, before they embark on their tour to Australia
Faiz Fazal justified his selection to the Indian ODI team with an unbeaten fifty against a hapless Zimbabwean side in Harare. On Wednesday, the Vidarbha cricketer earned his first cap from Mahendra Singh Dhoni
A brilliant four-fer from Jasprit Bumrah backed up by two scalps from Yuzvendra Chahal helped India bundle out Zimbabwe for 123. In reply, KL Rahul and Faiz Fazal scored unbeaten fifties to help visitors sweep ODI series 3-0