The BCCI on Wednesday announced Shahbaz Ahmed will replace Ravindra Jadeja in their upcoming ODI series in Bangladesh, beginning on December 4 in Dhaka. Jadeja, whose availability was ‘subject to fitness’, missed the major part of the Asia Cup and the entire T20 World Cup due to a knee injury.

Rajasthan Royals director of cricket and head coach Kumar Sangakkara has praised Kuldeep Sen after the latter successfully defended 15 off the final over against Lucknow Super Giants on Sunday (April 10) to help his side win the contest by three runs. It was also Kuldeep’s debut for RR in IPL 2022.