Virat Kohli will step down as India’s T20I captain after the T20 WC in the UAE next month, he announced on Thursday (September 16) in a statement on Twitter. Kohli said he arrived at the decision in order to better manage his captaincy workload in the Test and ODI format, having discussed the matter with coach Ravi Shastri and vice captain Rohit Sharma.

The first ODI in Rawalpindi on Friday (September 17) will mark New Zealand’s first international appearance in Pakistan in close to 18 years. While acknowledging that it will be a special occasion for the hosts, New Zealand’s stand-in skipper Tom Latham added that his team will be up for the challenge despite the unfamiliarity with the conditions.

South Africa’s top-order batsman Aiden Markram has been roped in by the Punjab Kings for the remainder of IPL 2021 – starting September 19 – as a replacement for Dawid Malan. Malan, along with a couple of other England players have opted out of travelling to the UAE for the T20 tournament.

The process for deciding the outcome of the called-off fifth Test at Old Trafford and the fate of the series between England and India has begun. The ECB have written to the ICC to ask them to start the adjudication process with the hope of a swift decision.

Sunrisers Hyderabad have signed West Indies batsman Sherfane Rutherford for the remainder of IPL 2021. The middle-order batsman from the West Indies comes in as a replacement for opener Jonny Bairstow, who earlier today pulled out of the T20 tournament along with three other England players.

Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan has said that despite the criticism that the turning T20I pitches at home have copped, the victories have given the team a much needed “winning mindset” ahead of the T20 WC in the UAE and Oman.

Netherlands and Essex all-rounder Ryan ten Doeschate will retire from professional cricket at the end of 2021, the County confirmed. Netherlands have picked the 41-year-old for the upcoming T20 WC in UAE and Oman.

The Bangladesh Cricket Board said on Tuesday that they are now willing to give a no-objection certificate to their cricketers to take part in the remainder of the 2021 Indian Premier League, as the home series against England is rescheduled.