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Experiments on India's mind, Windies look to avoid whitewash Guyana, Aug 5 (PTI) The series pocketed, India are likely to experiment with their line-up in pursuit of a whitewash when they take on an embattled West Indies in the third and final T20 International here on Tuesday.

SPO-DAVIS-IND-TEAM

Myneni returns to Indian Davis Cup team for Pakistan tie New Delhi, Aug 5 (PTI) Saketh Myneni, who can play both singles and doubles, returned to the Indian Davis Cup team, which will travel to Pakistan for the Group I tie, as the AITA selection committee picked the squad on expected lines.

SPO-SA-RESTRUCTURE

South African cricket embraces football-style setup, no renewal for coach Gibson Johannesburg, Aug 5 (PTI) South African cricket is embracing a football-style setup as part of a radical overhaul in the wake of their World Cup debacle with chief coach Ottis Gibson making way for a team manager who will enjoy sweeping powers in selection matters.

SPO-NZ-VETTORI

New Zealand retires Vettori's ODI jersey no.11 Wellington, Aug 5 (PTI) New Zealand Cricket on Monday retired spin legend Daniel Vettori's jersey no. 11 as a mark of respect to the much-admired former captain's achievements.

SPO-IND-KOHLI

Kohli hints at change in combination for final match Lauderhill (Florida), Aug 5 (PTI) Series in their bag, India may experiment with their line-up in the final match against the West Indies, skipper Virat Kohli has hinted.

SPO-ICC-SAINI

Saini handed one demerit point for "aggressive gestures" at Pooran Lauderhill (Florida), Aug 5 (PTI) India pacer Navdeep Saini was on Monday handed one demerit point for making "aggressive gestures" at Nicholas Pooran following the West Indies batsman's dismissal in the first T20 International of the three-match series here.

SPO-DAVIS-AQEEL

We can upset India in Davis Cup: Aqeel Khan Karachi, Aug 5 (PTI) Pakistan's veteran singles player Aqeel Khan has admitted that growth of tennis in India is much better than his country but remained optimistic of upsetting the fancied neighbours in the upcoming Davis Cup tie in Islamabad.

SPO-PAK-ARTHUR

Arthur recommends sacking of Sarfaraz as Pakistan captain Karachi, Aug 5 (PTI) Pakistan head coach Mickey Arthur has recommended to the PCB's Cricket Committee that Sarfaraz Ahmed be sacked from captaincy as he himself sought two more years to deliver "remarkable results".

SPO-IND-KRUNAL

Wickets upfront help spinners in middle overs, says Krunal Lauderhill (Florida), Aug 5 (PTI) All-rounder Krunal Pandya, who starred in India's win in the second T20 against the West Indies, said support from pace colleagues makes the job easy for spinners in targeting the middle-order line up.

SPO-PAK-HOCK-IND

Pak Hockey Federation's Secretary General says reviving bilateral ties with India top priority Karachi, Aug 5 (PTI) The Pakistan Hockey Federation's newly-appointed Secretary General Asif Bajwa says reviving bilateral engagements with India is on top of his to-do list as that can lift PHF out of an ongoing financial crisis.

SPO-AUS-NPS

Cricket Australia name young national performance squad for India tour Melbourne, Aug 5 (PTI) A 14-member Australian national performance squad will travel to India to train under legendary fast bowler Glenn McGrath in Chennai, Cricket Australia (CA) announced on Monday.