According to a reliable source in the board, Mani has held positive discussions with Cricket South Africa (CSA) officials about them sending teams to Pakistan.
With the win, Baroda have moved up to fourth position with 20 points from seven matches, while Railways are down to the eighth spot with seven points from as many matches.
Manprit Juneja’s 87 and Chawla’s unbeaten 50 carried Gujarat to over the 500-run total.
Karnataka were 113 for four in their second innings with Pandey and Shreyas Gopal batting on 57 and 21 runs, respectively.
The hosts need nine wickets from the last day against Odisha at Palam.
Mumbai needed an "outright win" to stay alive in the coveted domestic competition.
Tripura were carried in a stand of 110 between Bishal Ghosh (61) and Udiyan Bose (73*).
With the huge defeat and the bonus point, Punjab have moved up to fourth place with 20 points in seven matches just below Kerala, with the same number of points, but boast a better net run-rate.
Rajasthan declared on 513/8 with Robin Bist continuing his good season with another hundred.
With the six points, MP have now toped Group B with 24 points from seven matches, while Himachal are in second place with 22 points.
Captain Ashutosh Aman put up an all-round show as Bihar defeated Mizoram by an innings and 216 runs.
This win over Assam puts J&K at fifth place in Group C.
Hodge said that the Australian batsmen have let themselves down with a lack of Test cricket temperament and application.
Ashwin was accompanied with team physio Patrick Farhart and trainer Shankar Basu to the SCG although this was not the official fitness test.
Veteran Australian pacer Peter Siddle is eyeing a spot in the national T20 squad following a string of good performances in the ongoing Big Bash League (BBL).
Afghanistan topped their success in 2017 by winning 19 of 28 internationals.
Rahul has had a dismal tour in the four-Test series Down Under registering just 48 runs in four innings from the first two Tests.
Australian paceman Pat Cummins has admitted India have been the better team of the two and that they have justified their no. 1 ranking in Tests.
Cummins’ fine performance saw his ascent to No. 3 in the ICC Test bowlers’ rankings and many, including spin legend Shane Warne felt he’s captaincy material.
In T20Is under Sarfraz Ahmed, Pakistan won 17 of 19 games; in Tests, they slipped to seventh.
Pant was spotted with Paine's kids on the New Year's Day in Sydney.
Captain Moises Henriques struck a half-century to guide Sydney Sixers to five-wicket win against Hobart Hurricanes in a Big Bash League match on Tuesday.
Sri Lanka and Bangladesh will have to contend with the other six qualifiers in the group stage of the tournament, which will be held from October 18 to November 15, 2020.
Cummins claimed a terrific six-wicket haul in India’s second innings and added 63 off 114 balls in Australia’s second innings at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG).
Gavaskar said that the only communication that the Australian board had with him about the presentation was in May when then CEO James Sutherland asked him about his availability.
