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Fast bowler Dushmantha Chameera was on Monday ruled out of Sri Lanka's Asia Cup squad with a leg injury, dealing a big blow to the islanders' prospects in the continental event. source https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/asia-cup/dushmantha-chameera-ruled-out-of-sri-lankas-asia-cup-squad-with-leg-injury/articleshow/93711658.cms

England will play Test matches against Pakistan in December in Rawalpindi, Multan and Karachi on their first tour of the country for 17 years, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) said on Monday. Major teams have been reluctant to travel to Pakistan due to security concerns since six policemen and two civilians were killed in a 2009 attack on a bus carrying the Sri Lankan cricket team in Lahore. source https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/news/pakistan-unveil-test-venues-for-england-series-in-december/articleshow/93707063.cms

Pakistan fast bowler Mohammad Hasnain has replaced the injured Shaheen Shah Afridi for the Asia Cup in the United Arab Emirates. source https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/asia-cup/asia-cup-mohammad-hasnain-replaces-injured-shaheen-afridi/articleshow/93706506.cms

Saba Karim, the former India cricketer and ex-member of the senior men's selection committee, expressed happiness over seeing the current team management persisting with fast bowler Prasidh Krishna in the ongoing ODI series against Zimbabwe despite not having great outings in previous series against the West Indies and England. source https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/news/good-to-see-indian-team-management-is-persistent-with-prasidh-krishna-saba-karim/articleshow/93705804.cms

Australia's Big Bash League has unveiled 12 marquee players for the first round of Sunday's draft, including 10 who are likely to exit the tournament before the halfway stage to play in other Twenty20 leagues that will run concurrently in January. source https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/news/russell-boult-among-big-bashs-platinum-dozen/articleshow/93704270.cms

Pakistan beat the Netherlands by nine runs despite a brave effort by the home side in the third and final one-day international in Rotterdam on Sunday. The Netherlands were all out for 197 in the final over in which they had needed 14 runs for a first-ever victory over Pakistan. source https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/news/pakistan-edge-netherlands-by-nine-runs-in-3rd-odi/articleshow/93695905.cms

The Chennai Super Kings-owned Johannesburg franchise on Sunday lauded former South African captain Faf du Plessis and said that the former CSK star will play a pivotal role as one of its marquee players in the inaugural edition of the CSA T20 league. Du Plessis, who was also part of CSK in the Indian Premier League (IPL) from 2011 to 2021, except for 2016 and 2017, when the team was suspended, was recently roped in by the Johannesburg franchise. source https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/news/csa-t20-league-faf-du-plessis-experience-will-be-invaluable-says-csk-owned-franchise/articleshow/93694891.cms