The incident took place during the 46th over of Australia's first innings on Thursday when Jadeja took a substance from Mohammed Siraj's palm and appeared to rub it onto the index finger of his left hand.

The hosts took a commanding first-innings lead of 223 in Nagpur and then bowled out Australia for 91 in the second session to take a 1-0 lead in the four-match series.

"The board had taken disciplinary action against him and suspended him. The new decision to lift the suspension will allow him to play games," Cricket Association of Nepal president Chatur Bahadur Chand told AFP on February 1.

India were 321-7 at stumps with all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja proving his worth for the second straight day of his international return with an unbeaten 66.

Chasing Comilla’s 177 for five, Rangpur delivered an underwhelming chase that saw them get bundled out for 107 with three overs to spare.

"To see Zimbabwe come back and force their way back into the game, and pushing for victory, says a lot about Test cricket," said Brathwaite.

Yet another low-scoring affair was on display in Mirpur as Khulna Tigers, having opted to bat first, managed to post a meagre 113 for eight.

Gary Ballance became only the second Test batsman after Kepler Wessels to score a century for two countries, reaching an unbeaten 107 at tea for Zimbabwe against the West Indies in Bulawayo on Tuesday.

Tagenarine Chanderpaul made an unbeaten double century after setting a new West Indies record of 336 for the first wicket with Kraigg Brathwaite on Monday before the tourists declared at 447-6 in the first Test against Zimbabwe.

Former Pakistan captain Javed Miandad slammed the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) for their decision to not touring Pakistan for the upcoming 2023 Asia Cup.

Pakistan all-rounder Iftikhar Ahmed carried his brilliant batting form from the Bangladesh Premier League back to his country as he took the caretaker sports minister of Punjab, Pakistan, Wahab Riaz to the cleaners smashing six sixes in an over in an exhibition match between Pakistan Super League sides Quetta Gladiators and Peshawar Zalmi at the Bugti Stadium in Quetta on Sunday.

Bangladesh skipper Nigar Sultana Joty relished the opportunity of being at the ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2023 in South Africa but there is little to draw from as the Tigresses have won only two out of 17 matches during their five appearances in the showpiece event.

West Indies cricket legend Brian Lara has fond memories of the southwestern Zimbabwe city of Bulawayo where he scored 191 in a Test innings 20 years ago.

There were a lot of speculations about possible first-team absences for the tour of Bangladesh but England, in the end, named strong squads led by Jos Buttler for the white-ball series against Bangladesh on Thursday.

Former England captain Andrew Strauss forecast Wednesday the Indian Premier League would eclipse American football's NFL to become "the biggest domestic sporting event in the world" as he praised it for sparking one of cricket's "great steps forward".

Jos Buttler and Dawid Malan struck superb centuries and Jofra Archer took six wickets as a resurgent England secured a 59-run victory over hosts South Africa in the third and final one-day International in Kimberley on Wednesday.

Opener Shubman Gill blasted a blistering hundred as India routed New Zealand by 168 runs in the third T20 International to secure a 2-1 series victory on Wednesday.

The England Cricket Team face a dilemma announcing their squad later this week for the upcoming Bangladesh tour as several key players have reportedly opted out of the tour citing franchise commitments specifically due to a scheduling clash with the Pakistan Super League, while English daily The Telegraph reported on Wednesday.

The Bangladesh Premier League is at its business end of proceedings as teams at the bottom half of the table face do-or-die situations in order to make the top four, while teams at the top half look to consolidate their positions eyeing the Qualifiers.

Dhaka Dominators batter Mohammad Mithun starred with his first fifty of the ongoing Bangladesh Premier League to help his side beat second-placed Fortune Braishal by five wickets at the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium on Tuesday.