Rohit Sharma and Jasprit Bumrah [Source: AFP]Former captain and legendary opener Rohit Sharma released a huge statement regarding his future with Team India. Jasprit Bumrah has been cleared by the BCCI medical team for the T20I series against Afghanistan. In other news, the Ishan Kishan-led East Zone team won the 2026 Duleep Trophy title.Capping an eventful day in the world of cricket, here we take a look at five of the biggest cricketing news that emerged out of Thursday, September 10. Ishan Kishan’s East Zone win Duleep Trophy 2026East Zone defeated South Zone in the final of the Duleep Trophy 2026 season courtesy of a huge first innings lead in Chennai. Batting on Day 5, the East Zone reached 388-7d in 99.2 overs, with captain Ishan Kishan himself composing 80 off 98 balls.Also Read- Duleep Trophy Performers Who Have Realistic Chance To Enter India Test squad vs NZUnder the leadership of Ishan, the East Zone cricket team won its first Duleep Trophy title in over a decade. The skipper won the ‘Player of the Match’ award for aggregating 350 runs. Jasprit Bumrah clears fitness test for Afghanistan T20I seriesIndian fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah has cleared the fitness test ahead of his team’s upcoming three-match ‘away’ T20I series against Afghanistan. The legendary fast bowler passed the test shortly after all-rounders Washington Sundar and Nitish Kumar Reddy received a similar clearance from the BCCI medical team.Bumrah had injured his knee last month during India’s tour of England, and was forced to miss the away Test series against Sri Lanka.Yash Thakur replaces Harshit Rana for Afghanistan T20I series, Asian GamesIndian fast bowler Harshit Rana has been ruled out of the national squad for the upcoming three-match T20I series against Afghanistan and from the 2026 Asian Games in Japan. Earlier, the cricketer was named in the squad but his availability was subject to fitness clearance.The BCCI has now named fellow quick Yash Thakur as an official replacement for injured Rana in the Indian cricket team shortly before the series in Delhi. Sonal Dinusha, Ollie Robinson among ICC nominees for Player of the MonthThe ICC has unveiled three nominees for the ICC Player of the Month award for the month of August 2026. Sri Lanka’s rising star Sonal Dinusha made it to the list for his prolific home Test series against India last month.England fast bowler Ollie Robinson and Bangladesh paceman Hasan Mahmud are the other two contenders for their heroics against Pakistan and Australia respectively.Rohit Sharma breaks silence on World Cup 2027 participationFormer Indian captain Rohit Sharma broke his silence over participating in the 2027 ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup in South Africa next year. Amidst rumours of his retirement before the tournament, the cricketer said “October 2027 is far away, we will see about it then.”Also Read- India Stars For Whom India-A vs Australia-A ODIs Will Be Make-Or-Break
