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Rohit Sharma and Babar Azam [Source - AFP]
Rohit Sharma will reportedly make his return to domestic cricket later this year. Babar Azam registered a duck for Pakistan in the ODI tri-series final match against Sri Lanka in Lahore.
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 Saturday, October 31.
Rohit Sharma to make Mumbai cricket return in Vijay Hazare 2026: Report
Rohit Sharma will reportedly be making his return to domestic cricket later this year for the Mumbai team. As per reports, the legendary opening batter has informed the MCA of his availability in the upcoming 2026-27 Vijay Hazare Trophy season.
While the tournament is set to commence from December 14 onwards, Team India will also take on the visiting Sri Lanka team in a three-match ODI series between December 13 and December 19.
Babar Azam flops, Fakhar Zaman tons up to win tri-series for Pakistan
Babar Azam registered a five-ball duck for Pakistan against Sri Lanka in the final of their ODI tri-series in Lahore. Chasing 326 runs for a win, a sublime 127-run knock off 99 balls by Fakhar Zaman still engineered Pakistan to a comprehensive three-wicket win in 48.3 overs, despite Dilshan Madushanka’s fighting three-wicket haul.
Simon Harmer scalps record 10 as South Africa wins series
South Africa spinner Simon Harmer picked up six Australian wickets at an expense of just 16 runs to claim a sensational match haul of 10-120 in Cape Town. His spell also helped South Africa bundle out the visitors for just 111 to secure a comprehensive 176-run win and seal the three-match Test series 2-1.
With the win, South Africa also became the new number one ranked team on the latest ICC Test rankings.
Roston Chase sinks Bangladesh as WI go 1-0 up
West Indies blanked Bangladesh by eight wickets in Mirpur to take a 1-0 lead in the two-match Test series. Visiting skipper Roston Chase picked up match-winning figures of 5-36 in the second Bangladesh innings to snare his fifth five-wicket haul in Test cricket.
He also completed 100 wickets in the format, attaining the feat in 91 innings spanning 62 Tests for the West Indies cricket team.
Auqib Nabi added to India squad for first three ODIs vs NZ
The BCCI selection committee has included fast bowler Auqib Nabi in the India ODI squad for the first three ODIs of upcoming five-match series against hosts New Zealand this coming week. The speedster was initially named in the squad only for the final two ODIs of the series.
