Back in the mix after nursing a finger injury which he picked up during the pink-ball Test against Bangladesh last November, Saha was not part of the first XI for India vs New Zealand Test series
Jaffer claims that Dhoni's inclusion could ease the pressure on KL Rahul or Rishabh Pant, who are currently sharing the gloves for Team India in limited-overs cricket.
Rohit Sharma was kept out of the mix with the limited overs vice-captain still recovering from a calf injury while Kedar Jadhav has been dropped
With a solid 120 points, New Zealand's tally has risen to 180 on ICC world test championship points table leaderboard; India stays on top for now with 360 points
The highly-rated Indian batting line-up, which boasts of having the likes of Virat Kohli, Cheteshwar Pujara and Rahane, would want to fire on all cylinders after being caught napping in Wellington
The matches, to celebrate the birth centenary of Bangladesh's founder Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, are scheduled to be held from March 18 to 22
The Shreyas Iyer-led side will play its last IPL 2020 match against KXIP on May 16 in an away fixture at Mohali. Delhi's last home-leg match will be played on May 13 at Arun Jaitley stadium
In the five T20I and three ODIs against New Zealand, Pant was not included in the Playing XI
India had scored 296 for seven after being put into bat, thanks to K L Rahul's (112) fourth ODI hundred
Kiwis regular captain Kane Williamson has been declared fit and he might replace Tom Blundell in New Zealand playing 11
Ross Taylor played a crucial knock for the Kiwis while their bowling attack kept Indian batsmen on leash. Navdeep Saini and Ravindra Jadeja raised hopes for India but fell short of the target
Flying high after the 5-0 whitewash of New Zealand cricket team in the T20 International series, India were brought to the ground after the hosts took a 1-0 lead in the three-match series
India vs New Zealand 2nd ODI match will be telecast live on Star Sports 1 and Star Sports 1 HD with English commentary from 7:30 am on Saturday.
Rishabh Pant is a wicketkeeper-batsman for IPL franchise Delhi Capitals which is co-owned by JSW.
Chasing the target, the Black Caps were tottering at 17 for three in 3.2 overs. Tim Seifert (50) and Ross Taylor (53) then added 99 runs for the fourth wicket as New Zealand recovered to 116.
Chasing 166, New Zealand were coasting at one stage before the hosts committed harakiri to be restricted to 165 for 7
Rohit Sharma smashed consecutive sixes in the final two balls of the thrilling Super Over, leading India cricket team to their maiden T20 series win in New Zealand
The Indian team management had decided to hand K L Rahul the dual role of a 'keeper-batsman' in limited-overs by dropping Pant from the playing 11 in the ongoing T20I series against New Zealand
India vs New Zealand 3rd T20 match will be telecast live on Star Sports 1 and Star Sports 1 HD with English commentary from 12:30 pm
A third successive win at Seddon Park will give them their first ever T20I series' win on New Zealand soil, a feat they were unable to achieve on two occasions previously