Cricket News Live: Pant to be dropped; Babar Azam axed before T20 World Cup?

Just Now: Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has announced Pakistan's 15-member squad for the three T20Is against Sri Lanka, starting from January 7 onwards. In a big breaking, Babar Azam and Shaheen Afridi are left out of the T20I squad. Shadab Khan returns under Salman Ali Agha, while, uncapped wicketkeeper-batter Khawaja Nafay is also drafted in. 

Pakistan T20I squad for SL series

Salman Ali Agha (captain), Abdul Samad, Abrar Ahmad, Faheem Ashraf, Fakhar Zaman, Khawaja Nafay (wk), Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Salman Mirza, Mohammad Wasim Jnr, Naseem Shah, Sahibzada Farhan (wk), Saim Ayub, Shadab Khan, Usman Khan (wk), Usman Tariq

Rishabh Pant to face an axe from ODIs?

According to various reports, Rishabh Pant is set to face an axe as far as his ODI spot is concerned. He is currently a backup keeper to KL Rahul but Ishan Kishan is likely to be rewarded over Pant. Despite making his ODI debut in October 2018, Pant has failed to nail down a spot in the white-ball setup. Read below for more information. 

Meanwhile, Jayswal, who took the prized wicket of Kohli, has been guided by none other than fellow Gujarat spinner Axar Patel. 
"Axar bhai has helped me with everything — kit, bats, jerseys, mindset. I want to be a spin-bowling all-rounder like him," Jayswal said to TOI. "I’ve always wanted to be a spin-bowling all-rounder like him. He teaches me how to be a game-changer — when to attack, how to control the run rate, and how to stay mentally strong."

The latest bowler to dismiss Virat Kohli is Gujarat's Vishal Jayswal, who did him with a beautiful left-arm spin in the Vijay Hazare Trophy (VHT) match. Following the match against Delhi, Jayswal got an opportunity to meet the 'King' himself and got a signed match ball as well. After that, Kohli said to him: 

"Achha ball daalta hai. Hard work karta rah. Opportunity aayega, wait kar and mehnat kar [You bowl really well. Keep working hard"