India A gather healthy lead after India D are skittled out for 183
Abhishek Sharma is set to open with Gill; India likely to hand a number of debuts in this series
Windies allrounder was bounced out of the series in brutal fashion in second Test at Trent Bridge
But he calls for Shakib to appease the public with his “own words” to stave off discontent at his silence on the political situation in Bangladesh
Bangladesh captain expects Shakib, whose political future is up in the air, to be fully professional during the series
India A’s game will feature a strong Australia A attack at the MCG this week in the second four-day game
Despite a sunny day, the drainage facilities could not dry out the outfield following overnight rain
All six teams will play one game each but none of the current Australia Test XI are likely to be available for the matches in November which coincide with the first Test
The Sharjah pitch is expected to be slow and help the spinners