News Digest - October 2026
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Stirling breaks finger, Tector named replacement in Namibia
Ireland captain Paul Stirling has been ruled out of their tour against Namibia after breaking his left ring finger while fielding in the third ODI. Tim Tector, uncapped in ODIs, flies out to replace him.
Ben Treloar, Parashar Joshi part of BCCI-CA Umpire Exchange Program
As part of an umpire exchange program between the BCCI and Cricket Australia, Australia's Ben Treloar and India's Parashar Joshi will respectively officiate in the Ranji Trophy and the Australian domestic competitions. Treloar will officiate in two Ranji Trophy fixtures, while Joshi will stand in two Sheffield Shield games and a One Day Cup fixtures.
Treloar, who has officiated in first-class matches, 20 List A matches and 39 Big Bash League games, apart from six women's internationals, is currently officiating in the Delhi-Gujarat clash at the Palam B Stadium. He will also stand in the Mumbai-Haryana clash starting October 26 in Mumbai.
Joshi has officiated in 19 first-class matches, 32 List A games and 40 T20s, which includes matches in the IPL. He will first officiate in the Sheffield Shield encounter between Queensland and Tasmania at The Gabba starting November 11, as well as the One Day Cup match between the two sides at the same venue on November 16. Joshi will then wind up with the New South Wales-Queensland clash in the Sheffield Shield at the Sydney Cricket Ground, scheduled to commence on November 22.
Shedge, Raghuvanshi included in Mumbai squad for their next Ranji game
Suryansh Shedge and Angkrish Raghuvanshi have been included in the Mumbai squad for their next Ranji Trophy match against Himachal Pradesh in Dharamsala, starting from October 18. They replace Ayush Mhatre and Yashasvi Jaiswal.
Mhatre, who was named the vice-captain ahead of the start of the Ranji Trophy 2026-27, picked up a hamstring injury to during Mumbai's match against Chandigarh. The injury, a Grade 4 right hamstring tear, is set to rule him out of action for four to six weeks.
Jaiswal, meanwhile, will be unavailable as he will be travelling with the India A team to New Zealand.
Shedge is back with the Mumbai squad having completed his assignments with India A against Australia A.
Mumbai squad: Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Suryansh Shedge, Divyaansh Saxsena, Siddhesh Lad (C), Sarfaraz Khan, Mushir Khan, Suved Parkar, Akash Anand (WK), Hardik Tamore (WK), Shams Mulani, Tanush Kotian, Atharva Ankolekar, Tushar Deshpande, Mohit Awasthi, Sylvester Dsouza, Omkar Tarmale
