India received a boost on the final day of their tour match against a Cricket Australia Chairman's XI when Ishant Sharma and Zaheer Khan showed signs of form and fitness.
Taufeeq Umar closed in on a second successive half-century to steady Pakistan on the second day of the second and final Test against Bangladesh in Dhaka on Sunday.
A 180-run partnership for the fifth wicket between Shahriar Nafees and Shakib Al Hasan gave Bangladesh a respectable score at the close of day one in the second Test against Pakistan.
Pakistan are confident of a two-nil rout of a struggling Bangladesh unit with another solid all-round performance in the second and final Test, starting in Dhaka on Saturday.
For their latest string of batting inadequacy, the home side endured a hefty innings and 184-run defeat at the hands of Pakistan in Chittagong on Monday.
Just six wickets separated Pakistan from victory after Younis Khan's double century ensured a massive declaration and the visiting bowlers the opportunity to snipe through four top-order wickets before stumps on day three of the first Test.
New Zealand fought back valiantly to put themselves in a commanding position at stumps on day two of the second Test against Australia in Hobart on Saturday.
If the limited-overs results on Pakistan's tour of Bangladesh are anything to go by, an uphill task and difficult test of mental strength awaits the home side as they go into the Test series.
Bangladesh's batting was again exposed by Pakistan's spinners as they failed to chase down the visitors' modest total of 177 in a 58-run defeat in the third ODI in Chittagong on Tuesday.
The second ODI between Bangladesh and Pakistan in Dhaka was a bittersweet affair for Nasir Hossain as his maiden century wasn't enough to help his team to victory.
Shahid Afridi starred with bat and ball as Pakistan made heavy work of chasing down Bangladesh's modest total of 91 in the first ODI in Dhaka on Thursday.
After an excellent series victory over Sri Lanka, Pakistan will be looking to keep their momentum going when they start the ODI series against Bangladesh in Dhaka.
Bangladesh's spinners put them in the hunt by restricting Pakistan to 135 but a horror batting performance saw the hosts crash to a 50-run defeat in Dhaka.
Sri Lanka head home with just one win to show for their nine-match tour of the United Arab Emirates after Pakistan trumped them by five wickets in Friday's one-off Twenty20 International.
Darren Bravo saw to it that at least one batsman converted a half-century into three figures as the West Indies racked up a dominant 575 for nine at stumps on day two of the third and final Test against India at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.
Patrick Cummins held his nerve to hit the winning runs as Australia recorded the highest successful run chase at the Wanderers to beat South Africa by two wickets.
Ricky Ponting found some form while Usman Khawaja hit a maiden half-ton as Australia reached 142 for three on the penultimate day of the second Test against South Africa.
Shahid Afridi stole the show with both bat and ball as Pakistan landed a 26-run win and subsequent three-one series triumph in Sunday's fourth ODI in Sharjah.
South Africa took control of the second Test against Australia on day three as a century stand between Hashim Amla and AB de Villiers helped them to a lead of 199.
A promising 106-run stand between Tillakaratne Dilshan and Kumar Sangakkara had Sri Lanka right on track for triumph in Friday's third ODI in Dubai, but ultimately Pakistan sniped a 21-run win to go two-one up in the five-match affair.
South Africa's bowlers fought back strongly from a poor start on day two of their second Test to bowl Australia out for 296, limiting the tourists to a first-innings lead of 30.
