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The limited-overs leg of India's upcoming tour of Australia will be played in Sydney and Canberra next month. ....
Former Australia captain Mark Taylor believes current India skipper Virat Kohli is a very powerful guy in world cricket who does a very good job of being a statesman as well as an aggressive cricketer. ....
The upcoming Boxing Day Test between Australia and India during the Border-Gavaskar Series is all set to have crowd at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG). ....
Mohammed Siraj, who took a three-wicket haul with the new ball in an economical spell against Kolkata Knight Riders last week, has finally been rewarded for his performances in domestic first-class cricket and for India A with the national selectors naming him in the Test squad for the upcoming Australia tour. ....
Australia fast bowler Mitchell Starc said that he will be looking not to get distracted from the task at hand when India tour the country for a Test series this year. In India's previous tour of the country, in which they recorded a historic 2-1 win in the four-match Test series, Starc took 13 wickets in seven innings and his returns were less than that of team mates Nathan Lyon and Pat Cummins. ....
Virat Kohli-led Team India will begin the title defence of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy against Australia with the pink-ball Test in Adelaide from December 17, it was confirmed on Wednesday. It will be followed by Tests at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (December 26), the Sydney Cricket Ground (January 7) and the Gabba (January 15). ....
A cap of 25,000 -- which is one-fourth of the total capacity of the Melbourne Cricket Ground -- has been kept for the Boxing Day Test to be played between Australia and India this year amid the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. ....
Though Australia cricket team coach Justin Langer is convinced that his players are "match-ready" and "battle-hardened" ahead of the tough series against India, he feels the players not being able to spend time with their families could have a big impact. ....
Former cricketer Virender Sehwag doesn't believe that Team India head coach Ravi Shastri was unaware about Rohit Sharma's health condition, which has seen the opener not being named in the squads for the Australia tour. ....
Leading Indian batsman Rohit Sharma's hamstring injury has snowballed into a major controversy after he played the Mumbai Indians's (MI) game against SunRisers Hyderabad in the Indian Premier League (IPL), just days after the national selectors ignored him from all three formats for this month's Australia tour -- apparently due to injury. ....