While Shami's participation in the Brisbane Test, starting December 14, remains uncertain, his presence at the iconic Melbourne Cricket Ground for the Boxing Day Test is almost guaranteed.
Bumrah, who claimed an eight-wicket match haul in India's 295-run win in the series opener, showed signs of discomfort while bowling the 81st over of Australia's innings
Siraj gave a fiery send-off to Head, who struck his second Test century against India and eighth overall. Head made a brisk 140 off 141 balls, which put Australia in the driver's seat in 2nd Test
After taking a commanding 157-run first-innings lead, Australia reduced India to 128/5 in their second essay on day two, with Rishabh Pant and rookie all-rounder Nitish Reddy at the crease
Saikia, who hails from Assam, is a former first-class cricketer. He is currently the BCCI joint secretary
Both India and Bangladesh beat group leaders Sri Lanka and Pakistan to qualify for the final
IND vs AUS Highlights: Travis Head scored blistering 140 to hand Australia 157 runs lead in the first innings
Siraj decided to add extra aggression to his wicket celebration after removing the Aussie southpaw on 140
Travis Head scored a brilliant 140 off 141 balls in Adelaide before departing off Siraj's bowling
Duminy, who had joined the Proteas side as their batting coach in March last year, has left his role with immediate effect following a mutual agreement, said the country's cricket governing body (CSA)
Ashwin's record in pink-ball Tests helped him pip Ravindra Jadeja and Sundar in the playing XI
Bhuvneshwar, who began his IPL journey with RCB in 2009, is looking forward to shoulder the team's bowling responsibilities for the first time since he started playing in the league
It was revealed last week that the ECB intended to not issue NOCs for tournaments which have their dates clashing with the English summer
Nissanka's 89, his seventh test fifty behind two centuries, easily shone in a steady effort by the top order to reduce the deficit to 116 runs by stumps
Starc was the standout performer on a lively Adelaide pitch, returning excellent figures of 6/48 to dismiss India for a mere 180 runs
Gavaskar questioned the Indian bowlers' approach, stating, "They have to make the batters play as much as they can."
IND vs AUS HIGHLIGHTS: Mitchell Starc turned the pink ball into a lethal weapon, claiming his maiden five-wicket haul vs India as Australia dismantled the visitors for 180 in the first innings
Reddy produced an impressive show, scoring 41 and 38 runs in the two innings against the likes of Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc and Josh Hazlewood at Optus Stadium.
A sell-out crowd was predicted at the 53,500-capacity ground on Friday, as India and Australia renewed their rivalry after a long break between the first and second Test
Kohli, who struck a hundred in the series opener of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy in Perth to break a prolonged century drought in the game's traditional format was out cheaply for 7 on day 1 of 2nd Test