Wounded by an unprecedented 0-3 home series defeat to New Zealand, India will look to defend the Border-Gavaskar Trophy in the marquee five-match Test series in Australia beginning on November 22.
India captain Suryakumar Yadav admitted that he followed 'Rohit's captaincy route' of spending a lot of time with his team off the field
Test team head coach Gillispie is also taking charge of the white-ball side in Australia after Gary Kirsten's sudden resignation.
Kanpur's Green Park stadium's outfield has been rated "unsatisfactory" by the ICC match referee Jeff Crowe.
While West Indies was bowling during the match on Wednesday vs England, Joseph left the field in a remarkable protest over the field set by Hope during one of the fast bowler's overs
Pakistan have fielded an unchanged Playing 11 despite the defeat in the previous match. But Josh Hazlewood replaced Sean Abbott in Australia Playing 11
All 5 teams - Royal Challengers Bengaluru, Delhi Capitlas, Mumbai Indians, Gujarat Giants, and UP Warriors have come out with their list of retained and released players.
Indian cricket star Rishabh Pant has teamed up with renowned sports and athlete brand management experts Anant Arora and Indranil Blah to manage his off-field activities.
Australia A are 53/2 at the end of day 1, with Marcus Harris and Sam Konstas at the crease. Mukesh Kumar and Khaleel Ahmed took the first two wickets for India and will aim to pick up more on day 2.
In his autobiography Beyond Boundaries, launched here on Wednesday, Patil gave deep insights about the reason behind Wright's success as India coach vis a vis Chappell and Kumble.
The recent home T20I series against Bangladesh was a precursor. Samson received a chance to open consistently against the neighbours and made most of it slamming a 47-ball 111.
They will also have to forget what happened in this series (against New Zealand) and look forward, says former India player Sandeep Patil
Under Latham, the Kiwis became the first visiting side to whitewash India in a three-match home series, winning the Bengaluru, Pune, and Mumbai Tests.
I won't say my RCB innings is over, it's a great franchise, and I really enjoyed my time there; I'd certainly like to get back, says Glenn Maxwell
With an impressive batting display, Dhruv Jurel makes a strong case for a place in India Playing 11 vs Australia in Perth as a batter.
According to ESPNcricinfo, both Rahul and Dhruv Jurel, who traveled to Australia ahead of the main Test squad for match practice with India A, will feature in the Melbourne four-day game.
Though still an unfamiliar face to many, Rocchiccioli, 27, has caught the attention of Australian cricket with his meteoric rise from a grade cricketer to playing for Australia A.
Shockingly, former captain Virat Kohli has dropped out of the world's top 20 Test batters for the first time since December 2014-a near decade-long streak broken.
As India prepares to face South Africa in a five-match T20I series beginning Friday in Durban, the team will be led by Suryakumar Yadav, with VVS Laxman serving as the coach.
With the momentum shifting, Ponting insists that now is the time for Australia to strike, and he's confident that they have the edge to conquer the once-unstoppable hosts.