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IND vs AUS: Burns will provide experience in Warner's absence, says Lehmann

Former Australia coach Darren Lehmann has backed incumbent opener Joe Burns to play the first Test against India

IND vs AUS 1st Test: Steve Smith misses net session due to sore back

Australia's premier batsman Steve Smith missed a crucial net session due to a sore back as the home team's tumultuous build-up to the 4-match Test series experienced another major injury scare

IPL addressed clash of cultures turning foes to friends, say Border, Langer

Former Australia skipper Allan Border and current coach Justin Langer have acknowledged the contribution of the Indian Premier League in breaking the ice between the Indian and Australian players

IND vs AUS: Harris hasn't scored Test hundreds, Burns can, says Ponting

Former Australia skipper Ricky Ponting has once again shown faith in batsman Joe Burns and wants him to open in the first Test for Australia which gets underway on Thursday

IND vs AUS: Will miss Ishant, no decision on playing 11 yet, says Rahane

India vice-captain Ajinkya Rahane conceded that pacer Ishant Sharma's absence is a 'big miss' but side-stepped queries on his team's possible first XI combination for the opening Day/Night Test

India vs Australia 1st Test: Likely opening pair for India in Adelaide

With Mayank being an automatic selection for one of the two openers' slots, it would be interesting to see who will partner him as second opener in India playing 11

Yuvraj Singh named in Punjab's probables list for Syed Mushtaq Ali T20

World-cup winning former India all-rounder Yuvraj Singh is set to come out of retirement and play domestic cricket again after being named in Punjab's 30-strong list of probables

Sreesanth named in Kerala probables list for Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy

Former India fast bowler Sreesanth moved closer to a return to competitive cricket after being named in a 26-strong probables list by Kerala for the upcoming Syed Musthaq Ali Trophy T20 tournament

PAK vs NZ T20Is: Azam's absence should not affect our chances, says Miandad

Javed Miandad does not believe that the absence of captain Babar Azam due to injury should affect Pakistan's chances of doing well in the upcoming T20 International series in New Zealand

Former Australian Test cricketer all-rounder Eric Freeman dies at 76

Former Australia Test all-rounder Eric Freeman has passed away at the age of 76.

2022 T20 WC Qualification: 86 teams to fight for 15 spots across 225 games

The ICC on Monday announced that as many as 86 teams will fight for the 15 spots in the 2022 T20 World Cup in Australia, the qualifying phase comprising 225 matches across 13 months.

I will go with Tim Paine as opener: Mark Waugh ahead of IND vs AUS Tests

Former Australia batsman Mark Waugh feels skipper Tim Paine could be the team's answer to its concerns at the top of the order in for India vs Australia Test series

NZ vs WI: Kiwis sweep series 2-0, moves to 3rd spot on ICC WTC points table

New Zealand joined Australia atop world cricket's Test rankings, when it beat the West Indies by an innings and 12 runs in the second test to sweep the two-match series

Ind vs Aus: Important that we got practice game with pink ball, says Pant

Wicket-keeper batsman Rishabh Pant has said that it was important for India to get a practice game with the pink ball ahead of the first Test against Australia, beginning on December 17

Recovery going well: Jadeja shares training video ahead of IND vs AUS Tests

India all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja said his recovery is going well and shared a training video

AUS vs IND: Smith finds hard to stop visualising the game or shadow batting

Australia batsman Steve Smith said that he finds it difficult to stop visualising the game even during his downtime

ICC Test rankings: AUS edge out NZ at number one spot on decimal points

International Cricket Council clarified that Australia are still at the top of Test rankings and the Tim Paine-led side is ahead of New Zealand on decimal points

Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 tournamnent to begin from January 10: BCCI to states

The BCCI will start its much-delayed domestic season with the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy from January 10 to 31 in six different states where bio-secure hubs will be created

IND vs AUS: Need to strike fine balance while confronting Kohli, says Finch

Australia limited-overs captain Aaron Finch wants the home team players to strike a 'fine balance' when they confront Virat Kohli in the opening Test

Pujara one of the few to hurt teams even with low strike rate: Hayden

Former Australia opener Matthew Hayden believes Cheteshwar Pujara is one of the very few batsmen in world cricket who can hurt the opposition teams despite his low strike rate