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IND vs AUS: Tough ask without Kohli if IND don't win 1st Test, says Kumble

If India don't land the first punch by clinching the opening day-night Test against Australia, the going will get very tough for the visitors, feels former national coach Anil Kumble

Warm-up game: Bumrah hits maiden first-class fifty; IND bundled out for 194

With his 55 off 57 balls, Bumrah was the top-scorer for Team India, who folded for a disappointing 194 in 48.3 overs at the Sydney Cricket Ground

England tour of India 2021: IND vs ENG full schedule, venues, tickets

It is still not clear whether fans would be allowed in stadia or not, but falling Covid-19 cases in India may prompt BCCI to allow spectators in stadia after consulting the government

IND vs AUS Test series: Rohit Sharma clears fitness test at Bengaluru's NCA

Rohit is expected to fly out in the next couple of days and will have to undergo 14 days of hard quarantine before being able to train for the last two Tests

Ahead of England tour of India in 2021, call for tempered bio-bubble models

Cricket South Africa team doctor Dr Shuaib Manjra said that teams like England would now have to accept tempered models when touring abroad and not hope for elaborate and expensive models

Pit-vertising: Deodorant brand feature on Big Bash League umpires' armpits

Umpires officiating matches in the Big Bash League this season will give air-time to Australian deodorant and antiperspirant brand Rexona whenever they lift their arms to signal six, out or byes

India vs Austalia 2020-21: Pat Cummins ready for bouncer war if needed

Pat Cummins wants the typical Australian pace and bounce on pitches during the four-match Test series

Virat Kohli skips pink-ball warm-up game ahead of Adelaide Test on Dec 17

India captain Virat Kohli opted out of the day-night warm-up game against Australia A, deciding to give his body some rest after having played in all the preceding limited-overs matches

AUS vs IND Tests: Fresh and rested, Cummins gears up for rivalry with Kohli

Australia fast bowler Pat Cummins has said he is ready to take on Virat Kohli in the first Test of the four-match series to be played at the Adelaide Oval from December 17

Ireland name 16-member squad for ODI series against UAE, Afghanistan

Cricket Ireland has announced a 16-man squad for the two ODI series against the UAE and Afghanistan set to be played in January

India vs Australia: Clarke backs Cummins to succeed Paine as Test skipper

Former Australia skipper Michael Clarke is hopeful of pace spearhead Pat Cummins succeeding Tim Paine as the country's Test leader when the veteran's reign comes to an end

IND vs AUS: Wouldn't be surprised if Tests get a little fiery, says Cummins

Pat Cummins said matches in the Test series against India could get 'a little fiery', reflecting their intense rivalry in a far cry from some friendly banters that marked preceding limited-overs leg

Ind vs Aus: Boxing Day Test crowd capacity increased to 30,000 per day

Cricket Australia confirmed that the crowd capacity for the Boxing Day Test between India and Australia has been increased to 30,000 per day

Our batting depth will be tested, willing to man No. 3: Steve Smith

Smith said Australia's batting depth will be tested in the absence of the injured Warner for the first Test against India

India will miss Kohli but he is human with life outside cricket: Smith

Smith has stated though Kohli missing the last three Tests of the upcoming four-match series will be a big loss for Team India, fans and stakeholders will have to understand that he is a human being

PCB struggling to appoint new chief selector with Akram backing out

The Pakistan Cricket Board is finding it difficult to appoint a new chief selector after its top candidate backed out of working under the current system of selection in the country

BCCI prez Ganguly & Co to hold fort as SC defers reform hearing to Jan 2021

The deferment means that Ganguly, Shah, and George would continue in the New Year, despite their terms having got over at different stages in the past few months

'Proud and at peace', Parthiv Patel retires from competitive cricket

Parthiv Patel, one of the youngest to have played Test cricket for India at the age of 17, on Wednesday, announced his retirement from all forms of the game, three month's short of his 36th birthday

Showing replay on screen before 15 seconds was costly: Kohli on DRS

Kohli wasn't happy that his team lost out on a DRS call because replay of the delivery bowled to Matthew Wade was shown on screen before the permissible limit of 15 seconds

Abbott, Swepson to play in day-night tour match against India at Sydney

Cricket Australia confirmed that four members of Australia's Test squad will be playing in the day-night tour match against the Indians at the Sydney Cricket Ground