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IND vs AUS: Watson urges Australia to avoid provoking Kohli's intensity

Former all-rounder Shane Watson has advised the Australian team to avoid getting into confrontations with Virat Kohli in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy as he feels the intensity the celebrated Indian batter derives from provocations brings the best out of him. Going through a lean run of form, Kohli has enjoyed great success in Australia in the past and will look to regain his touch in the five-match Test series, which gets underway on Friday at the Optus Stadium here. Provoking the Indian batting mainstay has often proved to be counterproductive for the Australians, and Watson has experienced it himself. "The one thing that I know of Virat is... because the fire burns so brightly and deep inside him, the intensity he brings to every ball that he is engaged in a game has been superhuman," Watson was quoted as saying on the Willow Talk podcast. "But, there have been in recent times where moments in this career that fire has started to go out because it is just so hard to maintain that .

AUS vs IND: Bumrah is Cat burglar for Brett Lee, India's X-factor for Head

Dubbed as the bowler "impossible to face" by swashbuckling Australian batter Travis Head and a "cat burglar" by former tearaway pacer Brett Lee, Jasprit Bumrah's reputation precedes him. The India pacer, who is set to captain India in the first Test of the five-match series starting here Friday, has left both past and present Australian players in awe of his skill and threat. Not since the golden era of the West Indies in the 1970s has a touring pace bowler struck fear into the hearts of Australians as much as Bumrah, according to the local media here. On his two previous Test tours of Australia, the 30-year-old Bumrah, who is set to captain India in the first Test of the five-match series here from Friday, took 32 wickets at an average of 21.25, including a match-winning 6/33 during the 2018 Boxing Day Test. Since the start of the 20th century, only two touring bowlers have taken more wickets in Australia at a lower average -- Richard Hadlee and Curtly Ambrose. Head, Usman Khawaj

Australia vs Pakistan HIGHLIGHTS, 3rd T20: Australia beat Pakistan to complete the clean sweep

Australia vs Pakistan highlights: Marcus Stoinis scored a fiery 61 to take Australia over the line

AUS vs IND 1st Test: Padikkal stays; Shami's inclusion remains uncertain

Devdutt Padikkal, who was playing for the India A side under the leadership of Ruturaj Gaikwad in the two-match Test series against Australia A, scored 151 runs in the four innings he played

Australia vs Pakistan 3rd T20 playing 11, live timing (IST), live streaming

Pakistan reveal their Playing 11 before the toss. Captain Rizwan dropped from Pak's Playing 11 for 3rd T20 at Hobart

AUS vs IND: Gambhir's style of coaching 'not great fit' for India - Paine

Gautam Gambhir's "prickly" coaching style may not bode well for the Indian team, and it could be a "long summer" if they fail to start strong in the Perth Test on November 22, warns former Australian captain Tim Paine. Jolted by an unprecedented 0-3 home series loss to New Zealand, the Gambhir-coached side now face the daunting task of defending the Border-Gavaskar Trophy in a five-match series against Australia, starting with the Perth Test. Their last two series wins out here they had Ravi Shastri who was fantastic. He created a great environment, the players were energised, they played with passion, he sold them the dream and motivated them in a really light-hearted enjoyable way," Paine said on SEN Radio. They (India) have gone to a new coach now that is really prickly, really competitive -- and that not to say that's not a good thing and a good way to coach -- but my concern is that it's not a great fit for the Indian cricket team. If your coach is the first one to crack in a

Australia vs Pakistan HIGHLIGHTS, 2nd T20: Aussies clinch T20 series 2-0, beat PAK by 13 runs

AUS vs PAK HIGHLIGHTS: Spencer Johnson's fifer helped the hosts restrict Pakistan to 134 on the night to win the 3-match series in Sydney.

Australia vs Pakistan 2nd T20 playing 11, live time (IST), streaming today

Pakistan made one change in their Playing 11, bringing in Sufiyan Muqeem. The live streaming of the 2nd T20 match between Australia and Pakistan will be available on the Disney Plus Hotstar app

AUS vs IND Tests: King is back in his territory, says Shastri backs Kohli

Former India cricket coach Ravi Shastri believes Virat Kohli has the potential to turn around his poor form and prosper during the upcoming five-Test Border-Gavaskar series in Australia. Kohli has been going through a rough run across all formats over the last few months. The 36-year-old star batter has scored just one half-century and averaged only 21.33 across five Test matches against Bangladesh and New Zealand since the start of the year. But Shastri has warned Australia and said Kohli is back in the country where he loves to bat and score runs. "Well, the King is back in his territory. That's all I will tell them," Shastri said on The ICC Review. "When you've earned that title after your exploits in Australia, it will be on your (opponent's) mind when you go out to bat." Shastri was referring to Kohli's phenomenal performances in Australia, which include a fighting century in Adelaide in his first-ever Test tour in 2011/12, a staggering 692 runs from four Tests during the 201

Australia vs Pakistan HIGHLIGHTS, 1st T20: AUS thrashes PAK in Brisbane to 1-0 up in the series

All four Australian bowlers got themselves on wicket-takers list to end the Pakistani innings on 64 for 9.

Australia vs Pakistan 1st T20 playing 11, new playing conditions, streaming

After a delay of over 120 minutes due to rain, the toss took place and Pakistan skipper Mohammad Rizwan elected to bowl first.

AUS vs IND: Kohli, Pant led India's first practice session for Perth Test

After skipping the practice session on Tuesday, star Indian batter Virat Kohli was seen sweating it out in the nets on Wednesday

Ponting vs Gambhir: 'Prickly Character' remark escalates tensions | WATCH

We have quite a bit of history against each other; I've We actually coached him at Delhi Capitals, and he is quite a prickly character, says Ponting ahead of India vs Australia 1st Test

IPL 2025 auction: Ponting, Langer may miss AUS-IND 1st Test commentary gig

The third and fourth days' play of Australia vs India 1st Test will clash with the IPL 2025 mega auction dates - November 24 and November 25

Australia vs Pakistan T20s full schedule, live time, squads, live streaming

From squads of both teams to live toss timings of all three matches, check everything you need to know about Australia vs Pakistan T20 series here

India vs Australia 1st Test: Perth pitch report, key stats of Optus Stadium

Perth's Optus Stadium started hosted matches since 2017. India played one Test match at the venue and failed to win in 2018.

Australia vs India 1st Test: Rahul to open in Rohit's absence - Gambhir

Addressing the media before flying out from India, Gambhir also confirmed that Jasprit Bumrah would lead Team India if captain Rohit Sharma failed to turn up for the five-match series opener.

Cat's hair cut for $1000? Watch Wasim Akram's priceless grooming tale

Pakistani cricket legend Wasim Akram revealed on air that he had spent nearly $1,000 on his cat Leo's haircut, sparking a wave of disbelief and banter among the commentators

Pakistan registers its first ODI series win in Australia since 2002

This victory marked Pakistan's first series win in Australia since 2002-a feat made all the more extraordinary considering the chaos that engulfed their camp.

Australia squad vs India: Toss up between Inglis-McSweeney for openers slot

Josh Inglis or Nathan McSweeney will partner Usman Khawaja in Australia Playing 11 as an opener when the hosts take on India in Perth Test on November 22 during the Border-Gavaskar Trophy