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IND vs AUS: Why Kohli will miss Rohit Sharma in limited-overs cricket?

If Kohli is the chief architect of India's successful run chases then Rohit can be seen as his best assistant, given the latter is second in the list of top run-scorers' successful chases since 2013

Kohli's absence after first Test will not affect CA financially: Hockley

Cricket Australia asserted that the absence of India skipper Kohli for a major part of the marquee Test series will not affect the home board financially

IND vs AUS: Ability to start well has helped me score big, says Smith

My ability to start well against India has resulted in a good record, also I love to stand up and be counted in a big series like the Ashes or the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, says Steve Smith

IND vs AUS: Dhawan shares image of Team India's new ODIs, T20Is jersey

Indian cricket team new jersey: The 'retro' theme shirt, inspired by the 70s, has a navy blue shade, a shift from the conventional sky blue colour that the team has been wearing in recent years

IND vs AUS: Ishant, Rohit ruled out of first two Tests, says report

To be in contention for the third Test which begins January 7 next year in Sydney, Ishant, who has regained bowling fitness, will have to board a plane almost immediately, says the report

IND vs AUS: First Test to go ahead as scheduled, confirms Cricket Australia

There had been doubts over the first Test -- a pink-ball fixture -- as coronavirus outbreak in South Australia led to suggestions that the Dec 17-21 match to be shifted for latter half of the series

Here's what Michael Clarke said about India vs Australia Test series

Former Australia captain Michael Clarke has warned that India could be 'smoked 4-0' in the Test series if skipper Virat Kohli does not set the tone in the white-ball games before his departure

IND vs AUS: Tendulkar urges pacers to bowl fifth off-stump line to Smith

Sachin Tendulkar urges the Indian pacers to target the "fifth stump" to blunt Steve Smith during India vs Australia

IND vs AUS: Series loss to India still annoys and grinds me, says Paine

Australia now has a better all-round side which is pumped up to take on India, who holds the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, says Tim Paine

ICC Test Championship: How new points system may impede India's chances

In the new points system, New Zealand is likely to be in an advantageous position as it can attain a maximum of 420 points (70 pc) if it clean sweeps the home series against West Indies and Pakistan

Australia will get extra competitive vs motivated Kohli: Marcus Stoinis

Marcus Stoinis says that the Australian team is looking to get extra competitive against India skipper Virat Kohli as he is likely to have more motivation to score runs

India vs Australia: When Irfan Pathan's yorker splayed Gilchrist in 2003-04

Pathan's in-swinging yorker that slipped through Adam Gilchrist's defences in the Sydney Test during the 2003-04 series, was a rare piece of bowling artistry in a game dominated heavily by batsmen

India pacer Mohammed Siraj's father no more, Ganguly offers condolences

Pace bowler Mohammed Siraj's father passed away on Friday with the pacer on international duty with the Indian team in Australia.

IND vs AUS: Motivation has never been a problem for Kohli, feels Stoinis

Virat Kohli is more than hundred percent charged up every time he takes the field and the Australian team is preparing in equal measure to counter the threat, says all-rounder Marcus Stoinis

IND vs AUS: When Tendulkar told Brad Hogg 'this will never happen again'

Sachin Tendulkar has signed his autograph on diverse things and one such signature he put on a photo of his shattered stumps, bowled by former Australia Chinaman bowler Brad Hogg in 2007

India vs Australia 2nd Test: MCG's drop-in pitch may not up to mark

The drop-in pitches at the Melbourne Cricket Ground may not be as well-prepared for next month's second Test between India and Australia due to a lack of trial on the pitch

ICC World Test Championship: Matches lost due to Covid won't be counted

The International Cricket Council Board approved a recommendation from the Anil Kumble-headed ICC Cricket Committee to change the World Test Championship (WTC) rules

Lockdown in South Australia provides best chance to host 1st Test vs India

The six-day lockdown in South Australia to contain COVID-19 cases has improved Adelaide's chances hosting the first Day/Night Test between India and Australia, says the state's top medical officer

Bowlers will decide fate of India-Australia series, feels Zaheer Khan

The Indian cricket team is currently in Australia for a full series that includes three ODIs and as many T20 Internationals followed by a four-Test rubber

India has very good chance to beat Australia in all formats: VVS Laxman

Laxman says the fast bowlers in particular would have to remain fit and fresh all the time to win a match for India, especially at end of the tour