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WTC Final: India's Rahane can prolong his Test career feels Ricky Ponting

Australia great Ricky Ponting feels that Ajinkya Rahane, who made a remarkable return to red ball cricket with his gutsy knock during the ongoing ICC World Test Championship final

WTC Final: Marnus explains nap that sent cricket world into a spin

Top-ranked Test batter Marnus Labuschagne has revealed why he took a brief nap during Australia's second innings of the ICC World Test Championship Final

WTC Final Day 3 Highlights: India still in it; Australia 123/4, lead by 296

World Test Championship Final, India vs Australia Day 3 Highlights: India fought back hard as they not only got to 296 after being 151/6 early morning, but have held Australia at 123/4 with lead 296

WTC Final Day 2 Highlights: Australia on top as India trail by 318 runs

ICC WTC Final, 2023, India vs Australia - Day 2 Highlights: Steve Smith's century was the only riveting moment as India trailed by 318 at the end of Day 2. Australia scored 469. India struggle at151/5

WTC Final: 'Hopefully I don't get dropped too much ', says ton-up Head

Australian batter Travis Head is hoping he doesn't get dropped too much in the future after his impressive batting display against India on Day 1 of the World Test Championship Final at the Oval

WTC Final: India lacked positive mindset by opting to field says Shastri

Disappointed by India's defensive approach, former head coach Ravi Shastri has said Rohit Sharma did not show a "positive mindset" by electing to bowl in the World Test Championship final against Australia here. India left out veteran offspinner Ravichandran Ashwin and preferred a four-pronged pace attack to go with left-arm spin bowling allrounder Ravindra Jadeja as they chose to bowl under overcast conditions. The decision backfired as Steve Smith (95 batting) and Travis Head (146 batting) shared an unbroken 251-run partnership to put Australia in a commanding 327/3 heading into day two. "From what came out today, the mindset was to field if they won the toss, hence the choices in the bowling department -- four seamers one spinner," Shastri told ICC after the end of the opening day's play on Wednesday. "If the mindset was positive you'd want to bat, rough it out in the first session and see if you can put 250 on board. Don't think too big 250-260 and if the conditions got better

WTC Final: Hayden, Ponting slam India's decision to drop Ravi Ashwin

Australian greats Matthew Hayden and Ricky Ponting have slammed India's decision to drop premier off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin for the World Test Championship final against Australia. Ashwin, who is the No 1 bowler in Test cricket and India's leading wicket-taker in the 2021-23 WTC cycle, was dropped as the Rohit Sharma-led side bolstered the pace ammunition by playing four seamers. "I feel that Ravichandran Ashwin is such a key factor, the leading wicket taker in the Tests cycle is not there. There are a few factors worth pondering on in Team India's perspective," Hayden told ICC after the day one's proceedings. In the absence of Ashwin, left-armer Ravindra Jadeja is the sole spinner in the playing XI and he went wicketless as India struggled to break the 251-run partnership between Travis Head (146 batting) and Steve Smith (95 batting). With Head's blistering century, his first in England, combined with Smith's resolute show Australia took the day one honours with 327/3 on the

WTC Final Day 1 Highlights, IND vs AUS: Head, Smith power Aussies to 327/3

India, led by Rohit Sharma would be against Pat Cummins' Australia as the two teams vie for their maiden World Test Championship. Catch all the updates here

WTC Final: Have India made a mistake by not playing Ravichandran Ashwin?

Ravichandran Ashwin is the only bowler to have picked up more than 200 wickets of left-handed batters alone. Australia are playing with five left-handers in this game

Disney Star onboards 28 sponsors for India vs Australia WTC final

Star Sports Network and Disney+ Hotstar tied up with 28 sponsors for the World Test Championship Final. Team India will face off against Australia in the WTC final today.

WTC Final preview: India ahead as Aussie miss Hazlewood in ultimate clash

The Australian team would miss not having Josh Hazlewood in their side in a game that would be more about testing the patience of the Indian batters

WTC Final 2023, India vs Australia: Check pitch report, squads, date, more

India and Australia are ready to face off against each other in the World Test Championship final at the Oval, England. The WTC final will be played between June 7 to June 11.

WTC Final: It's better to stay a bit underdone than overdone says Cummins

Australia captain Pat Cummins doesn't mind staying a bit undercooked going into the high-octane WTC final against India rather than playing two months of T20 cricket and landing up jaded for a gruelling English summer. Asked if the bulk of the Australian side (save Cameron Green, David Warner in IPL and Marnus Labuschagne in County cricket) would be a bit rusty with virtually no game time since the India series, the skipper on Sunday begged to differ. "Breaks are rare to come by," said the modern day great, who has 217 Test wickets from 49 games. "I have always said, with six Test matches (including five in the Ashes), it is better to be slightly underdone than overdone. I am talking from a bower's point of view. So I want to be physically fresh. "Back home, we did lot of training. We have trained hard, rejuvenated and refreshed and are keen," Cummins brushed aside talks of rustiness during ICC's 'Afternoon with Test Legends' event at the Oval. Terming the track as a good one with

WTC Final: Michael Neser named as replacement for Hazlewood in Aussie squad

Fast-bowling all-rounder Michael Neser has been named as a replacement for Josh Hazlewood in Australian squad for the World Test Championship Final clash against India starting at The Oval from June 7

WTC Final: Batting big worry; India find strength in Kohli, Shami and Gill

Virat Kohli is back in form just ahead of the World Test Championship Final. Alongside him, India will bank Shubman Gill and Mohammed Shami for the all-important event

ICC World Test Championship Final: Timing, dates, when and where to watch

The Final for the second edition of the ICC World Championship begins on June 7th, with India facing Australia. Here is everything you need to know

Steve Smith in IPL 2023? Here's all we know about his participation

Steve Smith did not participate in the mini-auction that was held in Kochi in December 2022

Sharma terms India's loss in 3rd ODI against Australia a collective failure

Following his side's 21-run loss against Australia in the third ODI, India skipper Rohit Sharma termed the defeat as a collective failure

IND vs AUS, 3rd ODI Highlights: Zampa, Agar lead Australia to series win

India vs Australia, 3rd ODI Highlights: Adam Zampa finished with figures of 4/45 and was complimented well by Ashton Agar (2/41) to restrict India to 248 and win the match by 21 runs, take series 2-1

IND vs AUS Highlights, 2nd ODI: Starc, Marsh guide Aussies to 10 wicket win

India vs Australia, 2nd ODI Highlights: It was Mitchell Starc with the ball with his 5/53 and then Mitchell Marsh and Travis Head with the bat as they took Australia to a 10-wicket win. Series now 1-1