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IND vs AUS: 'Gutted' to leave the team, Rahul wishes luck to Indian squad

India batsman KL Rahul, who was ruled out of the ongoing Test series against Australia on Tuesday, wished the squad luck for the remaining two games and said he is gutted to leave the side

IND vs AUS 3rd Test: Rohit returns as opener, Saini to make debut at SCG

Rohit will open the innings alongside Shubman Gill in India vs Australia 3rd Test at Sydney Cricket Ground

England vs Sri Lanka Test series: No new case of Covid-19 in English squad

In a big boost, the English cricket team can now start preparing for the 2-Test series against Sri Lanka as there has been no new coronavirus cases in the latest round of tests conducted on the squad

Check Australia vs India 3rd Test playing 11 and head to head details here

Rohit replaces Mayank as one of the openers in India playing 11 while Navdeep Saini will make his Test debut in the third Test at SCG. Check IND vs AUS 3rd Test playing 11 here

India vs Australia 3rd Test: SCG pitch will be lively, says Curator

The curator confirmed that the Test match won't get affected as the clouds are expected to pass

ICC rankings: New Zealand attains top spot in Test cricket for the 1st time

Overall, New Zealand is the seventh side in the world to hold the number one spot

India vs Australia: KL Rahul ruled out of remaining two Test matches

KL Rahul sprained his left wrist while batting in the nets at the MCG during Team India's practice session on Saturday, says BCCI

Shakib returns as Bangladesh names preliminary squads for Windies series

All-rounder Shakib Al Hasan has been included in both sides, marking his return to the national team after the ban

Not received any request from BCCI to move 4th Test out of Brisbane: CA

Cricket Australia chief executive Nick Hockley on Monday dismissed reports that the Indian team is reluctant to play the fourth Test in Brisbane because of stricter quarantine rules there

IND vs AUS: We are 100 pc going to Brisbane for fourth Test, says Lyon

Nathan Lyon said they are '100 per cent' sure of Brisbane hosting the fourth Test against India, playing down media reports that the tourists are reluctant to travel

IND vs AUS 3rd test: David Warner brings X-factor to the team, says Lyon

Team would love to have him play the third Test against India even if he is not 100 per cent fit, said Nathan Lyon

IND vs AUS: James Pattinson ruled out of third Test due to bruised ribs

Australian pacer James Pattinson was on Monday ruled out of the third Test against India due to bruised ribs, the home team's cricket board said in a statement.

IND vs AUS: Ashwin terms plane ride to Sydney 'turbulent and scary'

Ahead of the third Test against Australia, India spinner Ravichandran Ashwin on Monday termed the journey from Melbourne to Sydney as 'turbulent and scary'.

India retain second spot in ICC World Test Championship rankings

India kept themselves in contention of competing in the final of the ICC World Test Championship next year after winning the Melbourne Test

New Zealand keep ICC WTC final hope alive after thrashing Pakistan

New Zealand boosted their hopes of reaching the ICC World Test Championship final after securing a 101-run win against Pakistan in the first Test here on Wednesday.The Kiwis won 60 points in the ICC WTC standings to keep their dream alive of making it to the final of the mega event even if the second Test match ends in a draw.The Kiwis will topple Australia to go on the top of the ICC Test Team Rankings but that won't be enough to play the final of WTC as the top two teams in WTC standing will lock horns in the showpiece event. The team rankings are run independently and do not affect the ICC WTC table.The Kiwis are now third, behind Australia and India in terms of percentage points won, the factor that determines the final placings rather than total points won, following a change to the points system owing to the COVID-19 disruption.Australia and India are ahead in the points table on that basis. New Zealand, currently on 0.667 percentage points, could go up to 0.700 if they ...

Losing Virat was not easy, but Jinks was very calm and balanced: Ashwin

Losing regular skipper Virat Kohli was not easy for the team, but stand-in skipper Ajinkya Rahane stood up to the challenge and led from the front, says R Ashwin

Cricket Australia confirms Sydney as venue for India vs Australia 3rd Test

The Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) was confirmed as venue for the third Test between India and Australia, starting January 7, Cricket Australia said in a statement on Tuesday

NZ vs PAK: New Zealand's Jamieson fined 25% match fee for breach of code

New Zealand fast bowler Kyle Jamieson was fined 25 per cent of his match fee and slapped with a demerit point for throwing a ball in direction of Pakistan's Faheem Ashraf while fielding in 1st Test

12 Windies players decline to tour Bangladesh due to Covid, other reasons

Twelve players, including Test captain Jason Holder, One-day International captain Kieron Pollard, and Darren Bravo, have declined to go to Bangladesh with the West Indies team

AUS vs IND: Australia remains favourites in last two Tests, says Cummins

Steve Smith and Marnus Labuschagne will soon return to form and with opener David Warner looking fit to go for the third Test, says Australia vice-captain Pat Cummins