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BCCI appoints Chetan Sharma as national selection committee chairman

Former India pacer Chetan Sharma was appointed chairman of the senior national selection panel by the BCCI's CAC, which also picked Abbey Kuruvilla and Debashis Mohanty in the five-member team.

IND vs AUS Tests: Lot of onus on stand-in skipper Rahane, says Gambhir

Former India opener Gautam Gambhir believes that the onus will be on stand-in skipper Ajinkya Rahane to lead the fightback against Australia when they step out for the Boxing Day Test in Melbourne

IND vs AUS Tests: Rahane will be an able stand-in captain, says Tendulkar

India's batting mainstay Ajinkya Rahane's calm and composed demeanour shouldn't be mistaken for him being weak and he will be as aggressive as Virat Kohli, says Sachin Tendulkar

IND vs AUS: Shaw's bat and foot reacting late to the ball, says Tendulkar

Opening batsman Prithvi Shaw's legs and bat are reacting late to the ball and that opens up a gap between his bat and pad, says Sachin Tendulkar

India vs Australia: David Warner, Sean Abbott ruled out of second Test

David Warner and Sean Abbott have been ruled out of the second Test against India and will rejoin the Australian squad ahead of the third Test, Cricket Australia (CA) said on Wednesday

There is a 'divide' within the Indian team, hints Sunil Gavaskar

Gavaskar has hinted at a divide within the Indian team, saying that treatment meted out to bowlers like R Ashwin and T Natarajan is biased as there are "different rules for different players"

Ind vs Aus: 'Bowler's captain' Rahane will bring 'calm energy', says Ishant

Sharma feels stand-in skipper Ajinkya Rahane is a "bowler's captain" and believes that the batsman will bring calmness on the field

Covid-19: Cricket Australia declares Melbourne as standby for Sydney Test

Cricket Australia said Melbourne has been placed on standby to host the thirst Test between India and Australia if Sydney's Covid-19 situation renders it 'untenable'

Addition of 2 new teams in Indian Premier League on today's BCCI AGM agenda

Setting up of various committees as well as an update on ICC T20 World Cup scheduled to be held next year is also on agenda in the General Meeting (AGM) of BCCI on December 24 in Ahmedabad

India vs Australia Tests schedule, match timing, live streaming details

India vs Australia 2nd Test match will take place on the Boxing Day (Dec 26) at Melbourne Cricket Ground. India needs to bounce back after a humiliating defeat in the 1st Test

Ind vs Aus: 'Charged up' Jadeja begins preparation for Boxing Day Test

With an eye on the Boxing Day Test against Australia, India all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja is sweating it out as he looks to sharpen his skills with both bat and ball in training.The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) shared a video on Twitter in which Jadeja can be seen going through the grind in the nets. "See, who is back in the nets. @imjadeja is here and has started preparing for the Boxing Day Test. #TeamIndia #AUSvIND," BCCI tweeted.The board also shared the video of Shubman Gill sweating it out in the nets. "Nice and clean from @RealShubmanGill #TeamIndia #AUSvIND," BCCI wrote on the micro-blogging site.The Indian team will be without regular skipper Virat Kohli as the batsman requested for paternity leave for the birth of his first child. And it will be on Ajinkya Rahane to lead the fightback as the Indians suffered an eight-wicket loss in the pink-ball Test at the Adelaide Oval.Pacer Ishant Sharma believes Rahane is a confident cricketer and loves communicating with ..

Empathise with Indians but I am glad if they are stressed: Justin Langer

Australia chief coach Langer can empathise with the Indian team after the 36-run shocker it endured in Adelaide but he is also 'glad' that the visitors are 'stressed' during the Christmas weekend

Madan Lal-led cricket advisory panel to get extension in today's BCCI AGM

The BCCI's Cricket Advisory Committee is tasked to pick the three national selectors ahead of the England series

Rahul static at 3rd, Kohli improves to 7th in ICC T20I batting rankings

KL Rahul retained his third position, while India skipper Virat Kohli improved a rung to the seventh spot in the ICC men's T20I player rankings for batsman released on Wednesday. In fact, Rahul and Kohli are the only two Indians to feature in the top-10 list of players rankings in all three categories -- batsman, bowlers and all-rounders. With 816 points, Rahul is behind Dawid Malan (915) and Babar Azam (820) in the list, while Kohli has 697 points in his kitty. Kohli is ranked inside top-10 in all the three formats, being at the top position in ODI batting rankings and occupying the second place in Test batting chart. Among others, New Zealand opener Tim Seifert and fast bowler Tim Southee have attained career-best positions after playing important roles in the 2-1 series win over Pakistan. Seifert advanced 24 slots to a career-best ninth position after a fine run in the home series saw him top the aggregate with 176 runs, while Southee's six wickets in the rubber have lifted him

Cricketer Raina among celebs booked for violating Covid norms in Mumbai pub

Among the persons found on premises in the raid include cricketer Suresh Raina, singer Guru Randhawa, Susanne Roshan Khan, while another prominent singer reportedly managed to escape from a backdoor

After pep talk, expectant father Kohli leaves Australian shores for India

Indian captain Virat Kohli left Australian shores after a pep talk with his beleaguered teammates, handing over the mantle of leading the side to Ajinkya Rahane in the remaining three Tests

New Cricket Advisory Committee to be formed at BCCI AGM on December 24

The BCCI's general body on Thursday will form a new Cricket Advisory Committee (CAC), which will pick three national selectors ahead of the series against England, starting February

IND vs AUS: Indian batsmen need to learn to adapt, says Anshuman Gaekwad

Feet movement is the malaise plaguing Indian batsmen at the moment, and the ability or inability to move the feet is all part of the mindset, says Anshuman Gaekwad

IND vs AUS: Kohli, Shami's absence a 'hammer blow' for India, says Hussey

Former Australia cricketer Mike Hussey feels that the absence of skipper Virat Kohli and pace spearhead Mohammad Shami for the remaining matches is a "hammer blow" for India

IND vs AUS: Virat Kohli leaves for India, asks boys to express themselves

Virat Kohli has taken a paternity leave for the birth of his first child. He was of part of ODIs, T20Is and one-off pink ball test during India's tour of Australia 2020-21