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Ind vs Aus: Players to wear armbands during 1st ODI in honour of Dean Jones

The Indian and Australian cricketers will wear black armbands and observe a minute's silence ahead of the first ODI on Friday in honour of Dean Jones, who died during the IPL in September. The former Australia batsman, who had represented his country in 52 Tests and 164 ODIs, was in Mumbai as part of IPL official broadcaster's commentary panel when he died on September 24 following a cardiac arrest. To honour his life, Cricket Australia has decided to pay two significant tributes during the India series. "The first celebration will come at Friday's opening one-day international against India at the SCG when there will be a minute's silence before play and both nations will don black armbands. There will also be a highlights package of his grand career on the big screen," said a report in 'Sydney Morning Herald'. India will play three ODIs, as many T20Is and a much-anticipated four-Test series beginning with a Day-Night game at Adelaide on December 17. The country's cricket board a

Australia vs India: Finch backs Pucovski for early chance in Tests

Finch on backed Will Pucovski for an early opportunity in Test cricket by saying that late entry into red-ball cricket can impede the development of a Test cricketer like it happened in his case.

Aus vs Ind: Crowds to return to stadia for men's cricket after 8 months

India vs Australia ODI series, which will get underway at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Friday, will also be the first time that men's cricket will see specatators in stadia since March

Ind vs Aus: I don't come to any place anymore to prove anything, says Kohli

India vs Australia ODI series gets underway on Friday and India skipper Virat Kohli's love affair with the country dates back to when he made his entry into the Test arena back in 2012

It is confusing, difficult to understand: Kohli on new WTC points system

India skipper Virat Kohli questioned the ICC for altering the points system of the inaugural World Test Championship (WTC), saying the change is 'confusing' and the governing body has a lot to explain

IND vs AUS 1st ODI preview: Rohit-less Team India venture into unknown

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IND vs AUS: Rahul keen to play as wicketkeeper-batsman in limited overs

Rahul has now pipped specialist wicketkeepers Rishabh Pant and Sanju Samson as the no.1 gloveman in the limited-overs format.

England to tour India for 4 Tests, 3 ODIs and five T20Is in 2021: Ganguly

Two additional T20Is have been added to the tour which will be held ahead of the 2021 T20 World Cup, scheduled to be held in India in October-November

IND vs AUS: Our batsmen familiar with Indian bowlers' tactics, says Langer

Australia coach Justin Langer said he has great respect for the formidable Indian bowling line-up

IND vs AUS: Waqar expects a tight contest between India and Australia

The presence of impressive Test performers in the Indian side and the comeback of Warner and Smith in the Australian camp will make a hotly-contested series between the two nations, says Waqar Younis

IND vs AUS 2020-21: No room for abuse, plenty for banter, says Langer

Australia's head coach Justin Langer asserted that there would be no room for abuse when his team takes on India but he expects plenty of banter between the two evenly-matched sides

AUS vs IND: Ishant, Rohit's absence in Tests no concern to us, says Langer

Australia head coach Justin Langer has said that the likely absence of Rohit Sharma and Ishant Sharma from the first two Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy will have no bearing on the hosts' psyche

India vs Australia ODI series: Likely opening pair of Indian cricket team

Dhawan is India's 3rd-highest run-scorer in wins since Jan 2013 after Kohli, Rohit while Rahul has scored 808 runs in 81 innings at an average of 53.32, including 3 centuries and 5 fifties, as an open

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