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IND vs AUS 1st Test: Saha may be preferred over Pant in day/night format

Wriddhiman Saha's far superior glovework may be given preference over Rishabh Pant's blazing blade in India's opening day/night Test against Australia, starting at the Adelaide Oval from Thursday

India vs Australia: Shubman Gill should bat at No 6 in Tests, says Agarkar

Former India pacer Ajit Agarkar feels Shubman Gill should bat at number six as there are not many options lower down the order after skipper Virat Kohli returns home on paternity leave.Gill has impressed everyone in the two practice games he played ahead of the Test series. In the second practice game that was played with the pink ball, Gill registered scores of 43 and 65 against Australia A.Post Kohli's departure following the pink-ball Test, Ajinkya Rahane is likely to take the skipper's number four position while Hanuma Vihari will bat at number five."Everyone seems to be an opener at the moment in this squad, isn't it? Because Vihari and Rahane are obviously going to be playing in the middle order with Pujara," Agarkar said on the Sony Sports Network."So those are three spots that you would believe are occupied. My pick would be Shubman Gill [at 6]. I think a lot of people have picked him as an opener," he added.The former fast bowler believes even though Gill has opened the ...

Shane Warne flays into current bowlers for giving up without a fight

Ripping apart the argument that cricket has become too batsmen friendly, spin legend Shane Warne has expressed his disappointment at the current bowlers' lack of willingness to hone their skills

Rahane not worried about poor run in NZ ahead of Ind vs Aus Test series

India vice-captain and middle-order batsman Ajinkya Rahane has said that he is not too concerned about the poor form that struck him during the tour of New Zealand earlier this year

India look more settled than Australia going into 1st Test, feels Isa Guha

Former England women's speedster-turned-analyst Isa Guha feels that Indian team going into the first Test looks way more settled compared to the Australian side

IND vs AUS 1st Test: Ponting backs Burns as opener in Australia playing 11

Former Australia skipper Ricky Ponting wants the team management to show faith in under-fire Joe Burns and retain him in the Test series opener against India, starting on Thursday

Kohli's absence incentive for Indians to lift up their game: Gavaskar

Virat Kohli's absence in the last three Tests of the upcoming four-match series will be a huge boost to Australia considering his record Down Under, say Sunil Gavaskar and Allan Border

IND vs AUS: Burns will provide experience in Warner's absence, says Lehmann

Former Australia coach Darren Lehmann has backed incumbent opener Joe Burns to play the first Test against India

IND vs AUS 1st Test: Steve Smith misses net session due to sore back

Australia's premier batsman Steve Smith missed a crucial net session due to a sore back as the home team's tumultuous build-up to the 4-match Test series experienced another major injury scare

IPL addressed clash of cultures turning foes to friends, say Border, Langer

Former Australia skipper Allan Border and current coach Justin Langer have acknowledged the contribution of the Indian Premier League in breaking the ice between the Indian and Australian players

IND vs AUS: Harris hasn't scored Test hundreds, Burns can, says Ponting

Former Australia skipper Ricky Ponting has once again shown faith in batsman Joe Burns and wants him to open in the first Test for Australia which gets underway on Thursday

IND vs AUS: Will miss Ishant, no decision on playing 11 yet, says Rahane

India vice-captain Ajinkya Rahane conceded that pacer Ishant Sharma's absence is a 'big miss' but side-stepped queries on his team's possible first XI combination for the opening Day/Night Test

India vs Australia 1st Test: Likely opening pair for India in Adelaide

With Mayank being an automatic selection for one of the two openers' slots, it would be interesting to see who will partner him as second opener in India playing 11

I will go with Tim Paine as opener: Mark Waugh ahead of IND vs AUS Tests

Former Australia batsman Mark Waugh feels skipper Tim Paine could be the team's answer to its concerns at the top of the order in for India vs Australia Test series

Ind vs Aus: Important that we got practice game with pink ball, says Pant

Wicket-keeper batsman Rishabh Pant has said that it was important for India to get a practice game with the pink ball ahead of the first Test against Australia, beginning on December 17

Recovery going well: Jadeja shares training video ahead of IND vs AUS Tests

India all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja said his recovery is going well and shared a training video

AUS vs IND: Smith finds hard to stop visualising the game or shadow batting

Australia batsman Steve Smith said that he finds it difficult to stop visualising the game even during his downtime

IND vs AUS: Need to strike fine balance while confronting Kohli, says Finch

Australia limited-overs captain Aaron Finch wants the home team players to strike a 'fine balance' when they confront Virat Kohli in the opening Test

Pujara one of the few to hurt teams even with low strike rate: Hayden

Former Australia opener Matthew Hayden believes Cheteshwar Pujara is one of the very few batsmen in world cricket who can hurt the opposition teams despite his low strike rate

AUS vs IND: There will be no pressure of captaincy on Rahane, says Gavaskar

Ajinkya Rahane will not be bogged down by the pressure of captaincy if he leads India in the last three Tests against Australia in Virat Kohli's absence, feels batting great Sunil Gavaskar