'T20 is a hard format. We are excited for what is to come.'
The teams will not have the luxury of an Impact Player in the T20 World Cup.
IMAGES from Day 3 of the 3rd Test played between Australia and Pakistan at SCG on Friday.
USA's sparkling debut, Afghan bravehearts' dream run and India's brilliance
Hardik Pandya's leadership skills and India's overall World Cup preparedness will be under focus
New Zealand registered a 13-run win over the West Indies in the first T20I to take 1-0 lead.
This is Ravichandran Ashwin's sixth stint at the top of the rankings. He first became number one in December 2015.
Veteran off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin, who entered the elite 500 Test wicket club at Rajkot, climbed a rung to the second position behind pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah.
The 2019 runners-up looked out of the contest after Ravindra fell in the 41st over but James Neesham injected fresh drama with a never-say-die 58 but it was not enough in the end.
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Chasing 146, Australia lost wickets at regular intervals. WI pacers Sheldon Cotrell and Alzarri Joseph dismissed opener David Warner (14) and Mitchell Marsh (3), reducing Australia to 21/2.
'We'll see how he goes in the build-up and make that decision when we get on the ground in India'
Josh Hazlewood ruled out of next week's opener in Nagpur, which begins on Thursday.
After England dominated the proceedings on Day 1 of the first Test at the Bay Oval, Tom Blundell struck a century to revive New Zealand's chances.
Virat Kohli's World record 50th ODI hundred, a scintillating century by Shreyas Iyer and Mohammed Shami's brilliant pace bowling powered the hosts past New Zealand in the first semi-final with a 70-run victory at the Wankhede stadium in Mumbai on Wednesday.
Australia's grizzly-haired veterans brought all their big-game experience to the fore
Cameron Green braved cramps to smash a career-best 89 not out and secure Australia's nervy two-wicket victory against New Zealand in the opening one-day international in Cairns on Tuesday.
Mitchell Santner and Lockie Ferguson picked up three wickets each as New Zealand trounced Afghanistan by 149 runs.
Williamson's 109 from 132 deliveries on another sun-kissed day at Mount Maunganui made him only the fifth New Zealander to score a hundred in each innings of a Test.
'That was proper (batting) from those two, it set the tone for how we want to play our cricket, take the game on.'
After Australia resumed on 59-2, West Indies made frequent inroads to stay in the contest.
Legendary wicketkeeper-batter Adam Gilchrist believes Australia will play all-rounder Cameron Green as a pure batter at No 6 in the first Test against India.
Chelsea came from behind to beat Crystal Palace 3-1 thanks to added time goals from Conor Gallagher and Enzo Fernandez.
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As curtains dropped on the third day of the first Test against New Zealand, England strengthened their stranglehold with Stuart Broad ripping through the Kiwi top-order at the Bay Oval.
The Australian team management chose Peter Handscomb ahead of Travis Head
IMAGES from the ICC World Cup match played between Australia and Pakistan in Bengaluru, on Friday.
Images from the first T20 International between India and New Zealand, in Jaipur, on Wednesday.
Images from the first One-Day International between New Zealand and India, in Auckland, on Friday.
IMAGES from the ICC World Cup match played between Australia and Bangladesh in Pune on Saturday
IMAGES from the 3rd ODI between India and Australia played in Rajkot on Wednesday
Josh Hazlewood took four wickets and their openers comfortably chased a modest target.
Sri Lanka, who had conceded a 109-run lead, were bowled out for 113 in their second innings
They were bowled out for 138 in their first innings after lunch, still 381 runs behind New Zealand's 519 for seven declared and Kane Williamson had no hesitation in imposing the follow-on.
Australia racked up 469 in their first innings and then reduced India to 151/5 to put themselves in the box seat in the World Test Championship final.
Opener Head, playing his first ODI since November 2018, struck 12 boundaries and three sixes in a 72-ball 101 that powered Australia to 313-7
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Images from Day 3 of the second Test between Australia and South Africa at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Wednesday.
Opener Shubman Gill attained a career-best second position and is the highest-ranked among three India players who are now in the top 10.
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