Indian cricket team will not just be looking to win a third ODI global title but also look at saving the '50-over format' which has been battling identity crisis for at least five years now.
Mitchell Starc's first ball of the match was as good as Steve Harmison's was poor, a full yorker which went behind the legs of hapless England opener Rory Burns and swung into the base of his stumps
It's been more than a decade since India lost a Test series at home - they had lost to England 1-2 in 2012.
Pat Cummins will not play the third Test against India in Indore starting March 1
Agar is the latest Australian to return home midway into the tour, with the visitors having lost the first two Tests of the four-match series.
With a massive 1,608 runs in the WTC 2021-2023 cycle, Khawaja was the major reason Australia qualified for the WTC final.
As Starc put on bowling exhibition, India must have missed their star pacer Jasprit Bumrah.
Australia has recalled all-rounder Marcus Stoinis, along with paceman Kane Richardson and spinner Ashton Agar, for the T20 series against England in the lead-up to the World Cup.
Captain Rohit Sharma's return will certainly give solidity to the top order in the second ODI against Australia.
'I'd really like to see Alex Carey bat at six and Australia pick five bowlers'
Australia declared their first innings on 556 for nine and then skittled out Pakistan for 148 to seize control of the second Test in Karachi on Monday.
England will require more heroics from Ben Stokes if they are to pull off an unlikely victory
Intention is to play every match, we won't be rotating bowlers unless we have to: Pat Cummins
'We'll see how he goes in the build-up and make that decision when we get on the ground in India'
Ravindra Jadeja's absence from the T20 series was expected to weaken India but the hosts found an able replacement in "outstanding" Axar Patel, said Australia coach Andrew McDonald.
The upcoming Test in Indore will be a do or die for Team Australia, who will look for a face-saving victory.
Ahead of the third Test of the ongoing Border-Gavaskar Tophy, Australia's stand-in skipper Steve Smith opened up on the mistakes made by the visitors in the first two Tests.
Play three pacers, include Boland in Indore, says Kasprowicz
The 10-team tournament will be played across 10 venues culminating in the November 19 final at the 132,000-capacity Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.
Sent in to bat on a grassy MCG pitch on Sunday, England were skittled for 185
Rohit Sharma said that Suryakumar would be given a "consistent run" so that he feels comfortable with the format.
The Indian team, set to play the second Test against Australia from Friday, had to switch hotels in New Delhi.
Sri Lanka fined 40 percent of match fee for slow-over rate in second T20 against Australia
IMAGES from the 3rd ODI between India and Australia played in Rajkot on Wednesday
Cheteshwar Pujara is set to play his 100th Test match when India take on Australia for the 2nd Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy
Warner is poised to wrap up his Test cricket journey with the upcoming third Test against Pakistan at the iconic Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG).
Following their emphatic nine-wicket win in the Indore Test, Australia will be looking to continue the momentum as they seek a series-levelling victory in the fourth and final Test, starting in Ahmedabad on Thursday.
With KS Bharat putting up unimpressive displays and Motera providing a good batting track, it might be the perfect opportunity for Ishan Kishan to find a place in the team.
McDonald 'disappointed' with McCullum's comment post Bairstow dismissal
'As a South African team, we know we're going to have that chip on our back, or that narrative that we have to get over'
Srinivas Bhogle and Purnendu Maji present Rediff.com's Most Valuable Player Index of World Cup 2023 after the first 12 games.
Australia coach Andrew McDonald made no bones about his team's capitulation in the second innings of the second Test in Delhi.
Astronomical Rs 24.75 crore bid makes Starc most expensive player in IPL history
Srinivas Bhogle and Purnendu Maji present Rediff.com's Most Valuable Player Index after 23 World Cup 2023 games.
As India retained the Border-Gavaskar Trophy with a 2-1 win, Rohit Sharma and Australia skipper Steve Smith agreed the outcome of the Delhi Test sealed the fate of the series.
IMAGES from Day 2 of the fourth Ashes Test between England and Australia at Old Trafford in Manchester on Thursday.
The kit showcaseS Australia's indigenous heritage.
Shubman Gill smashed a career-best 128 and Virat Kohli regained his form to fuel India's robust reply
Starc didn't want to spend 22 weeks in bio-bubble
Josh Hazlewood took four wickets and their openers comfortably chased a modest target.
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