Hosts India will have the upper hand if the tracks are rank turners in the upcoming Test series but Australia will win on 'fair' pitches, said former wicketkeeper Ian Healy.
Srinivas Bhogle and Purnendu Maji present Rediff.com's Most Valuable Player Index after 29 World Cup 2023 games.
New South Wales paceman Abbott and Queensland veteran Neser are the reserve quicks behind regulars Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc, Josh Hazlewood and James Pattinson.
Gavaskar said it is difficult to find faults in a batter who has been dismissed off the first ball thrice
They will, however, only be able to join their respective franchises after Australia play their lone T20 match against Pakistan on April 5.
Australia leave India with the world number one ranking in one-day cricket and will return to the subcontinent for this year's World Cup with confidence after edging the hosts 2-1 in the series.
In the latest ICC ODI Rankings, Mohammed Siraj was dethroned from the top as he slipped to third place, while Josh Hazlewood climbed to the top.
Steely Smith sees Australia to series win against England
IMAGES from the match between Australia and The Netherlands, played in New Delhi on Wednesday.
Following India's ODI series loss to Australia at home, head coach Rahul Dravid has his task cut out with the ODI World Cup set to be held at home later this year.
Apart from Kohli, four other Indians who were picked in the ICC's Test and ODI Teams of the Year.
Australia's top order fired in unison to secure a six-wicket win over England with Dawid Malan's career-best 134 for the tourists in vain as in the first one-day international on Thursday.
Images from the 2nd One Day International between India and Australia at the Holkar Stadium in Indore on Sunday, September 24.
Australia laboured to a modest 263 all out on the opening day of the second Test against India in New Delhi
India are chasing a victory in Ahmedabad to confirm their place in the final of the World Test Championship against Australia in June.
As much as Ishan Kishan has done his bit, India will need Iyer, the proverbial slayer of spin bowling in the middle overs during the World Cup.
'The Ashes are on the line here, if that is not motivation, I don't know what is.'
Ravichandran Ashwin becomes leading wicket-taker in Border-Gavaskar Trophy history
Australia's assistant coach Dan Vettori said it was a "tactical decision" not to field fast bowler Mitchell Starc in his side's narrow win over Afghanistan at the Twenty20 World Cup as the defending champions' semi-final hopes hang in the balance.
More than 110,000 people are expected on the opening day at the world's largest cricket stadium
Images from the ICC World Cup match between Afghanistan and Australia, at the Wankhede stadium in Mumbai, on Tuesday.
Australia have won only four Test series in India in three quarters of a century of touring the country, the last coming in 2004.
Former Australia captain Ian Chappell feels the potency of Australia's pace attack in English conditions gives them the edge in next month's World Test Championship final against India, who could be "badly affected" by the absence of injured Jasprit Bumrah and Rishabh Pant.
Australia's blockbuster four-Test series against India will be the greatest challenge Pat Cummins has faced in his young captaincy as he looks to conquer the "final frontier".
Australia are going to wear an Indigenous-themed kit for the first time.
The Australia team has come in for criticism from former players over various issues including their approach and selection.
With batsman Steve Smith and all-rounder Cameron Green in reserve in the squad, some pundits had called on Australia to make changes for the next Super 12 game against former champions Sri Lanka in Perth on Tuesday.
Images from Day 1 of the third Test played between India and Australia at the Holkar Stadium in Indore on Wednesday
Images from ICC Men's ODI World Cup match played between India and Australia at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on Sunday, October 8.
'You saw how far down he was ... That's just absolutely taking the mickey. That's not just taking off before I bowl it. He was a metre down the wicket.'
K L Rahul struck an unbeaten 75 to anchor their nervy chase against Australia in a low-scoring contest and secure a five-wicket win in the opening one-day international.
Matt Renshaw says he will try to make a 'good impression'
'We need to look after each other during these difficult times.'
Stuart Broad picked up the final two wickets in his last appearance for England to guide the hosts to a series-levelling 49-run victory in the fifth and final Ashes Test against Australia.
Starc will travel to Adelaide with several other members of the Australian side and the Indian team on a charter flight
India will be hoping to pull off a miracle on Sunday by surviving Australia's relentless bowling onslaught.
Left-arm pacer Mitchell Starc is likely to miss Australia's upcoming limited-overs series against India due to injury, according to reports.
Smith said England's batters may not fare so well against the Australian bowling attack
Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav and bowling coach Bharat Arun celebrated their birthdays together .
Smith said he expects the Indian attack to pose a stiff challenge irrespective of the combination they go with.
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