India captain Virat Kohli's two half-centuries in the recently-concluded Australia vs India ODI series have cemented his spot at the top of the MRF Tyres ICC ODI Player Rankings for batsmen.
The 16 skippers made history, coming together in Melbourne for the first time at a T20 World Cup.
Babar smashed an unbeaten 105 and opener Imam-ul-Haq made 89 not out
KL Rahul and Co would like forget the unsavoury incident and focus on the task ahead.
Asalanka came in and smashed 10 fours and a six for his maiden ODI century
Aaron Finch suffered a blow to his head during a Sheffield Shield encounter on Saturday and was substituted by Travis Dean after Australia's limited-overs captain experienced concussion symptoms.
Suryakumar Yadav and Virat Kohli slammed half-centuries as India edged Australia by six wickets in the third and final T20 International in Hyderabad on Sunday, to claim the series 2-1.
Aaron Finch has matured immensely as a cricketer and filled the "void in terms of captaincy" in limited overs cricket, believes Australia's stand-in coach Andrew McDonald. What also helped Finch evolve as a skipper is the continuity in team selection, he pointed out.
'Definitely Virat Kohli. He's No 1'
IMAGES from the 1st T20I played between India and Australia in Mohali on Tuesday.
The Australian captain Aaron Finch struggled across all three formats during the India series, specially while trying to navigate Bhuvneshwar's inswinging deliveries.
Daryl Mitchell and Matthew Wade were the heroes for their respective teams as New Zealand and Australia set up a Trans-Tasman final in the T20 World Cup.
Warner was slapped with a lifetime ban from any leadership role for his involvement in a ball-tampering scandal four years ago but Cricket Australia has initiated the process to revoke it.
The 30-year-old Marsh has been one of Australia's best white-ball players in recent times. He was a member of Australia's T20 World Cup winning side last year, scoring an unbeaten 77 in the final against New Zealand to help Australia clinch their maiden title.
Finch is happy that both Smith and David Warner have done incredible work during their time off the field which is showing off
IMAGES of the T20 World Cup warm up match played between India and Australia at the Gabba in Brisbane on Monday
Australian leg-spinner Adam Zampa wants to forge a partnership with India's Yuzvendra Chahal during the upcoming IPL, where he aim to master the art of death bowling while playing for the Royal Challengers Bangalore.
West Indies fast bowler Obed McCoy took four wickets after Andre Russell's maiden half-century as the Twenty20 world champions produced a superb comeback to outclass Australia by 18 runs in the first game of their five-match series.
'We have all played enough cricket to know what we need to do to best prepare ourselves for these sorts of tournaments.'
The two players were eligible for Aaron Finch's national side after their 12-month suspensions for ball-tampering ended last month.
'Honestly, these keyboard warriors need to go get a bloody life. This isn't even one of the worst that has come my way but I've had enough!'
Dashing opening batsman David Warner won his third Allan Border Medal, while Ellyse Perry claimed her second Belinda Clark Award at the Australian Cricket Awards, in Melbourne, on Monday.
The Australian skipper further said that he is really excited to play against New Zealand in the summit clash and even called them a 'great team'.
'We've put ourselves in this situation but hopefully the Sri Lankans can do the job for us.'
Australia's limited-overs' captain Aaron Finch is confident his opening partner at the T20 World Cup, in Oman and the UAE from October 17, will do well despite being dropped by Sunrisers Hyderabad in the IPL this year.
India dropped three catches and were left to rue their death-overs bowling.
Stoinis reached his half-century in just 17 balls and finished with an 18-ball 59* much to the delight of the Australian fans at home in this knock decorated by four boundaries and six sixes
Sri Lanka's Chamika Karunaratne picked up three wickets, including the crucial one of Glenn Maxwell, to trigger an Australian collapse as the hosts won the rain-hit second one-day international by 26 runs.
Australia gelled superbly during last year's triumph in the United Arab Emirates and 14 of that 15-man squad will bid for back-to-back titles
The seat will be put up for auction. After the game, Maxwell signed the seat so it can be auctioned off for charity.
Test skipper Pat Cummins will also captain Australia in one-day internationals after being named as the replacement for Aaron Finch by Cricket Australia on Tuesday.
Australia made heavy weather of a modest chase before beating Sri Lanka by three wickets in the second Twenty20 International on Wednesday to take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series.
Here is a complete list of players, who failed to attract any bid in the IPL 2022
A maiden five-wicket haul by seamer Cameron Green on Sunday set Australia up for a five-wicket victory in the first one-day international against Zimbabwe in Townsville, which is hosting the first series between the sides Down Under since 2004.
Australia's ODI captain Aaron Finch, on Monday, warned the 'under-pressure' batsmen of his side to be ready for some shake-ups ahead of the series against India following their lacklustre showing recently against South Africa.
'I'm confident of that (being fit for the World Cup).'
Smith said he did not regard his injury as a major issue.
Former captain Ricky Ponting said Aaron Finch and uncapped Marcus Harris should open the batting for Australia in the upcoming four-Test series against India.
England Test skipper Ben Stokes was bought by Chennai Super Kings for Rs 16.25 crore.
Williamson lauded his batting line-up for putting up a mammoth 200. They bowled out Australia for 111.
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