IMAGES from Day 3 of the 3rd Ashes Test played between Australia and England at the MCG on Tuesday.
Ireland's win against England threw the Super 12s wide open and issued a warning to the cricket powers who have largely snubbed them in competition.
"I'm sure BCCI will sort this out," said Ganguly
Can Rahane lead India out of the depths of misery and to the glorious peaks of victory?
The India-Pakistan game was tantalisingly poised with 31 needed from the last two overs, but India always had the edge with Kohli -- the king of run chases -- looking ominous as he cut loose after a cautious start.
New Zealand's Devon Conway paid tribute to his opening partner Finn Allen for the way he took on Australia's vaunted pace attack as the Black Caps romped to an 89-run victory Twenty20 World Cup on Saturday.
West Indies (2012, 2016) have won the title twice, while India (2007), Pakistan (2009), England (2010) and Sri Lanka (2014) are the other teams to have won it once.
Suryakumar Yadav consolidated his position atop the rankings after his stupendous 111 not out in the second T20I against New Zealand. He gained 31 rating points from the series. His 890 points kept him 54 ahead of Pakistan's Mohammed Rizwan, who is placed second.
Hardik Pandya branded the newly-constructed stadium 'unreal' while retweeting BCCI's original tweet.
India batter Suryakumar Yadav had his first practice session Down Under in Brisbane on Sunday, and the batter said his main focus going into the nets was to assess the conditions.
The Boxing Day Test between India and Australia might feature crowds with the Victoria government saying that it is "very confident" of having fans in the stands for the much-awaited clash.
'Just because of the nature of how good those bowling attacks were they probably embellished it a bit. So, you wouldn't want to play on it every day, but I think for occasional Test matches it's not the worst thing.'
India has not won an ICC event since the Champions Trophy triumph in 2013, and the team is keen to break the drought this time around.
"We played a lot of dot balls because our set batsmen got out and it was not easy for a new batter coming in. They needed two to three balls to settle and that forced us onto the back foot,"
Virat Kohli hailed the performance of the visitors on the first day of the ongoing second Test
Suryakumar Yadav peppered the Zimbabwe bowlers across the MCG on Sunday, once again leaving his mark on the T20 World Cup with a sensational 61 not out from 25 balls.
England cricket captain Jos Buttler said his team retained an advantage playing last in the final round of group matches at the Twenty20 World Cup as they will know exactly what is needed in terms of net run-rate to reach the semi-finals.
While the others seemed relaxed, Pujara stood at attention.
India will face defending champions Australia and New Zealand in their ICC T20 World Cup warm-up games on October 17 and October 19 respectively.
The 22-year-old Afridi will join the national team in Australia on Saturday after completing his rehabilitation programme for a knee injury under the supervision of the PCB Medical Advisory Committee.
Australia would be open to hosting Asian arch-rivals Pakistan and India in a series to revive a contest world cricket wants to see, board chief Nick Hockley said.
The Australia-India women's ODI series slated for next month has been postponed to next season due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Cricket Australia said on Thursday.
The allocations for the India vs Pakistan match were sold within five minutes of going on sale.
MCG moved to improve the playing surface after receiving the negative rating from ICC following last year's drawn Test against England, when only 24 wickets fell in five days.
Factbox World Cup match between Australia and England at the MCG.
The Motera Stadium will dislodge the Melbourne Cricket Ground as the world's largest cricket stadium.
Buttler said he felt the current squad was only at the beginning of a new era for English cricket.
It will be the first ever Pink Ball Test the two sides play against each other.
Pace legend Waqar Younis is backing Pakistan to win the T20 World Cup to be held in Australia later this year, saying the pitches Down Under could favour their potent bowling attack.
'The whole batting line-up and team are talented. I am looking forward to them having a good game against England, which is their biggest test. If they win the semi-finals, they will lift the trophy.'
The Indian cricket team kicked off the New Year with an energy packed practice session for the third Test against Australia in Sydney.
'They're a group of players that pride themselves on competing and they've just not managed to find any kind of consistency or skill'
Tributes from across the world have been pouring in for Warne, with Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison calling him "one of our nation's greatest characters".
The fourth Test will be played from January 5-9 at the SCG, with Australia having retained the Ashes after winning the first three games.
'As I walked in to bat, I cursed Dinesh Karthik for a second.'
South Africa in trouble at 58-4 in 'Boxing Day' Test
Former Australia skipper Ricky Ponting has questioned Joe Root's comments about England's bowlers during the Ashes and said that as captain of the touring side the onus is on him to make changes when needed.
Virat Kohli has 3794 runs in T20 Internationals, 927 of those have come in T20 World Cups, the third-highest by a batter in the competition.
Virat Kohli was magnificent at the death, finishing 82 not out after digging India out of trouble
England's batting once again disappointed against Australia on Day 2 of the third Test
