South Africa's legendary batter Hashim Amla has announced his retirement from all forms of cricket, bringing curtains down on an illustrious career spanning two decades.
If he was still groggy, he was completely woken up when he was knocked a couple of times on the fingers by Mohammed Siraj's sharp deliveries, early in his innings.
The truth of the matter is that India lost their second successive WTC final on day two of this encounter when they collapsed to 71/4 in response to Australia's first-innings total of 469.
The defeat in the Centurion Test was India's fifth in a row in SENA countries under Head Coach Rahul Dravid.
IMAGES from Day 3 of the WTC Final between Australia and India, played at The Oval, in London, on Friday.
The first game in the three match One Day International series between India and England at the Oval in London is underway.
'Whichever team is able to adjust and adapt to the conditions, the pitch will win the match.'
England fast bowler Stuart Broad will retire from cricket at the end of the Ashes series against Australia, he said after the third day of the final Test on Saturday.
Stokes ruled out discarding that 'Bazball' approach in the Ashes opener at Edgbaston from Friday.
India have recalled Ajinkya Rahane to reinforce their batting line-up, which will have to be at its best to negate the Australian attack.
The Meteorological (MeT) department of the UK has predicted a 30 per cent chance of precipitation during the afternoon,
Slogans like 'Vande Mataram', 'Bharat Mata ki Jai' and 'Modi, Modi' went up the air amid a mood of cheer.
Liam Livingstone smashed his second half-century in two games as England claimed a 79-run win over New Zealand in the rain-affected second ODI.
Alam sighed when he heard about Bedi's death before gathering his breath to pay tribute to one of the greatest spinners of all time.
Captain Rohit Sharma believes all individuals showed a lot of character and stepped up when needed to take India to the World Test Championship final for the second consecutive time.
The absence of the dashing wicketkeeper-batter leaves a big void in India's Test eleven, said Hayden
Anushka's expression conveyed a mix of shock and confusion at the loss of such an important wicket on a crucial day of play.
The Indians lost their last seven wickets for the addition of just 70 runs on the final day of the contest.
James Anderson, who turns 41 on Sunday, is England's leading wicket taker in Tests with 690 dismissals.
Images from Day 1 of the fifth and final Ashes Test between England and Australia at The Oval in London on Thursday.
Ravi Shastri didn't expect the orthodox Cheteshwar Pujara to try out an uncharacteristic ramp shot against Pat Cummins.
Sri Lanka, who are third in the WTC rankings behind already qualified Australia and India, will need to beat New Zealand 2-0.
The former England captain expects experienced pacer James Anderdon to be part of England's touring squad for the Test series in India early next year.
England all-rounder Moeen Ali said he will not travel to India next year for the Test series.
Moeen made his Test debut in 2014 and played his last Test against India at the Oval in September 2021. He scored 2,914 runs in 64 Tests at an average of 28.29, and picked up 195 wickets with his off-spin.
'There have been a lot of 6:30 wake-ups on day four and day five when my alarm has been set for 8:15.'
Record Stokes ton leads England to huge win over New Zealand
Dream11 will be seen on Team India jerseys starting from the Test series against the West Indies.
India played the tournament's best cricket for nearly six weeks but it was the familiar sight of Australia celebrating with the trophy as fireworks exploded overhead when the 13th edition of the World Cup came to a close on Sunday.
Ravi Shastri sounded sceptical about the possibility of players getting extended gap after the IPL or practice games ahead of future WTC final matches.
Hazlewood returned to Australia after reporting "minor side soreness" following his most recent IPL match for RCB
'The intensity he trains with all the time is at such a high level it drags everyone else along for the ride.'
Smith will look to reprise his performance from the 2019 Ashes series in England, where he amassed 774 runs in his four Tests
'Lyon has over 400 Test wickets and dismissed India's best batter in this crucial moment.'
Australia and India control their own destiny as they edge towards the conclusion of the competition
Warner's participation was considered doubtful for the next red-ball assignments for Australia, especially after his horrendous run in India with the bat.
'It will be looking to score, and then if it's a good ball, defend.'
The opening day was washed out by rain on Thursday and there will be no extra day tagged on, meaning that the series decider is effectively now a three-day Test.
Australia coach McDonald dismisses 'far-fetched' Cummins resignation talk
Kohli has managed just 111 runs in three Tests against Australia but Ponting is not worried about lack of runs.
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