Australia wicketkeeper batter Matthew Wade on Thursday said he may "walk into sunset" after the T20 World Cup Down Under next year.
Former champions Sri Lanka will look to exploit Australia's top-order woes when they clash in a group 1 Super 12 match of the ICC T20 World Cup here on Thursday.
The 30-year-old leg-spinner said watching Yuzvendra Chahal and Sundar bowl during RCB's thumping 82-run win over KKR a few days before helped him find the right length at the same small Sharjah ground.
Players from New Zealand and Australia made significant gains in the rankings updated after the first two matches of the ongoing series between the two sides.
Victorious Australia captain Aaron Finch says writing David Warner off at the start of the tournament was like 'poking the bear" as the opener emerged as the player of the T20 World Cup with match-winning knocks in the semi-final and final.
Australia defeated New Zealand by eight wickets to win their maiden Twenty20 World Cup title on Sunday.
'Definitely Virat Kohli. He's No 1'
'We played one ODI against New Zealand with no crowd (and it) was really strange for first four or five overs, but then you got into your work'
Images from the English Premier League matches played on Sunday.
Images from Thursday's IPL match between Kings XI Punjab and Royal Challengers Bangalore, in Dubai.
Delhi Capitals and Royal Challengers Bangalore go into the virtual quarter-final, having lost four and three games on the trot respectively
Finch is happy that both Smith and David Warner have done incredible work during their time off the field which is showing off
Australia captain Aaron Finch says playing in the sub-continent can be intimidating, but having won an ODI series last year, he says 'Knowing that our game plan is good enough to beat India in India, that gives us a lot of confidence going there.'
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Royals core comprises of three Englishmen -- Stokes, Jos Buttler and Jofra Archer and their Australian skipper Steve Smith.
After the high of the Tokyo Games, India's Olympic silver medallist weightlifter Mirabai Chanu has turned her focus on winning a second world championship title and is ironing out the chinks in her armour ahead of the event.
The kit showcaseS Australia's indigenous heritage.
Images from the World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon, on Monday, Day 4.
Images from Saturday's action in the English Premier League.
Kings XI run into a RCB squad which has grown in confidence by leaps and bounds since their last meeting.
Australia's Mitchell Marsh struck his second half-century in as many matches with a steady 54, but a batting collapse similar to the one they suffered in the opening game meant the visitors were bowled out for 140 in 19.2 overs chasing 197 for a win.
The two players were eligible for Aaron Finch's national side after their 12-month suspensions for ball-tampering ended last month.
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The middle-order continues to remain a concern for CSK with skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni himself not being at his best.
Former England captain Nasser Hussain praised Malan for his versatile style and consistency.
United are four points behind fourth-placed Arsenal, with a game in hand, as they search for a way into the top four and a place in next season's Champions League.
Images from Sunday's action in the Premier League.
Fans were quick to condemn Rahul's remarks with some calling the Indian cricketer 'despicable' and someone who lacked 'the spirit of sportsmanship'.
West Indies will again rely on a hardened bunch of Twenty20 specialists as they bid to retain their World Cup title, but are set for a stern test from India, out to secure a first global trophy under Virat Kohli, and an England team bidding to become champions in two formats.
SunRisers Hyderabad all-rounder Mitchell Marsh has been ruled out of the remainder of IPL 2020 with an ankle injury he sustained during his team's opening match against Royal Challengers Bangalore on Monday.
Kohli was full of praise for all his players but singled out Jadeja and Chahal for their efforts.
Martin Guptill smashed a quickfire half-century as New Zealand cruised to a seven-wicket victory over Australia at Wellington Stadium on Sunday in the fifth Twenty20 international and secure a 3-2 series win.
Gambhir underlined the importance of picking up early wickets and criticised Kohli for his 'poor captaincy' in the second ODI.
Images from the English Premier League matches played on Sunday.
Images from the World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon, on Saturday, Day 9.
India captain Virat Kohli had no qualms conceding that the visitors were outplayed by a confident and ruthless Australia in the second ODI in Sydney on Sunday, pinning the blame on the ineffective and inconsistent bowling by his side.
'The last few days we've really been able to galvanise around him, to have some really robust discussions on where we want to take this cricket team, what we expect of him and what he expects of us.'
It was a stunning turnaround for an Australia team which had lost five T20 series on the trot heading into the World Cup.
Kohli has always led from the front but he knows his search for a maiden title will remain incomplete if the team doesn't perform in all departments.
Hungary condemn England to worst home defeat since 1928
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