Australia were 229 for three in their first innings, trailing West Indies by 176 runs
The West Indies ace scored a brilliant 226 in the third Test against Australia to lift his career tally to 11,187 runs from 121 Tests, eclipsing the record of 11,174 held by Allan Border.
India's memorable win at The Gabba not only saw the team script history but also ensured they toppled Australia in the ICC Test Team Rankings to claim the second spot.
England's Graham Gooch with 8,900 runs will be next in his sights.
Master batsman Sachin Tendulkar joined another elitist club when he completed 10,000 runs during day 1 in the second Test against Pakistan.
Bangladesh declared their first innings at 7-232, a deficit of 26, and reduced the Academy to 4-99 in their second innings at stumps on day two.
One-day captain Ricky Ponting was named Test player of the year.
Shane Warne's three children paid a heart-wrenching tribute to the spin king
India, who are 0-1 down in the three-match series, would surely like to change the record to keep themselves afloat in the series.
Khawaja said he was still good with bat in his hand and that "age is just a number".
Australia's premier pace bowler Pat Cummins on Wednesday said that the Indian Premier League would be a "great fit" for the October window if the T20 World Cup is postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. There is speculation that the 13th IPL, which was suspended indefinitely due to the global health crisis, might be conducted in October-November if the T20 World Cup in Australia is postponed.
'There's days when you contemplate either way and I really haven't made a decision yet,' said the Aussie Test captain.
His 102 helped Australia recover from 45 for three to finish the day at 237 for five, 125 behind England's first innings total of 362 with five wickets in hand.
Australia captain became only the third player in history to score 10,000 runs in Test cricket when he made an unbeaten 69 against England.
Australia captain became only the third player in history to score 10,000 runs in Test cricket when he made an unbeaten 69 against England.
Six of the CA players were making their first class debut, while seven of them were also aged 21 or younger
The T20 World Cup is still six months away and ICC said it will take a decision after consulting all stakeholders, including the Australian government.
Rajneesh Gupta surveys the batting landscape in India-Australia Test encounters.
Selectors would have hoped to see some sort of form from Joe Burns but the right-hander was trapped leg before wicket
Starc didn't want to spend 22 weeks in bio-bubble
After being sacked by England, Kevin Pietersen will appear at the World Cup after all, although he will swap his bat for a microphone after being signed up as a BBC radio pundit.
Warne's first ball of the 1993-94 Ashes series has been written into the history books as the 'Ball of the Century'.
'The assessment of most people is that there is a stable economic and political environment in India and that is attractive to investors.'
Shastri hails Siraj for overcoming every hurdle in Australia
Total runs scored by Virat Kohli in Tests so far this year: 1,182. Last year, Virat aggregated 1,215 runs, notes Rajneesh Gupta.
Australia great Allan Bordrer was baffled by Cricket Australia's decision to rest all-rounder Mitchell Marsh from the squad for the second one-day international against India here. The junior of the Marsh brother has been replaced by John Hastings. Justifying the move selector Rod Marsh stated, "Mitch is a tremendous asset to Australian cricket and we are conscious of managing his workload and his travel, especially with so much cricket to come during the rest of this summer and beyond. "By taking this decision we have opted to give him an extra day at home in Perth after match one, before he flies to Melbourne on Thursday to prepare for Sunday's third match of the series."
Former England captain Michael Vaughan believes India captain Virat Kohli is a better batsman across the three formats than legends such as Sachin Tendulkar, Brian Lara and Ricky Ponting.
Barring any further setbacks, it appears that Michael Clarke's return to full fitness and the captaincy of the Australia World Cup team is now a matter of "when" rather than "if".
World No 1 India continued their rampaging form in Test cricket.
Fans and family celebrated in style after Australia won the Ashes in glorious style
India captain Virat Kohli believes cricket in empty stadiums is a real possibility in a post coronavirus world and though it is unlikely to have a bearing on the intensity of players, he feels the magic would certainly go missing. The cricket boards across the globe are exploring the option of resuming the sport in empty stadiums. There is speculation that fans could be kept away from stadiums in a bid to salvage the T20 World Cup in Australia, which is currently under threat due to the global health crisis.
Border heaped praise on India's pace unit, saying, "It's as a good an Indian bowling attack as I've ever seen."
Australian spin great Shane Warne on Monday picked his fierce rival Sachin Tendulkar as the batsman to bat in any conditions and called his former skipper Steve Waugh a match saver rather than a match-winner.
'It's going to be very difficult to play all three forms -- and good luck to all the guys that want to keep playing -- it's challenging.'
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