Mumbai Indians have called up West Indies fast bowler Jerome Taylor to replace the injured Sri Lankan paceman Lasith Malinga for the remainder of the IPL 2016.
India dominate the business side of global cricket by virtually every metric but Australia showed commercial clout counts for little when teams battle on the game's biggest stage.
'It just speaks volumes for the team at the moment. Everyone would do anything for each other so we're in a really good place.'
Indian cricket team will not just be looking to win a third ODI global title but also look at saving the '50-over format' which has been battling identity crisis for at least five years now.
Photos from Day 2 of the 3rd Test played at the Adelaide Oval on Saturday
In the latest ICC ODI Rankings, Mohammed Siraj was dethroned from the top as he slipped to third place, while Josh Hazlewood climbed to the top.
Australia suffered a big setback after senior fast bowler Josh Hazlewood was ruled out of the World Test Championship final against India.
India have already secured the Border-Gavaskar trophy and they will now be playing for a record-extending 16th straight series win at home
Captain Rohit Sharma's return will certainly give solidity to the top order in the second ODI against Australia.
'It's going to have take something pretty serious to have me miss a game.'
The Australia team has come in for criticism from former players over various issues including their approach and selection.
Zampa picked up his maiden five-wicket haul in one-day internationals to help the hosts defeat New Zealand
Following their emphatic nine-wicket win in the Indore Test, Australia will be looking to continue the momentum as they seek a series-levelling victory in the fourth and final Test, starting in Ahmedabad on Thursday.
India will be hoping to pull off a miracle on Sunday by surviving Australia's relentless bowling onslaught.
With pacer Mohammed Shami in menacing form, India holds the edge in the bowling department against Australia, reckons batting great Gundappa Viswanath, who wants skipper Rohit Sharma to convert his aggressive starts to a big hundred in the World Cup final.
Former Australian cricketer Michael Kasprowicz took a walk down memory lane as he shared anecdotes of Australia's last Test win in India.
The Australian media were united in their view that the Mitchell Johnson-inspired humiliation of England at Lord's marked a decisive shift in the balance of power in the Ashes series.
Images from ICC Men's ODI World Cup match played between India and Australia at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on Sunday, October 8.
Warner is poised to wrap up his Test cricket journey with the upcoming third Test against Pakistan at the iconic Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG).
Images from Day 2 of the third Ashes Test on Friday.
Allan Border opened up on the team's selection and said Australia overthought during the first Test in Nagpur.
Leg-spinner Ryan Burl picked up 5 for 10 in just three overs on Saturday as Zimbabwe stunned Australia in the third One-Day International in Townsville, registering an exciting three-wicket victory and denying the hosts a series clean-sweep.
Ahead of the WTC Final next month, former Australian skipper Ricky Ponting opened up on India and Australia's chances for the big game.
Ravichandran Ashwin becomes leading wicket-taker in Border-Gavaskar Trophy history
SKY perfectly equipped to play Tests, says Sachin Tendulkar
IMAGES from the match between Australia and The Netherlands, played in New Delhi on Wednesday.
Australia ripped out England's top order to take a vice-like grip on the second Ashes Test after completely dominating the second day at Lord's on Friday.
Ahead of the WTC final between India and Australia, Ricky Ponting picked Australia's playing XI.
'I've heard that I'm 100 per cent available for both skill sets in the IPL at the start, so yeah, I'm not too sure where that's kind of come from'
With batsman Steve Smith and all-rounder Cameron Green in reserve in the squad, some pundits had called on Australia to make changes for the next Super 12 game against former champions Sri Lanka in Perth on Tuesday.
Pat Cummins, Josh Hazlewood, and Mitchell Starc along with spinner Nathan Lyon played all four Tests against India. While Cummins and Hazlewood starred with the ball, Starc and Lyon had to toil hard for wickets.
'We need to look after each other during these difficult times.'
Rohit shot down suggestions that India had rolled out a 'doctored pitch' for the contest.
Smith said he expects the Indian attack to pose a stiff challenge irrespective of the combination they go with.
Former India selector Sandeep Singh picked India's playing XI for the WTC Final.
Images from the third ODI between India and Australia in Chennai on Wednesday.
As India took an unassailable 2-0 lead over Australia in the Border-Gavaskar series, a dejected Allan Border opened up on the visitor's loss.
If Boland gets a chance to play the first Test in Nagpur, he would probably like to walk the talk as he said in episode No. 2 of 'Test'.
As Australia opted to go with just one pacer for second Test against India, former spinner Steve O'Keefe opened up on the team's chances of beating India at home.
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