Australia coach Darren Lehmann has claimed that his side has got some plans for Brendon McCullum.
By the time you see this you may know the result, so here's an interactive guide to life after the big match.
In the broader markets, BSE Midcap index slipped 0.3% whereas the BSE Smallcap index inched up by 0.2%
lot will be expected from former England opener Marcus Trescothick, who is embarking on his first overseas tour in three years after quitting cricket due to stress-related illness. Trescothick and Justin Langer have proved a lethal opening combo in the English domestic circuit and will be hoping to carry their form over to India.
With the BCCI threatening to call off the ongoing series between India and New Zealand, the Justice R M Lodha led panel on Tuesday clarified that they didn't direct the banks to freeze the accounts of the Board and it should carry on with its routine expenses. Fuming at the defiance of its recommendations, the Supreme Court-appointed Lodha panel had "directed" banks, where BCCI holds accounts, not to disburse "large" funds to the state associations, a decision taken by the Board at its Special General Meeting on September 30.
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Former Pakistan head coach Waqar Younis believes that tainted left-handed batsman Salman Butt, who served a five-year ban for his involvement in 2010 spot-fixing scandal, should be recalled to the national team on the basis of his current form. Waqar, who was Pakistan's coach during the infamous Lord's Test in 2010, when Butt was found guilty of orchestrating the delivery of no-balls from fast bowlers Mohammad Amir and Mohammad Asif, said he was he was in favour of Butt returning based on his recent domestic form.
The rupee gained for the second day, climbing 23 paise to a one-week high of 62.07 against the dollar on Wednesday, amid a modest recovery in local stocks and sales of the US currency by exporters and banks.
The renminbi is likely to be used increasingly for current account purposes, but its use in capital account transactions will hinge on convertibility in China.
If Chinese growth starts falling, sharply or otherwise, the risk on trade might reverse.
'The stimulus packages, sector reliefs, loans etc are coming to industry, but state governments have not got any money from GST, no money from excise, no money from any income source.'
How the Indian players fared in the seven-match One-Day International series against Australia.
In the wake of Kumble's resignation though, the BCCI had specifically instructed Cricket Club of India (CCI)'s Malhotra to report any incident of discord between Kohli and Kumble when the team was in England.
'You want a steady, confident, self-assured and highly skilful hand at the till. 'It is a pity that the BJP has decided to deprive itself of such a hand at this politically sensitive time.' 'It is like sacking your surgeon in the middle of your brain surgery,' says S Muralidharan.
Ganguly is one of the 11 members of the world cricket committee, chaired by Mike Brearley of MCC, which announced the new Laws of Cricket, to be incorporated in the ICC Playing Conditions.
The celebrations after the 2017 World Cup went on for the next few months. But there was one question that the Indian cricketers failed to respond to in their interviews. 'What was their next assignment?' Nobody knew; the players were waiting for the BCCI to tell them. The BCCI, with barely any time from its endless legal tangles, had nothing in mind immediately. The likes of Australia and England were back on the field, battling it out in the Ashes in front of sizeable crowds. But for Mithali Raj and team, there was no road ahead.
'We are pretty comfortable as a side and any combination that we go in with.'
ICICI Bank was the top gainer after stable rating for its senior unsecured bonds by S&P Global Ratings.
Bollywood celebrities have backed the Indian Cricket Team after they lost the final of 2017 ICC Champions Trophy against Pakistan.
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Bank of England Governor Mervyn King has topped the list of 100 most powerful business people in the public sector and non-governmental organisations compiled by The Daily Telegraph. Vadera, parliamentary under-secretary of State for Business and Competitiveness, Department for Business Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, is ranked 20th.
Gold has pushed lower as a result of Chinese selling.
Subbarao said there was need to bring inflation to 5 per cent saying the relationship between growth and inflation is non-linear.
Reader Pradyumna sent us this picture from Johannesburg.
The heatwave, brought on by a mass of hot air flowing north from Africa to Europe in recent days, has enveloped Spain, France, Belgium, the Netherlands, Switzerland and northern Italy, and is expected to last several days and extend further north.
'This wipes out the entire black money in the nation in one stroke. Ninety per cent plus of the black money is kept in Rs 500, Rs 1,000 notes. What they have done is a brilliant move.'
Balance is needed in selecting members for the proposed monetary policy committee, says Abheek Barua.
'It is a great thing for Test cricket at the moment because we have been talking about it for the last 2-3 years'
Good foreign capital inflows failed to restrict the rupee's fall against the dollar
While the UK will possibly go into recession, the bigger fear is copycat referendums from other EU nations.
Germany will retain their World Cup title in Moscow to equal Brazil's record of five wins in the tournament, according to a Reuters poll of financial specialists more used to predicting market moves.
The study of 2,000 adults found less than half of people surveyed could name the year when Princess Diana died, even though it happened as recently as 1997.
Sachin Tendulkar turns 35 on Thursday. Join rediff.com in greeting the Mumbai batsman on his birthday. May the year ahead be full of runs and success.
As and when the GST comes in, Budget projections will have to be unbundled and revised. In fact, the pragmatic decision would be to present another Budget! This makes the passage of the Finance Bill with its multiple unrelated amendments seem even more dubious, says Devangshu Datta.
Here is a fact-box on Australian cricketer Phillip Hughes, who died on Thursday. He was 25.
Tendulkar became only the second batsman after Sir Don Bradman to make 5000 or more runs against a particular opponent in all forms of international cricket.
Theresa May on Wednesday became Britain's second woman prime minister after Margaret Thatcher.
Following the declining dollar, investor nations are buying gold. There is a discernible return to Gold Standard in global trading from the current Dollar Standard.
A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Friday
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