They are languishing at the bottom and placed eighth in the points table after the first half of IPL 2023.
Smith's selection was mostly influenced by Australia's emphasis on having bowling options in their top six.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday faced questions on intolerance in India in recent months and 2002 riots in Gujarat, drawing an assurance from him that intolerance would not accepted in any part of India.
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.
Rohit shot down suggestions that India had rolled out a 'doctored pitch' for the contest.
Counting is under way in a referendum that will decide whether the UK remains a member of the European Union.
They will, however, only be able to join their respective franchises after Australia play their lone T20 match against Pakistan on April 5.
Steve Smith says Australia is better off training on its own rather than playing tour games on "irrelevant" Indian pitches ahead of the four-Test Border-Gavaskar series next month.
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.
Britain's intelligence and other special forces have been on the trail of IS forces in Iraq, Syria and even Libya in the last few months on top secret missions.
Rohit Sharma ended his barren spell with the bat as Mumbai Indians edged Delhi Capitals off the final ball of the match.
PHOTOS of the IPL 2023 match between Punjab Kings and Mumbai Indians at the Punjab Cricket Association Stadium in Mohali on Wednesday.
"As citizens of the United Kingdom take stock of their relationship with the EU, you should be proud that the EU has helped spread British values and practices - democracy, the rule of law, open markets - across the continent and to its periphery," he wrote.
Indian may manage to export mangoes to the UK this year.
Media reports have said pace spearhead Pat Cummins, opener David Warner and several others might miss the tours after returning home following the abrupt suspension of the Indian Premier League last month.
Ex-News International CEO Rebekah Brooks was on Tuesday cleared of all charges but her former colleague Andy Coulson was found guilty of phone hacking, bringing a dramatic end to the eight-month trial involving Rupert Murdoch's media empire in the UK.
The 47-year-old senior cabinet minister was widely expected to become the third female British Prime Minister after 170,000 online and postal votes cast by Tory members, ending Sunak's historic run as the first member of Parliament of Indian heritage to compete for the top job at 10 Downing Street.
Former Australia bowling coach David Saker, who was with the team during the 2018 ball-tampering scandal, on Sunday said it was a "monumental mistake" which could have been prevented and for which fingers can also be pointed at him.
Steve Smith ended his century drought and Marnus Labuschagne struck his first Test hundred abroad to steer Australia to 298/5 on day one of the second Test against Sri Lanka in Galle on Friday.
Roundup of Champions League matches played on Wednesday night
IMAGES from the 2nd T20I played between India and Australia in Nagpur on Friday.
World leaders and politicians make it a point to take some time off from their hectic schedules and spend it with their loved ones.
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.
May will now go head to head with Leadsom in an all-woman contest.
Britain's ruling Conservative party on Tuesday began the first round of voting to choose a new party leader who will succeed David Cameron as the prime minister with home secretary Theresa May emerging as a clear front-runner.
As unemployment has gone up, countries have tightened their visas. We need to make sure there is no long-term impact, said CII.
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England's failed bid to host the 2018 World Cup "was by far the strongest contender", FIFA official said.
Scottie Scheffler had looked poised to run away with the Green Jacket on Saturday, but instead the Masters is set for a thrilling finish after the world No. 1 produced a brilliant escape on his final hole to take a three-shot lead going into the final round at Augusta National.
Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy party sailed through the two-thirds majority it needs to rule, claiming 348 parliamentary seats with a number of results yet to be declared.
Oscar-winning British filmmaker Richard Attenborough, renowned for his critically-acclaimed biopic on Mahatma Gandhi, has died. He was 90.
With Ravindra Jadeja unavailable because of injury, will India include the left-handed Rishabh Pant over Dinesh Karthik who is a designated finisher in the squad?
Evans, who recovered from illness to be part of the $15 million prize money event, showed his battling qualities to overcome Ramos-Vinolas
Joe Root continued with his purple patch during the first Ashes Test against Australia at Edgbaston, bringing up his 30th Test century.
The four-Test Border Gavaskar Trophy that promises a lot of twists and turns, engrossing sub-plots and probably career-defining performances.
A lunch with Queen Elizabeth II, an address to the Indian diaspora at the iconic Wembley Stadium and a "warm" interaction with his British counterpart is part of the hectic schedule of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's maiden visit to the United Kingdom next month.
Mitchell Starc and Adam Zampa collected three wickets apiece in Australia's eight-wicket demolition of Zimbabwe on Wednesday, giving the home side an unassailable 2-0 series lead from the second One-Day International at Riverway Stadium in Townsville.
British Indian MP Keith Vaz on Tuesday called for the world-famous 'Koh-i-Noor' diamond to be returned to India during Prime Minister Narendra Modi's UK visit in November.
'The "Hollandisation" of British policy may not bring the expected gains as the future may show,' says Claude Arpi.
Britain's special forces have reportedly been given "carte blanche" to launch raids inside IS-held territory and direct airstrikes to kill or capture terrorist leaders who pose a threat to the UK.
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