Australia take on West Indies in a three-match T20 series starting in Hobart on Friday as part of their preparations for the June 1-29 World Cup in the Caribbean and United States.
Australian batting has not clicked as a unit so far in the World Cup, and captain Pat Cummins hoped that his batters will fire on all cylinders against Pakistan in Bengaluru on Friday.
The new season coasts along on the simple anecdotes that make up the piggy bank of family lore; the performances are as wonderful as before, but the sharpness of humour is starting to dull a bit, observes Deepa Gahlot.
Stand-in skipper Matthew Wade has lauded the depth of Australia's T20 team and says selectors will have a headache picking a World Cup squad following the whitewash in New Zealand.
'It took us 14 years to get our story into theatres.'
Sometimes, the movies likes to use the rains in its title!
Trai's regulatory intervention was supposed to stimulate the market, but the latest order seems quite on the contrary, asks Nivedita Mookerji.
Glenn Maxwell's breathtaking knock helped Australia clinch the three-match T20I series with a second consecutive win on Sunday
Young leg-spinner Tanveer Sangha has been cut along with fast bowler Nathan Ellis and rookie all-rounder Aaron Hardie.
Seamers Harshal Patel and Shardul Thakur along with veteran pacer Umesh Yadav are the three Indian capped players who are in the highest base price bracket of Rs 2 crore.
Images from the ICC World Cup match between Australia and New Zealand, in Dharamsala, on Saturday.
In its consultation paper Trai addressed three key points including the bundling of channels under bouquets, rampant discounting within bouquets, and the lack of consumer choice.
Glenn Maxwell turned the match on its head with his astonishing shotmaking, hitting eight sixes and as many fours.
India aim to seal series as Tilak Varma looks for quality batting time
The latest episode of Koffee With Karan 8 has Bollywood's eligible bachelors Aditya Roy Kapur and Arjun Kapoor on the couch.
The drills kickstarted on Saturday (April 8) right after Taiwan President Tsai Ing-Wen returned from the US where she met House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, a meeting to which China strictly showed opposition to.
The five-match series will begin on November 23 in Visakhapatnam and will conclude in Hyderabad on December 3.
Sri Lanka left with regrets after squandering strong start: Pathum Nissanka
Matthew Short has also been called up as an extra batter while Travis Head recovers from a fracture to his left hand.
Marnus Labuschagne broke into Australia's 15-member squad for the 50-over World Cup in India at the last possible moment on Thursday on the back of his strong recent form while injured opener Travis Head was also included.
Australia's cricketing DNA is constructed by meticulousness and Pakistan's by explosiveness.
"Fearless" is how middle-order batter Suryakumar Yadav described his hurricane knock in the first T20I against Australia in Visakhapatnam and said he felt "proud" to lead the country to victory on his captaincy debut.
At the receiving end of his onslaught was leg-spinner Tanveer Sangha, off whom Kishan collected 30 runs off only 10 deliveries.
'When I was playing regularly, there must have been someone who had to sit out, and I wasn't guilty. So you can't feel low if you are sitting out because the team is winning.'
Massa, who failed to score after a bungled pitstop, claims the race should have been cancelled because the sport's leaders allegedly knew before the end of the 2008 season what had happened but covered it up.
Apart from Renshaw's inclusion in place of Warner, there are no changes to the squad which beat Pakistan by eight wickets in the third and final test to sweep the series 3-0 last week.
Warner described local fans as "derogatory and pretty vulgar" after the Australians were targeted for abuse during a test and ODI tour of New Zealand in 2016.
Australia will look for another dominating show but need to be cautious when they face a tenacious Netherlands in the World Cup 2023 match in New Delhi.
As China continue to hold military drills near Taiwan coast after United States House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's recent visit to Taipei, President Tsai Ing-wen has appealed for international support for the island nation and halt the escalation of the regional security situation.
IMAGES from the World Cup match between Australia and England played in Ahmedabad on Saturday
Australia win sixth World Cup title after Head hundred sinks India
'Ameen Sayani was copied by generations. Now everyone is trying to become smaller Ameen Sayanis in their own way.'
Pooja explores Sri Lanka... Kriti adds sparkle...Sonal welcomes her birthday month...
In the IPL 2024 auction, some notable players went unsold, facing unexpected outcomes despite their credentials.
Samir Kochhar, the actor who made Emraan Hashmi's character miserable in the movie, is back with Jag Mohan Mundra's Chase.
David Warner and Marnus Labuschagne led Australia to a crushing 123-run win over South Africa
Her understated style sidesteps jazz even if she is Jazz Kaur.
Images from the second semifinal between Australia and South Africa in the ongoing ICC Men's ODI World Cup at the Eden Gardens on Thursday.
