Australian openers Shane Watson and Simon Katich fell agonisingly short of centuries, but their side was in a commanding position against Pakistan on the first day of the first Test of the series at the MCG in Melbourne.
Devdutt Padikkal is paired with Virat Kohli. There is no better mentor for a young developing player.
Batting might tilts the balance in New South Wales' favour when Simon Katich and his men cross swords with Victoria Bushrangers in an all-Australian semi-final in the Champions League Twenty20 in Delhi on Wednesday.
The 13th edition of IPL, which will get underway on September 19, will be held in a bio-secure environment behind closed doors -- at least the first phase -- in the wake of the raging COVID-19 pandemic.
Andrew Flintoff's sparkling 74 was the catalyst as England took control of the third Ashes Test against Australia on Sunday.
Australia made a confident start in the third Ashes Test against England as Shane Watson's unbeaten fifty lifted them to 126 for one on a rain-disrupted first day on Thursday.
Dhawal Kulkarni restricted Australia A to 82 for three with a fine spell of two wickets for 22 runs on the first day of the three day unofficial Test match against India A in Hyderabad on Tuesday.
A superlative 52-ball 75 by Australian Simon Katich and aggressive by captain Yuvraj Singh helped Kings XI Punjab beat Delhi Daredevils by four wickets in the Indian Premier League match in Mohali on Sunday.
Rain robbed Australia of certain victory in their pre-Test series warm-up match against a Jamaica XI on Sunday. The tourists needed just 96 runs for victory in their second innings of the three-day game at the Trelawny stadium in Jamaica and were 31 short when the weather stopped play.
CA will talk to the IPL franchise owners on this arrangement but conceded that it will not be a simple thing.
Ricky Ponting came out in defence of Australia teammate Shane Warne over the sledging row.
Australia put up a convincing performance against Northamptonshire in the tour game to sound a warning to their Ashes opponent
My batting position at the top-order will give right balance to the squad, says the skipper.
Kohli has always led from the front but he knows his search for a maiden title will remain incomplete if the team doesn't perform in all departments.
One mistake could "spoil" the entire tournament, Royal Challengers Bangalore captain Virat Kohli warned his colleagues in the Indian Premier League's first virtual team meeting on Monday, while imploring them to do all they can to keep the bio-bubble secure.
Neil Broom, the Otago Volts batsman who blasted the first century of Champions League T20 this season to help his team beat Perth Scorchers, termed his unbeaten 56-ball 117 run knock as special one.
The Lions from South Africa will look ride on the performance of their captain Alviro Petersen to guide them to a better finish.
Images from the Champions League T20 match between Mumbai Indians and Perth Scorchers in Delhi, on Wednesday.
The unsavoury episode has cast a dark shadow over the Indian Premier League, and dented the Royals' image badly. But all-rounder Kevon Cooper credited the strong bond that the players share for their success.
Virat Kohli's record as the Royal Challengers Bangalore skipper might have been below-par but the team's newly-appointed Director of Cricket Mike Hesson ruled out any change in leadership.
Royal Challengers Bangalore captain Virat Kohli said his teammates' good showing gave him enough time to come out of a short, lean patch in the ongoing Indian Premier League.
The bowling attack looks the most settled this year and if batting manages to compliment the bowling, RCB can expect to have a solid season.
The irony of being the lone Indian head coach in an Indian Premier League franchise is not lost on Anil Kumble who firmly believes that the piece of statistic is not a "true reflection" of country's coaching resources.
Rajneesh Gupta surveys the batting landscape in India-Australia Test encounters.
Images from Day 1 in the second Test between India and Australia in Bangalore.
The Federation of International Cricketers Association (FICA) has claimed that the Indian Premier League organisers are yet to clear the 'contract payments' of some foreign players despite repeated reminders. The FICA said that Australia's Simon Katich and Ramnaresh Sarwan of the West Indies are among a number of players whose contracts were not honoured by the IPL.
Kolkata Knight Riders would look to usher in a fresh era under new captain Dinesh Karthik with a victory when they open their Indian Premier League campaign against heavyweights Royal Challengers Bangalore, in Kolkata, on Sunday.
RCB's Director of Cricket Operations Mike Hesson said the plan of the franchise in the auction was to look at players that will combine well with the retained squad.
The legitimacy of Australia's victory over Pakistan at Lord's Test last year may be in question but Simon Katich and Shane Watson said they never suspected any wrongdoing in that match.
Images from Day 4 in the first Test between India and Australia in Mohali.
Recalled opener Phil Hughes has promised Australia the kind of brisk starts which Virender Sehwag so frequently provides for India. Replacing the injured Simon Katich for the third Ashes Test starting on Thursday, Hughes insisted he would not be curbing his attacking instincts against the dangerous English bowlers.
Australian Test opener Phil Hughes believes that fellow New South Wales cricketer David Warner will make the grade in the longer format of the game sooner than later.
Former Pakistan captain Shoaib Malik has signed up with English county side Lancashire for the team's upcoming domestic Twenty20 season.
Virat Kohli ensured during the break that his supreme fitness level was not impacted and, in fact, it helped him skill-wise on his return to action
Australia skipper Ricky Ponting is likely to be the primary target of the tough calls that Cricket Australia's first full-time selector Greg Chappell is poised to make.
Simon Katich and Shane Watson have shared an opening stand of 99 -- Australia's best at M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore, surpassing the 91 between Mark Taylor and Michael Slater in March 1998.
Australian paceman Peter Siddle destroyed England's lower middle order by taking a hat-trick and finishing with 6-54 as the visitors were dismissed for 260 late on the first day of the first Ashes Test on Thursday.
Australia's Peter Siddle claimed an outstanding hat-trick to sink England further on the first day of the first Ashes Test on Thursday.
Laxmi Negi picks her All Stars XI after the IPL 2020 league games.
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