Gavaskar said domestic cricket assumes importance in view of the upcoming 2025-2027 WTC cycle.
Australia fast bowler Scott Boland believes his team is still well-placed for victory against India with two days left in the Boxing Day Test in Melbourne.
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Australia were the number one team back in the day and reminisced the challenges they faced playing against them.
Talking to broadcasters after the India innings, Starc said he did not really visualise Jaiswal's dismissal.
Images from Day 2 of the first Test between Australia and India in Perth on Saturday.
While a nine-wicket haul would typically be cause for celebration, Akash Deep's focus remained on areas for improvement as he prepares for a demanding season.
Beginning with the Eden T20I, the two teams will fight it out in a full white ball series, comprising five T20Is and three ODIs, which will serve as a crucial warm-up for the Champions Trophy, slated to begin on February 19 in Pakistan and Dubai.
For India's current head coach, the Test series defeat against New Zealand at home, a first in 12 years and after 18 victories on the trot, would be a bitter pill to swallow.
Head smashed a swashbuckling hundred to fetch Australia a first innings lead of 157 at his home ground the Adelaide Oval.
Bishan Bedi-led India held the previous record when they thrashed Australia by 222 runs in the Melbourne Test in December 1977.
Nathan McSweeney, who opened in the first three Tests with little success, has been dropped.
Pace sensation Mayank Yadav is expected to unleash his raw speed while the absence of India's T20 regulars will provide another opportunity to the fringe players in the three-match series against Bangladesh, beginning in Gwalior Sunday.
The four wickets that India prised out in the third session, on balance, swung the game back in their favour, says Prem Panicker .
Rohit Sharma has certain choices to make in the best interests of the Indian team heading into the fifth and final Test against Australia.
As many as four world-class match-winners are expected to bid adieu to the game one by one in the next couple of years and Gautam Gambhir is in an unenviable position as head coach.
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Rinku Singh says head coach Gautam Gambhir and captain Suryakumar Yadav have empowered Indian players to express themselves on the field
Only two bowlers stood out from Sunday's game.
The Jharkhand batter is set to be included in the India A squad for Australia tour
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'...there is every possibility that Shreyas will travel for the three-match ODI series in Sri Lanka. The last ODI that India played was in South Africa and he scored a half-century (52). He had 500 plus runs (530) in the World Cup and averages just around 50. Can you drop him?'
A dominant Australia hammered India by 10 wickets in the day-night second Test on Sunday to level the five-match series 1-1.
A survivalist's mindset sees Indian batsmen fail again on the first day of the SCG Test.
'We feel slightly behind the game now but there certainly won't be any letting up and certainly won't be any surrendering.'
The Pat Cummins-led side is in the midst of an intense battle between multiple teams who are bidding for spots in the final four, with Rajasthan Royals (16 points), Kolkata Knight Riders (14 points) and Lucknow Super Giants (12 points) placed above SRH.
KKR lifted their third IPL title with an eight-wicket thrashing of Sunrisers Hyderabad in a lop-sided final.
The legendary Sunil Gavaskar is confident that the stylish K L Rahul can excel on Australian tracks, just like he did in South Africa last year.
India captain Rohit Sharma said the 184-run drubbing at the hands of Australia in the fourth Test in Melbourne is 'mentally disturbing'.
India fast bowler Mohammed Siraj was ruled out of the upcoming Duleep Trophy because of illness.
England captain Jos Buttler is confident that the upcoming T20I series against India will not impact their preparation for the Champions Trophy.
Suryakumar Yadav will miss the first round match after suffering a a sprain to his right thumb.
Eden Gardens will host the first game of the five match T20I series between India and England on Wednesday.
At this point it is still anyone's game, with a draw also an option, says Prem Panicker in his analysis of Day 4.
'Every game that he has been part of, where India has won across formats, you will see that Bumrah has left a big imprint on that game.'
'The CT is a critically important tournament in world cricket because the One Day World Cup is only once in every four years. It is great because it breaks up those four years.'
'We have lots of experience around our squad, like Daniel Vetori. So, you need to balance between the objective data that you gather and what you are feeling out there.'
Kishan, who was dropped from the BCCI central contracts earlier this year due to concerns that he was "prioritising" the cash-rich Indian Premier League over domestic cricket, made his return to the India A setup.
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