Shubman Gill smashed a career-best 128 and Virat Kohli regained his form to fuel India's robust reply
'Lyon has over 400 Test wickets and dismissed India's best batter in this crucial moment.'
India are set to play a Test against England from July 1 to July 5.
Lyon breached Pujara's defence and was happy to be a party-spoiler in India No 3's 100th game.
Images from Day 3 of the fourth and final Test between India and Australia at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, on Saturday.
Australia's David Warner's batting exploits in the third and final Test against South Africa earned him a career-best fifth in the latest ICC Rankings for Test batsmen, even as India's Cheteshwar Pujara and Virat Kohli dropped to No 8 and 10 respectively.
Following the debacle in the New Zealand ODI series, the selectors finally lost patience with the under-performing Suresh Raina and Ishant Sharma and axed them from India's squad for the Asia Cup later this month. Cheteshwar Pujara, who played two ODIs in Zimbabwe in August, made a comeback to the ODI squad.
Hazlewood makes the cut as Australia confirm WTC final squad
India's batting sensation Cheteshwar Pujara says the upcoming Test series in New Zealand should be a little easier than the recent one against South Africa, where the team was beaten 1-0 in the two-match series.
India have already secured the Border-Gavaskar trophy and they will now be playing for a record-extending 16th straight series win at home
Roundup for Ranji Trophy matches played on Friday
The final will be played at the Oval from June 7-11.
Images from Day 3 of the second Test between India and Australia, at the Arun Jaitley stadium in Delhi, on Sunday.
Green's return would allow Australia to harness uncapped Matt Kuhnemann with Nathan Lyon and Todd Murphy in a three-pronged spin attack
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Jaiswal's selection comes after an impressive performance in the domestic circuit across various formats,
This is India's second appearance in the WTC final after losing the inaugural game in 2021 to New Zealand.
He has been in tremendous form of late with one hundred and three fifties in his last six 50-over games.
A belligerent century from India all-rounder Shivam Dube brought Mumbai back into the contest against Uttar Pradesh.
The key performers who guided India to their second successive WTC final.
Team India visited the Pradhanmantri Sangrahalaya, a one-of-a-kind museum dedicated to the Prime Ministers of India.
Be the selector, pick your team for the one-off Test, commencing Wednesday, June 10, in Fatullah.
Has any cricketing legend asked the all-powerful BCCI Secretary Jay A Shah how selections are taking place without a chief selector in place for the last four months? Who takes all the important decisions at selection meetings?, asks Harish Kotian.
Skipper Suryakumar Yadav overshadowed young Shreyas Iyer, who struck his maiden first-class ton, with a 45-ball unbeaten 81 as the duo guided Mumbai to a comfortable seven-wicket victory over Gujarat in the West Zone match of the Vijay Hazare Trophy in Ahmedabad, on Friday.
Kohli decorated his innings with five boundaries and two sixes.
Rishabh Pant and Shreyas Iyer combined in a rollicking 159-run partnership to help India wrest back control of the second Test against Bangladesh.
Dharmendrasinh Jadeja took 7/32 as Saurashtra thrashed Rajasthan by 218 runs.
India may not have played a Test match for more than three months now but off-spinner R Ashwin held on to his eighth spot in the ICC Test bowlers' rankings led by South African paceman Dale Steyn.
India batter Shubman Gill doesn't see the role of a number three much different to an opener after deciding to bat lower down the order.
Almost the entire Indian team was seen drenched in colours
England batsman Joe Root and Sri Lanka spinner Rangana Herath have moved up to second positions in their respective ICC Test player rankings but failed to displace top-ranked batsman Steve Smith and bowler Ravichandran Ashwin.
'Delhi can be expected to have very low bounce, in case they put in some grass, then the wicket becomes decent for batting also.'
MSK Prasad advised the team to take the final call depending on the conditions at that time.
Images from Day 2 of the first Test between India and Australia, at the VCA Stadium in Nagpur, on Friday
Virat Kohli joined the national team's training session on Monday at the picturesque Arundel Castle Cricket Club.
India will be sending a second string squad for the T20I series in Ireland but a fit-again pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah is expected to be tested during the three matches in Malahide.
Who do you think should be part of India's playing for the second and final Test against South Africa?
The 28-year-old Starc finished with a match haul of nine for 109, enabling him to overtake South Africa's new-ball bowlers Morne Morkel and Vernon Philander among others, eclipsing his previous best sixth position that he enjoyed in December 2016.
Rohit Sharma is set to play at number three in the first Test against Sri Lanka beginning on Wednesday but Sunil Gavaskar feels India captain Virat Kohli should bat at the crucial position.
India went to the Caribbean with a new top order, an uncapped stumper, and a rookie pace attack for the two-Test series.
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