'It's obviously a great challenge that's ahead and I guess it's something to look forward to.'
India has only minor concerns, but New Zealand's troubles across batting and bowling departments are more pronounced.
India did not respect the match situation, the playing conditions, and the bowlers, and they've paid a price for it.
After many episodes of concussion, Will Pucovski's career comes to premature end at 26. He was once seen as the future of Australian batting.
The Mumbai batter lit the Chinnaswamy stadium with his brilliant batting.
'The incident has underlined that you can't leave anything to chance or take anything for granted.' 'You have to ensure that your family is taken care of 24x7.'
At the end of the first day of play, it is the home side that is firmly in control, and India that is now reduced to chasing the game.
'It'll be very much a battle again between the very good pace bowling attacks of both sides and how well the top order players of both sides can deal with the ball that will bounce, seam and probably swing a little bit more in the day-night game in Adelaide.'
In the absence of national regulars, the focus will shift on the likes of Rinku, who was surprisingly not picked for the first round despite having an impressive first-class record.
'Guys like Rishabh Pant have got a muscle memory and the thirst for victory.' 'He was such a key player last time he played there and the Australian public loved him as well, because of the nature of the way he played his game.'
A top Pakistani commander of the terrorist group Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) who was active in the Valley for several years was killed and four security personnel were injured in an encounter in the Khanyar area of Srinagar on Saturday, officials said.
Sukanya Verma's OTT recommendations this week.
'Zakir bhai always said, 'koi chala nahi jata hai', he believed even after death, you left something of yourself behind and he has left so much of himself behind.'
Former England cricketer Nasser Hussain showered praise on Kohli.
In the second innings not only Shanto (82), top-order batters Zakir Hasan (35) and Shadman Islam (35) also got starts they failed to convert, resulting in a heavy defeat.
This was the first time I was shooting a victory parade for the Indian cricket team and as a cricket fan this was one of the coolest assignments I have had by far.
Driven by a boom in domestic tourism, a record number of weddings in November and December, and a surge in extended weekend vacations.
More than 50 per cent of SIP accounts come from semi-urban and rural areas.
'When it comes to strategy or planning for a match, there is nobody better than Dhoni.' 'Whether he is uncapped or capped, every franchise would want to pick Dhoni, no matter what price he is available for.'
Currently, India leads the World Test Championships table with Australia in second place.
'He is the best technically sound batsman I have seen till date and that too without a helmet.'
What some of our leaders were up to on Saturday and Sunday.
Kapil said about Gambhir, "Good luck to him. All the best..."
Like the billionaire investor Rakesh Jhunjhunwala, Gautam Gambhir, the tenacious former opener-turned-coach, also seems to be governed by instincts while picking unheralded players and turning them into match-winners, points out Vishal Menon.
'Even if we had won the New Zealand series 3-0, it would have meant little because the conditions in Australia are very different, and the team there is very different.' 'In Australia, you just go with a clean slate and start fresh. It doesn't matter what has happened on the previous page.'
'And how we can take Indian cricket forward, that's the only aim anybody should have.'
Police inspector Masroor Ahmad Wani, who was critically injured when he was shot at by a Lashkar-e-Tayiba terrorist while playing cricket in Srinagar in October, died at AIIMS, New Delhi, on Thursday. He leaves behind his wife, who is expecting their first child.
'He never had a negative thought in his mind, he was supremely confident.' 'He always stuck to his natural game, he never moved away from that.'
'It was a difficult one because I knew that this would be my last World Cup, so it would have been good to be on the winning side.'
'Hopefully, he will be back from his injuries soon. The priority will be the Champions Trophy, so we are going to make sure he is ready for that.'
The most important thing you can do to protect yourself is to stay hydrated, advises Dr Akshay Dhamne.
'The Spartan Race is a great way to get people out of their couch.'
It turned out to be a memorable evening for the players, many of whom experienced such a rapturous welcome for the first time in their lives.
Richards could mentor the team in the World Cup a role fulfilled by former Australian opener, Matthew Hayden in the last two T20 World Cups in 2021 and 2022 where Pakistan reached the semi-final and final.
'The league will begin as a city-based franchise setup, starting with six cities.'
'That's one we need to tick off, definitely, in particular at home... we should pretty much win every series here at home.'
Rohit has overtaken former skipper Dhoni as the most successful T20I captain with 49 wins in 62 matches.
'I decided to send a bat and a ball which was smaller in size so that it shouldn't get stuck in the pipe. And with that, they had a little good time.'
The 36-year-old is signed as a replacement for South African Wiaan Mulder, who is expected to travel to the West Indies with the Proteas in August.
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