Runaway Rohit roars back into form ahead of semis
Ravichandran Ashwin said his plan to lure the Australian batters to play the drive and induce mistakes on a slow Nagpur pitch worked to perfection in the Nagpur Test.
Australia continued their domination over Pakistan in the five match ODI series, as they crushed the visiting team by 135 runs in the fourth One-Day Ineternational at the WACA Ground in Perth.
Travis Head smashed a brilliant 137 as Australia cruised to their sixth World title after outclassing India by six wickets in the final on Sunday.
Ravichandran Ashwin has the second most wickets by an active player in Test cricket. Australia's Nathan Lyon leads the list with 530 wickets and Ashwin can overtake him in the second Test in Kanpur.
India clinched a comfortable five-wicket win over Australia in the first ODI of the three-match series.
IMAGES from the ICC World Cup match played between Australia and Bangladesh in Pune on Saturday
Ajinkya Rahane and Shardul Thakur led India's spirited fightback, but Australia were sitting in control after stretching their lead to 296 runs at stumps on Day 3.
In eight matches this tournament, Rohit ended with 257 runs at an average of 36.71, with a strike rate of 156.70.
New Zealand beat India by 25 runs in Mumbai to complete an unprecedented 3-0 series sweep in India.
IMAGES from Day 3 of the third Test between India and New Zealand at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Sunday
Images from Day 3 of the second Ashes between England and Australia at Lord's.
The decline in Kohli's Test batting average is particularly alarming. It has now plummeted to an eight-year low of 48.74.
Marcus North and Brad Haddin scored centuries as Australia declared their first innings on 674 for 6 before reducing England to 20 for 2 in the second innings on a rain-shortened fourth Day in the first Test.
The Aussies won the Group B match at the Twenty20 World Cup by 8 wickets and entered the Super Eight stage.
Despite doing well in the IPL and domestic cricket over the past two seasons, Varun did not get a recall to the Indian team and that only made him hungrier.
Images from the World Cup 2023 match between Australia and South Africa.
India marched into the T20 World Cup semi-finals on Monday as skipper Rohit Sharma's blistering 92 set up a 24-run victory over Australia.
Images from Day 3 of the first Test between India and Australia, at the VCA Stadium in Nagpur, on Saturday
Australia vice-captain Michael Clarke lamented another top order batting collapse that sent the hosts crashing to a record low first innings on day one of the fourth Ashes Test against England in Melbourne on Sunday.
Images from the ICC World Cup match between Australia and New Zealand, in Dharamsala, on Saturday.
Australia rode on Phil Jaques's maiden Test century to post a handsome 242 for 3 on the opening day of the first Test against Sri Lanka.
In reply to Australia's first innings total of 385, England were 180 for four at stumps on the second day, with Ian Bell on nine (from 62 balls) and Ben Stokes on 14, still trailing by 205 runs on the second day of the third Ashes Test against England at the WACA Ground on Friday.
Images from the Women's T20 World Cup match between India and Sri Lanka in Dubai on Wednesday.
Australia battled hard against some accurate England bowling on Thursday to reach 142 for one at tea in their first innings on the second day of the first Ashes Test.
Anil Kumble expressed his disappointment with India's humiliating 0-3 whitewash against New Zealand, particularly criticising the team's top-order batting and the questionable pitch preparation.
Earlier on Sunday, bad light stopped play with the Lankans needing 125 more runs to secure a well-deserved turnaround victory in the third Test against England and avoid a 3-0 series whitewash.
'No better time to say goodbye'
Several batsmen played reckless sweep shots only to fall lbw or be bowled by the Indian spinners.
Australia's bowlers struck twice in quick succession in a devastating spell against England at Edgbaston on Sunday, before heavy rain prevented any further play.
Images from Day 1 of the fifth and final Ashes Test between England and Australia at The Oval in London on Thursday.
IMAGES from Day 3 of the 3rd Test played between India and Australia in Indore on Friday.
Australia opener Simon Katich batted all day for an unbeaten 148 to lead his side to a commanding 330 for three at the close of the third day of the third Test against West Indies Saturday. Phil Jaques scored 108 in an opening partnership of 223, Australia's second best opening stand in a second innings and one which helped Australia to an overall lead of 365.
Visitors Australia handed India a 21-run defeat in the decider at the MA Chidambaram Stadium to clinch a 2-1 win over the hosts.
India brought back S Sreesanth for left-armer Rudra Pratap Singh, while Australia included Brad Haddin for Matthew Hayden in the sixth ODI in Nagpur.
Australia's exceptional bowling performance not only highlighted their depth and skill but also set a new benchmark
Another Sri Lankan batter made his way to the record books with Dimuth Karunaratne...
India are chasing a victory in Ahmedabad to confirm their place in the final of the World Test Championship against Australia in June.
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