The side, led by Jason Sangha, also includes Will Sutherland, son of Cricket Australia's (CA) chief executive James Sutherland. Sutherland Jr is the vice-captain of the side.
England could hardly have made a worse start to the sport's most important tournament, losing by 111 runs to Australia last weekend and then suffering an embarrassing eight-wicket loss to New Zealand on Friday.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Australian counterpart Anthony Albanese will hold extensive talks on Friday with a focus on boosting overall bilateral ties in areas of trade and investment, defence and critical minerals.
The game on Friday had enough positives for India, mainly the performance of Mohammad Shami and Suryakumar Yadav, but few questions still need to be answered ahead of the World Cup, beginning October 5.
Australia's batting sensation Marnus Labuschagne on Monday said he and his team would be "pretty devastated" if India don't tour Down Under later this year due to the coronavirus pandemic. India's tour of Australia will begin with a T20I tri-series in October and is scheduled to end with a four-match Test series in December. The speculation on the tour is because of the travel restrictions currently in place and the uncertainty surrounding how long it would take to control the pandemic.
'We are called artists, just like the film people and dancers and actors. But there's a very little value to what we do as artists.'
Gujarat Titans successfully acquired Johnson for Rs 10 crore
Rod Marsh and Andy Bichel have been appointed part-time selectors by Cricket Australia (CA), the country's cricket board said on Thursday. Former wicketkeeper Marsh, 64, has played 96 Tests for Australia while 41-year old former paceman Bichel retired from first-class cricket in November 2007.
Batters are mauling bowlers this IPL like never before, as the impact player rule effectively gives every team 12 players. Where is it taking the game?
Australia left-arm spinner Ashton Agar took a career-best 5-24, including a hat-trick, as they thrashed hosts South Africa by a massive 107 runs in the first Twenty20 International at The Wanderers in Johannesburg on Friday. After being sent in to bat, Australia amassed 196 for six in their 20 overs as South Africa struggled with their line and length and missed a number of catches in the field in what was a sloppy display. The home side were in early trouble in their reply when they lost mainstay Quinton de Kock in the first over and it became a precession after that as Agar helped bowl the hosts out for 89, a record low for South Africa.
Australian great Greg Chappell believes technology, specially artificial intelligence, will make cricket "slicker" and "unpredictable", changing how it is practiced, played and consumed in the future.
Indian batters have cut a sorry figure as and have had issues against pace and spin.
Kohli said the Indian team is fired up for the five-Test series against England.
Smith said he expects the Indian attack to pose a stiff challenge irrespective of the combination they go with.
Former pacer Steven Finn urged England to take a cue from Alastair Cook and Kevin Pietersen's centuries in their 10-wicket win in the 2012 Mumbai Test.
India and Australia began training for the second Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy.
'Shami always knew that he would be required at some point in time and for that he was always prepared.'
Ashwin is the only Indian to score a century and bag a five-wicket in a single Test. He has achieved this feat on three occasions.
Senior India off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin on Tuesday described the Test rubber against England in 2012 as the turning point of his illustrious career as the humbling series defeat at home helped him "correct" his flaws.
The Indian captain has said in the past that he does not mind on-field skirmishes and Mike Hussey believes it is that fire in his belly that inspires the Indian skipper to perform better.
Demand for Indian graduates will rely on the demands of mining companies.
Warner's participation was considered doubtful for the next red-ball assignments for Australia, especially after his horrendous run in India with the bat.
'He is obviously a bit of a rough diamond.'
The G20 leaders will deliberate on pressing global issues at the grouping's annual summit here on September 9 and 10. India is hosting the summit in its capacity as the current G20 chair.
'If all the pitches are like that I'm done in the Ashes series.'
Tendulkar took to Twitter to express how his father meant the world to him, sharing a touching post.
All-rounder Mitchell Marsh leads a 14-man squad packed with international experience, a group featuring Alex Carey, Ashton Agar, Peter Handscomb, Head, Jon Holland, Usman Khawaja, Joel Paris, Matthew Renshaw and Chris Tremain.
The young Tilak Varma was included in the Indian team for the Asia Cup as the sixth specialist batter.
Images from Day 4 of the second Test between Australia and India, at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, on Tuesday.
Kane Williamson, playing his first match of World Cup 2023, scored 78 as the Kiwis eased past Bangladesh by eight wickets.
'The Indian top order should observe Babar and Kane to understand how to handle pacers when the ball is moving around. Both of them possess exceptional skills in playing late.'
England batting great Kevin Pietersen has said his relentless defensive drills at the nets was the mantra to his success during the triumphant 2012-13 tour of India.
South Africa had been to five previous World Cup semi-finals across all formats without success, but now stand on the brink of a career-defining moment for what is largely a young group of players.
Shadab Khan doesn't shy away from expressing his love for Bollywood movies and local food.
Senior batter KL Rahul in all likelihood will miss the Asia Cup, while it could be a touch and go for another star Shreyas Iyer.
Opener David Warner, who set up a crucial victory for Australia with a whirlwind century in the ongoing World Cup on Friday, credited the IPL for working as a learning platform where he perfected the art of pacing an ODI innings.
Gayle said only three teams dominating the game can't be good for the game in the long run.
Screen time, referring to the time children spend watching television or playing computer games, was found to impact the development of executive functions of brain such as working memory, planning and responding flexibly to changing situations.
Arshdeep Singh felt that it was simply divine intervention and unhinged faith from his skipper Suryakumar Yadav which enabled him to defend 10 runs in the final over of a thrilling fifth T20 International, wherein India pipped Australia by just six runs.
K L Rahul has hit top form after returning from injury at the Asia Cup.
