Ricky Ponting was dropped from the Australia team because of poor form on Monday with selectors indicating a possible end to the career of the second most prolific batsmen of all time in One-Day Internationals.
Virender Sehwag is set to lead the Indian team in the absence of regular skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni when they take on Sri Lanka in a tri-series match in Brisbane on Tuesday.
Senior Indian batsman Sachin Tendulkar is likely to go for a precautionary MRI scan on Monday after he was hit on his head by a sharp lifting delivery from Brett Lee while batting in the tri-series match against Australia in Brisbane on Sunday.
Images from the seventh ODI between India and Australia in Brisbane.
Ben Hilfenhaus took five wickets as Australia's pacemen ripped through India's top order to secure an emphatic 110-run victory in the one-day Tri-series on a steamy night at the Gabba in Brisbane on Sunday.
It was a comedy of errors which Indian cricket captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni did not find funny at all.
Livid after consecutive losses in the ODI tri-series, Australia coach Mickey Arthur on Saturday said the side and its "jaded" stand-in skipper Ricky Ponting would have to face the consequences if they don't atone for the defeats with an improved performance against India in Brisbane on Sunday.
He has emerged as an unlikely top wicket-taker for India in the ongoing ODI tri-series and pacer Vinay Kumar on Saturday said he is looking to improve on consistency in the forthcoming matches.
Australia's back-to-back losses have thrown the ODI tri-series open and a revitalised India would look to corner the struggling and injury-hit hosts when the two sides clash in the critical second phase of the league in Brisbane on Sunday.
Former India skipper Sourav Ganguly has come out in defence of the much-debated rotation policy adopted by the India team in the ongoing tri-series in Australia, saying it would help the players to be 'mentally fresh' before the final stages of the tournament.
Sri Lanka's sprightly cricketers will look to end their winless streak when they take on an Australia sans talismanic skipper Michael Clarke in the tri-series One-Day International in Sydney on Friday.
Unhappy at being 'rested' from Australia's next two tri-series ODIs against Sri Lanka and India, pacer Ryan Harris warned that the break could have a negative impact on his bowling as he is not carrying any niggles that have been cited as the reason for it.
It was the first ever tie between India and Sri Lanka in the history of One-day Internationals.
A rejuvenated Indian side will aim to complete a hat-trick of victories when they take on Sri Lanka in the fourth match of the Commonwealth Bank Tri-Series, in Adelaide on Tuesday.
Desperate to win their first match of the tournament, senior Sri Lanka batsman Kumar Sangakkara on Monday put up a brave front ahead of his team's match against India in the ODI tri-series, in Adelaide on Tuesday.
Their morale lifted after a win over Sri Lanka, India will look to break the shackles and come strong against Australia when the two sides clash in the fourth match of the ongoing ODI tri-series in Adelaide on Sunday.
The Australians have dominated India so far but spinner Xavier Doherty has said his team will have to be on guard as the resurgent visitors might hit back strongly when the two teams clash for the second time in the ODI cricket tri-series in Adelaide on Sunday.
Australia edged Sri Lanka by five runs in an enthralling One Day International of the tri-series in Perth on Friday.
Sri Lanka, riding on the heroics of Angelo Mathews, fell short of what would have been a sensational victory over Australia by just five runs in the tri-series match in Perth on Friday.
Penpix of the England squad for the 2015 cricket World Cup in Australia and New Zealand.
India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni on Wednesday advised his players to learn from mistakes and save themselves from injuries after his side cruised to a four-wicket win over Sri Lanka in the second match of the CB tri-series.
India recovered from initial sloppiness with a tidy bowling show and impressive fielding as they restricted Sri Lanka to 233 for eight in the tri-series match in Perth.
India lost the first One-day international against Australia in the tri-nation series by 65 runs at the Melbourne Cricket ground on Sunday.
A lacklustre India opened their tri-series campaign on a disappointing note as they slumped to a 65-run defeat against Australia, who yet again exposed the batting chinks of the visitors in a rain-truncated encounter in Melbourne on Sunday.
Unfazed by the Test debacle as he was not a part of the team, Indian middle-order batsman Suresh Raina said his side will play some "different cricket" to give a better account of itself in the shorter formats starting with a Twenty20 match against Australia on Wednesday.
Australia's woefully out of form wicketkeeper Brad Haddin could be replaced by Matthew Wade behind the stumps in the first three One-dayers of the tri-series against India and Sri Lanka starting on February 5.
With India heading towards their second successive overseas 'whitewash', off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin feels that upcoming tri-series could bring a 'change in luck as the colour of the ball will change'.
Fast bowler Josh Hazlewood feels England don't know how to beat Australia.
England Twenty20 cricket team captain had tweeted that he heard that if one earns a minimum wage in England he is among the top 10 percent earners in the world.
Pakistan captain Misbah-ul Haq chose to impress upon his players to take a lesson from rivals -- India.
'He is always going to be an attacking player but reading of the situation when one is playing red ball cricket is required. We are glad that he has been picked in the national team and I hope he takes this maturity and builds from thereon'
Australian pace sensation Pat Cummins should not be rushed into the One-day squad for the upcoming tri-series even if he recovers in time from the heel injury as he needs to be kept 100 percent fit for next summer, feels Cricket NSW chief executive David Gilbert.
Australian pace sensation Pat Cummins should not be rushed into the One-day squad for the upcoming tri-series even if he recovers in time from the heel injury as he needs to be kept 100 percent fit for next summer, feels Cricket NSW chief executive David Gilbert.
Manish Pandey played a captain's knock to guide India 'A' to a one-wicket victory over South Africa 'A', almost clinching a place in the final of the tri-series one-day tournament in Pretoria on Thursday.
Zaheer Khan feels that Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma's form will be key to India' title defence as they get ready to face arch-rivals Pakistan in the ICC Cricket World Cup in less than a week's time.
India's World Cup hero Yuvraj Singh, who is recovering from an non-malignant tumour in his lung, today said that he was targetting to be fit for the ODI tri-series in Australia in February next year.
'There is a growing concern that David Warner's thuggish behaviour has gone too far' 'At the minute, people aren't happy with the way people are holding themselves on the field'
