Afridi stated that the team is looking to spoil Warner's farewell series
'I am really sorry that it shouldn't happen again. I got a lot of stick from my wife and my mum for saying that'.
India lead the table with 360 points and Australia are placed second with 296 points.
In other developments in cricket, England opener Rory Burns has been rendered a doubtful starter for the tour of Sri Lanka.
Last week, Team India roared into the final of the inaugural edition of the ICC World Test Championship (WTC) following an emphatic 3-1 series win over England.
Spin all-rounder Washington Sundar shone with the bat, while stumper-batsman Rishabh Pant impressed both behind and in front of the stumps.
Axar Patel reveals his batting mantra against spinners
KL Rahul's tactical acumen will be tested along with his batting prowess when a depleted Indian team clashes with a tricky Bangladesh
Rajput said that India will miss pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah at the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 at home, if he is ruled out of the event through injury.
India's batting megastars will be desperate to clear the cobwebs from their head in pursuit of a second successive World Test Championship final berth as they take on Australia in the series-deciding fourth Test in Ahmedabad from Thursday.
'Obviously we need a lot of more experience with that ball, but it's a great time for us to play a day-night Test'
As per the existing format, a team is supposed to play six series in the WTC, three home and three away but they are not scheduled alternatively.
Williamson said that both of them have known each other for a long time as called him as 'a mate'.
The stage will also be set for Virat Kohli to score his first Test hundred since November 2019.
Leg-spinner Yasir Shah marks his return to the national men's team as Pakistan on Wednesday announced an 18-member squad for next month's two-match Test series against Sri Lanka.
Smith said the IPL has helped him get used to play alongside rival international players and he is eager to play alongside Cheteshwar Pujara, who has been leading Sussex this season.
What changes do you think India should make for the fourth and final Test in Ahmedabad?
Ahead of the first ODI against Australia, Hardik Pandya said the team will try to be a little brave, like they have been in the past few matches.
New Zealand have never won a major global title, losing the last two 50-over World Cup finals and never reaching the World Twenty20 final.
When you look at the teams, I suppose they are coming into auction when their top-order is pretty much full. So, in that regard, I don't see many batters going for huge amounts of money, reckons Eoin Morgan.
'They have got tremendous depth in their squad, the big guns are back and they are a quality outfit under the leadership of Virat Kohli.'
Josh Hazlewood finished with a nine-wicket match haul as world champions Australia crushed a depleted West Indies by 10 wickets.
India finished as the number one team with 72.2 percentage points in the WTC points table, the factor that determined the final placings rather than total points won, following a change to the points system owing to the Covid-19 disruption.
Following his three-wicket haul in India's five-wicket win over Australia, Mohammed Shami said he enjoyed bowling with Mohammed Siraj.
Former West Indies pacer Ian Bishop said Jasprit Bumrah's career can only be managed by picking and choosing tournaments amid the relentless schedule.
A desperate Sunrisers have hit the reset button this season, bringing in Australia's World Cup winning captain Pat Cummins.
Rahane, who led India to their greatest overseas Test series victory in Australia recently, also said that there is no room for complacency against a quality side like England in the series, starting here on Friday.
A call-up for the West Indies tour for two Tests was inevitable for Yashasvi Jaiswal after proving himself across formats.
Fiesty Bengal pacer Mukesh Kumar knows well what it takes to be selected for the Indian Test team.
Senior India batter Cheteshwar Pujara, set to play his 100th Test in Delhi on Friday, is not concerned about the chatter regarding his age and how long he will continue to play. The 35-year-old says he hasn't set a retirement date and would like to take it one match at a time.
'A lot to work on but this is the blueprint of the way we want to play Test cricket and hopefully we'll keep doing that.'
Sundar was left stranded on 96 as India got dismissed for 365 in their first innings on the third day of the Test match
'His elbow is still niggling him a wee bit'
After R Ashwin led India's fightback with a six-wicket haul, India skipper Rohit Sharma at Shubman Gill took India to 36/0 at the end of Day 2 in Ahmedabad.
Who do you think should be part of India's playing XI in the fourth and final Test against Australia?
Jasprit Bumrah will definitely be a part of India's plans for the T20 World Cup but there is not clarity on the T20 future of Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli.
The last time Team India won an ICC World Cup was in 2011 in India. It was a 50-over ODI format that was won under the astute leadership of Mahendra Singh Dhoni.
It will be his first tour of England with the senior team having made his debut in Australia in December last year.
'I don't think I have ever been a part of such a Test match where things have happened so quickly.'
'It's a very special feeling, the first time in our history we've come away with a World title,' said New Zealand skipper Kane Wiilliamson after victory over India in the WTC final on Wednesday.
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