Australia, who are searching for their maiden T20 title, enter the tournament on the back of a horrific run, losing bilateral series to Bangladesh, West Indies, New Zealand, India and England.
Glenn Maxwell and Steve Smith struck half-centuries as Australia beat Sri Lanka by two wickets in a thrilling finish to the rain-affected first One-Day International on Tuesday for a 1-0 lead in the five-match series.
Leg-spinner Ryan Burl picked up 5 for 10 in just three overs on Saturday as Zimbabwe stunned Australia in the third One-Day International in Townsville, registering an exciting three-wicket victory and denying the hosts a series clean-sweep.
England produced a brilliant comeback to beat Australia by two runs on the final ball of their first T20 international in Southampton on Friday after the visitors looked to be cruising to victory in their first competitive match for six months.
Opener Kusal Mendis struck an unbeaten 69 off 58 balls to help secure a consolation five-wicket victory for Sri Lanka, who fired with both bat and ball against Australia in the fifth and final Twenty20 international on Sunday.
SunRisers Hyderabad captain Kane Williamson was all praise for the all-round performance of team after the seven-wicket victory over Kolkata Knight Riders in the Indian Premier League match, at the Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai, on Friday.
Big-hitting Australia opener Aaron Finch on Thursday aggravated his right calf injury during a practice session and is facing a race against time to be fit for the first ODI against India on September 17.
India skipper Virat Kohli emerged as the International Cricketer of the Year at the CEAT Cricket Ratings awards which were presented, in Mumbai, on Monday night.
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Australia have dropped Test skipper Tim Paine from their one-day squad for next month's series against South Africa and named opening batsman Aaron Finch as captain in his place.
Malan enjoyed a fruitful series against Australia, scoring 66, 44 and 21 in three games to guide England to a 2-1 series victory.
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With Hardik Pandya not yet to fit to bowl, Kohli said it is affecting the balance of the team.
Former West Indies fast bowler Michael Holding criticised England and Australia for not taking a knee in support of the "Black Lives Matter" movement during their ongoing limited-overs series.
Shane Watson also named in T20 squad to be captained by Aaron Finch
IMAGES from the IPL 2022 game between Lucknow Super Giants and Kolkata Knight Riders in Pune on Saturday.
Star Australian opener David Warner did a Cristiano Ronaldo during the ongoing T20 World Cup as he removed Coca Cola bottles placed in front of him during a press conference for a brief while.
Kane Williamson is still holding the pole position among Test batsmen while Pat Cummins (908) has a significant (48 points) lead at the top among bowlers over India's Ravichandran Ashwin (850).
Babar's superlative form had helped him replace Kohli at the top of the men's ODI player rankings last week and this week's T20I update saw him make a strong 47-point surge to overtake Finch in the T20I rankings.
The opening partnerships at this World Cup have been more prolific than at almost any time in the tournament's history.
'...our bowlers were not quite there.'
Australia vice-captain and all-rounder Mitchell Marsh has been dropped for the first Test against India as selectors backed the team's three specialist seamers to bowl a full workload at Adelaide Oval.
India's magnificent nine-wicket victory is their largest over Australia in terms of wickets in T20Is, eclipsing the eight-wicket victory at Melbourne on February 3, 2012.
Images from Saturday's IPL match between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Chennai Super Kings, in Dubai.
Australia eased to a six-wicket victory against Sri Lanka in the fourth Twenty20 international in Melbourne on Friday, barely needing to shift out of first gear as they heaped misery on the tourists who have yet to register a win in the five-game series.
IMAGES from the T20 World Cup warm-up match played between India and Australia in Dubai on Wednesday.
No Indian featured in the top 10 of the bowlers and all-rounders' list.
The funds revealed by Australian players will go towards programmes by UNICEF that support nutrition, healthcare, safe drinking water, education, and mental health services for 1.7 million vulnerable in-need children in the country.
The 30-year-old leg-spinner said watching Yuzvendra Chahal and Sundar bowl during RCB's thumping 82-run win over KKR a few days before helped him find the right length at the same small Sharjah ground.
The visitors chose to bat first and set West Indies a target of 190 after Marsh struck six sixes and four boundaries, while skipper Aaron Finch scored 53 runs off 37 balls.
Images from Thursday's IPL match between Kings XI Punjab and Royal Challengers Bangalore, in Dubai.
Pacer Josh Hazlewood claimed career-best Twenty20 international figures of 4-12 to guide Australia to a 20-run victory over Sri Lanka at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Friday, in a rain-affected opener of the five-match series.
Finch said it would be silly to take India lightly as they boast of world-class players.
Speaking about the injured Mohsin Khan, coach Andy Flower said he had written Khan off from the Lucknow Super Giants' playing XI for the season.
'I am allowed to experiment a little bit and fail at times. Today was one of the days it didn't come off'
Finch said Langer had cleared the air before flying with the team to West Indies.
Australia's World Cup winning batsman Aaron Finch underwent surgery on his left hamstring and will be sidelined for up to three months.
Pat Cummins is focused on doing justice to his appointment as Australia's new test captain and believes limited-overs leadership would be "too much" for him, the 28-year-old said on Saturday.
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