The outings of Abhimanyu Easwaran, Nitish Kumar Reddy and Prasidh Krishna will be the primary focal points of India A's four-day match against their Australian counterparts
Ashwin acknowledged the emotional turmoil he was experiencing, despite his calm demeanour.
Paine, who coached Australia A in the recent series against India A, witnessed Jurel's exploits in the second 'unofficial' Test where the 23-year-old scored an 80 and 68 at Melbourne.
The Jharkhand batter is set to be included in the India A squad for Australia tour
IMAGES from Day 5 of the 3rd Test played at The Gabba in Brisbane on Wednesday.
Konstas, Marcus Harris and Cameron Bancroft among others are looking to get into the Australian XI as Khawaja's opening partner in the series against India.
'I'm leaning towards McSweeney now for that opening role at the start of the Australian summer.'
Head smashed a swashbuckling hundred to fetch Australia a first innings lead of 157 at his home ground the Adelaide Oval.
'She knows everything that goes on behind the scenes.' 'I take pride in performing for the country. Feels amazing, the fact that she's here makes it more special.'
Will Rohit Sharma get one final opportunity to salvage his Test career?
K L Rahul or Abhimanyu Easwaran will open the batting for India if captain Rohit Sharma is not available for the first Test against Australia in Perth, said head coach Gautam Gambhir.
Jasprit Bumrah emerged as the lone bright spot with a record haul of 32 wickets.
The Prime Minister's XI team will be led by uncapped all-rounder Jack Edwards of New South Wales.
The Australian media summed up their team's 295-run hammering by India in the opening Test with strong headlines such as 'Perth-etic Humiliation' and 'Monster Loss', former players called for some tough decisions, including sacking Marnus Labuschagne.
Who do you think should be part of India's playing XI for the third Test against Australia in Brisbane?
'Every series is important, as simple as that, when you are playing for your country..'.
'There are a lot of players who have been performing well even before him, so there is a routine or process that I think that the management has come up with, so it is important to follow that. He has been performing consistently well, so I believe his time will come soon.'
India need to win three of the remaining four Tests in Australia to book their place in the WTC 2025 final.
India were scheduled to begin their tour of Australia with a closed-door warm-up match against the Ruturaj Gaikwad-led India A at the WACA in Perth from November 15 to 17.
To K L Rahul, a decade-long journey in international cricket has felt like 25 years in which he has had to overcome 'mental challenges' of being a floater in the Indian set-up.
The four wickets that India prised out in the third session, on balance, swung the game back in their favour, says Prem Panicker .
Who do you think should be part of India's playing XI for the first Test against Australia in Perth?
Images from Day 4 of the first Test between Australia and India in Perth on Monday.
Rahul will come in place of Baba Indrajith, who scored 9 and 6 and didn't look comfortable at all against pace and bounce, which wasn't exactly 125 clicks.
'Steve had expressed a desire to move back down from that opening position.'
Kishan, who was dropped from the BCCI central contracts earlier this year due to concerns that he was "prioritising" the cash-rich Indian Premier League over domestic cricket, made his return to the India A setup.
Shubman Gill's thumb fracture is certainly a "jolt" for India ahead of the series opener against Australia
It was India's fourth loss in the current WTC cycle, causing their PCT to drop from 68.06 to 62.82.
India's women's cricket team will kick off their campaign against New Zealand on October 4 at the Dubai international stadium.
Bleary-eyed New Zealanders celebrated a weekend of sporting triumphs around the world on Monday and for once there was not a rugby ball in sight.
'...there'll be nerves and a bit of pressure, but that's all part of it, and I'm just excited to see what it all brings.'
'There will be a lot of spice to the contest -- there is a reason India is the only team other than England against whom Australia is keen to play a five Test series.' 'I'll watch, as I suspect most fans will -- but this one time, I'll watch with considerable trepidation and, from a fan's point of view, with the hope that the team finds its feet and that right quick,' notes the distinguished cricket commentator Prem Panicker.
Selectors will likely opt for another batter to cover for all-rounder Green in the India series and possibly an opener if Steve Smith is restored to the number four spot.
The debate over the vacant slot at the top of the Australia batting order continues to captivate the nation's sports media a month before the opening clash in a blockbuster five-Test series against India.
Maxwell has starred with bat and ball in Australia's white ball teams since coming back from his broken leg last year.
Only once in the history of Test cricket has a team bounced back to win after being bowled out for less than 50.
Australia's decision to field an unchanged frontline pace attack last summer might have been unusual as selectors now reassess their seam options after losing allrounder Cameron Green.
The dawn of a new era had begun under Sourav Ganguly's aggressive leadership. With Ganguly and Coach John Wright at the helm India had transitioned into a force to be reckoned with.
A man who boasts a strike rate of 159.22 in the shortest format, Head became the fifth Aussie cricketer to score most runs in an over in T20Is.
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