India could field three spinners against Australia in the final.
Australia captain Steve Smith said it has been 'an enjoyable tour' for the visitors after they outclassed India by 21 runs in the third ODI in Chennai on Wednesday.
Today, with China centrally seated and located, the Global South has an intriguing road ahead. Odds of it becoming a Chinese bloc in the emerging new bipolar world are higher than we'd wish them to be, observes Shekhar Gupta.
Rahane stands at crossroads in his comeback Test
'Once he failed in the Australia series at home, there was very little chance for him but selectors didn't want to change things ahead of WTC final.'
Ramiz's sacking comes after Babar Azam's team lost the home series against England 3-0, which hit Pakistan's chances of reaching next year's ICC World Test Championship final.
Ashwin gained two places after taking six wickets in India's emphatic victory over Australia in the second Test in New Delhi.
'We'll see how he goes in the build-up and make that decision when we get on the ground in India'
Australian great Allan Border is mighty impressed with Pat Cummins' captaincy but said the upcoming four-Test series against India will be his real "acid test and the final frontier".
India captain Rohit Sharma won't comment on the mental fortitude of the Australian team but certainly didn't expect them to get bowled out in just one session on the third day of the opening Test.
Australia are mulling the option of bringing back Peter Handscomb to bat in the middle-order for his ability to play spin, if Cameron Green does not recover in time for their series opener against India,
"Pakistan is one of the strongest cricketing countries in the ICC membership," Allardice said.
Hardik Pandya's leadership skills and India's overall World Cup preparedness will be under focus
Ravichandran Ashwin's form will decide the fate of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, said former India head coach Ravi Shastri, who wouldn't want the team's premier spinner to 'over-plan' against Australia.
Batting great Greg Chappell believes Australia can win the upcoming high-profile four-match Test series as India are "vulnerable" this time with injuries to key players like Rishabh Pant and Jasprit Bumrah.
Finch bristled when asked to address Border's comments, saying his slow knock was an anomaly and he was still 100% confident in his game.
Jasprit Bumrah's appointment as India's stand-in Test captain is a 'courageous decision' based on his 'tactical nous', and his leadership duel with England skipper Ben Stokes is providing a fascinating sidelight to an entertaining game in Birmingham, said the legendary Ian Chappell.
The reaction has exposed a split between current players, who have been silent on his departure, and several former teammates who have fiercely defended Langer.
The 34-year-old took the prized wickets of Imam-ul-Haq, Azhar Ali and Babar Azam to end Pakistan's resistance and finished with figures of 5-83 in Pakistan's second innings.
According to The Australian report, Langer left with his head held high.
India's Deepti Sharma also moved up to no 6 while Poonam Yadav remained at eighth.
Langer's tenure culminated in a 4-0 thrashing of England in the Ashes serie
Top-order batter Georgia Redmayne and fast bowler Stella Campbell received their maiden call-ups.
The spotlight among the batters was on Beth Mooney. She rocketed up eight places to break into the top ten, sitting at No. 8, just below compatriot Meg Lanning by nine rating points.
Australia on Friday pulled out of several upcoming FIH tournaments, including the junior men's hockey World Cup slated to be held in India later this year, citing COVID-19 related government travel restrictions.
Coach Ramesh Powar is 'not concerned at all' as he attributed the poor performance to lack of game time
A CA director for 13 years, Eddings replaced David Peever in 2018 as interim chairman after the former mining executive resigned following the release of a scathing cultural review into the Newlands ball-tampering scandal.
Masks are mandatory across all venues, both inside and outside, for all athletes, staff and media
Clarke said that he feels there is no way bowlers would not have known about it.
The World Photography Organisation has announced the overall winners of the prestigious Sony World Photography Awards 2022.
Australia also won last year's Twenty20 World Cup for the first time under Langer but there have been reports of player discontent over his coaching style.
They also said CA's decision devalues the ICC's World Test Championship.
Australia pulled out of the three-Test tour slated for March-April citing an "unacceptable level of health and safety risk to players, support staff and the community".
Australia's one-off Test against Afghanistan and one-day series against New Zealand have been postponed to the 2021-22 season, Cricket Australia (CA) said on Friday.
Wade will instead head to New Zealand with Australia's Twenty20 squad for a five-match series starting on Feb. 22 in Christchurch.
On Sunday, New Zealand lifted most of the restrictions imposed due to the pandemic after no active cases were reported.
The player registration deadline closed on Thursday and the list comprises 207 international players including 21 capped Indians.
Indians dominated the limited-over teams by having three and four players in the ODI and T20I respectively
BCCI president and former India captain Sourav Ganguly on Tuesday revealed that he underwent as many as 22 COVID-19 tests in the past four and a half months while trying to navigate his professional commitments amid the raging pandemic.
China criticised the forthcoming meeting of the Foreign Ministers of India, Australia, Japan and the United States in Tokyo, saying it is opposed to the formation of "exclusive clique" harming third party's interests.
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