'This is an experienced side and we know what is expected of our team.' 'When it comes to preparation, all of us are ready.'
India are set to play a Test against England from July 1 to July 5.
Rahane's comeback after 15 months was on predictable lines
On Sunday, Sussex batted first on a small county ground at Hove, and were 9/2 inside first four overs when Tom Clark (104 off 106 balls) and Pujara joined forces to add 205 runs for the third wicket.
The stage will also be set for Virat Kohli to score his first Test hundred since November 2019.
Rahane scored a century in his previous Ranji Trophy match against Saurashtra but failed to deliver in the first innings against Goa.
Ravindra Jadeja will captain Saurashtra in their final Ranji Trophy league fixture against Tamil Nadu, starting on Tuesday, marking his comeback to competitive cricket after close to six months.
Pacer Navdeep Saini and uncapped Saurabh Kumar were named as replacements for injured Mohammad Shami and Ravindra Jadeja.
MSK Prasad advised the team to take the final call depending on the conditions at that time.
Poor batting was at the heart of the debacle.
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.
Green's return would allow Australia to harness uncapped Matt Kuhnemann with Nathan Lyon and Todd Murphy in a three-pronged spin attack
'We had hoped that however behind we were, we could've shown more fight but we knew we needed exceptional performances. It was not a 469-run wicket. We gave away a lot of runs -- bowling was disappointing. We played some poor shots yesterday.'
India's hopes of breaking their ICC trophy drought after 2013, remained unfulfilled as Australia handed them a crushing loss at the WTC Final.
The Indian team management could consider playing Shubman Gill in the middle order ahead of Suryakumar Yadav in the first Test against Australia after Shreyas Iyer was ruled out of the series opener due to a back injury.
IMAGES from Day 4 of the WTC Final played between Australia and India at The Oval in London on Saturday.
Images from Day 1 of the third Test played between India and Australia at the Holkar Stadium in Indore on Wednesday
Jadeja raised 81 runs for the unbroken eighth wicket with Axar Patel (52) to drive home India's advantage.
Parth Bhut capped off a dream game with a five-wicket haul after a match-turning century and half-century as Saurashtra won a memorable Ranji Trophy quarter-final against Punjab by 71 runs.
Rohit Sharma reportedly delayed his departure for the UK for personal reasons.
IMAGES from Day 2 of the WTC Final played between Australia and India at The Oval in London on Thursday.
As Pujara gears up to play his 100th Test, here's a look at the list of the 12 cricketers who are a part of the 100 Tests club in India.
Pujara will compete in both first-class and List A games for Sussex.
KL Rahul's tactical acumen will be tested along with his batting prowess when a depleted Indian team clashes with a tricky Bangladesh
Out-of-favour India Test batter Cheteshwar Pujara's debut for Sussex has been delayed until next week due to visa issues and he will miss the side's first County Championship match of the season starting Thursday.
Ashwin moves up to joint fourth, Iyer jumps 10 spots to be 16th
Indian women cricketers took to social media to laud the Board of Control for Cricket in India for introducing equal match fees for both men's and women's cricketers in a huge step to introduce pay equity in the sport.
He has been in tremendous form of late with one hundred and three fifties in his last six 50-over games.
'The man who led India to its greatest ever overseas Test series win. Happy Birthday @ajinkyarahane88.' 'May God give you the strength to fight every challenge.'
India's Test specialist Cheteshwar Pujara feels it is "impossible" to include both Rishabh Pant and Dinesh Karthik in the playing eleven during the Asia Cup T20 tournament, given the team's settled top-order.
Glimpses from Day 3 of the second Test between India and Australia at the Arun Jaitley stadium in Delhi, February 19, 2023.
Patel smashed 74 and dominated his 114-run partnership for the eighth wicket with Ashwin to rescue India
Rohit maintains that turning tracks remain the team's strength and wants the struggling batters to find a way to score on them.
Ajinkya Rahane never gives up. After surprising the cricketing world with the fastest fifty of IPL 2023 at the Wankhede stadium on Saturday, the out of favour India batter yearns to play a Test match at his home ground.
India edged closer to a comfortable win in the opening Test against Bangladesh
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Dravid insisted his team is not feeling any pressure going into the World Test Championship final against Australia.
A Web series Bandon Mein Tha Dum will chronicle the Indian cricket team's historic Test series win in Australia last year.
With the WTC final set to get underway shortly after the IPL, India skipper Rohit Sharma said the players' workloads will be closely monitored.
K L Rahul has managed just 38 runs in three innings in the ongoing Test series against Australia.
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