Australian bowler Josh Hazlewood who missed the third Ashes Test and is set to return to the side in the fourth Test match against Australia, said that he was underprepared for the World Test Championship (WTC) final.
When the final Test at the Narendra Modi stadium ended in a draw on Monday evening, there was bon homie, with gifts like cricket bats and jerseys being passed around.
England, chasing 251 to win the must-win third Ashes Test, closed the rain-delayed day three on 27/0.
Rather than sweeping the ball, Australia's batters mainly attempted the front foot defence against the spinners besides stepping out to hit down the ground.
The summer saw its fair share of hits at the box office. Now, the monsoon has quite a few movie releases from across genres.
'Having a look the last couple of days it looks like it's prepared pretty similar (to Nagpur). It looks pretty dry.'
Glimpses from Day 2 of the second Test between India and Australia at the Arun Jaitley stadium in Delhi, February 18, 2023.
Celebrating his 28th century, Kohli dedicated the monumental feat to his wife Anushka Sharma.
'I think our training wickets have been really difficult as well. So it's been nice to actually stand in a training wicket and keep to our bowlers.'
2023 was a good year for international cinema with many strong films premiering at the Berlin, Cannes, Venice and Toronto film festivals.
'Hinduism meshed with his sense that the world was paradoxical and puzzling.'
India have already secured the Border-Gavaskar trophy and they will now be playing for a record-extending 16th straight series win at home
Oppenheimer is a very politically significant film for our time, observes Utkarsh Mishra.
Mitchell Starc is likely to link up with skipper Pat Cummins in Australia's pace attack for the second Test against India.
Images from Day 4 of the fourth and final Test between India and Australia at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, on Sunday.
Rohit proved his adaptability and mixed caution with aggression even when wickets kept tumbling at the other end.
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.
Agar is the latest Australian to return home midway into the tour, with the visitors having lost the first two Tests of the four-match series.
A howler by Manchester United goalkeeper David De Gea gifted West Ham United three vital points in their battle against relegation as the hosts secured a 1-0 Premier League win.
IMAGES from Day 5 of the 5th Ashes Test played between England and Australia at The Oval, London, on Sunday.
Qualifying Newcastle United for the Champions League was not even in Eddie Howe's thoughts at the start of the season
Khawaja and Green were the bedrock of Australia's innings
The Indian team, set to play the second Test against Australia from Friday, had to switch hotels in New Delhi.
Following their emphatic nine-wicket win in the Indore Test, Australia will be looking to continue the momentum as they seek a series-levelling victory in the fourth and final Test, starting in Ahmedabad on Thursday.
Cheteshwar Pujara is set to play his 100th Test match when India take on Australia for the 2nd Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy
India find themselves in a spot of bother against Australia in the third Test at Indore.
President Trump, a Republican, however, did not formally concede the election to Biden, saying he would 'continue to fight and will prevail'. He has launched a slew of lawsuits in key states, but has not provided any evidence to back his claims of electoral fraud. Many of the lawsuits have been dismissed by courts.
David Warner and Ashton Agar were included in Australia's squad for next month's one-day international series in India on Thursday despite being sent home from the test tour this week.
For the India tour, Zampa will be fighting for a spot with veteran offspinner Nathan Lyon.
A disappointed Australian leg-spinner Adam Zampa feels he may need to look beyond revival of his red ball career after being ignored for the four-Test series in India.
India are chasing a victory in Ahmedabad to confirm their place in the final of the World Test Championship against Australia in June.
They had a golden chance to equalise with Deep Grace Ekka taking the strike from close range as the ball took a deflection from Vandana Katariya but only to ricochet off the crossbar in the second quarter.
Australian spinner Ashton Agar said he holds no "ill feelings" after being sent back from the India tour without a game.
Green's return would allow Australia to harness uncapped Matt Kuhnemann with Nathan Lyon and Todd Murphy in a three-pronged spin attack
Ahead of India's second Test against Australia, Virat Kohli spent time against spinners at the Arun Jaitley Stadium.
Carlos Alcaraz heralded the changing of the guard in men's tennis as he ended Novak Djokovic's long reign at Wimbledon
Rohit shot down suggestions that India had rolled out a 'doctored pitch' for the contest.
IMAGES from EPL matches played on Thursday.
As India took an unassailable 2-0 lead over Australia in the Border-Gavaskar series, a dejected Allan Border opened up on the visitor's loss.
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