Anshul Gupta

Only 13.2 overs of play was possible on Day 1 of the Gabba Test as the incessant rains in Queensland hit the opening day of the third match of the ongoing Border-Gavaskar Trophy. The match is set to begin half an hour early on all the remaining days to cover for all the time lost on Day 1.

India will take on Australia in the third and probably the most crucial Test of the five-match series at Gabba, Brisbane. With the series squared in Adelaide, India will be under pressure but the visitors can't let the morale go down as there is still some life in the remaining games for both teams.

This was Mumbai Indians' third recruitment as part of the coaching staff ahead of the IPL 2025 after the return of Mahela Jayawardene as the head coach and Paras Mhambrey as the co-bowling coach. Mumbai Indians after retaining their Indian core made some marquee signings of Boult and Deepak Chahar.

Pakistan will aim for an improved show against South Africa in the second T20I to stay alive in the series. Pakistan did a few things well but didn't land the killer punch as South Africa managed to eke out a win led by David Miller's swashbuckling knock and George Linde's all-round show on return.

The Indian women's cricket team suffered a car crash at the hands of Australia in the three-match ODI series. They were bowled out for 100 in one game and ended up giving 371 runs in another as the former India captain blasted the side suggesting something needs to change.

Australia have made a change to their playing XI for the third Test against India at Gabba, Brisbane with captain Pat Cummins confirming the same in the press conference on the eve of the game. Australia will be keen to take a lead after levelling the series in Adelaide.

West Indies have called up 27-year-old Keacy Carty for the T20Is for the first time for the Bangladesh series. After levelling the Test series, the West Indies routed Bangladesh 3-0 in the ODIs and will also look to continue the momentum in the T20Is.

Zimbabwe will be high on morale after a thrilling win in the series finale against Pakistan last week. Yes, they lost the series but managed to avoid the whitewash and against them are Afghanistan, who have played as many as six ODIs in the last couple of months or so but not any T20Is since June.

Rishabh Pant with the iconic bat roll after taking India to a win at the Gabba got popular scoring an unbeaten 89 in his debut. However, Pant's 89* doesn't feature in the top five for the highest individual score by Indian batters at the venue in Test cricket. Take a look-

Former Australian captain Tim Paine reckoned that Justin Langer's removal as the head coach was one of the big reasons for where Travis Head is now as a Test batter. Head in the last 18 months or so has revitalised Australia's middle order with aggressive gameplay and consistency.

South Africa bereft of a few of their first-choice players, will be up against Pakistan in the first T20I of the three-match series in Durban on Tuesday, December 10. Pakistan have their high-profile names return after skipping the Zimbabwe T20Is and will be keen to topple the Proteas.

Under Jonathan Trott, Afghanistan qualified for their first-ever Champions Trophy campaign and made their maiden appearance in the T20 World Cup semi-final. The Afghanistan team will be next in action on a multi-format tour of Zimbabwe starting with three T20Is in Harare on Wednesday, December 11.

South Africa beat Sri Lanka 2-0 as the Proteas achieved their second consecutive whitewash in the format having made light work of Bangladesh in October. The five consecutive Test wins have catapulted South Africa to the top of the WTC points table.

A new-look South Africa side will be up against Pakistan in a three-match T20 series starting in Durban on Tuesday, December 10. With the turnaround from the Sri Lanka Tests being just 24 hours, several first-choice Proteas players will be unavailable and hence, Pakistan will fancy their chances.