Anshul Gupta

England vice-captain Ollie Pope is set to fill in as the wicketkeeper and will slot down in the playing XI in the series opener against New Zealand. The three-match Test series will be competed for the Crowe-Thorpe Trophy and is critical for New Zealand, especially from WTC points table perspective.

KKR went all out for Venkatesh Iyer for INR 23.75 crore, who might probably and potentially be their captaincy option for IPL 2025. However, the Knight Riders did balance out that bid with some steals of Anrich Nortje, Quinton de Kock and Spencer Johnson as they look good to defend their title.

Delhi Capitals made some intelligent purchases and a few quality buys with KL Rahul being their costliest pick at the IPL 2025 mega auction. With Faf du Plessis also in the squad, the Delhi Capitals have a few options for captaincy with Axar Patel being retained.

India registered a first-ever win in a Test match at the Optus Stadium in Perth for a visiting team as Australia's fortress, even though the sample size is really small, was breached on Monday, November 25. Australia were bowled out for 238 chasing 534 in the fourth innings after Jaiswal special.

Sanjay Manjrekar found himself on the receiving end of another Indian cricketer this week after unintentionally offending him. It was the pacer Vinay Kumar, who came up with a strongly-worded response on X (formerly Twitter) to Manjrekar.

With India captain Rohit Sharma likely to return in the second Test in Adelaide, the team management and the head coach have a lot of thinking to do with the playing XI given KL Rahul, who opened in the skipper's absence in the first Test, looked one of the most stable batters in both innings.

Mumbai Indians, Ishan Kishan's previous franchise, began the bidding but moved out pretty quickly before Delhi Capitals and Punjab Kings fought hard and long. However, Sunrisers Hyderabad ultimately had the last laugh and went home with Ishan Kishan, another left-hander in the top-order for them.

Senior Australian pacer Mitchell Starc became the most expensive player in IPL auction history last time around when Kolkata Knight Riders splurged INR 24.75 crore. However, the amount reduced considerably at the mega auction with Delhi Capitals getting the speedster for INR 11.75 crore.

Gujarat Titans began the bid for the senior Indian leg-spinner before the likes of Chennai Super Kings, Sunrisers Hyderabad and Lucknow Super Giants joined the bid. However, it was the Punjab Kings who prevailed in the end with a massive bid of INR 18 crore.

This was Kohli's 81st century in international cricket as he brought up a three-figure score in Test cricket after 18 months and his first overall since the century in the World Cup semi-final last year against New Zealand. India declared on 487/6 setting a huge target of 534 runs for Australia.

Yashasvi Jaiswal became only the fifth Indian batter to score a century in a Test match in Perth as he stormed back to his magnificent run in the format in 2024 after recording a duck in the first innings. Here's a look at the full list-

Virat Kohli completed an important half-century in the second innings as India found themselves in a dominant position in the first Test of the five-match series against Australia in Perth. India have already taken a 400-plus lead in the second innings.

Pakistan will be high on confidence after recently beating Australia in the ODI series. With one eye on the Champions Trophy, the Zimbabwe series will provide an opportunity for Pakistan to test their bench strength, with a few first-choice players, including Babar Azam and Shaheen Afridi, rested.

New Zealand women's cricket team will miss their opener for the key three-match ODI series at home against Australia. As per the NZC release, Georgia Plimmer experienced pain in her hip joint after the ODI assignment against India and the fracture has ruled her out for any action in near future.

India vs Australia Live Cricket Score: India survived and prodded along to ensure that Australia didn't even get an edge after getting a 46-run lead in the first innings. The lead has reached 218 and India will aim to bat Australia out on Day 3 because the pitch seemed to have flattened out.

Yashasvi Jaiswal came back well after a failure in the first innings to smash his ninth half-century in Test cricket in just his 11th match in the format. Jaiswal like his teammate Harshit Rana had a bit of a go at Mitchell Starc on the second day of the Perth Test.