IND vs AUS Pitch Report: Both India and Australia will enter the fourth Test match at Melbourne Cricket Ground as favourites on Thursday. India have won the last two Boxing Day Test matches at MCG and are expecting the same result in the upcoming BGT fixture.
The young all-rounder Pratika Rawal scored 76 off 86 balls to help India post their joint-highest ODI total of 358 and then picked two wickets to bowl out West Indies to 243 to seal the three-match ODI series at Kotambi Stadium in Vadodara.
Pakistan will take on New Zealand in the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 opener in Karachi on February 19 and then will face India in Dubai on February 23. India will begin their campaign against Bangladesh on February 20.
Virat Kohli scored a brilliant unbeaten hundred in the first Test match in Perth but went on to score just 21 runs in the next two games, falling to outside the off-stump deliveries. Both Rohit Sharma and Kohli will look to return to form in the next game in Melbourne starting on December 26.
The 15-member squad for the U19 Women's T20 World Cup will be led by Niki Prasad while Sanika Chalke has been named her deputy for the tournament. India are the defending champions having won the inaugural edition in 2023 under Shafali Verma's captaincy in South Africa.
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IND vs AUS: Australia have confirmed that 19-year-old opener Sam Konstas will make his Test debut in the Boxing Day Test against India. Konstas will become the fourth youngest Test player ever for Australia at the age of 19 years and 85 days.
Vinod Kambli was admitted to Thane's Akruti hospital late on Saturday night last week after his health deteriorated suddenly. However, on Monday (December 23), it was confirmed that the former cricketer is stable and the doctors have kept him under observation.
Ben Stokes, England's Test skipper, has been ruled out of action for three months after sustaining an injury during the third Test against New Zealand in Hamilton. The all-rounder was just getting back to bowling in full tilt but the latest injury is a major setback for him.
Chennai Super Kings retained MS Dhoni as an uncapped player for Rs 4 crore ahead of the Indian Premier League 2025 mega auction. Dhoni will be playing in his 18th season in the Indian cash-rich league. Meanwhile, a former CSK player has given his views on MS Dhoni's future in IPL.
England will tour to Australia for the all-format Ashes in early 2025. The two teams will be locking horns in the first day-night Test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in more than 75 years. England have announced the squad for the Ashes.
IND vs AUS 4th Test: Team India hit the nets on Sunday to train ahead of the Boxing Day Test match at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. While both teams are gearing up for the fourth Test, MCG curator Matt Page has revealed what pitch conditions can be on offer for the Melbourne Test.
The Indian team took part in a training session on Sunday ahead of the Boxing Day Test match at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. India captain Rohit Sharma was hit on his left knee during the training. The Indian team is unhappy with the used pitches in place for training ahead of the fourth Test.
Mohammed Shami has made a return to domestic cricket but has not played an International match since the ODI World Cup 2023. The Board of Control for Cricket in India has cleared the air on Shami's speculated return for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024/25.
The ongoing Border-Gavaskar series is locked at 1-1 after three matches. India have called a Mumbai all-rounder ahead of the fourth Test match at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. This comes after Ravichandran Ashwin's retirement.
Virat Kohli has enjoyed playing at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in Test cricket. He is eyeing a special record of Sachin Tendulkar when he will step on the field at the MCG for the Boxing Day Test against Australia in the ongoing Border-Gavaskar series.
Vinod Kambli, a Former Indian cricketer, has been admitted to hospital in Thane after his health deteriorated. He is under keen observation of doctors at the moment.
Australia are set to make at least a couple of changes to their playing XI in the fourth Test against India in Melbourne. 19-year-old opener Sam Konstas is set to make his debut and is ready to face India's best bowler Jasprit Bumrah at the MCG.
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New Zealand will face Sri Lanka in three ODIs and as many T20Is at home. The three-match ODI series is the last for the Kiwis before they pick the squad for the ICC Champions Trophy. Meanwhile, Mumbai Indians' star player has been picked for the first time in the T20I squad.
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