Rohit Sharma will miss the first Test to spend some more time with his family after the birth of his second child recently. Rohit is expected to return for the second Test in Adelaide but till then Jasprit Bumrah, the 36th captain for India in the formats, will lead the side.
The 2024 edition of the Abu Dhabi T10 League kicks off on Thursday, November 21 with Team Abu Dhabi taking on Ajman Jolts in the opener while Hardik Pandya has returned to the top spot in the ICC T20 rankings for all-rounders. Here's a look at the top 10 sports stories on November 21.
A new season of the Abu Dhabi T10 League kicks off on Thursday, November 21 with the hosts Team Abu Dhabi taking on one of the two new teams Ajman Bolts in the opener. The eighth edition of the tournament has gotten bigger and better with some high-profile signings and a couple of new sides.
Jasprit Bumrah is set to lead India in the first Test against Australia with Rohit Sharma set to miss the series opener. He led India only once previously against England and India lost that Test match. At the press conference, ahead of the Test, Bumrah responded a lot of questions.
Indian pacer Mohammed Shami didn't feature in IPL 2024 after undergoing surgery for his troubled heel tendon. Shami was the Purple Cap winner in IPL 2023 for the Gujarat Titans with 28 wickets and is expected to find bidders being the second marquee set at the mega auction.
The first Test of the five-match series between India and Australia is all set to get underway on Friday (November 22) at the Optus Stadium in Perth. The hosts are certain to hand a debut to David Warner's replacement while all eyes will be on Marsh's role as an all-rounder.
India will be up against Australia in what promises to be a tough five-match Test series Down Under. India will be under pressure coming off a 3-0 series defeat at home and with the WTC points at stake, it's all-or-nothing time for the visitors and hence have picked a jumbo squad for the same.
The highly anticipated five-match Test series between India and Australia will get underway on November 22 at the Optus Stadium in Perth. However, with rain around in Perth, will the weather spoil the proceedings in the first Test? Here's the weather report in detail...
"He'll be a guy that can sort of hold that one end up for us. He hits the bat a little bit harder than you think. So on these sort of conditions where there might be a little bit of seam movement up front, especially the first couple of days, he'll be a handy bowler," Morne Morkel said.
Virat Kohli boasts an impressive record in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy and has been sensational in Tests against Australia with 1352 runs in just 25 innings at a stagging average of 54.08 ahead of the upcoming five-match series.
IND vs AUS head-to-head record in BGT: The 2024-25 BGT hosts Australia hold and dominate the head-to-head record against India with 45 wins in 107 Test meetings but the travelling side has superior numbers since the inception of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy in 1996.
Indian team is facing various injury issues ahead of the first Test match against Australia in Perth starting on November 22. Top-order batters Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill are expected to be available for the selection for the BGT opener.
Team India need to win four and draw one Test in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy to qualify for the finals of the ongoing ICC World Test Championship 2023-25 cycle.
The star Indian all-rounder scored 59 runs and took two wickets in four T20I games against South Africa to witness a big jump in the latest ICC men's T20I all-rounder rankings. In-form pacer Arshdeep Singh also stormed into the top 10 bowling chart on Wednesday.
Tilak Varma became only the fifth batter in T20I history to smash consecutive centuries in the format as he ended the four-match series against South Africa with 280 runs. Sanju Samson, the other big gainer for India, also scored a couple of centuries in the series.
IPL 2025 mega auction is scheduled for November 24 and 25 in Jeddah. Even though its timing doesn't clash with the first Test between India and Australia in Perth, however, a few former cricketers are involved with the IPL teams as well as the Test series as coaches or commentators.
Ishant Sharma, who last played a first-class game in February earlier this year, is set to return to domestic cricket after being picked in the jumbo 24-member squad for the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy. Ayush Badoni will continue to lead the side after taking over the reigns from Himmat Singh in Ranji.
Rafael Nadal's illustrious tennis career came to an end after Spain lost to the Netherlands in the Davis Cup quarterfinals while Hardik Pandya is set to feature in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy for Baroda for the first time since 2016. Here's a look at the top 10 sports stories on November 20.
This was Sri Lanka's third consecutive ODI series win at home this year having beaten India and West Indies previously. New Zealand had their moments in the series, especially in the second game, however, they dearly missed a few of their first-choice players.
India picked three uncapped players in the Test squad for the Australia tour but there are a few regulars as well, who are yet to play the longest format of the game against the World Test Champions. Take a look-
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