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For Kohli, it will be about 'high-voltage cricket' but no 'unnecessary tension'"We understand that we are contributing to a larger cause, and the quality of cricket has to stand out"3ySidharth MongaIndia Today Group/Getty Images

Kohli: 'There is more respect between the two sides, you can see that'

"We are contributing to a larger cause, so the quality of the cricket has to stand out"

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Stump mic: Will Tests bring out the fire?

AUSTRALIA VS INDIA

DAY-NIGHT TEST

India name Shaw, Saha, Ashwin, Umesh in XI for first TestGill and Pant were left out of the day-night Test3ySidharth Monga

Kohli: My 'personality' is a 'representation' of 'new India'Greg Chappell had recently called Kohli the "most Australian non-Australian cricketer of all time"3ySidharth Monga

Top order troubles for sides as Australia aim to continue pink-ball dominance3yAlagappan Muthu

Mute Me: Saha over Pant for the pink-ball Test?

Moody, Chopra and Dasgupta take turns muting each other (or not)

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Stump Mic: Familiar and friendly so far, will Tests bring out the fire?3y

Star Sports Connected: 'Kohli perfect role model but captaincy work in progress'

VVS Laxman on Virat Kohli the leader

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Rahane focused on twilight game3ySidharth Monga

What's the twilight effect in day-night Tests like?

AUSTRALIA VS INDIA

1ST TEST, ADELAIDE

A reassuring Australia-India rivalry to dull memories of a chaotic yearGiven the challenges 2020 has thrown at everyone, it is refreshing just to talk about cricket again3yDaniel BrettigMark Evans/Stringer

Australia's next superstar? Get to know Cameron GreenA first-class batting of average of 55 and bowling average 21 - the Western Australia allrounder has the makings of an outstanding cricketer3yAndrew McGlashan

Kohli vs Smith, Bumrah vs Hazlewood, Ashwin vs Lyon, and other key battles3yAndrew McGlashan

Australia lean towards Joe Burns' continuity, Matthew Wade firms to open3yDaniel Brettig

Steven Smith absent for Australia net session after tweaking back3yDaniel Brettig at Adelaide Oval

Cameron Green will make Test debut if he passes concussion protocols3yAndrew McGlashan

Aus vs Ind, 2020 - Justin Langer - We're going to be really well planned for Virat Kohli

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WTC - RACE TO THE FINAL

WTC equations: India need to target five wins, Australia on easier footingThe ask for both teams will depend on how NZ fare in their series against Pakistan too3yS Rajesh

NZ put pressure on India as race for Lord's heats upIf NZ sweep Pakistan, India will need at least four wins and three draws in eight Tests3ySidharth Monga

Excited about possibility but focused on Pakistan - LathamPlunket Shield at start of the season was "great for the guys to get into that mode of the longer form", says Latham3yESPNcricinfo staff

BANGLADESH HOME SERIES

2021-22 SEASON

West Indies to tour Bangladesh in JanuaryVisitors will arrive in Dhaka on Jan 10; tour to feature three ODIs and two Tests3yMohammad Isam

Rain leaves points shared after Turner onslaughtHatcher, Maddinson turned things around in field before the Stars were left a tough six-over target3yAndrew McGlashanGetty Images and Cricket Australia

Whatever happened to Craig Simmons, maker of the fastest BBL hundred?The man who made a century in 39 balls in his first season looks back at that golden summer and after3yAlex Malcolm

NEW ZEALAND VS PAKISTAN

SQUAD UPDATES

What will Pakistan do without Babar Azam?As Babar Azam's prowess has increased, so has his side's tendency to rely heavily on him3yDanyal Rasool

Southland's Duffy ready for 'another step up' as international debut loomsThe right-arm seamer is line to become the first Southlander to debut for NZ since Jeff Wilson in 19933yDeivarayan Muthu

Ferguson out for six weeks with stress fracture to his backCoach Gary Stead hopeful the pacer would return to the side before the end of the season3yESPNcricinfo staff

De Grandhomme out of Pakistan Tests; Williamson expected for second T20I

Rauf focused on pace and not losing his 'natural' aggression

TOP HEADLINES

Southland's Duffy ready for NZ debut
Farbrace set for T10 coaching role
Who's in our combined Australia-India XI?

Ferguson out of action for six weeks
Mushfiqur apologises for misbehaving
WI to tour Bangladesh in January

PLANNING FOR SMITH

How should India bowl to Steven Smith?Don't bother trying to get him out lbw, among other things3yAakash ChopraGetty Images

Jason Gillespie: You have to be ruthless with your discipline to Smith

The former Australia fast bowler and coach on the importance of plugging away

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HURRICANES VS STRIKERS

BBL 2020-21

Siddle five-for, Weatherald and Carey's half-centuries give Strikers easy winThe game also saw both sides using the X-Factor substitute for the first time in the tournament3yAlex Malcolm

Briggs and Botha first players subbed out under X-factor ruleAdelaide Strikers brought in Matt Short and Hobart Hurricanes opted for Mac Wright3yAlex Malcolm

T10 NEWS

Paul Farbrace set for T10 coaching role with Bangla TigersAndy Flower will take over from Stephen Fleming at Delhi Bulls, with Dwayne Bravo joining him3yMatt Roller

DREAM TEAM

AN ALL-STAR AUSTRALIA-INDIA CURRENT XI

Ashwin or Lyon? Hazlewood or Shami? Who makes it to our combined current Australia-India XI?And who opens with David Warner? Our panelists put their heads together to pick a powerhouse combined XI from the two sides3ySreshth ShahAFP

VITALITY BLAST 2021

SIGNING NEWS

Mohammad Nabi joins Northants for T20 BlastAfghanistan allrounder signing a coup as club seeks to boost middle order3yMatt Roller

MUST WATCH

VIDEOS OF THE WEEK

Gavaskar: Rahul could play at MCG in Kohli, Rohit's absence

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Throwback: When Kohli hit 133 in Hobart

A throwback to Kohli's breakthrough innings in Australia against Sri lanka

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Runorder - Coded signals - Yes or No?

Gambhir, Dasgupta and the Runorder crew on England offering information to their captain from the dugout

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Runorder: What's with all the fuss around the switch-hit?

Gautam Gambhir, Deep Dasgupta and the Runorder crew discuss if it should be banned

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Wood calls coded signals 'new game show'

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Lockie Ferguson: 'Speed means everything to me'

Lockie and his brother Mitch Ferguson on their plan to harness talent with their new app

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SOUTH AFRICA VS SRI LANKA

Migael Pretorius called up to bolster South Africa pace attackRabada and Dwaine Pretorius have "not yet been medically cleared" to play3yESPNcricinfo staff

EDITOR'S PICKS

Tom Smith: 'I didn't want to be known as the widower'3yAndrew Miller

How Hardik Pandya went from allrounder to a proper, game-changing batsman3yAakash Chopra

Parthiv Patel retires: The twists and turns of a most unusual career3yKarthik Krishnaswamy

Is England's use of signals from the balcony a big deal?3yGaurav Sundararaman

Umpires need to call a dead ball if a batsman tries to switch-hit3yIan Chappell

How many boundaries should a T20 team attempt in an innings? More than you might think3yHimanish Ganjoo

Nicholas: England playing with a previously unimagined sense of adventure3yMark Nicholas

Vijayakanth Viyaskanth spins himself into Jaffna history books3yAndrew Fidel Fernando

The hottest contest right now is Shahid Afridi vs the universe3yAndrew Fidel Fernando

Who has made the fastest ODI hundred for Australia?3ySteven Lynch

How Mitch and Lockie Ferguson developed the Machineroad app3yDeivarayan Muthu

Ramachandra Guha: 'Cleaning up Indian cricket is a lost cause'3yInterview by Nagraj Gollapudi

ROAD TO 2023 WORLD CUP

Zimbabwe to host ODI World Cup qualifiers in June-July 2023ICC announces "new-look calendar" to make up for postponements caused by pandemic3yESPNcricinfo staff

WOMEN'S ODI WORLD CUP

Hosts New Zealand to kick off 2022 Women's ODI World Cup on March 4Eight of the best teams will battle from March 4 to April 3 to decide the champion3yESPNcricinfo staff

AUSTRALIA VS INDIA

BUILD-UP TO 1ST TEST

Gavaskar: Rahul could play at MCG in Kohli, Rohit's absence

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Gill as opener, Pant as keeper - Gavaskar, Border give their views on India's XIThe former players, after whom the trophy is named, feel Prithvi Shaw is playing 'too many' shots at the start3yVarun Shetty

Gavaskar on increased concussion incidents: 'Front press' the reason for getting hit on helmetPlaying more "back and across" a safer way for batsmen to succeed on the bouncy pitches in Australia, says the former India captain3yNagraj Gollapudi

Pick your India XI for first Test

Henriques added to Australia's squad for first Test, Abbott ruled out

IPL NEWS

Tom Moody returns to Sunrisers, as director of cricketTrevor Bayliss will continue to be the team's head coach in the IPL3yESPNcricinfo staff

INTERVIEW

JASON GILLESPIE

'If the batsman doesn't think they can score off the front foot, you're bowling too short'

Ahead of the India-Australia Test series, Jason Gillespie rates the fast bowlers on both sides and breaks down their key areas of focus

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NEW ZEALAND VS WEST INDIES

2ND TEST, WELLINGTON

Southee and Wagner wrap up dominant 2-0 winJoshua da Silva's debut half-century gave WI a positive takeaway from a tough tour3yKarthik Krishnaswamy

If players can travel and quarantine, why can't umpires, asks Holder"Even if it's a case where you get a home and an opposing umpire then that's fair"3yESPNcricinfo staff

Boult tempted by WTC final
WTC points table

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LIFE IN BUBBLE WORLD

Holder 'looking to make use of every opportunity' as bubble life continuesAway from home since June,his next destinations are Australia and Bangladesh3yESPNcricinfo staffGetty Images

AUSTRALIA VS INDIA

TEST SERIES

How Mitchell Starc went from 'f*** you' to 'I can't hear you'

The Australian fast bowler tuned out the clamour to get clarity and lots of wickets

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Starc's boots made to have Lyon's victims walkingStarc's bowling will provide Lyon with ample rough stuff outside the right-handers' off stump3yDaniel Brettig

GALLE VS JAFFNA

LPL 2020, FINAL

Rejuvenated Gladiators look to find a way past HasarangaStallions' legspinner has excelled with his googlies, taking 16 wickets at an economy of 5.273yAndrew Fidel FernandoSLC/LPL

'I bowled wicket-to-wicket and tried to bowl dots' - Hasaranga on his LPL successThe legspinner says he honed his googly during his time away from the national team3yAndrew Fidel Fernando

History beckons as Jaffna Stallions look to beat the odds one last time3yMadushka Balasuriya

Bhanuka Rajapaksa: Our seam attack is better than anybody else's3yAndrew Fidel Fernando

Fantasy Pick - Galle Gladiators vs Jaffna Stallions3yRahul Maniraja

SCORCHERS VS STARS

BBL 2020-21

Fantasy Pick: Perth Scorchers vs Melbourne StarsFantasy suggestions for Match No. 9 of BBL 2020-213yRahul Maniraja

Make Maxwell and Stoinis captain and vice-captain

Tom Moody picks his fantasy team for the game between Scorchers and Stars

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INTERVIEW

Whatever happened to Craig Simmons, maker of the fastest BBL hundred?The man who made a century in 39 balls in his first season looks back at that golden summer and after3yAlex Malcolm

INDIA TOUR OF AUSTRALIA

THE AGGRESSION GAME

Runorder: Have Australia-India contests become 'too nice'?

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Gill: India have 'plenty of moves' for chin musicThe batsman has emerged as a contender to open the batting with Mayank Agarwal3yESPNcricinfo staff

DAMBULLA VS JAFFNA

LPL 2020, 2ND SEMI-FINAL

Jaffna Stallions set up final clash with Galle GladiatorsJohnson Charles smashed 76 and Wanindu Hasaranga took 3 for 15 to see off Dambulla Viiking3yMadushka Balasuriya

'LPL vital for Sri Lanka cricket's future' - ShanakaThe allrounder has been a regular advocate of SL having it's own T20 league3yAndrew Fidel Fernando

Stallions commit to improving cricketing infrastructure in Jaffna

COVID-19 IN SOUTH AFRICA

DOLPHINS VS TITANS

SA domestic match called off after player tests positive as SL series loomsSix players in the match are part of the squad for the Sri Lanka Test series starting December 263yFirdose Moonda

T20 WORLD CUP NEWS

See All

Singapore promoted to global qualifier for 2022 T20 World CupHong Kong will be demoted down to the regional qualifiers3yESPNcricinfo staff

THUNDER VS HEAT

BBL 2020-21

Daniel Sams' stunning all-round show carries Sydney Thunder to victoryHis effort trumped a fine all-round performance from Jack Wildermuth for the Heat3yAlex Malcolm

Lynn, Lawrence investigated for Covid-19 protocol breachStill permitted to play, they will need to prepare separately from the two teams3yDaniel Brettig

Denly joins Brisbane Heat as Banton's replacement

SRI LANKA TOUR OF SA

INJURY UPDATE

Injured Mathews likely to miss South Africa tourThe allrounder sustained a hamstring injury during the LPL semi-final on Sunday3yAndrew Fidel Fernando

AUSTRALIA A V INDIANS

TOUR MATCH

Australia's opening conundrum deepens as Burns fadesWarner and Pucovski will both miss the first Test3yAndrew McGlashan

Vihari: The challenge with the pink ball is during twilight, under floodlightsHe says Kohli and Pujara - who didn't play the pink-ball warm-up - have been practising in the nets3ySidharth Monga

McDermott, Wildermuth tons as honours are shared3ySidharth Monga

Kuldeep backs spin for Adelaide: 'Difficult to read spinners at night'

SIXERS VS RENEGADES

BBL 2020-21

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Sixers hand Renegades biggest ever BBL defeat

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HURRICANES V STRIKERS

BBL 2020-21

Hurricanes' Short takes down Rashid, before top-order slide costs StrikersA last-wicket stand of 61 between Worrall and Briggs made Hurricanes nervous3yAndrew McGlashan

PAKISTAN IN NEW ZEALAND

Babar Azam ruled out of NZ T20IsPakistan captain is now a doubtful starter when their tour of New Zealand kicks off with the three T20Is on Dec 183yESPNcricinfo staff

Misbah: We considered pulling out of New Zealand tourHe says Pakistan would not use the quarantine period as an excuse if they lost3yUmar Farooq

Taylor dropped for Pakistan T20Is; Ferguson injuredKane Williamson and Trent Boult return to the T20I side; Jacob Duffy earns maiden New Zealand call-up3yESPNcricinfo staff

COLOMBO VS GLADIATORS

1ST SEMI-FINAL, LPL 2020

Mathews calls for IPL-style playoff structure in LPLColombo captain disappointed to exit tournament after his side had topped the league phase3yAndrew Fidel Fernando

Dhananjaya Lakshan's all-round show puts Galle in finalDaniel Bell-Drummond's 70 in vain for Colombo Kings3yMadushka Balasuriya

ICC EVENTS UPDATES

2022 U-19 men's WC qualifying events to begin June 2021Qualifiers for the 2023 Women's T20 WC will kick off in August next year3yESPNcricinfo staff

INDIAN DOMESTIC SEASON

Yuvraj in Punjab's 30-man probables' list for Syed Mushtaq Ali TrophySince he has played in overseas leagues, the BCCI has to clear his potential domestic return3yESPNcricinfo staff

Syed Mushtaq Ali from January 10
Jalaj, Easwaran bat for Ranji Trophy

Transfers: Arun Karthik returns to TN

ANANTHA NARAYANAN

STATS ANALYSIS

Has batting become easier in the second half of a Test in recent times?You may think so, but the numbers indicate otherwise3yAnantha NarayananGetty Images

INDIA TOUR OF AUSTRALIA

1ST TEST, ADELAIDE

BCCI: Rohit 'clinically fit' but must work on enduranceBatsman given detailed training plan for his 14 days of quarantine in Sydney3yVarun Shetty

Smith keen to let captaincy talk 'rest for now'3yAndrew McGlashan

Gilchrist urges selectors to lock in Burns to aid final warm-up3yAndrew McGlashan

Smith: Warner's absence will test our depth

RENEGADES VS SCORCHERS

BBL 2020-21

Renegades start strong after bowlers, Shaun Marsh fireLalor and Hatzoglou shine on debut for Renegades as Scorchers slump to big defeat3yAlan Gardner

Points table

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Kohli: 'There is more respect between the two sides, you can see that'

Mute Me: Saha over Pant for the pink-ball Test?

Star Sports Connected: 'Kohli perfect role model but captaincy work in progress'

Aus vs Ind, 2020 - Justin Langer - We're going to be really well planned for Virat Kohli

Jason Gillespie: You have to be ruthless with your discipline to Smith

Gavaskar: Rahul could play at MCG in Kohli, Rohit's absence

Throwback: When Kohli hit 133 in Hobart

Runorder - Coded signals - Yes or No?

Runorder: What's with all the fuss around the switch-hit?

Wood calls coded signals 'new game show'

Lockie Ferguson: 'Speed means everything to me'

Gavaskar: Rahul could play at MCG in Kohli, Rohit's absence

'If the batsman doesn't think they can score off the front foot, you're bowling too short'

How Mitchell Starc went from 'f*** you' to 'I can't hear you'

Make Maxwell and Stoinis captain and vice-captain

Runorder: Have Australia-India contests become 'too nice'?

ESPNcricinfo

Sixers hand Renegades biggest ever BBL defeat

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