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Usman Khawaja

Sam Konstas

Marnus Labuschagne

Steven Smith

Travis Head

Mitchell Marsh

Alex Carey (W)

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Mitchell Starc

Nathan Lyon

Scott Boland

India

Yashasvi Jaiswal

Rohit Sharma (C)

KL Rahul

Virat Kohli

Rishabh Pant (W)

Ravindra Jadeja

Nitish Kumar Reddy

Washington Sundar

Jasprit Bumrah

Akash Deep

Mohammed Siraj

Adam Palmer Zampa

Alex Tyson Carey

Beau Jacob Webster

Benjamin James Dwarshuis

Brendan James Doggett

Cameron Donald Green

Cooper Patrick Leonard Connolly

Glenn James Maxwell

Jack Edwards

Jake Beath Weatherald

Jhye Avon Richardson

Josh Reginald Hazlewood

Joshua Patrick Inglis

Joshua Ryan Philippe

Mahli Beardman

Marcus Peter Stoinis

Matthew Paul Kuhnemann

Matthew William Short

Matthew Thomas Renshaw

Michael Gertges Neser

Mitchell Ross Marsh

Mitchell J Owen

Mitchell Aaron Starc

Nathan Trevor Ellis

Nathan Michael Lyon

Patrick James Cummins

Scott Michael Boland

Sean Anthony Abbott

Steven Peter Devereux Smith

Timothy Hays David

Travis Michael Head

Usman Tariq Khawaja

Xavier Colin Bartlett

Abhishek Sharma

Arshdeep Singh

Axar Rajeshbhai Patel

Hardik Himanshu Pandya

Harshit Pradeep Rana

Ishan Pranav Kumar Pandey Kishan

Jasprit Jasbirsingh Bumrah

Jitesh Mohan Sharma

Rahul Kannaur Lokesh

Kuldeep Yadav

Kaki Nitish Kumar Reddy

Muralikrishna Prasidh Krishna

Ravi Bishnoi

Ravindrasinh Anirudhsinh Jadeja

Rinku Khanchand Singh

Rohit Gurunath Sharma

Ruturaj Dashrat Gaikwad

Sanju Viswanath Samson

Shivam Dube

Shreyas Santosh Iyer

Shubman Singh Gill

Suryakumar Ashok Yadav

Namboori Thakur Tilak Varma

Varun Chakaravarthy Vinod

Yashasvi Bhupendra Kumar Jaiswal

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India tour of Australia 2024-25

Australia defeated India 3-1 in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy (BGT) 2024-25 to seal their spot in the World Test Championship (WTC) final. 

Akash Deep picked up five wickets in BGT 2024-25. 

Australia defeated India 3-1 in Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25. 

Akash Deep and Yashasvi Jaiswal

'If that catch would have been held...': Akash Deep opens up on Marnus Labuschagne's dropped catch by Yashasvi Jaiswal during Boxing Day Test of BGT 2024-25

Sanjay Manjrekar made a shocking remark and said Rohit Sharma is not an all-time great like Virat Kohli to keep his exclusion mysterious. 

Rohit Sharma opts to rest from Sydney Test.

Jasprit Bumrah will be India's captain in Sydney Test.

Sanjay Manjrekar makes shocking remarks.

Rohit Sharma in frame

'Rohit Sharma is not an all-time great...can understand if it's Virat Kohli': Sanjay Manjrekar's shocking remark on Indian captain's decision to opt out of Sydney Test

Nitish Kumar Reddy smashed his maiden Test century in the fourth Test match of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25 at Melbourne Cricket Ground in Melbourne. 

Nitish Kumar Reddy smashed maiden ton in Boxing Day Test of BGT 2024-25. 

Michael Clarke suggested Rohit Sharma & Co. to promote Nitish Reddy's batting order. 

Nitish Kumar Reddy celebrating maiden Test ton at MCG

'I think he has definitely got...': Ex-Australia skipper's massive statement on Nitish Kumar Reddy ahead of Sydney Test

Yashasvi Jaiswal scored 84 runs in the second innings of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25 before getting out by a controversial decision by the third umpire. 

Yashasvi Jaiswal scored 84 runs in second inning of 4th Test. 

Yashasvi Jaiswal scored 82 runs in first inning of the Boxing Day Test. 

Yashasvi Jaiswal shocked after controversial dismissal

'We would not have lost the match...': Yashasvi Jaiswal's coach's bold statement on third umpire's controversial decision on Boxing Day Test 

India's decision to select bowling all-rounders like Washington Sundar and Nitish Kumar Reddy over specialist batter Gill did not impress Manjrekar.

Australia beat India by 184 runs in MCG.

They are leading series 2-1.

Sanjay Manjrekar slams India's selection call

Nitish Reddy and Washington Sundar in frame

'Never going to be as good as...Shubman Gill': Sanjay Manjrekar slams Rohit Sharma, Gautam Gambhir for selecting Nitish Reddy and Washington Sundar despite stunning performance in MCG Test

India speedster Jasprit Bumrah and batting all-rounder Nitish Kumar Reddy etched their names to the prestigious Honours Board of Melbourne Cricket Ground in Melbourne for their iconic performance in the Boxing Day Test.

Jasprit Bumrah picked up nine wickets in Boxing Day Test of BGT 2024-25. 

Nitish Kumar Reddy smashed maiden Test ton in 4th Test vs Australia at MCG. 

Nitish Kumar Reddy and Jasprit Bumrah

IND vs AUS: Despite India's loss, Jasprit Bumrah, Nitish Kumar Reddy earn massive honours in MCG's Boxing Day Test

Rishabh Pant scored 154 runs at an average of 22.00, with no half-centuries. His best score is 37 in the first four Test matches of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25

Rishabh Pant scored 154 runs in four Test matches of BGT 2024-25. 

Rishabh Pant yet to score a fifty in BGT 2024-25. 

Rishabh Pant and Pat Cummins

'Pant should be criticised...': Ex-India batter passes massive verdict on Rishabh's batting in Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25

After smashing a century in the Perth Test, Virat Kohli failed to perform for India in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25. 

Virat Kohli smashed an unbeaten century in Perth Test of BGT 2024-25. 

Virat Kohli failed to carry the momentum after 1st Test of BGT 2024-25. 

'Player always thinks that my best is around the corner....': Ex-India star's strong message to BCCI for struggling Virat Kohli

Nitish Kumar Reddy has shown promise as a rising star in Indian cricket by scoring 294 runs and taking three wickets in the four Test matches of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy.

Nitish Reddy hits century at MCG.

He has been one of the top performers for India.

Sunil Gavaskar praised Nitish Reddy.

Nitish Kumar Reddy and Yashasvi Jaiswal in frame

'Definitely better than Hardik Pandya was..: Sunil Gavaskar rates this Indian MCG hero above Mumbai Indians captain in Test cricket

India is set to play 18 T20Is, 10 Tests and 12 ODIs in bilateral series excluding the ICC and ACC competitions in 2025.

India lost their final match of 2024.

Sydney Test will be their first match of 2025.

Check India's complete schedule for 2025

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T20 World Cup 2026: India's destructive batter Rinku Singh will likely to miss the T20 World Cup 2026 Super eight clash against Zimbabwe.

Rinku Singh leaves India camp ahead of Zimbabwe clash.

Rinku Singh likely to miss India vs Zimbabwe T20 World Cup 2026 clash.

 Rinku Singh of India during an ICC Men's T20 World Cup India & Sri Lanka 2026 net session at Narendra Modi Stadium on February 21, 2026 in Ahmedabad, India(Getty)

Rinku Singh leaves India Camp ahead of T20 World Cup Super 8 clash vs Zimbabwe

T20 World Cup 2026: Mohammad Kaif advised Tilak Varma to play an anchor role like Virat Kohli in the T20 World Cup 2026. 

South Africa defeated India by 76 runs in T20 World Cup 2026 Super 8 clash.

India will face Zimbabwe in their second T20 World Cup 2026 Super 8 clash. 

Virat Kohli along with Tilak Varma (Getty)

Tilak Varma advised to play like Virat Kohli ahead of IND vs ZIM Super 8 clash

T20 World Cup 2026: South Africa defeated India by 76 runs in their T20 World Cup 2026 Super 8 clash at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. 

South Africa defeated India by 76 runs in T20 WC Super 8 clash.

Ravi Shastri opened up on India's move to add Sundar in place of Axar.

L To R Washington Sundar along with Axar Patel and Ravi Shastri (Getty)

Shastri's blunt take on India's 'Tactical move' to add Sundar in place of Axar

IND vs WI, T20 World Cup 2026: West Indies Shai Hope will take a decision whether to use off-spinner Shai Hope against India closer to the clash.

Roston Chase was benched for the clash against Zimbabwe.

Indian batters, especially top-order has struggled against right-arm off-spin. 

Shai Hope

'Stay tuned': West Indies skipper Hope creates suspense on using off-spin vs IND

Zimbabwe head coach Justin Sammons wants his players to learn from the mistakes they made against West Indies which led to a massive 107-run loss.

Zimbabwe head coach Justin Sammons feels bowlers were a bit predictable against West Indies.

Sammons is aware of the threat Indian batting lineup poses. 

Sikandar Raza, Justin Sammons

'We know India are going to...': ZIM coach wants players to learn from WI loss

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Prestianni travelled to Madrid ahead of the second leg against Real Madrid. Why did the Benfica winger travel when he is banned for the decider?

Prestianni has denied making a racist comment, and Benfica has appealed the provisional ban

This suspension applies specifically to his side’s Champions League second-leg tie against Real Madrid

Why did Benfica's Prestianni travel to Madrid despite being banned for second leg against Real Madrid?

Gianluca Prestianni, Vinicius Jr

Why did Prestianni travel to Madrid despite being banned for second leg?

Barcelona president Joan Laporta has revealed the shocking truth about Lionel Messi ignoring him at the Ballon d'Or ceremony.

Their most unfortunate public moment came during the 2023 Ballon d'Or ceremony in Paris

Laporta openly addressed the incident for the first time, describing his relationship with Messi as "strained" and "not what it used to be

Barca president reveals Messi ignored him at Ballon d'Or ceremony 

Joan Laporta, Lionel Messi

Benfica's president has dropped a bombshell on Prestianni and Vinicius Jr.'s racism controversy. Here is what he has said. 

Benfica's president, Rui Costa, has firmly backed the young player at the center of the controversy

UEFA has provisionally suspended Prestianni for one match after Vinicius reported a racist slur following Madrid's 1-0 win

Benfica president Rui Costa's BIG statement on Prestianni & Vinicius racism controversy

Rui Costa, Vinicius, Prestianni

Benfica president's BIG statement on Prestianni & Vinicius racism controversy

India captain Harmanpreet Kaur was hurt while fielding after being struck by a ball from Megan Schutt during the first ODI against Australia.

Harmanpreet Kaur got injured during 1st ODI against Australia.

Australia defeated India by six wickets in 1st ODI. 

Smriti Mandhana of India celebrates with team mate Harmanpreet Kaur of India after scoring a half century during game one of the Women's One Day International Series between Australia and India (Getty)

Smriti Mandhana shares update on Harmanpreet Kaur's injury after India's defeat

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'If that catch would have been held...': Akash Deep opens up on Marnus Labuschagne's dropped catch by Yashasvi Jaiswal during Boxing Day Test of BGT 2024-25

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