"ajinkya-rahane"

This is the time when a leader needs to stand up, I will be surprised if Rahane does not promote himself to number four, said the former Indian cricketer

Shubman Gill comes in for Prithvi Shaw, Ravindra Jadeja for Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant for Wriddhiman Saha and Mohammed Siraj for Mohammad Shami

India and Australia are dealing with contrasting feelings as they head into the Boxing Day Test

Indian team switches focus to red-ball cricket at MCG

The Indian batsmen were indecisive in their footwork and game plan in Adelaide, said HCA president

Before boarding his flight back home, the star batsman met his teammates and encouraged them to give their all in the remainder of the series

The way Indian batsmen were dismissed in the first Test showed that they failed to leave the deliveries outside off stump and kept nicking them which proved to be their downfall.

The absence of Kohli and Mohammed Shami will be "big losses" but Burns is expecting a strong comeback by Indians at MCG

On Saturday, India was bundled out for 36 in the second innings of the pink-ball Test and Australia was given a mediocre target of 90 runs. Australia chased down the total comfortably inside 21 overs with eight wickets in hand.

Pink-ball Test brings a lot more variables like the twilight period, says Indian skipper

'The start of the series is important and we have to do well in Adelaide'

Australia now have a 39-run lead after India declared their innings at 247 for 9 in the first hour of the second day, with skipper Ajinkya Rahane remaining unbeaten on 117.

With India and Australia playing the second T20I on the same day, the visiting Test squad has been named India 'A' for the first of the two practice games

Delhi on a slippery track as Hyderabad have the momentum

While DC went straight to Qualifier 1, RCB made the playoffs after their opponents took more than 17.3 overs to complete the task

Both teams hope to end their losing streak in the IPL

Chasing a stiff target of 195, Chakravarthy (5/20) and Pat Cummins (3/17) gave the Delhi Capitals batsmen a torrid time to restrict them to 135 for 9 in 20 overs

The middle-order looks in a sorry state and Rahane can provide the stability in the middle which can turn their fortunes around.