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Focussing on pink-ball Test, not thinking about captaincy: Rahane
The middle-order batsman will be leading the side in the last three Tests of the Border-Gavaskar Series once Virat Kohli returns to India to attend the birth of his first child. Rahane said he is focusing on the moment and is not concerned about the next three Tests which he is to captain.
ICC announces four-step qualification process for 2022 T20 World Cup
Four teams from the two global qualifiers will join hosts Australia and the 11 automatic qualifiers from the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2021 to make up the 16-team Men's T20 World Cup 2022.
We have plans to keep Kohli out of 1st Test by drying up his runs: Langer
India, under Kohli in the 2018/19 series, became the first Asian side to beat Australia in a Test series in their own den. The series featured stellar performances from batsmen Cheteshwar Pujara, Rishabh Pant and Kohli and the fast bowling battery featuring Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Shami and Ishant Sharma.
New Zealand move to third in World Test Championship table
The Kiwis have now won five Test matches in four series and are on 300 points. The International Cricket Council (ICC) had introduced a new points system recently when it did away with total points and replaced it with PCT to bring more parity. Australia leads the table with 82.2 PCT, followed by India who has 75 PCT.
ICC announces four-step qualification process for 2022 T20 World Cup
Eleven regional qualification tournaments across five regions have been rescheduled to 2021, due to Covid-19 and will now feed into the 2022 Australia event. Four teams from the two global qualifiers will join hosts Australia and the 11 automatic qualifiers from the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2021 to make up the 16-team Men's T20 World Cup 2022.
Black Caps cruise to series win over Windies at Basin Reserve
Resuming at 244/6, overnight batters Jason Holder and da Silva could add just eight more runs to the total as Southee bowled a beauty to sneak through Jason Holder's defence as the Windies captain went for 61, before Alzarri Joseph came to the crease. He blasted three fours and two sixes on his way to a quickfire 24 from 12 ball before he became Southee's second victim of the day.
Tottenham remain on top despite draw in Premier League
Harry Kane's 24th minute shot from distance on Sunday swerved past Palace goalkeeper Vicente Guaita to give Tottenham the lead in south-east London and Spurs looked to be on their way to three points until Jeffrey Schlupp equalized nine minutes from time after Hugo Lloris failed to deal with a free-kick.
Rahane won't be under any real pressure once Kohli leaves: Gavaskar
After the culmination of the first Test which will be played under lights at the Adelaide Oval from Thursday, Kohli will return to India to be with his wife Anushka Sharma who is expecting their first child. Rahane, who is the vice-captain, is expected to lead the side in the remaining matches.
Do not confront Virat Kohli: Aaron Finch warns his Aussie Test teammates
Earlier, former Australia captain Steve Waugh had also warned Tim Paine's team to refrain from sledging Kohli as it could motivate the India skipper to do well. "Sledging is not going to worry Virat Kohli; it doesn't work against the great players and you're better off leaving those guys alone. I think any extra motivation will make them dig in more and get more runs. So, you're better off not saying much to him," Waugh had said in a video.
Won't reveal plans to media for Indians to read about: Nathon Lyon
I am not going to reveal our bowling plans to the media for the Indians to read about, but we have a few things lined up which is very exciting. So I think we are in a better place than we were two years ago," Lyon told reporters on Monday.
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