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Umesh Yadav ruled out of Test series
His exit comes after Mohammed Shami was ruled out following a fracture to his bowling arm in the first Test in Adelaide and had to return home ahead of the second Test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. Ishant Sharma, who is recuperating at the NCA, had not travelled to Australia at all.
Williamson ends Smith-Kohli rule in ICC rankings, Rahane No. 6
New Zealand captain Kane Williamson jumped two places to end 2020 as the world's top-ranked batsman even as Steve Smith slipped two places to third after failures in the first two Tests against India. Virat Kohli, on paternity leave in India, retained his second spot.
Aus admit Smith, Marnus struggling with India's leg-side theory
"I wouldn't be too quick to judge Steve Smith in the middle. Yeah, he hasn't got going yet in this series. In the first four balls he faced in the first innings of the Boxing Day Test, he looked pretty solid, has looked good at the nets too. and Marnus too," said Australia assistant coach Andrew McDonald while speaking to the media on Thursday.
2021 Indian Wells Masters tennis postponed
"This decision was made after thorough consultation with state and local health authorities and tournament owner Larry Ellison," said the organisers in a statement. "As soon as the new dates are confirmed, the tournament will provide more information to current ticket holders including credit and refund options.
A year in which Covid's long shadow paused sports events globally
Apart from the problems with holding the qualifiers, international travel restrictions and different levels of restriction on movements around the world left the organisers with little choice but to take up the unprecedented step of postponing the Olympics. The Tokyo Games will now be held from July 23 to August 8, 2021.
4th Asian Youth Athletics Championships postponed
The Athletics Federation of India (AFI) said on Wednesday that the AAA has also informed member federations of the cancellation of the Asian Race Walking Championships scheduled for March 21 in Nomi, Japan.
Men's hockey team finish decade with highest-ever ranking
They made an emphatic start, beating Olympic silver medallists the Netherlands 5-2 and 3-3 (3-1) and following that up with a 2-1 win over reigning world champions Belgium before losing 3-4 in the second leg of the tie. They then fell to a 3-4 loss to Australia, but then went on to beat them 2-2 (3-1) in the second leg.
India second in ICC World Test Championship points table
Australia lead the points table with 76.6 % (Percentage of points or PCT) while India are second with 72.2% following their victory in the second Test against Australia at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. New Zealand, meanwhile, cemented their position at third and moved a bit closer to India with 66.7%. England (No. 4 with 60.8%), Pakistan (No. 5 with 34.6%) and South Africa (No. 6 with 28%) follow the top three.
Australia Test stars in bio-bubble, can play BBL after India series: Cricket Australia
The last 16 matches of BBL, including the play-offs and final, will be played after the last Test of India-Australia series ends in Brisbane on January 19. BBL regulars Moises Henriques (Sydney Sixers), Michael Neser (Adelaide Strikers), Mitchell Swepson (Brisbane Heat), James Pattinson and Marcus Harris (Melbourne Renegades) are part of Australia's Test squad for India Tests and have played little cricket over the past month.
Australia to field only one spinner on Sydney Cricket Ground's spin-friendly track
With the SCG helping spin bowlers more than any other Australian surface, visiting teams are often tempted to go in with two spinners. However, the presence of Marnus Labuschagne, who also bowls leg-spin, as an option may prompt the Aussies to field the same bowling attack that they have fielded in the first two Tests.
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