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Brett Lee Recommends Taking Mayank Yadav to Australia If Shami is Unavailable
"I can tell you that batters are alright when you bowl that 135-140 kmph speed, but when you bowl high 150s, I don't care who it is, no one wants to face that. He looks like someone who is a complete package, if Mohammed Shami is not ready, at least get him (Mayank) in the squad. I think he would do pretty well on these Australian wickets," Lee told Fox Cricket.
Pant Surpasses Kohli in ICC Test Batting Rankings; Ravindra Joins Top 20
Pant scored 20 and 99 in the first Test against New Zealand at Bengaluru that has catapulted him three places to sixth in the latest update to rankings for Test batters from Kohli, who is now at joint eighth.
Pant to Keep Wickets, India to Assess Bumrah's Workload After Pune Test, Gambhir
Pant copped a blow on the second day of the opening Test in Bengaluru and was replaced by Dhruv Jurel behind the wickets. Pant returned to score a fine century but did not keep wickets.
Gambhir Supports Struggling KL Rahul, Stresses Social Media Opinions Are Irrelevant
"Social media does not matter one bit. What the team management and leadership group thinks is very important. He is batting really well, had a decent knock in Kanpur (against Bangladesh on a difficult wicket)," Gambhir told reporters on the eve of the second Test when asked about Rahul's place in the team. Rahul had managed a 68-run knock in the first innings of the Kanpur Test against Bangladesh.
Pant and Gill Ready for Second Test as India Confronts Selection Challenge in Pune
Both the players are getting their match fitness after injury had ruled them out or restricted them from playing enough at Bengaluru, where India lost. Pant was on his knee in injury during New Zealand's first innings and didn't come out to further wicketkeeping through the balance of the match with Dhruv Jurel stepping in to play behind the stumps though Pant is expected to be fit enough to return to the pulpit for Pune.
Cook Backs Root to Overtake Tendulkar as All-Time Leading Test Run-Scorer
At the age of 33, Root has scored 12,716 Test runs and is short by 3,205 runs from the Indian legend (15,921). Root is sitting fifth in the list of run-getters so far, with Rahul Dravid (13,288), Jacques Kallis (13,289), and Ricky Ponting (13,378) and Tendulkar above him.
No Sugarcoating, Rahul and Sarfaraz Competing for a Spot, ten Doeschate
With India eyeing a comeback from the eight-wicket thrashing at Bengaluru in the opening Test, focus will be on team combination with Washington Sundar being added to the squad. Shubman Gill and Rishabh Pant are both looking to leave concerns about injuries behind them for this match starting Thursday.
Cummins Prepared to 'Make Amends' in Upcoming Border-Gavaskar Trophy Next Month
Australia could be the team that retained the title for the last four BGT, which included their famous series wins in 2018-19 and 2020-21 where Rishabh Pant played a magnificent knock of 89 not out at Gabba and snatched the victory in style to end Australia's 32-year-long undefeated run at their fortress.
Reports Indicate Hockey May Be Dropped from 2026 Glasgow CWG; Shooting and Wrestling Also at Risk
Apart from boxing and archery, which are new additions, two other major sports — shooting and wrestling — in which India has had medal hauls in the past editions are also set to be dropped from the 2026 Glasgow CWG roster, which will deal a big blow to the country's hopes. Commonwealth Games Scotland (CGS) had said in their proposal that all the competitions of the 2026 CWG would be held in venues within an eight-mile radius. That will rule shooting out of the sports roster as the Barry Buddon centre in Dundee — the venue during the 2014 CWG — is more than 100 km away from Glasgow.
India Secures Semifinal Spot with 7-Wicket Victory Over UAE
This is the Indian team's second win in as many matches in the tournament, having beaten traditional rivals Pakistan by seven runs in the opener.
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