Zimbabwe tour of South Africa 2018

Various reports coming from Perth on Sunday said Rahul was put through a solid practice of the Indian team, where players like Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli and Rishabh Pant hadn’t turned up at the WACA. It also said Rahul spent nearly an hour batting on the centre wicket, before commencing further practice at the nets.

The India national cricket team is in action against the India A cricket team as part of their preparation for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy against Australia. While day one was dominated by India A bowlers, India national cricket team bowlers also enjoyed a strong performance on Day 2. Check out some of the highlights on India vs India A Warm-Up Match.

The talismanic Kohli averages just 22.72 in his six Test matches this year, way short than his average of 54.08 in Tests in Australia and his overall Test career average of 47.83. Kohli comes into his fifth Australia tour after making just 91 runs in India’s surprising 3-0 series defeat to New Zealand at home earlier this month.

West Indies will meet England in the fifth and final T20I of the five-match series on November 18. Read below to get WI vs ENG 5th T20I 2024 viewing options.

After every personal event, Rohit Sharma has registered a hundred for India on the international stage upon his return, and interestingly, have been against Australia in their backyard. Will Sharma be third-time lucky during BGT 2024-25?

Earlier in the season, Healy was injured which ruled her out of the Women's T20 World Cup semi-final clash against South Africa. In Healy's absence, Tahlia McGrath led the Aussie side in the prestigious ICC tournament. McGrath might don the same role if the keeper fails to get fit in time for the India clash.

Lucy, who represented Australia U19 team in two ODIs previously and took five wickets for them in their 2023 Women’s U19 T20 World Cup campaign, broke the record which previously belonged to West Indies’ captain Hayley Matthews, who took 5-19 off 3.4 overs while playing for Hobart Hurricanes in 2017 WBBL at 18 years and 296 days.

Average overs per Test in Australia till that unforgettable series win by India was 347.1, and since then, it has gone down to 279.4. "The wickets were probably better then as well, the ball wasn’t as big a seam, so there was less good balls to get you out if that makes sense.

Kohli comes into the Australia tour after making just 91 runs in India’s unprecedented 3-0 series defeat at home to New Zealand earlier this month. With Shubman Gill all set to miss first Test due to a fractured thumb, pressure would be more on Kohli to get big runs for India on a bouncy and pacy Perth pitch.

For West Indies, two wickets were grabbed by Gudakesh Motie in his fours overs where he conceded 40 runs. One wicket was taken by Roston Chase in his spell of four overs where he gave away 47 runs and one wicket came through a run out.

Sri Lanka takes on New Zealand in the second ODI of the three-match series on November 17 having taken a 1-0 lead. Fans can find all TV telecast and live streaming details here.

Rohit Sharma is slated to miss the upcoming Perth Test between India and Australia scheduled for November 22. Former India captain Sourav Ganguly has urged the Indian batter to reconsider his decision.