India can play their matches of the Asia Cup at a neutral venue outside of Pakistan, according to a proposal of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), the hosts of the tournament.

Starc, rattled the Indian batting with his pace and swing to bundle out the opposition for 117 in 26 overs in Visakhapatnam

Smith will stand in for Pat Cummins, who returned home after leading Australia in the first two Test matches to care for his ailing mother who died last week.

The IPL kicks off on March 31 and the final is scheduled for May 28, while the WTC decider begins at The Oval on June 7.

Sri Lanka would have qualified for the WTC final if they had swept New Zealand in their two-match series and Australia denied India victory in the ongoing fourth test in Ahmedabad.

As Kohli went on rampage he left visiting bowlers bruised. Delhi Police stepped in and urged their Gujarat counterparts not to book Virat Kohli “for voluntarily causing hurt to the guests”.

Kohli ended the long drought and reached his 28th Test hundred with a single, sparking wild celebrations at the world's biggest cricket stadium in Ahmedabad.

After a long grind, Khawaja was batting alongside Cameron Green, on 49, at close of play after Australia elected to bat at the world's biggest cricket stadium in Ahmedabad.

It reflects a wider, and not wholly unpopular, trend globally as five-day stalemates have given way to three days of frenetic action with a guaranteed outcome.

Bangladesh, who won a bronze medal in the inaugural edition held in 2019, were drawn in Group C alongside India and Thailand, according to a press release from Bangladesh Kabaddi Federation.

The foreign diplomats appear to have become more active with the 12th parliamentary election less than a year away.

Warner was hit on the helmet shortly after being struck on the elbow on the opening day of the second Test defeat in Delhi. He was replaced by concussion substitute Matt Renshaw.

England's mathematical chance of making the final were snuffed out after India hammered Australia inside three days in Nagpur earlier this month.

He was left out of the first two tests against Australia but India captain Rohit Sharma was optimistic the 29-year-old would be available for the last two matches of the series

Jadeja claimed a career-best 7-42 as he and Ravichandran Ashwin (3-59) routed Australia for a paltry 113 in their second innings at the Arun Jaitley Stadium.

The afternoon session saw a controversial dismissal of Virat Kohli

India reached 21 for no loss at stumps with the hosts still trailing Australia by 242 runs in New Delhi. Skipper Rohit Sharma, on 13, and KL Rahul, on four, were batting.

The hosts will need to win the second match against Australia starting Friday in New Delhi to stay at the top after they hammered the tourists by an innings and 132 runs in the opener

The world number one side were crushed by an innings and 132 runs inside three days on a bone-dry pitch

India were 321-7 at stumps with all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja proving his worth for the second straight day of his international return with an unbeaten 66.