Marsh cited the example of England, who have players batting up until No. 8 in the line-up, stating that that kind of depth gives a team the ability to either set really big totals or chase big totals.
This is India's second successive entry into the WTC final, with the previous one coming in the inaugural cycle in 2021, where they lost to New Zealand.
Ashwin, who surged to No. 1 in the Test bowling rankings last week, took just four wickets in two innings of the third Test against Australia in Indore.
Star all-rounder Hardik Pandya’s leadership skills and India's overall World Cup preparedness will be under focus when the home side begin their three-match ODI series against Australia.
Australia players are wearing black armbands on the second day of the series-deciding fourth Test against India to pay homage to skipper Pat Cummins' mother, Maria who died in Sydney.
Ponting feels that with the English conditions not expected to be conducive to spinners, the selectors could opt for rookie pacers Lance Morris and Aaron Hardie for the two-month tour of England.
Former skipper Steve Smith will lead the Australian side in the three match ODI series against India as regular captain Pat Cummins will stay back in Australia.
Unlike India's lower-order batters, who have contributed hugely in the first two Tests, which the hosts have won, Australia's No. 8 to No. 11 have added only around five runs per innings so far in the series.
Steve Smith had captained the side in Indore in Pat Cummins' absence as the latter had flown back home after the Delhi Test to be with his mother who is in...
Hammered by the hosts inside three days in the first two Tests of the Border-Gavaskar trophy, Australia fought back strongly to claim the third match on an...
Batting great Ricky Ponting says the cricket community has showed its empathetic nature with its reaction to the illness of Pat Cummins' mother and highlighted...
Smith, who filled in for full-time captain Pat Cummins while he was attending to his ailing mother back home, led Australia to a memorable nine-wicket win in...
Australia are currently trailing the Rohit Sharma-led hosts 2-0 in the four-match Border-Gavaskar Trophy.
India have already secured the Border-Gavaskar trophy and they will now be playing for a record-extending 16th straight series win at home and a guaranteed...
Australia had gone into the second Test in New Delhi with just one pacer in skipper Pat Cummins and three specialist spinners and still lost the match by six...
With skipper Pat Cummins back home to be with his unwell mother, Australia will rely on Starc to provide the odd breakthrough and support the spinners.
Australia's predetermined sweep ploy to tackle Indian spinners failed miserably, as the hosts won the first two Tests to retain the Border-Gavaskar Trophy with...
Shastri has also hinted that Shubman Gill should replace KL Rahul in the remaining two Tests of the Border Gavaskar Trophy against Australia.
Australia have already conceded the Border-Gavaskar Trophy after being hammered in the first two Tests of the four-match series, both games ending under three...
During the IPL in 2016, Handscomb shared the dressing room with Rahane. The two had a chat were the Indian spoke about how to use the feet and wrist to open up...
With David Warner back home due to an elbow fracture, Head will open alongside Usman Khawaja in Indore. The southpaw was dropped for the first Test in Nagpur.
Australia lost nine wickets for 52 runs in their second innings to squander the slight advantage they had at the start of day three.
Cummins has been leading the Australian Test team since November 2021 and took over as ODI skipper late last year. He is also a front-runner to lead the T20...
Australian skipper Pat Cummins will miss the Third Test at Indore to attend his 'ill' mother and Steve Smith will deputise in his absence.
Australia lost the opening Test in Nagpur by an innings and 132 run, while the second match in New Delhi saw the tourists faring a little better, but the...
