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NEW DELHI: Basit Ali, the former Pakistan cricketer, has expressed confidence in India's prospects of securing victory against an anxious Australian team in Melbourne in the ongoing Border-Gavaskar Trophy (BGT).

India have kept open the option of playing the fourth Test against Australia with two spinners, considering the possibility of Melbourne pitch slowing down over the last 2-3 days of the match after undergoing wear and tear on the initial two days.

Health authorities are urging people to monitor for measles symptoms after an infectious case was detected while polio was also found in wastewater.

NEW DELHI: Indian captain Rohit Sharma stated that the team practiced on used pitches and will receive new pitches for Tuesday's training session ahead of the fourth Test match against Australia in Melbourne, which is a Boxing Day Test match. In addition, he shared his thoughts on the pitch thus…

By managing to draw the third Test in Brisbane after a gritty effort by tailenders Akash Deep and Jasprit Bumrah, India have given themselves the best chance to retain the Border Gavaskar Trophy (BGT) and get a foot inside the World Test Championship (WTC) final -- feels former Pakistan batter…

VADODARA: Mumbai's off-spinning allrounder Tanush Kotian was on Monday rewarded for his consistency in domestic cricket when he was called up by the national selectors for the last two Tests of the ongoing Border Gavaskar Trophy, at Melbourne and Sydney as an addition to India's squad. This is Kotian's maiden…

NEW DELHI: As India gear up for the Boxing Day Test against Australia at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) for the ongoing Border-Gavaskar Trophy, captain Rohit Sharma was a picture of confidence at the pre-match conference on Tuesday.

MELBOURNE: MCG curator Matt Page on Monday fended off allegations of having provided inferior practice pitches to India ahead of the Boxing Day Test, saying that it was "standard procedure" to provide fresh pitches only three days in advance of a Test.

Some years ago, my daughter was set a maths problem: how much does it cost to drive a family of four from Melbourne to Sydney, calculating petrol per kilometre and including a night’s accommodation? Her answer was simple: the cost is four airfares – that way the kids won’t kill…

NEW DELHI: Travis Head was notably absent from Australia's practice session in Melbourne on Monday ahead of the Boxing Day Test against India in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, reported The Sydney Morning Herald.