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Diplomacy in times of cricket: A Motera Thursday with PM Modi and Albanese

AHMEDABAD: The mood was festive, Ravi Shastri's booming baritone had excitement and aura in equal measure, as a crowd of about 40,000 got a taste of cricket diplomacy with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Australian counterpart Anthony Albanese enjoying a good part of an intense opening session in…

The Times of India

Popularity pitch by Albanese, Modi at India Test

Anthony Albanese and Indian counterpart Narendra Modi have been showered with admiration by a mammoth crowd before the fourth Test between the two countries.

The New Daily

India v Australia: fourth Test, day one – as it happened

An Usman Khawaja century and a breezy 49 from Cam Green puts Australia in the driving seat as India’s bowlers toil in the heat

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Australia build impressive first innings total on day one of fourth Test in Ahmedabad

Usman Khawaja reaches 100 in the final over of the day as Australia makes 4-255 in its first innings on day one of the fourth Test against India in Ahmedabad.

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Australia eyes victory in fourth Test in Ahemedabad to draw Border-Gavaskar series

It was unthinkable after the disaster in Delhi, but Australia stands on the cusp of drawing the Border-Gavaskar series should they win back-to-back Tests in India for the first time in 53 years.

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Robodebt inquiry analysis shows majority of victims women – as it happened

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Narendra Modi mixes politics and sport at India-Australia fourth Test with Anthony Albanese chariot ride

Narendra Modi's cricket diplomacy is on full display as he takes a chariot ride with Anthony Albanese at the India-Australia fourth Test.

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Australia break with tradition by trusting spinners against India

Steve Smith turns to Nathan Lyon, Matt Kuhnemann and Todd Murphy for fourth Test at the daunting Narendra Modi stadium

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Curators at Ahmedabad finally pick pitch for fourth Test

India's pesky curators have made the call on the pitch to be used for the fourth and final Test of the Border-Gavaskar series in Ahmedabad.

The New Daily

India vs Australia: Motera decks up for Modi-Albanese visit

NEW DELHI: The Motera stadium in Ahmedabad is all decked up to host Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Australian counterpart Anthony Albanese on the opening day of the fourth and final Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy on Thursday.

The Times of India

India vs Australia: Steve Smith still in dark about pitch for Ahmedabad Test

NEW DELHI: Australia's stand-in skipper Steve Smith on Wednesday said that they still did not know which pitch will be used for the crucial fourth and final Test against hosts India in Ahmedabad. The two top sides will square off in less than 24 hours on Thursday.

The Times of India

4th Test: India eye victory against Australia to seal WTC final spot

NEW DELHI: With a 3-1 series victory and a second successive World Test Championship final berth on their minds, India take on Australia in the series-deciding fourth Test in Ahmedabad from Thursday.

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Ashes: Ricky Ponting predicts surprise inclusions in Australia squad

NEW DELHI: The spin-friendly tracks in India had prompted Australia to pick a squad suited to the sub-continent's conditions, but former captain Ricky Ponting foresees some surprise inclusions in the Australian squad for the World Test Championship (WTC) final and the Ashes in England from the one that is currently…

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David Warner should be pushed down the batting order for Ashes: Darren Lehmann

NEW DELHI: David Warner has never crossed a 100 in the 25 Test innings in England and scored a half-century just once in his last 15 outings in the five-day format, but even then former Australia head coach Darren Lehmann believes that the opener should be a member of the…

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ICC should stop conducting WTC: Niranjan Shah

MUMBAI: Former BCCI secretary Niranjan Shah has a solution for halting this recent trend in India of making spinner-friendly pitches on which Test matches are finishing inside three days on a regular basis now. He wants the International Cricket Council to stop conducting the World Test Championship.

ABC News

Ahmedabad pitch confusion, with two strips prepared ahead of fourth India-Australia Test at Narendra Modi Stadium

Australia remains in the dark about which pitch will be played on in the fourth Test in Ahmedabad, with Indian curators preparing two wickets.

The New Daily

BCCI, India management blamed for Indore pitch rating

Management in Indore have blamed the BCCI and Indian team leaders for the third Test pitch receiving the dreaded "poor" rating from the ICC.

The Times of India

Todd Murphy excited to play in front of possible record crowd in Ahmedabad

NEW DELHI: As Australia prepare to face India in the fourth and final match of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy series starting in Ahmedabad on Thursday, rookie spinner Todd Murphy said he was relishing the opportunity to play in front of a possible record Test crowd.

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Excited to play in front of possible record crowd: Todd Murphy

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4th Test: Australia ready for 'game of chess' as India look to book a spot in WTC final

After Australia's victory in the third Test at Indore, Steve Smith compared captaincy in India to a "game of chess", and the stand-in skipper is ready to play that game one more time in the fourth and final Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy.

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Crowd for fourth India-Australia Test at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad could break MCG record

The fourth and final Test between India and Australia at Narendra Modi Stadium could smash the MCG's world record crowd for a single day of red-ball cricket.

The New Daily

Pat Cummins rules himself out of fourth Test in India

Australia captain Pat Cummins will remain in Sydney to be with his seriously ill mother, ruling himself out of the fourth Test against India.

Daily Mirror

England quick Mark Wood admits he "might not play any" Ashes Tests this summer

England captain Ben Stokes wants at least eight seamers to choose from during the Ashes, which has been squeezed into a tight 46-day window, and Mark Wood believes he is unlikely to play a major role

The Times of India

Steve Smith to lead Australia in 4th Test against India as Pat Cummins stays home to be with his unwell mother

Australia's Test captain Pat Cummins will continue to be around his unwell mother at home, which means Steve Smith will once again stand in as the team's skipper for the fourth and last Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy against India in Ahmedabad.

The Times of India

Former Australia pacer Michael Kasprowicz doesn't believe in the hype around pitches in India

Australia came back to cut India's lead in the four-match Border-Gavaskar Trophy to 2-1 after winning the third Test in Indore, but the rank turners used in the three Tests have been the topic of discussion. But former Australia pacer Michael Kasprowicz finds the "hype" unnecessary as the tracks are…

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