Aaron Finch, Steve Smith tons propel Australia to 374/6 against India
Nov 27, 2020, at 10:49 pm
Sydney/UNI: Riding on brilliant centuries by captain Aaron Finch and Steve Smith, Australia posted a mammoth total of 374/6 against India in the first ODI of three match series, at the Sydney Cricket Ground, here on Friday.
Australia win toss, opt to bat first against India in 1st ODI
Nov 27, 2020, at 02:52 pm
Sydney: Australia won the toss and opted to bat first against India in the first ODI match here on Friday.
Nov 25, 2020, at 09:14 pm
Sydney/UNI: Australia's head coach Justin Langer on Wednesday said there would be no place for abuse when his team lock horns with India in the upcoming series, adding that there will be no reason to hold back on the banter, much like India's previous tour to Australia.
Suryakumar Yadav should have been part of Indian squad on Australia tour: Brian Lara
Nov 24, 2020, at 07:01 pm
Mumbai/UNI: Legendary West Indies cricketer Brian Lara feels Mumbai Indians batsman Suryakumar Yadav should have been in the Indian white-ball squad on the Australia tour, which gets underway on Friday.
Australian batting star Steve Smith won't have issues with short-pitch bowling: Andrew McDonald
Nov 23, 2020, at 01:49 am
Sydney/UNI: Australia's assistant coach Andrew McDonald on Sunday said that batsman Steve Smith will have no issues if the Indian bowlers try to attack him with short-pitch bowling in the upcoming limited-overs and Test series.
BBL: Sydney Sixers fined USD 25,000 by CA for naming player outside its squad
Nov 22, 2020, at 09:46 pm
Melbourne/UNI: Cricket Australia on Sunday fined the Women's Big Bash League franchise Sydney Sixers USD 25,000 for breaching tournament regulations by erroneously naming a player on the team sheet despite not being part of the primary squad of 15.
Andrew Tye replaces Richardson in Australia's ODI, T20I squads against India
Nov 18, 2020, at 10:30 pm
Melbourne/UNI: Pace bowler Andrew Tye on Wednesday replaced Kane Richardson in Australia's ODI and T20I squad for the series against India, starting November 27.
'Not sure it's going to be a deciding factor', says Cummins on Kohli's absence
Nov 17, 2020, at 02:09 am
Melbourne/UNI: Australia vice-captain Pat Cummins believes Virat Kohli's absence after the first Test of the Border Gavaskar Trophy is not going to make a big difference to the outcome of the series.
Big Bash League: Tournament hosts unveil Power Surge, X-factor & Bash Boost
Nov 16, 2020, at 10:39 pm
Melbourne/UNI: Big Bash League (BBL) on Monday introduced three new rules 'Power Surge', 'X-factor Player' and 'Bash Boost' ahead of the tenth edition which is scheduled to start on December 10.
Virat Kohli is a very powerful guy in world cricket: Mark Taylor
Nov 16, 2020, at 03:42 am
Melbourne/UNI: Former Australia captain Mark Taylor feels that India skipper Virat Kohli is 'a very powerful guy' in world cricket who does a very good job of being a statesman as well as an aggressive cricketer.
Australian coach Justin Langer keeps faith in Burns as opener over Pucovski
Nov 14, 2020, at 10:49 pm
Melbourne/UNI: Australia coach Justin Langer acknowledged the incredible form Will Pucovski is in, but is reluctant to split the successful opening pair of David Warner and Joe Burns in Tests.
Australian batsman Steve Smith dares India's pacers to 'bring on short bowling'
Nov 14, 2020, at 10:23 pm
Melbourne/UNI: Australian batsman Steven Smith has challenged India's pace attack to bring on the short bowling during much-anticipated Border-Gavaskar Test series, saying that he has faced a lot of it in his life.
Cricket Australia names squad for Test series against India
Nov 13, 2020, at 02:34 pm
Melbourne/UNI: Cricket Australia (CA) on Thursday announced a 17-member squad for upcoming Test series against India starting December 17.
Indian team arrives in Australia for long tour
Nov 13, 2020, at 02:19 pm
Sydney/UNI: The Indian men's cricket team led by captain Virat Kohli arrived here on Thursday for a lengthy series against Australia, starting November 27.
Rohit Sharma not part of Indian squad for Australia tour till Test series
Nov 12, 2020, at 07:28 pm
Dubai/UNI: Rohit Sharma will not be part of the Indian contingent flying from Dubai to Sydney on Wednesday for the Australia tour.
Oct 28, 2020, at 03:09 pm
Adelaide: India and Australia will play their first ever Day-Night Test match in Adelaide from December 17, Cricket Australia confirmed on Tuesday.
BCCI announces Test, ODI, T20I squads for Australia tour, Rohit Sharma misses out
Oct 27, 2020, at 08:26 pm
Mumbai/UNI: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Monday announced India's Test, ODI and T20I squads for the upcoming tour of Australia.
Australia, India Test series to start with pink-ball in Adelaide
Oct 07, 2020, at 11:32 pm
Adelaide/UNI: The four-Test series between Australia and India later this year is set to start with pink-ball with a day-night Test in Adelaide.
Oct 01, 2020, at 11:04 pm
Dubai/UNI: Australian all-rounders Ashleigh Gardner and captain Meg Lanning have advanced in the latest ICC Women’s T20I Player Rankings, released on Thursday.
Sep 14, 2020, at 10:57 pm
Melbourne/UNI: A limited number of spectators will be allowed to attend the upcoming series between Australia Women and New Zealand Women in Brisbane, Cricket Australia (CA) announced on Monday.
IPL can be good practice for Australia-India series says Ian Chappell
Sep 13, 2020, at 11:58 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Former Australia captain Ian Chappell feels the upcoming IPL can actually be good practice for Australia-India in the lead-up to the December series.
Steve Smith passes second concussion test
Sep 13, 2020, at 01:35 pm
Manchester/UNI: Star Australia batsman Steve Smith is likely to play second ODI against England on Sunday after passing a second concussion test, Cricket Australia revealed on Saturday.
England fined for slow over-rate in first T20I against Australia
Sep 07, 2020, at 03:44 am
Dubai: England players have been fined 20 per cent of their match fees for maintaining a slow over-rate against Australia in the first T20I in Southampton on Friday.
Sep 06, 2020, at 02:02 am
Southampton/UNI: Australian opener David Warner felt 'bizzare' playing in front of empty stands during the first T20I here, but said that he won't mind playing without fans in England, as it was the first time that he was not abused by the hostile English crowd.
First T20I: England beat Australia by 2 runs, lead 1-0
Sep 05, 2020, at 08:24 pm
Southampton/UNI: England thrashed Australia by two runs in the first of the three-match T20I series at The Rose Bowl here on Friday.
Australia to visit England for limited overs series next month
Aug 14, 2020, at 11:23 pm
London/UNI: Australia's limited-overs tour of England - comprising three T20Is and three ODIs - will take place in September, the England & Wales Cricket Board (ECB) confirmed on Friday.
Australia likely to play 3 T20s, as many ODIs in England on Sept 4: Reports
Jul 20, 2020, at 11:38 pm
Melbourne/UNI: Australia's limited-overs tour to England is likely to go ahead in September with three T20s and as many ODIs according to a report.
Zimbabwe tour to Australia deferred due to COVID-19 pandemic
Jun 30, 2020, at 04:17 pm
Melbourne/UNI: Cricket Australia, in agreement with Zimbabwe Cricket, announced on Tuesday, that the one-day international series that was due to be played in August has been postponed indefinitely, becoming the latest series to be pushed ahead due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Zimbabwe's tour to Australia postponed due to Covid-19 pandemic
Jun 30, 2020, at 12:44 pm
Dubai/IBNS: A One Day International (ODI) series between Zimbabwe and Australia, which was scheduled to be played in August, has been postponed due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Australia, New Zealand PMs back joint hosting of 2023 Women's World Cup
Jun 23, 2020, at 04:15 pm
Canberra/Xinhua: The prime ministers of Australia and New Zealand sent a letter to FIFA on Tuesday showing their support for a joint bid to host the 2023 Women's World Cup.