Former India captain Sunil Gavaskar and former Australia skipper Allan Border have backed Shubman Gill to open the Indian innings in the first Test against Australia at Adelaide as an opener ahead of Prithvi Shaw, who they feel is loose outside the off-stump and plays too many shots. ....

Australia should not get involved in verbal confrontation with Virat Kohli and instead adopt a measured and balanced approach against the India skipper during the first Test in Adelaide, beginning on Thursday, Aussie limited-overs skipper Aaron Finch has warned his teammates in the Test squad. ....

Hurt and motivated after the 2018-19 Test series loss to India, Australia off-spinner Nathan Lyon has said that they have "a few things lined up" for the Indian batsmen for the upcoming Border-Gavaskar series which he wouldn't "reveal to the media". ....

Left-handed wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant believes the century he scored in the second tour game has boosted his confidence ahead of the four-match Test series between India and Australia which begins Thursday at the Adelaide Oval. ....

Right-arm pacer Sean Abbott has been ruled out of the first Test against India while all-rounder Moises Henriques have been added to the Australia squad for the Adelaide game which begins Thursday. ....

Tottenham have remained at the top of the Premier League despite being held to a 1-1 draw away to Crystal Palace after Liverpool also dropped two points on their visit to Fulham. ....

New Zealand on Monday completed the formalities of clinching series whitewash against West Indies as they won the second and final Test by an innings and 12 runs, thereby boosting their hopes of reaching the ICC World Test Championship final. ....

Australian wicketkeeper Alex Carey, who captained Australia A during their second warm-up match against India ahead of the Test series between Australia and India, said that he would "love" having a chat with former captain Allan Border, who tore into the team and Carey's captaincy during the second day of the match. ....

India's fast bowling attack led by Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Shami will trouble the Australian top order in the upcoming Test series between the two sides, according to former batsman and commentator Aakash Chopra. ....

Hardik Pandya on Saturday posted an image with his son. Pandya, who returned to India after their ODI and T20I series in Australia, is meeting his family for the first time in four months, having also taken part in the Indian Premier League (IPL) in the UAE before the Australia tour. ....

Former West Indies captain and batting great Brian Lara said that India's KL Rahul is his favourite player currently in international cricket. ....