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"Good To Go": Mitchell Marsh Drops Fitness Update For Adelaide Test vs India

Australian all-rounder Mitchell Marsh declared that he is fit for the second Adelaide Test against India, after uncapped Tasmanian cricketer Beau Webster was roped in as a cover for the 33-year-old. Marsh arrived in Adelaide on Tuesday and said that his body feels good to go for the pink-ball, day-night match starting December 6 onwards. "Body's all good, sweet. I'll be good to go," Marsh said as quoted by Nine's Wide World of Sports. However, WWOS also said that as per Sydney Morning Herald, the experienced all-rounder could play the Adelaide pink-ball Test as a specialist batter.

"One 5-for In 10 Years": R Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja Sent Blunt Message As India Ponder 2nd Test XI

He is a bonafide legend with 536 Test wickets but imminent future isn't looking bright for Ravichandran Ashwin, who might not get to roll his arm in the current Border-Gavaskar Trophy unless any of the remaining four tracks warrants two spinners. If the tracks on offer continue to assist seam and bounce like in Perth, the 38-year-old may find it very difficult to make it to the playing eleven unless team management's first choice Washington Sundar bowls badly. But even in that case, Ravindra Jadeja, with superior batting credentials in SENA countries, is expected to get the nod ahead of the Chennai tweaker.

Mohammed Siraj Reveals Chat With Jasprit Bumrah That Helped Him Shrug Off Poor Form

Team India dominated Australia in all the departments to take 1-0 lead in the ongoing Border-Gavaskar Trophy. In the first match of the five-match series, India claimed an emphatic 295-run win over Australia in Perth. Stand-in skipper Jasprit Bumrah stood on the expectations of the fans took a total of eight wickets in two innings. He also received a strong support from his fellow pacer Mohammed Siraj, who went on to claim five wickets and troubled Australian batters with his pace.

Nepal U-19 Bowler Suffers Freak Injury During Wicket Celebration - Watch

Nepal cricket team bowler Yuvraj Khatri suffered a freak injury during the U-19 Asia Cup encounter against Bangladesh. Yuvraj was in brilliant form in the match as he picked up four wickets but his happiness soon turned into sadness as he got injured while celebrating a wicket. During the match, Yuvraj first emulated South Africa cricketer Tabraiz Shamsi's shoe celebration before mimicking Imran Tahir's running celebration after taking his fourth wicket. However, while running, he ended up twisting his left foot and fell to the ground. He had to be carried out of the ground by his teammates and Nepal ended up losing the match as Bangladesh chased down the target with five wickets to spare.

"Situation Not Suited": Pakistan Given Major Blow As Champions Trophy Hosting Rights Chances Dim

Former spinner Harbhajan Singh reaffirmed his stance by stating that he doesn't "expect" that the Indian team will travel to Pakistan for next year's ICC Champions Trophy. The future of the ICC Champions Trophy has been covered in a veil of uncertainty after India held firm on its stance to not send the men's cricket team to Pakistan. On the other hand, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has been persistent about not switching to a hybrid model and hosting the entire tournament in Pakistan.

Rohit Sharma Hits Shubman Gill Jokingly During Practice Game. This Happened Next - Watch

Indian cricket team skipper Rohit Sharma was seen playfully hitting Shubman Gill during the warm-up game against Prime Minister's XI at Manuka Oval in Canberra on Sunday. India ended up beating Prime Minister's XI by six wickets with Harshit Rana and Gill emerging as the top performers. During the match, Rohit was in a jovial mood as he engaged in light-hearted banter with Gill, Harshit and assistant coach Abhishek Nayar in the dugout. Rohit was seen playfully hitting Gill on the chest with his elbow as the youngster burst into laughter and shared a joke with Nayar as Rohit was left in splits.

India Hammer South Korea 8-1 To Top Pool A In Junior Asia Cup Hockey, Face Malaysia In Semi-Final

Already through to the semifinals, defending champions India thrashed South Korea 8-1, with Arshdeep Singh scoring a hat-trick, to top Pool A with an all-win record in the men's Junior Asia Cup hockey tournament in Muscat on Sunday. Arshdeep struck in the 9th, 44th and 60th minute while Araijeet Singh Hundal (3rd, 37th) struck a brace. Gurjot Singh (11th), Rosan Kujur (27th) and Rohit (30th) scored a goal each for India in their last pool match. Kim Taehyeon (18th) scored the lone goal for Korea.

PV Sindhu Set To Get Married On December 22 - Everything You Need To Know

Two-time Olympic medallist shuttler PV Sindhu will tie the knot on December 22 in Udaipur. The former world champion, who ended a long title drought with victory at the Syed Modi International in Lucknow on Sunday, will marry Hyderabad-based Venkata Datta Sai, who is an executive director at Posidex Technologies. "The two families knew each other but it was only a month ago that everything was finalised. This was the only possible window as her schedule will be hectic from January," Sindhu's father, PV Ramana, told PTI.

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"Good To Go": Mitchell Marsh Drops Fitness Update For Adelaide Test vs India

"One 5-for In 10 Years": R Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja Sent Blunt Message As India Ponder 2nd Test XI

Mohammed Siraj Reveals Chat With Jasprit Bumrah That Helped Him Shrug Off Poor Form

Nepal U-19 Bowler Suffers Freak Injury During Wicket Celebration - Watch

"Situation Not Suited": Pakistan Given Major Blow As Champions Trophy Hosting Rights Chances Dim

Rohit Sharma Hits Shubman Gill Jokingly During Practice Game. This Happened Next - Watch

India Hammer South Korea 8-1 To Top Pool A In Junior Asia Cup Hockey, Face Malaysia In Semi-Final

PV Sindhu Set To Get Married On December 22 - Everything You Need To Know