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Pakistan vs Australia, 1st Test, Day 1 Live Score: Pakistan Win Toss, Elect To Bat Against Australia

PAK vs AUS, 1st Test, Day 1 Live Cricket Updates: Pakistan face Australia in the first Test of a three-match series at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium on Friday. Pakistan host Australia for the first time in 24 years. The last time Australia played a Test series in Pakistan, they won the three-match series 1-0 under the leadership of Mark Taylor. It will be interesting to see how both teams line-up. The first Test will be followed by the second and third Test in Karachi and Lahore, respectively. (LIVE SCORECARD)

'A colossal figure': Australian cricket great Rod Marsh dies at 74

Rod Marsh was remembered as "a colossal figure" in Australian cricket Friday who gave close to 50 years' service to the sport as tributes poured in after he died following a heart attack at a charity event last week. The 74-year-old Marsh, who played 96 Tests and was later a long-time national selector, had been in an induced coma and passed away peacefully in an Adelaide hospital on Friday morning, his family confirmed. "We are so grateful for all the love and support our family has received from so many people over the last week," they said in a statement. "It has given us strength in the most difficult week of our lives."

India vs Sri Lanka, 1st Test: A different kind of century for Virat Kohli

Going into his 100th Test, Virat Kohli was expected to be at the peak of his batting powers. But the runs have dried up post pandemic & there seems to be a sense of turmoil around his career. Will Mohali mark an important turning point for the best Indian batter of his generation?As Virat Kohli becomes only the 71st cricketer to get to a 100 Tests, he can be forgiven for having mixed feelings about the occasion. Like those 'Greatest Hits' albums which can simultaneously celebrate and complete a musical career, big individual landmarks in sport can both cement legacy and uproot relevance.