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With Cheeky 'Sourav Ganguly' Remark, Ex-Australia Star Trolls 'Too Pleasant' Pakistan

Former Australia spinner Kerry O'Keeffe expressed his surprise at the Pakistan team for presenting Christmas gifts to the Pat Cummins-led side ahead of the second Test in Melbourne. Ahead of the start of the proceedings on Boxing Day, the Pakistan cricket team presented gifts for the Australian team. In a video uploaded by PCB, a member of the support staff was also seen distributing candies to children present during the indoor training session. Reacting to the video, O'Keeffe questioned if Sourav Ganguly would have done something similar for Steve Waugh during the previous era.

David Warner Becomes Australia's 2nd Highest Run Scorer, Goes Past This Great

Opener David Warner surpassed former skipper and legendary batter Steve Waugh to become the second-highest run-scorer for Australia. Warner made this upward movement in record books during the second Test against Pakistan, a Boxing Day affair, at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) on Tuesday. In the first innings, Warner scored a steady 38 in 83 balls. His knock had three boundaries.

ICC T20I Rankings: England Batter Phil Salt Climbs To Second Spot

England opener Phil Salt's incredible form has propelled the opener to second on the ICC Men's T20I batting rankings, and a career-high rating of 802. Salt was one of several players from the high-scoring West Indies v England T20I series in the Caribbean to enjoy a jump after the latest update on Wednesday. The England opener's scores of 119 and 38 in Trinidad moved him up 18 places, with a career-high rating of 802, 15 rating points clear of Pakistan's Mohammad Rizwan in third (787), as per ICC.

Watch: Stunned Babar Azam's Expression Says It All As Pat Cummins Cleans Him Up With Absolute Peach

Pakistan's former skipper Babar Azam failed to contribute with the bat one more time as Australia skipper Pat Cummins cleaned him up for a score of just 1 run. Pakistan's top-order did well in tackling Australia's bowling attack, with the likes of Abdullah Shafique and Shan Masood scoring half-centuries. Babar was expected to carry the momentum forward after the duo's dismissal but he could only score one run in 6 balls before Cummins bowled a ripper on the 7th delivery to send him packing.

Cummins leads Australia fightback after Pakistan take early honours

MELBOURNE : Pakistan threatened to take charge of the second test after dismissing Australia for 318 and were making a good start to their reply on Wednesday but were reduced to 194 for six at stumps after the intervention of home skipper Pat Cummins.

Australia vs Pakistan 2nd Test Day 2 Live Score Updates

Australia vs Pakistan 2nd Test Day 2 Live:A stubborn Marnus Labuschagne weathered a storm to help steer Australia to 187-3 on a rain-disrupted opening day of the second Test in Melbourne on Tuesday against a probing and resilient Pakistan attack. At stumps, he was unbeaten on a glacial 44 off 120 balls and Travis Head was not out on nine after nearly three hours' play were lost to rain. Pakistan's bowlers found plenty of movement in the overcast conditions and were rewarded with the wickets of David Warner (38), Usman Khawaja (42) and Steve Smith (26). (LIVE SCORECARD)

AITA Seeks Sports Ministry's Advice On India Davis Cup Team's Tour To Pakistan

The All India Tennis Association (AITA) on Tuesday sought the Sports Ministry's advise on the national team's travel to Pakistan for the Davis Cup World Group 1 Play-off tie against the neighbours at Islamabad in February next year. The AITA's move came after the International Tennis Federation Tribunal rejected its request to shift the tie to a neutral venue. "We have asked for Sports Ministry's advise as to what is the policy on travelling to Pakistan. It's a World Cup of tennis. We are awaiting reply," AITA Secretary General Anil Dhupar told PTI. The tie is scheduled to be played at the Pakistan Sports Complex on February 3 and 4. Dhupar had earlier told PTI that the AITA will approach the Sports Ministry on Monday and seek guidance if they can send a team.

"It's A Tough One": David Warner Picks His Replacement As Australia Opener

Veteran Australian opener David Warner has picked Marcus Harris as his replacement at the top of the order after he quits the longest format of the sport. Warner had already said that the ongoing three-Test series against Pakistan will be his last in the format. While there have been talks about his ideal replacement in red-ball cricket, Warner vouched for the 31-year-old Harris, who he feels has been around for a long time and that the selectors need to show faith in him. "It's a tough one. It's obviously up to the selectors. But from my position, I feel like the person who's worked their backside off and has been there for a while in the background," Warner was quoted as saying by ESPNCricinfo on Tuesday.

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With Cheeky 'Sourav Ganguly' Remark, Ex-Australia Star Trolls 'Too Pleasant' Pakistan

David Warner Becomes Australia's 2nd Highest Run Scorer, Goes Past This Great

ICC T20I Rankings: England Batter Phil Salt Climbs To Second Spot

Watch: Stunned Babar Azam's Expression Says It All As Pat Cummins Cleans Him Up With Absolute Peach

Cummins leads Australia fightback after Pakistan take early honours

Australia vs Pakistan 2nd Test Day 2 Live Score Updates

AITA Seeks Sports Ministry's Advice On India Davis Cup Team's Tour To Pakistan

"It's A Tough One": David Warner Picks His Replacement As Australia Opener