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Rishabh Pant Or KL Rahul? Who'll Be In India XI For Champions Trophy - Report Reveals 'Intriguing Clues'

Rishabh Pant's game-changing audacity or KL Rahul's quiet dependability? It is a tough call that head coach Gautam Gambhir and skipper Rohit Sharma will have to take when they zero-in on the batter-keeper's slot for the Champions Trophy during the ODI series against England starting Thursday. The first training session on Tuesday provided intriguing clues as to which of the two might find a place in the playing eleven. Both players spent significant time honing their skills, but it was Rahul who had the more extensive session in which he not only batted but also underwent wicket-keeping drills.

"Sri Lanka, Unfortunately...": Ex-Australia Captain's Brutal Take Ahead Of 2nd Test

Ahead of the second Test against Australia at Galle, former Australian captain Tim Paine said that he does not see Lankan Lions coming any close to the visitors on any surface. The second Test between Sri Lanka and Australia will take place at Galle from February 6 onwards. With Australia, already having booked a spot in the ICC World Test Championship (WTC), leading 1-0, Sri Lanka would like to bow out of their most successful WTC campaign on a high.

Sam Konstas To Leave Sri Lanka Tour Midway And Return Home For Sheffield Shield Game

Young opening batter Sam Konstas is leaving Australia's tour of Sri Lanka and flying back home to play in New South Wales' next Sheffield Shield game against Queensland at the Gabba. The Australian media have reported that the decision to send back Konstas was taken after it became clear that the 19-year-old batter would not be considered for selection in the second Test against Sri Lanka. Konstas, who made headlines with his unorthodox shots on debut against a Jasprit Bumrah-led Indian pace bowling attack in Melbourne last December, returned to hotel after Australia's training session on Tuesday and started packing his bag for his flight back home.

Former Sri Lanka Captain Dimuth Karunaratne To Retire After Playing 100th Test

Former Sri Lanka captain Dimuth Karunaratne is set to retire from international cricket after playing his 100th Test, which will be the second and final match against Australia starting on Thursday. The 36-year-old, one of the most prolific batters for Sri Lanka, has scored 7,172 runs at an average of just under 40, with 16 centuries and 34 half-centuries in 99 Tests over nearly 14 years. He has also featured in 50 ODIs, scoring 1,316 runs with one century and 11 fifties.

Australia's Khawaja backs dumped journalist over Gaza stance

MELBOURNE : Australia batsman Usman Khawaja has condemned a radio station's decision to drop cricket journalist Peter Lalor from its coverage of the Sri Lanka test series over social media posts related to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

From 'rough trot' to top dog: Head crowned Australia's MVP

MELBOURNE : Four years after being dumped from the Australian team during a bleak period with the bat, Travis Head has risen to the top of the heap as a devastating power hitter in all three formats.

"We Are Not A Great Australian Team...": Nathan Lyon's Brutally Honest Take, Gives Reason

Australian spinner Nathan Lyon feels that despite their side's success over recent years, there are still important milestones to be reached before they can be considered a truly great team. Ahead of the second Test against Sri Lanka taking place in Colombo on Wednesday, Lyon stated that he believes that the current lot is still a long way from achieving "greatness" as a Test team. Despite Australia's outstanding summer of red-ball cricket, where they dominated India at home to reclaim the Border-Gavaskar Trophy for the first time in a decade and secured their biggest-ever win in the subcontinent with an innings and 242-run victory over Sri Lanka in Galle-Lyon still holds the belief that the team is far from being considered up there.

U-19 Women's World Cup: G Trisha, G Kamalini, Aayushi Shukla, Vaishnavi Sharma In Team Of The Tournament

Newly-crowned champions India dominated the ICC's 'Team of the Tournament' for the just-concluded women's Under-19 T20 World Cup with four players from the country, including the swashbuckling G Trisha, finding a place in the line-up. India outclassed South Africa by nine wickets in the final here on Sunday to defend the title that they had first won in 2023. The hard-hitting Trisha, who was named Player of the Tournament, her opening partner G Kamalini along with left-arm spin pair of Vaishnavi Sharma and Ayushi Shukla made it to the team, the ICC said in a statement.

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Rishabh Pant Or KL Rahul? Who'll Be In India XI For Champions Trophy - Report Reveals 'Intriguing Clues'

"Sri Lanka, Unfortunately...": Ex-Australia Captain's Brutal Take Ahead Of 2nd Test

Sam Konstas To Leave Sri Lanka Tour Midway And Return Home For Sheffield Shield Game

Former Sri Lanka Captain Dimuth Karunaratne To Retire After Playing 100th Test

Australia's Khawaja backs dumped journalist over Gaza stance

From 'rough trot' to top dog: Head crowned Australia's MVP

"We Are Not A Great Australian Team...": Nathan Lyon's Brutally Honest Take, Gives Reason

U-19 Women's World Cup: G Trisha, G Kamalini, Aayushi Shukla, Vaishnavi Sharma In Team Of The Tournament