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Australia 'comfortable' with security on eve of Pakistan tour

Pat Cummins said on Friday his team were "comfortable" with security arrangements and excited by what lies ahead, as Australia prepare to jet into Pakistan on their first tour since 1998. They are due to leave over the weekend ahead of the first of three Tests in Rawalpindi on March 4 -- giving them less than a week to acclimatise and without any warm-up matches. It will be followed by Tests in Karachi and Lahore before three ODIs and a single Twenty20, all in Rawalpindi. "We've got to a place where everyone hopping on the plane is comfortable with where it's all sitting. It's been a really thorough body of work that the security and the logistics teams have worked through," Cummins said.

India vs Sri Lanka, 2nd T20I: India on course to wrap up series in Dharamsala

India were forced to look in the mirror after their early exit from the T20 World Cup last year but four months later, they look a transformed unit with a bunch of youngsters being tried out in various positions and roles. It is still early days but the Rohit Sharma-led side has already figured out the core group of players that will travel to Australia for the World Cup Down Under later this year.

Australia "Comfortable' With Security On Eve Of Pakistan Tour

Test skipper Pat Cummins said on Friday his team were "comfortable" with security arrangements and excited by what lies ahead, as Australia prepare to jet into Pakistan on their first tour since 1998. They are due to leave over the weekend ahead of the first of three Tests in Rawalpindi on March 4 -- giving them less than a week to acclimatise and without any warm-up matches.

Plays of the day: Sarel Erwee’s elegant timing sets Proteas in good stead

Johannesburg - Sarel Erwee went in to the second Test saying he wanted wanted to right the wrongs from the first game and boy did he do that.

Watch: Shreyas Iyer's "No Look 90 Metre Six" In 1st T20I vs Sri Lanka

Shreyas Iyer was batting almost at a run a ball till he was 12 but things changed rapidly from the moment he walked across his stumps to flick a Dasun Shanaka delivery through the vacant deep square-leg area and collect a boundary in the 17th over of the Indian innings in the first T20I against Sri Lanka in Lucknow. In the next over, Iyer hit couple of boundaries and made his intentions clear. However, it was the 19th over that really showed how destructive Iyer can be with the bat in his hand. The right-hander took apart Chamika Karunaratne, hitting him for three boundaries, including a 90 metre six over long on.

India vs Sri Lanka, 1st T20I: We were really poor in all three departments, says Dasun Shanaka

Dasun Shanaka conceded the fact that his team were really poor in the T20I series opener against India. Electing to bowl first didn't go very well for Sri Lanka as the bowlers were taken for cleaners by India's batters, led by Ishan Kishan (89 off 56 balls) and Shreyas Iyer (57 not out off 28 balls). After being posed a challenging target of 200, Sri Lanka were never in the hunt as they lost Pathum Nissanka on the very first ball and lost half of their side by 12 overs. "We were really poor in all three departments. They batted beautifully, read the game and conditions really well. I could have bowled more," said Shanaka in the post-match presentation ceremony.

Ashish Nehra "Very Surprised" By Star Cricketer's Inclusion In India's Squad For Sri Lanka T20Is

India are without the services of former captain Virat Kohli and wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant for the ongoing three-match T20I series against Sri Lanka. However, star pacer Jasprit Bumrah and all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja are back in the mix after missing the series against West Indies due to various reasons. Both the senior players featured in the first T20I against Sri Lanka in Lucknow on Thursday which India won by 62 runs. Bumrah was named vice-captain for the series due to the absence of KL Rahul, who is injured. Ahead of the start of the first T20I, former India pacer Ashish Nehra was "surprised" to see Bumrah's inclusion in the team for the series.

How Ishan Kishan Knows Captain Rohit Sharma And Coach Rahul Dravid "Believe" In Him

India batter Ishan Kishan said that he cannot take his position as the opener for granted and has to be ready for every opportunity he gets. Ishan Kishan and Shreyas Iyer hit fifties before a combined bowling performance helped India thrash Sri Lanka by 62 runs in the first T20I here at the Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow on Thursday.

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Australia 'comfortable' with security on eve of Pakistan tour

India vs Sri Lanka, 2nd T20I: India on course to wrap up series in Dharamsala

Australia "Comfortable' With Security On Eve Of Pakistan Tour

Plays of the day: Sarel Erwee’s elegant timing sets Proteas in good stead

Watch: Shreyas Iyer's "No Look 90 Metre Six" In 1st T20I vs Sri Lanka

India vs Sri Lanka, 1st T20I: We were really poor in all three departments, says Dasun Shanaka

Ashish Nehra "Very Surprised" By Star Cricketer's Inclusion In India's Squad For Sri Lanka T20Is

How Ishan Kishan Knows Captain Rohit Sharma And Coach Rahul Dravid "Believe" In Him