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MELBOURNE :New South Wales teenage batting talent Sam Konstas has soared into selectors' calculations for the test series against India with his inclusion in the Australia A squad for matches against India A.
Veteran Australia batter Steve Smith will return to his favoured number four position after a short stint as an opener in the upcoming Test series against India, national selector George Bailey confirmed on Monday. Post opener David Warner's retirement earlier this year, Smith had willingly volunteered open the innings. Although he made an unbeaten 91 in only his second Test in the new role, the 35-year-old didn't fare well in the series against New Zealand, collecting a total of 51 runs in four innings.
Delhi Capitals co-owner Parth Jindal has given a massive update about the team's retentions. He said that DC captain Rishabh Pant "will definitely be retained". Notably, the Board of Control for Cricket in India recently announced the rules ahead of the auction that is expected to take place in November this year. A franchise could retain a maximum of 6 players with Right-To-Match option included in it. The reported deadline for the franchises to submit their list of retentions is October 31.
Australian David Warner is one of the most destructive batters in the sport of cricket, and his focus is now solely on piling on the run at the picturesque Harare Sports Club. But, be that as it may, Sikandar Raza is hopeful that one of the players from the Zimbabwe cricketing family can outperform the international stars at the second edition of the Zim Afro T10. Raza, who is hopeful that the second season will match up in terms of the high-quality of cricket that was on display in the inaugural edition, said, "We have attracted a lot more international cricketers, with the likes of David Warner, one of the main signings of the season this year. What T10 has done with the signings this year in all the six franchises, this is going to be a very exciting tournament for sure."
With another century opening for Australia, Travis Head is looking more and more likely to open the batting in the home test series against India.
Pakistan Test head coach Jason Gillespie has backed Australia to beat India in the upcoming Border-Gavaskar Trophy, citing the strength of their bowling quartet -- Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc, Josh Hazlewood and Nathan Lyon. India enter this year's series riding high on their dominance in recent Border-Gavaskar contests, having won the last four series encounters, including two historic series wins on Australian soil in 2018-19 and 2020-21. Australia have not won the Border-Gavaskar Trophy series since 2014-15, when they won 2-0 on home soil.
Matt Short has thrown down the gauntlet in the race to fill David Warner's opening batting slot in Australia's white-ball sides following Jake Fraser-McGurk's disappointing series against Scotland.
SYDNEY : Australia coach Andrew McDonald thinks the top six batsmen who finished the last test season are likely to start the much-anticipated five-match series against India later this year, but not necessarily in the same order.