Pakistan bat against Australia in Rawalpindi opener
ISLAMABAD : Pakistan captain Babar Azam won the toss and elected to bat in the opening test against Australia in Rawalpindi on Friday.
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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)
India vs Sri Lanka: Shubman Gill readies for first Test on home ground
Sri Lanka at Mohali, there's another cricketer who will be hungry to take the ground on Friday. Local boy Shubman Gill, one of the architects of the historic win against Australia at the Gabba, is most likely to play his first Test in front of his home crowd. Gill's memorable 91 runs in the chase of the famous Brisbane Test, helped India breach the 'Gabba' fortress and retain the Border-Gavaskar Trophy in 2021. That innings was like a trailer of a blockbuster career in the making. A product of India's robust domestic set-up, Shubman gave glimpses of his batting prowess by tackling the fiery trio of Pat Cummins, Josh Hazlewood and Mitchell Starc with ease. The Punjab youngster's knock also sent out a message that the next generation of Indian cricket is ready to take forward the legacy of the stalwarts of the past decades.
Watch: David Warner Recreates Song From Akshay Kumar's Upcoming Movie
Australia batter David Warner enjoys a large fan following in India. Warner, who keeps experimenting with his online avatar and loves swapping faces with Indian film stars, took to Instagram on Tuesday and recreated a song from Akshay Kumar's upcoming movie, titled 'Bachchan Pandey'. In the video, Warner can be seen pumping his chest, while singing the title song 'Maar Khayega', with an intense look on his face. Uploaded just over an hour ago, the video has already garnered over 166,000 likes on Instagram.
Pakistan news: Setbacks for the hosts ahead of Australia series
Iftikhar Ahmed and fast bowler Mohammad Wasim Jnr have been added to the Pakistan Test squad for the first match of the three-match series against Australia.
Reality of having a strong squad is a couple of guys will miss out on Tests, says Australia captain Pat Cummins
Australia Test skipper Pat Cummins has said that the "reality" of having a really strong squad is that a couple of guys will always miss out on Test matches. Cummins's remark comes as Australia gets ready to lock horns with Pakistan in a three-match Test series, beginning March 4. "In terms of the fast bowlers, Scotty Boland has just had a fantastic summer, Josh Hazlewood and Starc are superstars, so already one of those is going to miss, you would expect," ESPNcricinfo quoted Cummins as saying.
Four Aussie stars skip ODIs, T20 for IPL
Chairman of selectors George Bailey admits it is a juggling act in keeping multi-format players fresh for international duty with four stars skipping Australia's white-ball series in Pakistan.
Cricket-Australia's Cummins, Warner to miss Pakistan limited-overs matches
(Reuters) - Australia test captain Pat Cummins and opening batsman David Warner will not feature in limited-overs meetings with Pakistan next month after they were left out of the squad for a trio of one-day internationals and a Twenty20 clash.