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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.

Jonny Bairstow stakes claim for extended run at No 6 for England with second century of the winter

Even Jonny Bairstow would struggle to work out which phase of his Test career he is currently on given the shaky hold he has had on an England place but after a second hundred of the winter he should at least have some certainty over his position for a while.

Sean Dyche motivation and Zach Johnson digs in – Wednesday’s sporting social

Sports stars and clubs across the world continue to provide an insight into their lives on social media.

Pakistan vs Australia Preview: Australia Step Into Unknown For 1st Test In Pakistan Since 1998

Australia take on Pakistan in the first Test of the three-match series from Fiday and the series opener will be played in Rawalpindi. All Pakistan vs Australia Test series will now be called the Benaud-Qadir series, named after legendary Australia all-rounder Richie Benaud and Pakistani leg-spin great Abdul Qadir. Ashes-winning Australia will face unfamiliar conditions, heavy security and unpredictable, but talented, opponents when they begin their first Test in Pakistan for 24 years on Friday. Having landed in Islamabad just three days ago to be immediately engulfed in "head of state-level security", the Australians have had little time to acclimatise to conditions in Rawalpindi, where the first Test will be played. But they may like what they see as they practise, with a pitch often more conducive to seam bowling than the more typical spinners' wickets more usually found across Pakistan.

Australia to play for Benaud-Qadir Trophy

Australia will play for the Benaud-Qadir Trophy to mark their first cricket Test series in Pakistan in 24 years.

Nathan Lyon targets clean sweep for Australia in Pakistan Tests

Nathan Lyon said on Wednesday he was proud to be involved in the team's first tour of Pakistan in 24 years and hoped for a 3-0 Test series win to make the trip even more memorable. Australia completed a 4-0 Ashes series victory over England earlier this year and while they face vastly different conditions in Pakistan Lyon said the goal was to win every match. "My mindset is every game we go into, we will look to win, not draw or lose. My mindset is to win 3-0 in Pakistan," Lyon told reporters ahead of the first Test, which begins on Friday in Rawalpindi. Major teams have shunned Pakistan since an attack on the Sri Lanka team bus in Lahore in 2009 that killed six policemen and two civilians but international sides have recently started touring the country again. "Pakistan haven't had the opportunity to have a lot of international cricket here over a number of years so to be able to be the first Australian team to come here to play ... It's a pretty proud moment," Lyon said. "We've spoken as a group about how big it is for the people of Pakistan to see the likes of Steve Smith, David Warner, Pat Cummins and Marnus Labuschagne ... these guys are proud to come out here and play to be role models."

Richie Benaud to be remembered in Australia's Test series against Pakistan with inaugural Benaud-Qadir Trophy

Cricket Australia (CA) and the Pakistan Cricket Board have named a perpetual trophy in honour of legendary leg-spinners Richie Benaud and Abdul Qadir.

Spinner Swepson ready for Test debut: Lyon

Australia's frontline spinner Nathan Lyon expects fellow tweaker Mitchell Swepson to cash-in if gifted his Test debut on intriguing Pakistani pitches.

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India vs Sri Lanka: Shubman Gill readies for first Test on home ground

Jonny Bairstow stakes claim for extended run at No 6 for England with second century of the winter

Sean Dyche motivation and Zach Johnson digs in – Wednesday’s sporting social

Pakistan vs Australia Preview: Australia Step Into Unknown For 1st Test In Pakistan Since 1998

Australia to play for Benaud-Qadir Trophy

Nathan Lyon targets clean sweep for Australia in Pakistan Tests

Richie Benaud to be remembered in Australia's Test series against Pakistan with inaugural Benaud-Qadir Trophy

Spinner Swepson ready for Test debut: Lyon