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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.

"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.

Not Pat Cummins Or Steve Smith, This Australia Star Wins Allan Border Medal For 2024

Star batter Travis Head was named the winner of the prestigious Allan Border Medal for the top Australian men's cricketer, while young all-rounder Annabel Sutherland was awarded the Belinda Clark Medal at the Australian Cricket Awards held here on Monday. Head, who had an outstanding year across all three formats with 1,427 runs since the start of the polling period, received 208 votes to secure the top honour, surpassing Josh Hazlewood (158 votes) and Pat Cummins (147 votes).

Smith praises 'near flawless' Australia after Sri Lanka thrashing

Australia's stand-in captain Steve Smith hailed his side's resounding innings and 242-run victory over Sri Lanka in Galle on Saturday as "near flawless" after the visitors retained the Warne-Muralitharan Trophy.

Virat Kohli's Advice Backfired For India Pacer In Australia. Ravichandran Ashwin Reveals Details

Ravichandran Ashwin retired from international cricket in December last year. He called time on his career after scalping 537 Test wickets, the second-most by any Indian bowler. Apart from this, the off-spinner picked 156 ODI wickets and 72 in T20Is. What made Ashwin special was his evolving game sense. He never feared experimenting on his bowling to challenge the batters of the modern generation. This is the reason the spinner was a threat to even the best of the batters, especially in the longest format of the game. Ashwin is someone who possesses great knowledge of cricket and some terrific analysis. These all helped him become a legendary cricketer.

"Has The Worst...": Virat Kohli Gets Brutal Reality Check As Steve Smith, Joe Root Pile Runs

Steve Smith has regained his mojo in Test cricket, with the Australia batter smashing his 36th century in the format on Day 1 of the 1st Test against Sri Lanka in Galle. During the same knock, Smith, who is leading Australia in the absence of regular skipper Pat Cummins, became only the fourth Australian to breach the landmark of 10,000 Tests runs. Former India batter Aakash Chopra has lauded Smith, who now stands at 10,140 runs at an average of 56.33 in 115 Tests.

Josh Inglis Scripts History For Australia, Misses Shikhar Dhawan's Record By Whisker

Australian wicketkeeper-batter Josh Inglis made history on Thursday, slamming the fastest century by an Australian on Test debut and overall second-fastest during the first Test against Sri Lanka at Galle. During the match, Inglis, already having featured in 26 ODIs and 29 T20Is for Australia, came to bat at number five. He greeted the spin bowlers with a four on his very first ball and did not look back from then on. Inglis reached his half-century in just 51 balls, with five fours. He reached his century in 90 balls, with 10 fours and a six, becoming the fastest Australian to do so.

"If She Thought I Had A Man Crush On...": Ravichandran Ashwin Reveals Wife Prithi's 'Concern'

Ravichandran Ashwin is not only a spin great. But he is a thinker. A strategist. A motivator. In his early days. The young Ashwin was one bowlers who never shied away from trying out variations in his bowling. so much so that even the great MS Dhoni had to ask him to reply more on his stock delivery. Ashwin went on to become one of the greatest spinners in the history of Indian cricket. The amount of research that he did in decoding a batter's technique is insane.

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

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

Not Pat Cummins Or Steve Smith, This Australia Star Wins Allan Border Medal For 2024

Smith praises 'near flawless' Australia after Sri Lanka thrashing

Virat Kohli's Advice Backfired For India Pacer In Australia. Ravichandran Ashwin Reveals Details

"Has The Worst...": Virat Kohli Gets Brutal Reality Check As Steve Smith, Joe Root Pile Runs

Josh Inglis Scripts History For Australia, Misses Shikhar Dhawan's Record By Whisker

"If She Thought I Had A Man Crush On...": Ravichandran Ashwin Reveals Wife Prithi's 'Concern'