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India Shake Up Batting Order, Drop Out-Of-Form Star For Australia ODI Series

Top-order batter Shafali Verma was on Tuesday dropped from India's 16-member women's team for the three-match ODI series in Australia in December after a string of poor performances in the past year. The BCCI selectors seem to have once again lost patience with the 20-year-old right-handed batter, whose recent ODI form has been disappointing. Shafali has scored just 108 runs in six matches this year with 33 being the highest. She was dropped in December last year from the team midway during the home ODI series against Australia on the basis of her poor run, before making a comeback against South Africa in June this year in Bengaluru.

Virat Kohli's Poor Form To Gautam Gambhir's Temper: 5 Big Problems For Team India Ahead Of BGT

India play Australia in five Tests starting Friday in Perth after their first red-ball series defeat at home in more than a decade exposed the visitors' growing vulnerabilities. India won 2-1 against Australia on both of their last two Test tours, but suffered a 3-0 whitewash at home to New Zealand last month. We at five problems India face ahead of the series, which is crucial in deciding the finalists of the World Test Championship (WTC).

New Zealand cricketer Bracewell cops 1-month ban for cocaine use

New Zealand all-rounder Doug Bracewell has been suspended for a month after testing positive for cocaine, the country's Sport Integrity Commission said.

Australia ready to resist Indian kryptonite

MELBOURNE : For all the doubts that surround India heading into the five-match series in Australia, the hosts will be the last to doubt the qualities of Rohit Sharma's team.

India's transition could make for a tough tour Down Under

NEW DELHI : As whispers about the waning powers of India's batting stalwarts and the advancing years of their spin veterans grow louder, the five-test series in Australia marks the beginning of a tricky transition for the side.

India Termed "Complacent" By Ex-Coach Ravi Shastri For Which It "Paid Heavy Price"

India "paid a heavy price for being a little complacent" against New Zealand and the team needs to start well in the first two Tests against Australia to put behind their unprecedented loss to New Zealand at home, believes Ravi Shastri. The former captain and coach Shastri said India, who were caught "unawares" by New Zealand, would be hurting after the defeat which ended their unbeaten run at home that lasted over 12 years and 18 series. "India will be smarting from that defeat in that series against New Zealand because they were caught unawares," Shastri told The ICC Review.

"Ponting Didn't Agree, Ganguly Said We Have To...": Kaif Explains Australia Great's DC Exit

The Delhi Capitals look to begin a new era, under a new coaching staff, as Ricky Ponting heads to Punjab Kings as the franchise's mentor after spending 7 years in the capital. Together with Ricky Ponting, India great Sourav Ganguly was tasked with the responsibility of helping DC to fetch that elusive IPL title that has been evading it since the beginning. However, both Ponting and Ganguly are off to new assignments as the Delhi franchise continues to wait for its maiden IPL title. For Mohammad Kaif, who also worked with DC as a member of the coaching staff, many mistakes were made by Ponting during his stint as the team's mentor, and hence, the franchise bosses decided to move on.

Gautam Gambhir's "Anger And Patience Will Be"...: Harbhajan Singh's Warning To India Coach

Former India pacer Harbhajan Singh stated that the upcoming five-match Border-Gavaskar series against Australia will be a crucial Test for the head coach Gautam Gambhir. After facing a historic 0-3 whitewash against New Zealand in a Test series at home, Rohit Sharma and co need to bounce back in style against the mighty Aussies as the World Test Championship finale spot will also be at stake. The first Test of the five-match series will kick-start on November 22 in Perth.

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India Shake Up Batting Order, Drop Out-Of-Form Star For Australia ODI Series

Virat Kohli's Poor Form To Gautam Gambhir's Temper: 5 Big Problems For Team India Ahead Of BGT

New Zealand cricketer Bracewell cops 1-month ban for cocaine use

Australia ready to resist Indian kryptonite

India's transition could make for a tough tour Down Under

India Termed "Complacent" By Ex-Coach Ravi Shastri For Which It "Paid Heavy Price"

"Ponting Didn't Agree, Ganguly Said We Have To...": Kaif Explains Australia Great's DC Exit

Gautam Gambhir's "Anger And Patience Will Be"...: Harbhajan Singh's Warning To India Coach