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"Money's Nice, But..." : Australia Pacer Mitchell Starc On Why He Prefers Playing 100 Tests Over IPL

Premier Australian pacer Mitchell Starc said he hasn't been participating in the Indian Premier League (IPL) for a long time to prolong his international career as he wants to represent his country in 100 Test matches. A member of the 2015 ODI World Cup winning team and the 2021 T20 World Cup winning side, Starc will be looking to add another ICC event to his name when he turns up for Australia in the World Test Championship final against India at The Oval starting on Wednesday.

"Need Not Always Be Turning Track...": Sachin Tendulkar's Insightful Observation On Impact Of Spinners In WTC Final

Batting legend Sachin Tendulkar said the spin-friendly nature of the Oval pitch will make India a confident side going into the World Test Championship (WTC) final against Australia from Wednesday. With India boasting of two wonderful spinners to choose from in R Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja, Tendulkar said the team can take a lot of heart from the pitch factor. "The Indian team will be happy that they are playing at the Oval. The nature of the Oval pitch is such that it assists the spinners as the match goes on. So, spinners will come into play a little bit," he said.

"Like I Am Bowling To Sachin Tendulkar": Wasim Akram's Grand Praise For Shubman Gill

For a batter, there's nothing like getting praise from a bowler, especially if that bowler is the legendary Wasim Akram. As the Indian cricketing fraternity is going ga-ga over the consistent performances of Shubman Gill, Akram joined the bandwagon in hailing the Indian opening batter for his exemplary form. Though there are those who don't want Gill to be compared with Virat Kohli and Sachin Tendulkar yet, Akram found similarities between the Prince and the God from the perspective of a bowler.

On Rohit Sharma's Form, India Great Delivers Honest Verdict Ahead Of WTC Final

India captain Rohit Sharma didn't have the finest of outings in the Indian Premier League. Though Mumbai Indians went as far as the Qualifier 2 in the tournament, playing 16 games, Rohit's contributions with the bat weren't as much as his team would've wanted. With the focus now shifting to the ICC World Test Championship final, India great Dilip Vengsarkar gave his honest opinion on Rohit's form and the switch from T20 cricket and Test cricket.

"Dada Went In Toilet...": Virender Sehwag Reveals How He And Sachin Tendulkar Pranked Sourav Ganguly

Former Indian cricket team stars Virender Sehwag and Sachin Tendulkar have proven to be the one of the best opening pairs in ODI cricket, who took the national team to great heights. In 93 innings, the duo has contributed a whopping total of 3919 runs. Apart from their on-field action, both the players also share a very close bond off the field. Recently, Sehwag revealed that how he and Tendulkar played a hilarious prank on Sourav Ganguly during their playing days and made him call an Adidas official for a t-shirt.

"Pitch Ready For WTC Final": Dinesh Karthik Shares Latest Photos From The Oval - See Pics

The World Test Championship final is here as the Rohit Sharma-led Indian cricket team faces the Pat Cummins-led Australia. For India, it's a chance to end a decade-long drought for an ICC title. On the eve of the match, Rohit said: "We are quite excited about the squad as well. We know what happened in the last WTC final as well and we know what happened. We have played here before." In 2021, India reached the final, facing defending champion New Zealand at Southampton in England. India failed to win the championship and New Zealand won by eight wickets.

Shardul Thakur Terms WTC Final 'Once-in-a-lifetime Moment', Eager To Make It Count

India's fast-bowling all-rounder Shardul Thakur has termed the World Test Championship final against Australia, starting on Wednesday at The Oval, "once-in-a-lifetime moment", and he is keen to make it count. It remains to be seen if Thakur, who has played three of his eight Tests so far in England, makes it to the playing XI since the Rohit Sharma-led team would certainly want to go in with an extended batting line-up. But on his part, the 31-year-old says he is ready to make it count in the final.

Dhanashree Verma Recreates Husband Yuzvendra Chahal's Viral Pose. India Star Reacts - See Pics

Yuzvendra Chahal had a good IPL with the Rajasthan Royals. The leg-spinner took 21 wickets in 14 games to finish as the fifth highest wicket-taker in the IPL 2023. Chahal is not part of the Indian team that is playing in the World Test Championship (WTC) final and is currently enjoying a free time with his family and friends. On Monday, Chahal's wife Dhanashree posted images of the duo's outing. Dhanashree recreated the star's viral pose that he has been seen doing after picking wickets and wrote in an Instagram post: "Its about time ?? Who did it better ? @rajasthanroyals @yuzi_chahal23"

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"Money's Nice, But..." : Australia Pacer Mitchell Starc On Why He Prefers Playing 100 Tests Over IPL

"Need Not Always Be Turning Track...": Sachin Tendulkar's Insightful Observation On Impact Of Spinners In WTC Final

"Like I Am Bowling To Sachin Tendulkar": Wasim Akram's Grand Praise For Shubman Gill

On Rohit Sharma's Form, India Great Delivers Honest Verdict Ahead Of WTC Final

"Dada Went In Toilet...": Virender Sehwag Reveals How He And Sachin Tendulkar Pranked Sourav Ganguly

"Pitch Ready For WTC Final": Dinesh Karthik Shares Latest Photos From The Oval - See Pics

Shardul Thakur Terms WTC Final 'Once-in-a-lifetime Moment', Eager To Make It Count

Dhanashree Verma Recreates Husband Yuzvendra Chahal's Viral Pose. India Star Reacts - See Pics