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Hardik Pandya To Lead India In Champions Trophy? Report Makes Shocking Claim

India skipper Rohit Sharma's decision to skip the fifth Test against Australia in Sydney raised many questions on his future in the longest format. In the final match of the five-match series, star Jasprit Bumrah was named as the stand-in skipper of India. Earlier in the opening Test in Perth, India won by 10 wickets under the captaincy of Bumrah. In the ongoing series, Rohit struggled to get runs as he scored only 31 runs in five innings. As there no certainty regarding his future in Tests, a new report also suggested Rohit's captaincy snub from the upcoming Champions Trophy.

'Rested' Rohit Sharma's Reaction As Virat Kohli Survives First-Ball Duck Is All Of Us

Star India batter Virat Kohli survived a first-ball duck on Day 1 of the series-deciding Sydney Test against Australia on Friday. The incident happened in the 8th over of India's innings after Kohli walked out to bat, following Yashasvi Jaiswal's dismissal. After Jaiswal, Kohli too was caught in the slip cordon off Scott Boland's delivery. Boland bowled a length ball, inducing an edge from Kohli's bat that flew to Steve Smith at second slip. However, Smith scooped it up but the ball seemed to have touched the grass before it was taken by Marnus Labuschagne at gully.

Experts Left Fuming Over Washington Sundar DRS Row. Jasprit Bumrah's Reaction Goes Viral

The dismissal of Indian all-rounder Washington Sundar on day one of the New Year's Test at the SCG became a topic of debate. It came during India's first innings when Sundar was adjudged caught behind off Australian captain Pat Cummins. The on-field umpire, Saikat Sharfuddoula, had initially ruled Sundar not out, but Australia opted for a review. TV umpire Joel Wilson spent considerable time analysing the replays to determine whether Sundar had gloved the short-pitched delivery.

How Decision To 'Rest' Rohit Sharma From 5th Test vs Australia Was Taken: Report Claims Inside Details

Rohit Sharma getting 'rested' from the fifth India vs Australia Test in Sydney has probably started a chain of events in Indian cricket that will take a long time to settle down. At 37, with India's next Test series over five months away, Rohit may have played his last Test match. When Rohit, Virat Kohli and Ravindra Jadeja retired from T20Is after the T20 world Cup, it set in motion the transition phase of Indian cricket. Now, after Ravichandran Ashwin's mid-series retirement in Australia and Rohit's 'rest' from the must-win fifth Test, the transition is at its peak.

Gautam Gambhir Breaks Silence On Dressing Room Leaks, Blasts 'Natural Game' Excuse

Asserting that "debates" in the dressing room should not come out in public domain, India head coach Gautam Gambhir on Thursday said he has had some "honest" conversations with his players as only performance can help them stay in the set-up. Amid reports of unrest in the dressing room, Gambhir sought to douse the fire by declaring that they were "just reports, not truth".

Rohit Sharma Told He's Not In BCCI's Test Plans, Meeting With Virat Kohli Soon: Report

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has informed Rohit Sharma that he is no longer a part of their plans for Test cricket after the ongoing series against Australia, according to a report by the Indian Express. India have a tough road ahead when it comes to qualifying for the World Test Championship (WTC) Final and the report claims that if India manage to reach the summit clash, they will be captained by Jasprit Bumrah. The report further claimed that the BCCI selectors will have a meeting with Virat Kohli to discuss his future in Test cricket. However, it is believed that all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja remain in the scheme of things for the future as his presence is valued by BCCI in the transition period.

World Number One Aryna Sabalenka Sets Up Brisbane Semi-Final Against Russian Teen Mirra Andreeva

World number one Aryna Sabalenka stepped up her Australian Open preparations as she overpowered Marie Bouzkova in straight sets to reach the Brisbane International semi-finals on Friday. Sabalenka, who has won the last two titles at the Grand Slam in Melbourne, beat the Czech player 6-3, 6-4 in 1 hour 45 minutes. She now plays Russian teenager Mirra Andreeva, who defeated Tunisia's Ons Jabeur 6-4, 7-6 (7/2). "Her movement is really great, she's trying to get to every ball and make you play an extra shot so that's really difficult," Sabalenka said of the 44th-ranked Bouzkova.

Liverpool's Arne Slot Says Manchester United 'Much Better' Than Premier League Table Shows

Arne Slot says crisis-hit Manchester United are "much, much better" than their shocking position in the Premier League suggests as he prepares his Liverpool team for a clash against their fierce rivals on Sunday. Liverpool are six points clear at the top of the Premier League table -- and are hot favourites to land a 20th English top-flight crown, which would pull them level with record-holders United. United, by contrast, are 14th in the table after five defeats in their past six league games under new manager Ruben Amorim.

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Hardik Pandya To Lead India In Champions Trophy? Report Makes Shocking Claim

'Rested' Rohit Sharma's Reaction As Virat Kohli Survives First-Ball Duck Is All Of Us

Experts Left Fuming Over Washington Sundar DRS Row. Jasprit Bumrah's Reaction Goes Viral

How Decision To 'Rest' Rohit Sharma From 5th Test vs Australia Was Taken: Report Claims Inside Details

Gautam Gambhir Breaks Silence On Dressing Room Leaks, Blasts 'Natural Game' Excuse

Rohit Sharma Told He's Not In BCCI's Test Plans, Meeting With Virat Kohli Soon: Report

World Number One Aryna Sabalenka Sets Up Brisbane Semi-Final Against Russian Teen Mirra Andreeva

Liverpool's Arne Slot Says Manchester United 'Much Better' Than Premier League Table Shows