Australia skipper Steven Smith applauded the bowlers and young opener Jake Fraser-McGurk following a whitewash in the three-match series, after winning the third and final ODI at Australia at Manuka Oval on Tuesday.
Former Australia cricketer Michael Klinger has been appointed as the head coach for the Gujarat Giants ahead of Season 2 of the Women's Premier League (WPL)
Australia openers and young Xavier Bartlett's outstanding performance guided the national team to clean-sweep the three-match ODI series after winning the third and final ODI by eight wickets at Manuka Oval on Tuesday.
Star Australia all-rounder Mitchell Marsh is set to lead the team in the upcoming three-match T20I series against New Zealand despite Pat Cummins being there in the squad on Tuesday.
The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Monday announced the nominees for the ICC Women's Player of the Month Award for January 2024 and named Australia skipper Alyssa Healy, batter Beth Mooney and Ireland's Amy Hunter for the title.
"A West Indies quick that burst onto the international cricket scene in style, an unsung hero of England's strong top-order and a consistent pacer from Australia have made the shortlist for the ICC Men's Player of the Month Award for January 2024," the ICC said in an official statement.
Following an impressive 106-run victory against England in Visakhapatnam Test, India reclaimed the second spot in ICC World Test Championship 2023-25 standings, closing the gap behind table-toppers Australia
India head coach Rahul Dravid on Monday opened up on Ishan Kishan's comeback and said that the 25-year-old needs to play some cricket to get included in the squad.
Notably, the highest successful run-chase in Test history belongs to West Indies, when they chased down 418 against Australia at home in 2023. England's highest successful run-chase was 378 runs during the fifth and rescheduled Test of the 2021 home series against India at Edgbaston in 2022.