"There's no secret that every sports league in the world has one significant thing in common, they have the best players playing in those leagues. And so the moment we take for granted that our Australian players will play in our leagues or play for their teams is at our peril," he added.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) secretary Devajit Saikia expressed his discontent with the "unfortunate" incident in which two Australian players competing at the ongoing Women's World Cup faced "inappropriate behaviour" in Indore.
England and India Women's cricket teams rose, whereas Australian players remain at the top in the ICC Women's ODI team rankings following the annual update made by the ICC on Wednesday.
England will miss the services of right-arm seamer Kate Cross or the one-off Test against Australia at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), while two important Australian players make a comeback in the squad in order to seek a series whitewash, as per the ICC official website.
Australian players started their practice sessions at the Optus Stadium on Wednesday ahead of their opening Test of the upcoming Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25 which will be played from November 22 onwards.
The move to have Steve Smith slide back to his highly productive number four position after some mixed outings as an opener following David Warner's retirement and all-rounder Cameron Green's injury has once again left a vacancy for the opening spot, with several well-known domestic stars/fr
Australian players have started to intensify their preparations ahead of the highly-anticipated Border Gavaskar Trophy against India, with Steven Smith and Mitchell Starc set to play for New South Wales against Victoria in the Sheffield Shield.
Former Australia skipper and Delhi Capitals head coach Ricky Ponting gave his take on the IPL performance of some key Australian players with an eye on the upcoming ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2024.