Australian players Mitchell Starc and Glenn Maxwell have been ruled out of the first ODI match of the three-match series against India while Steve Smith will return to the side.
The enchanting game of cricket with its dimensions of batting, bowling and fielding throws up comparisons. Virat Kohli versus James Anderson, Sachin Tendulkar versus Brett Lee, David Warner versus Stuart Broad or even Shubman Gill versus Mitchell Starc - match-ups add to the mystery and inte
If he is picked up by a team this will be his second franchise. He had played in two seasons in 2014 and 2015 for Royal Challengers Bangalore, picking up 34 wickets in 27 matches.
Australia named a preliminary squad of 18 players for the 50-over showcase last month, but reduced that to 15 on Wednesday with the start of this year's event in India now less than one month away.
Left-arm bowlers have been troubling Indian batters, notably at the ICC events for a decade or so. Be it Mitchell Starc and Mitchell Johnson of Australia during the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 semifinals, Mohammed Amir of Pakistan during the ICC Champions Trophy 2017 final, Trent Boult of New
Australia batter Steve Smith revealed that he suffered an injury in his left wrist and he carried it for the final three Test against England in the Ashes 2023 series.
With this, England has drawn the series 2-2. Australia has retained the Ashes urn, but they have not won it outright, something that they have not done since 2001 in England.