Former England captain Michael Vaughan believes the upcoming Ashes series will present the perfect opportunity for Test skipper Ben Stokes to leave his mark as leader, urging the all-rounder to "deliver" and bring the urn back to England.
Australia's pace bowling mainstay Josh Hazlewood declared his plans to attack England's 'Bazball' with Mitchell Starc, just like they did in the rain-curtailed ODI series opener against India on Perth's green top.
Veteran swashbuckler Rohit Sharma delivered a heartwarming speech for India's ODI debutant Nitish Kumar Reddy and is 110 per cent assured that with the attitude he possesses, he willl turn into an "all-format great" and 'travel a long way' with the Men in Blue.
Former India assistant coach Abhishek Nayar decoded the dismissal of Rohit Sharma and identified that aggression, a forte of the veteran swashbuckler, was his undoing in the first ODI against Australia in Perth at the Optus Stadium on Sunday.
Since lifting the Champions Trophy on March 9, Virat returned to the international circuit at Perth's Optus Stadium on Sunday for the first time in more than six months.
India's left-arm speedster Arshdeep Singh drew a stark comparison between the ODI captaincy of Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill, classifying them both as "proper" bowler skippers, who give freedom to their attack.
Stand-in captain Mitchell Marsh acknowledged that the weather played its part in Australia's seven-wicket win (DLS method) against India during the rain-curtailed series opener in Perth at the Optus Stadium.
India vice-captain Shreyas Iyer continued to toil against the short ball ploy and Australia mainstay Josh Hazlewood in the first ODI at the Optus Stadium in Perth on Sunday. While Shreyas danced to the whims of the bowlers, Australia's stand-in captain Mitchell Marsh became the eighth Austra
The first ODI between India and Australia is set to resume after almost two hours' hold due to rain delays in Perth on Sunday at the Optus Stadium. The match has been reduced to 35 overs per side. Each bowler can bowl a maximum of 7 overs.
The highly anticipated series opener against Australia at the Optus Stadium will mark the return of Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma in ODIs for the first time since lifting the Champions Trophy on March 9 in Dubai.
The first ODI of the three-match series will start on Sunday at Perth's Optus Stadium, with Shubman leading two veterans, Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli, among other star players in the team. Rohit and Virat, who are making their return to the team following the ICC Champions Trophy title win