Breaking from tradition, Cricket Australia (CA) on Thursday named nine members of the Test squad as part of the Australia A squad that will play a three-day warm-up game against India prior to the Test series early next month. ....

There is "zero clarity" on the fitness issue of Rohit Sharma -- an automatic starter in the Indian team in all formats of the game -- who was controversially dropped initially from all three Indian squads without explanation, says cricketer-turned-commentator Sanjay Manjrekar. ....

The International Cricket Council (ICC) has confirmed that the next T20 World Cup will be held in India as per original plans. The 16-team tournament is scheduled for October-November next year. ....

Younis Khan has been appointed as the batting coach of Pakistan men's cricket team until the 2022 T20 World Cup, scheduled to be held in Australia. ....

India skipper Virat Kohli's decision to play only the limited-overs leg and the first Test on the upcoming tour of Australia has left broadcasters Channel 7 at a major disadvantage but has given major boost to rivals Fox Sports. ....

The members of the Indian cricket team have assembled ahead of their tour of Australia. The players will share a dressing room once again after a gruelling season of the Indian Premier League (IPL) and could be seen in PPE kits in images shared by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). ....

Mumbai Indians (MI) speedster Jasprit Bumrah and Rajasthan Royals (RR) fast bowler Jofra Archer bowled the maximum dot balls (175 each) in the just-concluded Indian Premier League (IPL). There are four Indians, including Bumrah, among the top 10 bowlers who bowled most deliveries off which no run was scored. ....

Indian captain Virat Kohli is a "competitive beast" when he is on the field but a completely different person off it, says Australian leg-spinner Adam Zampa. ....

The Australian men's cricket team will wear an indigenous jersey for the upcoming three-match T20I series against India beginning November 27, the design of which was unveiled by Cricket Australia on Wednesday. ....

Chinese top paddler Chen Meng was elated to be crowned for the first time at the ITTF Women's World Cup, but what made her even more excited was the fact that she could play competitive games again. ....

Former cricketer Gautam Gambhir believes it will be "shame" and Indian cricket's "loss" if star opener Rohit Sharma isn't considered for the full-time white-ball captaincy going forward. ....