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Alyssa Healy named Australia captain for India tour
Tahlia McGrath has been named vice-captain for the series, matches of which will be played at Mumbai's DY Patil Stadium and Brabourne Stadium. The series will be held from December 9 to 20. The first two matches will be held at DY Patil Stadium and the remaining three at Brabourne.

Shubman Gill and India shattered 10 T20I records in the 3rd match vs New Zealand
Full list of records Shubman Gill broke with his scintillating century in the third T20I vs New Zealand and the records that India achieved as a team with the 168-run victory.

Watch: Moeen Ali attempts bizarre single-handed reverse-hit in SA vs ENG 3rd ODI; Neesham's reaction is absolute gold
Moeen Ali left the internet in frenzy after he attempted a peculiar one-handed reverse-hit during the 3rd ODI against South Africa.

'Pakistan se ye New Zealand team kaabu nahi aa rahi thi, but India ne...': Ex-PAK skipper's savage reply to reporter
While New Zealand defeated Pakistan 2-1 in the ODI series in January, the side faced a 0-3 clean-sweep defeat in the fifty-over format in India, and endured a 1-2 series loss in T20Is.

Watch: 'I wasn't living up to my expectations in T20Is. But you gave me confidence': Gill's heartfelt message for Hardik
Shubman Gill smashed an unbeaten 126 in the third T20I of the series against New Zealand, as India registered a 168-run win in Ahmedabad.

Virat Kohli reacts to Shubman Gill's insane century in IND vs NZ 3rd T20I with golden five-word message
Shubman Gill broke Kohli's record for highest individual score in T20Is for India, and the latter had an epic reaction to the youngster's knock as the side defeated New Zealand by 168 runs.

'Since Dhoni has gone, the responsibility is on me': Hardik Pandya's big 'I've played more games than these guys' remark
Hardik Pandya remembered MS Dhoni in huge remark over his own approach after India registered a sensational 168-run win over New Zealand in the 3rd T20I.

Watch: Gavaskar, Manjrekar totally flabbergasted at Suryakumar Yadav's 'action-replay' of a catch in IND vs NZ 3rd T20I
Sunil Gavaskar and Sanjay Manjrekar were left flabbergasted with Suryakumar Yadav's fielding skills during the third T20I between India and New Zealand.
Watch: Umran Malik's 150 km/h thunder sends bail flying way past 30-yard circle, dismisses Bracewell in 3rd T20I
Umran Malik rattled Bracewell's stumps and the bails flew over keeper Ishan Kishan and slip-fielder Suryakumar Yadav's heads to land way over the 30-yard circle during the India vs New Zealand 3rd T20I in Ahmedabad.

Watch: Hardik Pandya takes trophy and hands it over to 'shocked' Prithvi Shaw in unexpected move after India beat NZ
When Hardik Pandya collected the trophy, he went straight to the players and handed over the trophy to Prithvi Shaw, who did not get a game but appeared to be the most excited of the lot. Prithvi was more than happy to take the trophy from Hardik, stand in the middle and pose for photographs.

Shubman Gill smashes highest T20I score by an Indian, New Zealand series sealed 2-1
His unbeaten 126 was followed by New Zealand’s capitulation for 66, handing the hosts a 168-run victory, their biggest in T20Is in terms of runs.

Shubman Gill creates history; smashes Virat Kohli, Suresh Raina's records with explosive T20I century vs New Zealand
Shubman Gill, who not too long ago scored a scintillating double century against New Zealand, carried his destructive form in the T20Is and scored his maiden century in the format against the BlackCaps in the series decider at Ahmedabad’s Narendra Modi Stadium. Gill, who took 54 balls to race to his century became only the fifth Indian to hit hundreds across all formats of the game, joining Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Suresh Raina and KL Rahul.

Virat Kohli's 'your heart knows the way' Instagram update leaves fans scratching their heads
Virat Kohli shared famous poet Rumi's quote on his Instagram story. "Your heart knows the way. Run in that direction," wrote Kohli, mentioning Rumi.

‘This is enough, I want to give up’: Shaheen Afridi makes stunning revelations about almost quitting cricket
Ahead of his much anticipated return to competitive cricket, Shaheen Afridi opened up about the period when he was tussling hard to regain fitness.

'We talk about Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma but he silently did his job': Ashwin heaps praise on 'stalwart' Shikhar Dhawan
Dhawan's teammate and India all-rounder Ravichandran Ashwin, therefore, heaped praise on Dhawan and said the veteran cricketer, who always bats with a big smile on his face, has been providing the goods for a long time in Kohli and Rohit's shadows.

‘That is going to be the case’: Ex-AUS spinner reveals why 'bullish' Australia will beat India in Border-Gavaskar Trophy
Australia are comfortably placed at the top of the rankings in the longer format, but the series will be a big challenge for Pat Cummins, who will be hoping to end Australia's drought on Indian soil. The Kangaroos are yet to clinch a Test series in India since 2004-05.