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'There's a lot of water to go under the bridge': Warner's candid remark on possibility of leading Australia in ODIs
Australia are yet to appoint a captain in One-Day International (ODI) cricket since Aaron Finch stepped down from the role earlier this month. Justifiably, there have been speculations over Finch's successor with many believing that Steve Smith, Pat Cummins and David Warner are among the leading names to occupy the prestigious position. However, for Warner, the roadblock is the leadership ban imposed on him after the infamous sandpaper-gate scandal in 2018.

BCCI selector breaks silence on Sarfaraz Khan's repeated Team India snubs: 'While picking a team, we have to...'
Sarfaraz Khan, who has been producing consistent performances in domestic cricket for Mumbai, wasn't picked for the first two Tests against Australia.

India's Predicted XI for 1st T20I vs New Zealand: Toss-up between Chahal, Kuldeep as Pandya's men eye winning start
For the question of lead spinner, India have two options in Kuldeep Yadav and Yuzvendra Chahal. But given Chahal's good record in the T20I format, the management might give him the nod at No.8 instead of Kuldeep.

'Look at where Smith, Warner have been...': Ricky Ponting delivers 'scary' verdict on Babar Azam
Babar Azam may have been named the ICC Men's Cricket of the Year, but former Australia skipper Ricky Ponting says the Pakistan star still has room to improve.
'He can carry forward the legacy set by Kohli and Tendulkar': Saba Karim's huge remark on India star before AUS series
Former Indian cricketer Saba Karim was all praise for the Team India batter after Rohit Sharma and Co. thrashed New Zealand in the ODI series.

'Virat will have to improve in Tests': Sourav Ganguly’s challenge for Kohli ahead of India vs Australia series
Sourav Ganguly, whose prediction of Virat Kohli's return to form back in August of last year hit the bull's eye, expects the former India captain to put up a much-improve show in Tests, given the importance of the series that starts February 9 in Nagpur.

'Mahi bhai is here...': Hardik Pandya's stunning reply to reporter's query on MS Dhoni before 1st T20I vs New Zealand
After Hardik Pandya's recent post starring MS Dhoni became the talk of the town on social media, the stand-in Indian skipper was asked about his epic reunion with the legendary cricketer ahead of the 1st T20I between hosts India and New Zealand.

'Only thing that he needs to improve is...': Ex-Pakistan skipper's bold verdict on Mohammed Siraj after New Zealand ODIs
Mighty impressed with Siraj's bowling exploits in the World Cup year, former Pakistan skipper Salman Butt opined that the Indian pacer is keen on strengthening his wicket-taking ability across all formats.

'Mauke ki baat hi nahi hai': Hardik Pandya ends suspense over Prithvi Shaw's chances in India vs New Zealand 1st T20I
Prithvi Shaw was drafted in the squad for the India vs New Zealand T20I series with Hardik Pandya providing insights into his chances of playing the 1st match tomorrow in Ranchi.

Watch: Hardik, Ishan pick Dhoni's brains as IPL-bound MSD pays special visit to Team India before 1st T20I vs NZ
Former Indian skipper MS Dhoni was seen interacting with stand-in skipper Hardik Pandya, opener Ishan Kishan and Shubman Gill ahead of the 1st T20I against New Zealand.

Clarke removed as commentator for IND vs AUS after public brawl with girlfriend, Ex-Australia captain joins PSL instead
Clarke has been replaced by multiple former Australian cricketers in the commentary panel for the tour involving four Tests and the three ODIs. Mark Waugh will be a part of the commentary panel for the first two Tests in Nagpur and in New Delhi.

'I would have preferred if Rohit Sharma...': Ian Chappell's no-nonsense take on India captain's controversial call
But while Rohit's captaincy has polarised fans, one thing the India skipper has stayed away from is controversy. Well, almost. Recently, one of Rohit's decisions as captain left the cricketing world divided. and the legendary Ian Chappell did not agree with one of Rohit's recent decisions as captain.

Hardik Pandya shares MS Dhoni's ‘Veeru’ avatar, photos cause hullabaloo on Twitter ahead of India vs New Zealand T20I
Hardik Pandya shared two photos with MS Dhoni. In both of them, he was sitting in the driver's seat while Dhoni positioned himself in the sidecar. "Sholay 2 coming soon," Hardik captioned the photo in which both the cricketers are seen in casual wear.

MS Dhoni spends ₹80 lakh on swanky wedding present for KL Rahul, Virat Kohli's gift costs ₹2.7 crore: Report
India cricketer KL Rahul, got married to long-time girlfriend Athiya Shetty on January 23, has received wedding gifts worth gobsmacking amounts from MS Dhoni and Virat Kohli.

'Very few players like him in world cricket': Irfan Pathan reserves high praise for India star after New Zealand ODIs
Ex-Indian all-rounder Irfan Pathan also made an interesting observation about the India star's batting in the 3rd ODI against New Zealand.

'100s have to be incidental...': Sanjay Manjrekar gives huge verdict on Rohit Sharma's performance after NZ ODIs
Former Indian cricketer Sanjay Manjrekar reflected on Rohit Sharma's sublime knock in the 3rd ODI between India and New Zealand. Rohit slammed his 30th ODI ton in the third and final ODI of the recently concluded series at Indore.