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For Kohli, it will be about 'high-voltage cricket' but no 'unnecessary tension'"We understand that we are contributing to a larger cause, and the quality of cricket has to stand out"4ySidharth MongaIndia Today Group/Getty Images

Kohli: 'There is more respect between the two sides, you can see that'

"We are contributing to a larger cause, so the quality of the cricket has to stand out"

AUSTRALIA VS INDIA

DAY-NIGHT TEST

India name Shaw, Saha, Ashwin, Umesh in XI for first TestGill and Pant were left out of the day-night Test4ySidharth Monga

Kohli: My 'personality' is a 'representation' of 'new India'Greg Chappell had recently called Kohli the "most Australian non-Australian cricketer of all time"4ySidharth Monga

Top order troubles for sides as Australia aim to continue pink-ball dominance4yAlagappan Muthu

Mute Me: Saha over Pant for the pink-ball Test?

Moody, Chopra and Dasgupta take turns muting each other (or not)

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Stump Mic: Familiar and friendly so far, will Tests bring out the fire?4y

Star Sports Connected: 'Kohli perfect role model but captaincy work in progress'

VVS Laxman on Virat Kohli the leader

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Rahane focused on twilight game4ySidharth Monga

What's the twilight effect in day-night Tests like?

AUSTRALIA VS INDIA

1ST TEST, ADELAIDE

A reassuring Australia-India rivalry to dull memories of a chaotic yearGiven the challenges 2020 has thrown at everyone, it is refreshing just to talk about cricket again4yDaniel BrettigMark Evans/Stringer

Australia's next superstar? Get to know Cameron GreenA first-class batting of average of 55 and bowling average 21 - the Western Australia allrounder has the makings of an outstanding cricketer4yAndrew McGlashan

Kohli vs Smith, Bumrah vs Hazlewood, Ashwin vs Lyon, and other key battles4yAndrew McGlashan

Australia lean towards Joe Burns' continuity, Matthew Wade firms to open4yDaniel Brettig

Steven Smith absent for Australia net session after tweaking back4yDaniel Brettig at Adelaide Oval

Cameron Green will make Test debut if he passes concussion protocols4yAndrew McGlashan

Aus vs Ind, 2020 - Justin Langer - We're going to be really well planned for Virat Kohli

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WTC - RACE TO THE FINAL

WTC equations: India need to target five wins, Australia on easier footingThe ask for both teams will depend on how NZ fare in their series against Pakistan too4yS Rajesh

NZ put pressure on India as race for Lord's heats upIf NZ sweep Pakistan, India will need at least four wins and three draws in eight Tests4ySidharth Monga

Excited about possibility but focused on Pakistan - LathamPlunket Shield at start of the season was "great for the guys to get into that mode of the longer form", says Latham4yESPNcricinfo staff

BANGLADESH HOME SERIES

2021-22 SEASON

West Indies to tour Bangladesh in JanuaryVisitors will arrive in Dhaka on Jan 10; tour to feature three ODIs and two Tests4yMohammad Isam

Rain leaves points shared after Turner onslaughtHatcher, Maddinson turned things around in field before the Stars were left a tough six-over target4yAndrew McGlashanGetty Images and Cricket Australia

Whatever happened to Craig Simmons, maker of the fastest BBL hundred?The man who made a century in 39 balls in his first season looks back at that golden summer and after4yAlex Malcolm

NEW ZEALAND VS PAKISTAN

SQUAD UPDATES

What will Pakistan do without Babar Azam?As Babar Azam's prowess has increased, so has his side's tendency to rely heavily on him4yDanyal Rasool

Southland's Duffy ready for 'another step up' as international debut loomsThe right-arm seamer is line to become the first Southlander to debut for NZ since Jeff Wilson in 19934yDeivarayan Muthu

Ferguson out for six weeks with stress fracture to his backCoach Gary Stead hopeful the pacer would return to the side before the end of the season4yESPNcricinfo staff

De Grandhomme out of Pakistan Tests; Williamson expected for second T20I

Rauf focused on pace and not losing his 'natural' aggression

TOP HEADLINES

Southland's Duffy ready for NZ debut
Farbrace set for T10 coaching role
Who's in our combined Australia-India XI?

Ferguson out of action for six weeks
Mushfiqur apologises for misbehaving
WI to tour Bangladesh in January

PLANNING FOR SMITH

How should India bowl to Steven Smith?Don't bother trying to get him out lbw, among other things4yAakash ChopraGetty Images

Jason Gillespie: You have to be ruthless with your discipline to Smith

The former Australia fast bowler and coach on the importance of plugging away

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HURRICANES VS STRIKERS

BBL 2020-21

Siddle five-for, Weatherald and Carey's half-centuries give Strikers easy winThe game also saw both sides using the X-Factor substitute for the first time in the tournament4yAlex Malcolm

Briggs and Botha first players subbed out under X-factor ruleAdelaide Strikers brought in Matt Short and Hobart Hurricanes opted for Mac Wright4yAlex Malcolm

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Southland's Duffy ready for NZ debut
Farbrace set for T10 coaching role
Who's in our combined Australia-India XI?
Ferguson out of action for six weeks
Mushfiqur apologises for misbehaving
WI to tour Bangladesh in January

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