Former Australian captain Ricky Ponting has recommended including young opener Sam Konstas in the playing XI for the upcoming Test series against Sri Lanka. Ponting believes Konstas' earlier debut performance against India warrants him valuable experience in the challenging Sri Lankan conditions.

Every cricket fan is aware that the IPL churns out millionaires like a bakery that produces pastry every morning. This disparity on India’s squad came to light during the Australian tour when one player travelled with his personal chef while one star batsman was there with his own staff, including a nanny for his kids and security personnel.

U.S. officials say the Trump administration would begin formal international engagements this week when Marco Rubio — expected to be confirmed soon as secretary of state — meets with the foreign ministers of India,

Seasoned leg-spinner Adam Zampa would complete the strong bowling attack. The 32-year-old is Australia's leading wicket-taker in T20Is, with 117 wickets from 95 matches at an impressive average of 21 and an economy rate of 7.16. He has one five-fer and two four-fers to his credit, with a best of 5-19.

China’s relations aren’t improving with every U.S. partner. Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has aggressively resisted China’s increasingly assertive stance in their territorial disputes in the South China Sea.

All eyes will be on the pitches prepared in Galle and they will have a significant bearing on how the visitors balance their side

Zampa has been terrific for Australia in white-ball cricket, but the lines, lengths and arcs of shorter forms need modification for Test success, and that takes effort and, more importantly, game time. Zampa is not needed for Sri Lanka, but neither is any other leg-spinner.

Former India spinner Ravichandran Ashwin feels that India would've won the recent Test series against Australia had Scott Boland not played in the rubber.

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The junior tigresses will compete in Group 1 of the Super Six, which comprises six teams: India, Australia, Sri Lanka, Scotland, West Indies, and Bangladesh.

Michael Clarke became the 64th member of Australian cricket's Hall of Fame, with two more names to be added later this season.

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