Former India captain Sourav Ganguly is convinced that seasoned spinner Ravichandran Ashwin "must play" in the Border Gavaskar Trophy series opener against Australia

India coach revealed that certain players had the opportunity to bat twice in the simulation game between India and India A.

Virat Kohli scored 15 and 30 not out in the two outings he had at WACA during the simulation match against India A.

Earlier, the International Cricket Council (ICC) on Saturday announced a global Trophy Tour ahead of the Men's Champions Trophy 2025, which is set to be hosted by Pakistan.

Virat KohliDuring the upcoming Border-Gavaskar Trophy, a lot of focus will be on out-of-form Virat Kohli, for whom the Australian soil has been a happy hunting place over the years.

India could be without skipper Rohit Sharma, who became father for the second time and is yet to reach Australia, for the 1st Test in Perth.

Virat Kohli currently has 1,352 runs in 13 Tests in Australia at an average of 54.08.

Mohammed Shami's international comeback might take place in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy but it could happen during the second half of the series.

Rohit Sharma will not play in the first Test match against Australia starting November 22 and Jasprit Bumrah will serve as captain in his absence, according to a report.

KL Rahul had left the field for medical attention on Friday after sustaining a blow on his elbow during practice match at the WACA ground.

Australia have not beaten India in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy since the 2014-15 series at home. Since then, they've lost two series' each, both home and away.

India has won its previous two Test tours of Australia by identical 2-1 margins.

The Indian team management has decided to keep top-order batter Devdutt Padikkal in Australia as a batting back-up.

With the T20I series win against South Africa, India broke Pakistan's massive six-year-old T20I record.

There has been a lot of discussion surrounding India's decision to not travel to Pakistan for the Champions Trophy 2025.

In what comes as welcome news for India in their build-up to the first Border-Gavaskar Trophy Test starting on November 22, KL Rahul returned to batting during the team's training session at the WACA Stadium

Australia have not beaten India home or away in a Test series since the 2014/15 tour Down Under.

Virat Kohli scored 15 and 30 not-out during his two outings in the simulation game. But, struggled quite a lot against short-pitched bowling.