Amid poor form and criticism on captaincy, India captain Rohit Sharma has received support from an Indian World Cup-winner.

Virat Kohli has been backed to take the No. 3 spot for the Perth Test against Australia due to Shubman Gill's injury.

Jasprit Bumrah will have his task cut out with India captain Rohit Sharma all but out of the game at the Optus Stadium, which gets underway on Friday.

India are all set to face Australia in the highly anticipated Border-Gavaskar Trophy. The first Test of this five-match series will kick-start from Friday in Perth

India will be looking to end their 13-year trophy drought whereas South Africa will be hoping to win their first-ever ICC tournament.

Kirti Azad is set to take down one of BJP's most senior state leaders at a constituency which was anything but familiar to him when he was first declared Trinamool Congress' candidate.

The member of the 1983 World Cup-winning team backed the BCCI's directive for cricketers to play Ranji Trophy, saying it's a good move and the rule should be applicable to every India team player

Azad's comments come after former India skipper Mohammed Azharuddin on Tuesday tweeted that Kohli has "informed that he's not available for the ODI series" in South Africa.

Kapil recollected how his team's senior pacer Madan Lal literally snatched the ball from him to get another over.

The cricketing body further said that statements by Arvind Kejriwal and Kirti Azad against the DDCA were made to create a serious dent on its image and a "notion of public outcry".