The Indian women's cricket team have taken a bold call with their selection.

Team India enter the Border-Gavaskar Trophy series against Australia after a 0-3 whitewash suffered at home against New Zealand.

Virat Kohli has as many as six Test centuries in Australia.

Marcus Stoinis slammed five huge sixes in an unbeaten 61 as Australia crushed Pakistan by seven wickets in Hobart on Monday to secure a 3-0 T20 series whitewash.

Virat Kohli has 4188 runs in 117 innings while Babar Azam has 4192 runs in 119 innings in T20Is

Mohammed Shami has now been named in Bengal's squad for the Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 Trophy, which starts from November 23

Travis Head reckoned having closed-door sessions in Australia, shortly after India's unprecedented Test series defeat to New Zealand, would have allowed Kohli to find his rhythm.

India "paid a heavy price for being a little complacent" against New Zealand and the team needs to start well in the first two Tests against Australia to put behind their unprecedented loss to New Zealand at home, believes Ravi Shastri.

Border Gavaskar Trophy: While India cricket team management and BCCI went mostly with proven performers, there were a couple of surprise in the form of Nitish Kumar Reddy and Harshit Rana - who are yet to play Tests for India.

With Rohit Sharma unavailable, pace spearhead and vice-captain Jasprit Bumrah will captain the side

There has been a lot of discussion regarding Mohammed Shami's potential return to international cricket during the upcoming Test series against Australia.

Nathan McSweeney has been tasked to open on his Australia debut despite not being a specialist in that position but he remains unfazed ahead of his big test in the series opener against India.

The centre-wicket match simulation at WACA ground has served its purpose as the Indian team got what it wanted ahead of the opening Test against Australia, believed Abhishek Nayar and Morne Morkel.

Nathan Lyon believes that rival players often serve as the "best coaches", acknowledging that his Indian counterpart Ravichandran Ashwin has "taught" him a great deal through their faceoffs since 2011-12.

In response to questions about Sarfaraz's suitability for the challenging Australian conditions, Ganguly emphasized the importance of providing opportunities before passing judgment.

Virat Kohli comes into his fifth Australia tour after making just 91 runs in India's 3-0 series defeat to New Zealand at home earlier this month.

Nathan Lyon and R Ashwin are two of the top wicket-takers in Test cricket among active players.

Australia vs Pakistan 3rd T20I, Highlights: Aaron Hardie's three-wicket haul, followed by a fiery half-century from Marcus Stoinis helped Australia defeat Pakistan by seven wickets