After Maxwell's blistering 43 off 19 balls powered a shorthanded Australia to an imposing 93-4, Pakistan's batting-order crumbled under lights to finish well short on 64-9
Skipper Rohit Sharma was seen sweating it out in a new video, showcasing his dedication and intense workout routine.
Glenn Maxwell completed 10,000 runs in T20 cricket, becoming only the third Australian and overall 16th player to do so
Sarfaraz Khan is yet to play a Test outside India, and will be looking to address concerns around his ability to play on bouncy pitches.
Indian team could get the Mohammed Shami boost during the challenging Australia tour after the pace-bowling stalwart made an impressive comeback from injury by grabbing four wickets in a Ranji Trophy match
Australia are set to lose assistant coach Daniel Vettori from the team setup midway through the first Test in Perth because of a unique reason.
India assistant coach Abhishek Nayar said going to Australia and playing in their conditions is the toughest challenge for the Indian cricketers.
Veteran Australian opener Usman Khawaja backed his new opening partner Nathan McSweeney, urging him to play his own game against India in Perth rather than trying to ape David Warner.
According to The Sydney Morning Herald report, security guards covered the outside of the WACA nets with a black tarp to prevent eyes from watching India's preparations.
There has been a lot of fanfare around star India batter Virat Kohli ahead of the Test series against Australia starting November 22.
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Former Australian cricket team Ricky Ponting took a fresh jibe at India head coach Gautam Gambhir amid their ongoing feud over the former's comments on Virat Kohli's recent form.
Michael Clarke expressed that if star India batters Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli fail to perform during the upcoming Border-Gavaskar Trophy, they could retire from the format.
India captain Rohit Sharma is not in Australia. There has been no official communication about the reason behind his absence
It was also learnt that India A players have reported in Perth and will be part of the intra-squad match.
Tejasvi Jaiswal, elder brother of star India batter Yashasvi Jaiswal, was in the news recently, having scored his maiden First-Class half-century in Ranji Trophy.
Rohit Sharma (91) and Virat Kohli (93) failed to reach triple figures as India slumped to a historic 0-3 loss at home to New Zealand earlier this month.
Australia batter Usman Khawaja has laughed off the subject of Nathan McSweeney's strike rate of 41.92 being lower than his in Tests 48.3.