But the legendary batsman also said that Australia will start as favourites in the third Test.
The incident in question was the much talked about backing out from batting on 4th day of the Brisbane Test.
It will be Smith's Boxing Day Test as captain but the young skipper is not too daunted by the task at hand.
Delhi who looked like they were running out of ideas. But the end eventually came for Rajasthan.
The helmet has air-bags in its confines ensuring that the contact between the skull and the helmet is minimal.
Having resumed on an overnight score of 131/1, Karnataka on 174/5 to set Railways a target of 251.
At halfway stage, the scoreline is identical to what it was in 2012, but a whitewash seems unlikely this time.
Tanmay and Akshath stitched together a 235-run opening partnership after Hyderabad resumed their second innings on Wednesday.
Karnataka reaffirmed their status as the giants of domestic cricket outclassing Railways by 136 runs on Wednesday.
Delhi bowlers led by Navdeep Saini complemented Unmukt's well-made century as the hosts convincingly beat Rajasthan.
Temba Bavuma is all set to get a look in as a result of an injury to wicketkeeper-batsman Quinton de Kock.
Former left-hand Australian opener feels the visiting team are searching for an excuse.
Injured Australia captain tweeted from his hospital bed during the 2nd Test, now he will be in the commentary box at MCG.
Senior West Indies batsman Shivnarine Chanderpaul believes there is no cause for alarm.
Today, we imagine our favourite moments from history with a little touch of MS Dhoni.
There have been a few injury scares for hosts this week, with Starc and Watson getting hit in the nets on Tuesday.
Warner has plans to curb the exchanges despite things getting lost in translation occasionally.
For most parts bowlers in particular spent digging mud out of their spiked shoes.
Come Boxing Day, the Indian team will also face the wrath of the most notorious stand at MCG.
Alastair Cook took part in a one-leg shoot-out with James Anderson and won with a double-11 checkout.
In 2011/12, Aravind only took 9 Ranji wickets at 49.44. A knee injury followed which ruled him out for 16 months and an entire Ranji season.
The 'slapping' incident was reported to the BCCI by match referee Prasanta Mohapatra.
Responding to Rajasthan's first-innings score of 141, the Gambhir-led side declared their innings on 380 for six.
After early collapse, Shardul, Iyer help Mumbai recover from 56/6 against UP.
The team management, according to the newspaper, has denied the allegations.



