Confident of the Indian team's chances in Australia, Azhar said the Indian squad looks much better than the Australians.
Kohli will make his Test captaincy bow in Brisbane on Dec. 4 while Dhoni sits out the 1st of 4 matches.
Clarke's club declared at 17/0, with captain saying it was to give Clarke the best chance to bat Saturday.
Messi surpassed Bilbao great Telmo Zarra's milestone of 251 goals that had stood untouched since 1955.
Team India's flight did not even depart Singapore when they were originally expected to arrive in Adelaide.
Shehzad suffered a fracture of his right cheek bone during the first Test against New Zealand.
In conversation with Jonathan Selvaraj, India's Bhuvneshwar Kumar, explains his rare craft- swing bowling.
India will start the Test series against Australia on December 4 and play two practice games before that.
New Zealand made its intent clear for declaration when Craig hoisted Babar over midwicket for a big six before he holed out in the deep off Shah.
Australia were in deep trouble after the top-order collapsed to 98 for five in the 25th over.
Whether it was in Adelaide three years ago, or now as the stand-in skipper on eve of departure to Australia.
In an affidavit filed on Friday, the BCCI said that the violation was of minor nature so the player was orally reprimanded.
Shakib picked up 4-41 to help Bangladesh bowl Zimbabwe out for 194 after his 101 guided the side to 281-7.
Kohli will captain the Test side for the 1st time in Brisbane as Dhoni suffering with a thumb injury.
Younis (44) and Shafiq (41) put on 74 runs to help guide Pakistan to a safe 196-5 with 5 overs unused.
Pandey's unbeaten 99 helped defending champions Karnataka beat Mumbai by four wickets.
Century partnership by Smith (104) and Wade (52) helped Australia recover from 98-5 to finish at 268-7.
Former Australia captain Kim Hughes has urged Cricket Australia to roll the dice by elevating Smith.
A veteran of 150 ODIs and 46 T20s, Mithali has been India's most dependable batswoman for quite some time.
The governing body said on Friday the team was being selected early to allow them to prepare better.
It is learnt that several players have sought BCCI’s permission to let their wives travel with them.
Corey Anderson, Jimmy Neesham and BJ Watling also succumbed to spin and only Taylor looked confident against the slow bowlers.
Australian players, pundits and media target Kohli, India in pre-Test series build-up
Karn talks about his unconventional bowling action, the impact of idolising Warne and how he plans to bowl in Australia.
Virat Kohli said it was already obvious that he and Anushka Sharma were in a relationship and people should not be curious.





