Sam Whiteman

Queensland captain Marnus Labuschagne baffled fans and commentators during a Sheffield Shield match by positioning a fielder directly behind the umpire. This unconventional tactic proved effective as Labuschagne took 2 wickets for 5 runs in 6.2 overs. Western Australia scored 465 runs led by centuries from Josh Inglis and Sam Whiteman.

Out-of-favor India opener Prithvi Shaw claims that he is not currently considering his future in the national team and is simply looking forward to enjoying his time playing country cricket. Shaw on Wednesday scored his second double century in List A cricket.

A depleted New South Wales rode Jack Edwards' composed century to crush Western Australia by 102 runs in Sunday's final of the Marsh One-Day Cup and clinch their 12th domestic one-day title at the Bankstown Oval.

India captain Virat Kohli was on Thursday slammed by fans for wearing shorts at the toss for the warm-up game against Cricket Australia XI. The photograph of Kohli in shorts attending the toss with CA XI captain Sam Whiteman was posted on BCCI's Twitter handle. Fans soon took to social media and criticised Kohli, calling it a "disrespectful act".

Former India U-19 captain Ashok Menaria smashed an unbeaten 94 as India reached 191 for one at stumps against Australian Institute of Sports.

Test skipper Tim Paine scored just four on his return to action as Australia's domestic cricket season got underway Saturday with hand sanitiser for fielders and other safety measures to stop the spread of coronavirus.

Cameron Bancroft, Western Australia's second-highest scorer in the tournament, has been halted from the Sheffield final against Tasmania due to injuries from a bike accident. Bancroft, who has scored 778 runs at an average of 48.62, is a significant setback for the Western Australia side.

Batsman Karun Nair, who once slammed a triple hundred (303 not out against England at Chennai in December 2016) in Test cricket, will turn out for Northamptonshire for the remainder of the English County season, TOI has learnt. "Karun is replacing Australia's Sam Whiteman in the Northamptonshire team. He will leave for the UK tomorrow. The Northants will make a formal announcement in this regard on Friday," a reliable source told TOI on Thursday.

Australia on Monday announced a 15-member squad to take on the Indian Under-19 team in a five-match series, comprising three One-dayers and a couple of Three-day matches, starting April 7 in Hobart.

Breaking from tradition, Cricket Australia (CA) on Thursday named nine members of the Test squad as part of the Australia A squad that will play a three-day warm-up game against India prior to the Test series early next month.

Eyeing a maiden Test series win in Australia, India will look to make the most of their only warm-up game, beginning here Wednesday against Cricket Australia XI.