Cricket News

Australia's Steven Smith doesn't think the send-off he got from India's Virat Kohli, after being dismissed in the first T20 on Tuesday night, has a place on the cricket field

David Warner has counselled his teammates to shelve a few of their big shots before the World T20, after a succession of intemperate strokes led to a heavy loss in the first T20 against India

MS Dhoni, India's limited-overs captain, has welcomed the return of batsmen who can also contribute with the ball although it may, as a tangential consequence, delay Ajinkya Rahane's comeback into the team after injury

Hardik Pandya began his international career with three successive wides, and Suresh Raina pulled out late of a James Faulkner delivery that hit his stumps

Virat Kohli's unbeaten 90 set up India's victory by 37 runs in the first T20 international against Australia at Adelaide Oval

The most notable feature of India's series will be the return of Ashish Nehra and Yuvraj Singh, while Shaun Tait is back for Australia, all three after years away from the international game