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Ishant Sharma ruled out of Test series against Australia; Rohit Sharma to be assessed on December 11

• Ishant Sharma, the Indian fast bowler, has been ruled out of the upcoming Test series against Australia
• The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), has also taken a call on Rohit Sharma.
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 Australia vs India: Both squads form the Barefoot Circle ahead of the opening ODI

• The much-awaited contest between India and Australia is all set to kick off from today.
• Cricket Australia stated that ‘First Nations people of Australia’ took care of the land for around 65,000 years.
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Rohit Sharma will go to Australia and his travel plans are being made: BCCI

• Over the past few days, Indian opening batsman Rohit Sharma has been hogging all the limelight owing to his unavailability for the Australian tour.
• However, the Indian board has finally cleared the confusion and reckoned that the Indian opener will be travelling to Australia.
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I will prefer to give rest to Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Shami in some of the matches: Kiran More

• The two teams will then fight in the four-match Border Gavaskar Trophy, which will begin from December 17 in Adelaide.
• He also suggested that India should give opportunities to other young pacers in the squad.
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Virat Kohli opens up on taking paternity leave from Australia tour

• Virat Kohli, the Indian skipper, won’t be a part of the national team’s setup after the opening Test in Adelaide.
• Now, Virat, before India’s opening ODI in Sydney, also opened up on the issue.
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‘Virat Kohli should always be in the loop’ – Gautam Gambhir slams BCCI for not involving skipper in Rohit Sharma saga

• A lot has been going over the matter of Rohit Sharma, who has been taking care of his fitness at NCA, Bangalore.
• Gambhir has slammed BCCI and selectors for not letting the Indian skipper know any case details of Rohit Sharma.
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