Former Australia captain Michael Clarke backed struggling Virat Kohli ahead of Champions Trophy 2025 which will take place in February.

Australia's quest for the 2024-25 Border-Gavaskar Trophy began with a massive defeat in Perth. However, they quickly recovered, winning three of the next four Tests. It's rare for Australia to come back after losing the first Test of a series.

However, former Australia captain Michael Clarke was highly critical of the surface. "The SCG is my favourite ground in the world, it is my home ground, and I hate saying this out

Australia all-rounder Beau Webster said that the entire team celebrated with beers after the series victory over India, with a few going particularly hard.

Former Test captains Michael Clarke and Tim Paine have both condemned the pitch that was used for the fifth Test between Australia and India at the SCG. On Wednesday, the ICC handed down its ratings for all five pitches used throughout the Border-Gavaskar series, and the SCG was the only one not ranked 'very good'.

Australia’s star batter of a generation Steve Smith fell just short of an illustrious career milestone and a Jasprit Bumrah-led India took the advantage on the second day of the fifth and final test against Australia at the Sydney Cricket Ground.

The victory also means the hosts booked their spot in a second straight World Test Championship final where it will play the already-qualified South Africa at Lord’s in June.

Team India will switch focus to the limited-overs formats after the conclusion of a forgettable Border-Gavaskar Trophy series against Australia. Limited-overs series against England, and the 2025 ICC Champions Trophy will now be the focus for Rohit Sharm and Co.

Former India cricketer Sanjay Bangar has said that the good form of Nitish Reddy caused an unforeseen selection dilemma for Team India.

India's 3-1 defeat in Australia exposed the fragility of their top order, but equally unmissable was how much they rely on pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah, who gave it all until he broke down in the series finale in Sydney.

Nathan McSweeney was recalled to Australia's test squad on Thursday to tour Sri Lanka, less than three weeks after being dropped from the top order.

The hyped Australia-India Test series was a commercial success but it was a bittersweet feeling for smaller cricket nations unable to regularly play the expensive format.