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Agencies Virat Kohli returned to the top 10 of the ICC Test rankings while South Africa opener Dean Elgar has made a huge jump after his Player of the Match effort in the first Test against India in Centurion, which the home side won by an innings and 32 runs to take a 1-0 lead.
Poor fielding helps Australian openers register centuries.
Australia has already missed out on an early opportunity and South Africa has showed plenty of batting muscle ahead of their highly-anticipating showdown at the Cricket World Cup on Thursday. There’s a re-laid wicket to contend with at Lucknow, with spinners expected to find assistance. The pitches were dug up at the stadium after the Indian Premier League and the authorities even fired the curator when India played a low-scoring Twenty20 international there against New Zealand in January.
India were 69/1 at lunch on the first day of the fourth and final Test against Australia at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) here on Thursday.
Nominees include two wicketkeeper-batters and two all-rounders