Sports Live Blog: India begin preps for second Test against Bangladesh

The talented & versatile batter has some sublime hundreds to his name but has not been as prolific as would have been expected, in spite of being backed by successive captain-coach combinations. If he regains his confidence, Rahul could be an asset Down Under.

Who is the only Indian opener to score Test hundreds in England, South Africa, and Australia? KL Rahul.

Who is the only visiting batter to score two Test hundreds at Supersport Park, Centurion, often considered a graveyard for non-South African batters? KL Rahul.

Pakistan's next assignment is the Test series at home against England, but as per claims made by country's former batsman Basit Ali, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is working overtime to ensure the team does well in ICC Champions Trophy that the country is set to host in February-March next year.

Talking about a meeting before the one that was held to pick the squad for the first Test against England, Basit made serious claims, alleging that white-ball coach and former South Africa batsman Gary Kirsten is now part of the politics in Pakistan cricket.

"Pehle dosti yaari group ka jo head tha ab woh change ho gaya hai. Babar (Azam) ne step down kar diya hai group se. Ab uss group ko sambhala hai white-ball ke head coach Gary Kirsten sahab ne," Basit said in his latest video on YouTube.

The Indian team started assembling in Kanpur on Tuesday for the second Test against Bangladesh, after taking an unassailable 1-0 lead in the two-match series with a dominating win in Chennai.

In a video floating on social media, Virat Kohli and Rishabh Pant could be seen being welcomed at the team hotel, which involved an 'oops' moment for the staff while welcoming the former.

Like it is usually seen, a group of people, presumably the top officials of the hotel, had assembled to welcome the players. Just when one of them presented a bouquet of flowers to Kohli and the batting legend accepted it with a 'thank you', another official...

In a thrilling encounter at Chester-le-Street on Tuesday, England' captain Harry Brook led his team to a 46-run victory against the world champions Australia, keeping their hopes alive in the five-match ODI series.

Despite a shaky start, losing openers Phil Salt and Ben Duckett to Mitchell Starc's bowling, England fought back through a remarkable 156-run partnership between Will Jacks (84) and Brook (110 not out) in a rain-hit chase after Australia put up an impressive 304 for 7 on the board.

Rain interrupted play with England at 254 for 4 off 37.4 overs, but they were comfortably ahead of the required target under the Duckworth-Lewis-Stern method, securing the victory and ending Australia's 14-match winning streak in ODIs.