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The star Indian batter Shreyas Iyer suffered a spleen laceration during the third ODI against Australia in Sydney on October 25. Iyer had awkwardly landed while completing a catch. The Indian cricketer immediately left the field and was later admitted to the ICU.

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Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill returned to action as India opted to field on the second day of their practice match against Australia Prime Minister's XI in Canberra on Sunday.

Rain has already played spoilsport in the two-day warm-up match between India and Prime Minister's XI in Canberra. Check out the weather update for Canberra here.

Australia will miss Josh Hazlewood in the second Test against India in Adelaide after the pacer sustained a side strain. Uncapped pacers Sean Abbott and Brendan Doggett have been named in the squad.

Australia win the World Test Championship by ruthlessly dismantling India on the fifth day of the final at The Oval.