Australia and India have played a total of 12 and four pink-ball Tests, respectively. Australia have emerged victorious in 11 Day-Night Tests, while India have won three. Australia's highest total in pink-ball Tests is 589/3 against Pakistan in Adelaide, while India's is 347/9 against Bangladesh in Kolkata. India's lowest pink-ball Test total is 36 and Australia's lowest total is 138.

What is India and Australia's record in pink-ball Tests?

India captain Rohit Sharma won't be opening in the second Test against Australia in Adelaide. He has batted at third position five times, scoring 107 runs with an average of 21.40. He has batted once at number four, scoring four runs. He has scored 437 and 1,037 runs at number five and six with averages of 29.13 and 54.57, respectively.

What is Rohit Sharma's record as non-opener in Test cricket?

The image of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, father of former Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina and the nation's founding leader, will be removed from the country's currency notes, Dhaka Tribune reported. New notes featuring elements commemorating the July uprising, a student-led movement that forced Hasina to flee to India, are reportedly being printed by the Bangladesh Bank.

Sheikh Mujibur Rahman's image to be removed from Bangladesh currency notes: Report

Syrian rebels ousted pro-government forces from Hama after intense clashes on Thursday. The Syrian army said it was redeploying outside the city "to preserve civilians lives and prevent urban combat". The rebels, who took the main northern city of Aleppo last week, said they had taken districts in Hama's northeast and had seized the central prison, freeing detainees.

Syrian army withdraws from Hama as rebels enter

BJP MPs have alleged links between Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi and US billionaire George Soros. Calling Rahul a 'traitor', Sambit Patra said Rahul, some American agencies and Soros are part of a "dangerous triangle trying to destabilise India". Sudhanshu Trivedi also raised questions about Soros-funded organisations releasing reports against India and Adani before parliament sessions.

BJP links Rahul to US billionaire Soros, says 'Dangerous triangle trying to destabilise India'

India captain Rohit Sharma confirmed that KL Rahul will open in the pink-ball Test against Australia in Adelaide. With this, Rohit will not be opening in a Test for the first time in six years. Referring to Rahul's performance in the Perth Test, Rohit said that Rahul's partnership with Yashasvi Jaiswal brought success adding, "He probably deserves that place."

Rohit Sharma to not open in a Test after 6 years, says 'KL Rahul deserves to open'

Sensex shot up over 1,000 points on Thursday and was trading at 81,985.34 at the time of writing, while Nifty was up nearly 300 points at 24,761.85 ahead of RBI's policy review scheduled for Friday. Titan Company, Infosys, TCS, Bajaj Finance and Bharti Airtel were among the top Sensex gainers while Dr Reddys Labs and Wipro were top Nifty gainers.

Sensex shoots up 1,000 points  

All-rounder Abhishek Sharma on Thursday smashed the second-fastest hundred in T20 cricket history. The 24-year-old slammed a 28-ball hundred for Punjab against Meghalaya in their Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2024-25 match in Rajkot. On November 27, Gujarat's Urvil Patel slammed a 28-ball ton against Tripura in Indore. The record for fastest ton is held by Estonia's Sahil Chauhan (27 deliveries).

Abhishek Sharma smashes joint second-fastest hundred in T20 cricket history

Baroda on Thursday broke the world record for smashing the highest total in the history of T20 cricket. Baroda put up a total of 349/5 against Sikkim in their Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy (SMAT) 2024-25 match in Indore. The previous highest T20 total (344/4) was recorded by Zimbabwe in a T20I against Gambia in October this year.

Baroda break world record for scoring highest total in T20 cricket history, miss 350 by 1 run

Mumbai on Wednesday recorded its hottest December day in the last 16 years. The maximum temperature soared to  37.3°C in Mumbai on Wednesday, which is nearly 4 degrees above the normal. This comes days after Mumbai recorded its coldest November day in last eight years on November 29 at 16.5°C.