Top 5 Cricket News of the Day

Jan.4 (CRICKETNMORE) - Check out Top 5 Cricket News of the day i:e Friday

1. India declare at 622-7 in Sydney Test

Brief Scores

India: 622/7 dec

Cheteshwar Pujara 193, Rishabh Pant 159*, Nathan Lyon 4/178, Josh Hazlewood 2/105

Australia: 24/0
Marcus Harris 19*, Usman Khawaja 5*

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2. Tim Southee has been named as New Zealand’s captain for the one-off T20I against Sri Lanka that will take place on 11 January in Auckland.

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3. Cricket Australia have announced squad for ODI series against India. Veteran pacer Peter Siddle, Test team regulars Usman Khawaja and Nathan Lyon have been recalled to the ODI squad.

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4. Cheteshwar Pujara's outstanding performance in the ongoing Test series between India and Australia can get him an upgrade to the topmost A Plus bracket in the central contracts of the Board of Control for Cricket in India 

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5. South Africa leads Pakistan by 205 in second Test

Brief Scores

Pakistan - 177/10 (Sarfraz Ahmed - 56, Shan Masood- 44, D Olivier - 4/48, DW Steyn - 3/48)

South Africa - 382/6 (Faf du Plesis - 103, AK Markram - 78, Shaheen Shah Afridi - 3/112)

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Sahir