Nathan Lyon said that Australia have the required resources to stop Virat Kohli and the other Indian batters in the upcoming five-match Test series of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy.

Ahead of the Perth Test, KL Rahul suffered a major blow in practice. Earlier, reports suggested that Virat Kohli also underwent some scans.

Sarfaraz Khan walked off the nets in pain after being hit on the elbow during India's practice session at the WACA.

With star young batter Shubman Gill set to miss the first Test against Australia in Perth, KL Rahul's return to practice came as a huge boost for India on Sunday (). Rahul shrugged off any injury concerns as he returned to training during the team's session at the WACA in Perth.

Virat Kohli's career-worst form is at odds with his formidable touring record in Australia, and former India coach Ravi Shastri is backing one of cricket's greatest competitors to fire.

Alright then! The first real development on KL Rahul coming in, with the BCCI saying that the injury is yet to be processed by the medical team. Rahul was hit on his elbow by a rising delivery from Prasidh Krishna,