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Tuesday, Jun 24, 2025
Warner tore an adductor muscle in the lead-up to the four-Test series and was ruled out of the Adelaide opener as well as the ongoing Boxing Day Test in Melbourne.
The 21-year-old was struck on the head when bowling to Jasprit Bumrah last week in an Australia 'A' game and replaced under the sport's concussion rules.
Kohli should do well to remember that the captain of the Indian cricket team is required not only to lead the side to glory on the field of play, but also win friends off it.
The stopover comes nearly a year after Australian coach Justin Langer took his squad on a Western Front tour of historic WWI sites in France and Belgium.
Former captain Smith and Warner were selected in Australia's World Cup squad last month after their ball-tampering bans expired, but they will play under skipper Aaron Finch and a new leadership group.
Langer's men secured their spot in the last four with a 64-run win over hosts England and face neighbours New Zealand in their penultimate round-robin tie at Lord's on Saturday.
Stoinis missed last week's victories over Pakistan and Sri Lanka due to a side strain suffered in their loss to India, prompting Mitchell Marsh to be flown in as cover.
Langer also took umbrage at Sachin Tendulkar's 'defensive mindset' tweet following Australia's slow batting on the second day of the opening Test against India.
Whitewashed 2-0 in their last Test series in New Zealand this year, India slipped to third position, behind the Black Caps, with only two points separating the top three teams.
As with most sports, efforts to contain the COVID-19 pandemic have forced the shutdown of cricket around the world.
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