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In the BCCI Apex Council meeting on Sunday, it was discussed that New Zealand will visit India for a Test and T20I series, with more T20 games to prepare for the World Cup. The Council has also decided that they will ask the ICC to reduce their revenue if they don’t receive the tax exemption.

After his 212-run game in Sydney, Steve Smith has replaced Virat Kohli at the second position for ICC Test batsmen while Kane Williamson has been at the top. Meanwhile, Marnus Labuschagne, after his twin half centuries, has achieved a career-best 866 points to stay at No. 4 position for batsmen.

Despite overtaking the duo of Virat Kohli and Steve Smith, Kane Williamson opined that the duo are the best batsmen for him in the cricketing world and also stated that he is fortunate to have played against them. He also called the first Test against Pakistan as a ‘great’ game to be involved in.

Despite scrapping through the first Test, Neil Wagner has been effectively ruled out for six weeks, with the toe injury that he suffered during the first Test. Gary Stead also revealed that the board would soon name the like-for-like replacement for the left-arm pacer for the series remainder.