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Australian fast bowler Pat Cummins revealed that the soaring temperature and high humidity of Kolkata during the second ODI made it comparable to the hottest one-day game the current team had ever played. Perhaps, the heat contributed to the Aussies loss despite signs of a valiant fightback.

Harbhajan Singh supposes that with Kuldeep Yadav and Yuzvendra Chahal performing well, it is unlikely that they will get replaced by the senior spinners Ashwin and Jadeja. Singh praised Yadav's hattrick in the 2nd ODI and had a déjà vu moment, going back to his own hat trick in the 2001 series.

David Warner has hinted that Aaron Finch might be match-fit for the third ODI against India in Indore. The Aussie vice-captain defended their performance against spinners, deflecting the blame towards the existing pressure on the batsmen at the time of the spinners' introduction.

India's Pranaav Jerry Chopra and N Sikki Reddy bowed out of the Japan Open Superseries with a 21-14, 15-21, 19-21 loss to Japan's Takuro Hoki and Sayaka Hirota in the mixed doubles semi-final on Saturday. The Indian duo's maiden Superseries semis appearance lasted for 40 minutes.