The note was addressed to "friends in Indian cricket", the BCCI, acknowledging the role played by the Sourav Ganguly-led board in successfully completing the tour amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Pucovski suffered a shoulder subluxation injury, which is a partial dislocation of the shoulder joint.
On Saturday and Sunday, Siraj and Jasprit Bumrah were allegedly subjected to multiple abuses, which led to eviction and subsequent arrest of six Australian spectators.
Play was halted for a few minutes on the fourth day of the third Test after pacer Mohammed Siraj complained of abuse from a section of the crowd, leading to expulsion of some spectators and an unreserved apology from the host board.
Cricket Australia has issued a statement following the racial abuse from the crowd at SCG towards the members of Team India.
The Brisbane Test is due to start on January 15 and the quarantine rules will restrict the players to just their hotel rooms after day's play.
Cricket Australia chief executive Nick Hockley on Monday dismissed reports that the Indian team is reluctant to play the fourth Test in Brisbane because of stricter quarantine rules there.
Cricket Australia had on Tuesday announced that the third Test will go ahead in Sydney on schedule from January 7.
India are set to play their fourth and final Test in Brisbane from January 15 and current health protocols would require the touring side to undergo quarantine if they play the third Test at the SCG.
The fate of the third Test has been shrouded in uncertainty since earlier this month after a fresh COVID-19 outbreak in the northern beaches in Sydney, which is scheduled to host the third Test from January 7.
The fate of the third Test has been shrouded in uncertainty since earlier this month after a fresh COVID-19 outbreak in the northern beaches in Sydney, which is scheduled to host the third Test from January 7.
The board contingency plan is to work with Victorian government to host the Australia vs India third Test in Melbourne if Sydney is rendered untenable to host the game over COVID-19 surge in the region.
Smith was removed from captaincy due to his involvement in the 2018 ball-tampering scandal, with Cricket Australia (CA) appointing Tim Paine to the top job.
Cricket Australia interim chief executive Nick Hockley says two and a half weeks time before the third Test keeps them hopeful despite closure of New South Wales border recently due to COVID-19.
The Sheffield Shield season will be shortened by one round to nine matches per team.
Cricket Australia introduced three new rules -- 'Power Surge', 'X-factor Player' and 'Bash Boost' for the tenth edition of the Big Bash League (BBL) which starts Thursday.
A "BBL Hub" will be created at the hotels for all stakeholders of the league to minimise exposure to the outside world during the league starting December 10.
India's tour started with the ODI series, which will be followed by as many T20Is before the two sides lock horns in a four-Test rubber.
The channel's contention is that the top bosses in CA gave preference to the wishes of the BCCI, the sport's most powerful governing body, as well as its other domestic broadcasting partner Foxtel.
CA turned out to be one of the worst affected cricket boards due to the coronavirus pandemic that forced it to lay off a number of employees and cut down salaries of staffers.
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