Ajinkya Rahane doesn't fuss over technical issues but India's Test vice-captain feels that the breeze in Wellington and Christchurch needs to be factored in during the team's upcoming two-Test series against New Zealand next month.
Paine, 35, scored his seventh Test half century in the second Test against New Zealand in Melbourne, which Australia won by 247 runs to take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the series heading into Sydney.
Australia star off-spinner Nathan Lyon has put his weight behind five-day Tests as the recent discussions around four-day matches have now become a talking point in the cricketing world.
The bowler reckons trying to be match-fit ahead of this year's IPL, which is expected to start in late March, is a reasonable target.
Air quality has been a regular concern for Sydney residents in recent weeks and the smoke is expected to be at its worst on Saturday.
India coach Ravi Shastri speaks about Virat Kohli's love for the longest format & the day he realised that this Indian bowling would be the best in the world.
Pakistan's Babar Azam says he spent a good part of 2019 correcting mistakes he made in Test cricket and now has a better understanding of the format's nuances.