MELBOURNE: The Legendary Sachin Tendulkar feels that the unbroken partnership of 104 races between the alternate captain of India Ajinkya rahane and Ravindra Jadeja could have taken the game away from Australia in the second test here on Sunday. India finished the second day at 277-5 to secure a practical …
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On Day 1 of the Boxing Day test between India and Australia, the touring team avoided what could have turned out to be serious injuries for Ravindra Jadeja and Shubman Gill as they both nearly collided with each other in an attempt to catch the ball. The incident took place …
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MELBOURNE: Australian sprinter Mitchell Starc lamented the opportunities his team squandered on the second day of the Saint Stephen’s day test but he also praised the rival patron Ajinkya rahane for your pressure absorbing century. SCOREKEEPERA tenacious undefeated 104 by Rahane put India in the driver’s seat after day two, …
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From breaking a century in his Test debut until his technique was called into question and dropped at the India XI, young Prithvi Shaw has seen many ups and downs in his short international career. The first test against Australia in Adelaide seemed to be the tip of the iceberg. …
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Mohammed Ismail calms down, clears his throat and does his best to control his emotions, before uttering the barely audible: “I wish abba (the late Mohammed Ghouse) had been alive today.” Ismail, the older brother of Mohammed Siraj, Team India’s latest rhythm sensation, says he’s a bit groggy, after waking …
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MELBOURNE: alternate for India ajinkya rahane pattern He was praised for his tactical acumen with former stars praising his effective bowling changes that put the visitors in a dominant position in Test 2 against Australia, here on Saturday. Australia opted to hit, but it was India that took the lead …
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Former India batter Gautam Gambhir believes that in batting Steve Smith and Marnus Labuschagne, Australia’s batting is “fragile.” Gambhir’s comments, which were made on the eve of the Boxing Day test, came true when “With the type of batting lineup Australia has, they are very vulnerable at the top of …
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MELBOURNE: Jasprit bumrahThe threat was equaled by Ravichandran Ashwin’s cunning as an inspired India led by Ajinkya rahane he shot Australia for a sub-par 195 to dominate the opening day of the second round here on Saturday. SCOREKEEPER | HIGHLIGHT | CALENDARIndia then lost a Mayank Agarwal (0) out of …
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“If Kohli is the angry Amitabh Bachchan, then Rahane is the Amol Palekar of Indian cricket,” says former Mumbai player and coach Vinayak Samant, Rahane’s roommate on the national team. Palekar is a man of substance and a talented actor who made a name for himself with kind, modest characters …
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When Ajinkya Rahane last captained India in a test against Australia in March 2017, he was in that phase of his career where he could do little wrong. Thrown into the lead in the final deciding game of an intensely contested series following Virat Kohli’s injury, the Mumbai player led …
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