Editor’s noteThis article was published before BCCI confirmed Thursday night that Rohit Sharma will be evaluated on December 11. On the night that Rohit Sharma was not named to any of the three teams that will participate in the Australian tour, former Indian captain Sunil Gavaskar called for more transparency …
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India will look to play against the youngest members of its team during the Australian tour, said its captain, Virat Kohli, on the eve of the first ODI. India will play three ODI, three T20I and four Tests in a tour that runs until January 19. Also included in that …
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Big picture The SCG. Australia and New Zealand played an ODI here in March, in eerie silence. It would be the last international action in four months. Cricket has been back for a while, but the silence hasn’t gone away. On Friday, however, we were able to witness something close …
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Big picture The SCG. Australia and New Zealand played an ODI here in March, in eerie silence. It would be the last international action in four months. Cricket has been back for a while, but the silence hasn’t gone away. On Friday, however, we were able to witness something close …
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Aaron Finch is eager to get out. More or less, his final commitment after two weeks of quarantine in a hotel in Sydney after the IPL is to anticipate Australia’s ODI series against India via Zoom, the only means by which he has been able to plan the contest with …
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Rohit Sharma is the most successful IPL captain in history, with five trophies to his name. Anyone who follows his captaincy closely – outsiders like me and players who play with him – claims that he is tactically astute and that there are few who read the game better than …
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Most of the leading Indian cricketers were playing in the IPL until the other day, but KL Rahul, the vice captain of the national white ball teams, is clear that it will be “a new beginning” for them in Australia when the exchanges take place. . start with ODI on …
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The exclusion of Mumbai Indians skipper Rohit Sharma from the Indian squad on the upcoming Australian tour drew much criticism from pundits, veteran players and fans. While the BCCI attributed the decision to their inadequate form, it was unclear what led them to question their form after playing the playoffs …
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Now that we know for a fact that Rohit Sharma is still about two weeks away from rehab to be “70-80% ready” for test cricket, questions will arise about the BCCI’s handling of the injury. Aside from the obvious problem of a virtually absent communications wing, of course. A quick …
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Ishant Sharma and Rohit Sharma have been ruled out of the first two games of the upcoming four-round series in Australia and their hopes of taking part in the final two rounds depend on quick and decisive action from BCCI, ESPNcricinfo learns. To compete for the third test, Ishant, who …
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