ADELAIDE: An incomparable virat Kohli and his “intrepid” India would seek to make perfect decisions before unleashing his power on an Australian team that is ready for revenge, but not exactly in “health pink” before the first day / night test that begins here on Thursday. Media mogul Kerry Packer, …
Read More »‘I should have studied Shubman Gill on KKR networks, it might be too late now’: Australian pacemaker Pat Cummins – cricket
Shubman Gill’s performance in the two warm-up games in the run-up to the four-match test series against Australia has made him the favorite to join Mayank Agarwal as India’s first match for the curtain-raising event in Adelaide on Thursday. Not only did Gill beat Prithvi Shaw, the other in contention …
Read More »‘We’re not talking about making fun of Virat Kohli, that’s nonsense’ – Australia head coach Justin Langer – cricket
Virat Kohli might be available only for the first test in the four-game India vs Australia series, but that hasn’t taken his attention away. Kohli’s aggression, his way of not shying away from jokes on the pitch, make him the focal point of any India-Australia series. In the words of …
Read More »India vs Australia: Shane Warne chooses his Australian XI player for first Test against India in Adelaide – cricket
Who are the openers? Who should hit number 6? Will it be a sewing attack? These are enough to keep the leadership of the Indian and Australian teams on their toes. The first test match of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, which will be the historic pink ball test, is only four …
Read More »India vs Australia: ‘I’d pay to see it’ – Brian Lara praises India star ahead of Australia tryouts – cricket
Virat Kohli, Cheteshwar Pujara, Jasprit Bumrah, Ravichandran Ashwin, Steve Smith, Marnus Labuschagne, Pat Cummins, Nathan Lyon – it’s a tough job to find a more exciting pool of talent than this in a series of tests. The upcoming four-match series between India and Australia is expected to be a cricket …
Read More »Australia vs India, 2020-21: Australia to reconsider plans for preparation of India Test series
Australia will reconsider its plans for Test series preparation with the possibility of more team members playing in the pink ball warm-up game against the Indians at SCG following injuries and absences. The initial plan had been for most of the test team to join in Adelaide shortly after the …
Read More »India vs Australia: David Warner injured out of white ball series, test status uncertain Cricket news
MELBOURNE: Australian hitter David warner has been ruled out of the rest of the white ball games against India due to a groin injury and faces a fitness battle to be ready for the first test at the Adelaide Oval on December 17. Cricket Australia said Monday that Warner, who …
Read More »2nd ODI: Without Plan B in place, India needs its ‘A’ game to save ODI series against Australia | Cricket news
SYDNEY: India’s ailing bowling unit will have little time to regroup and limited resources at its disposal in a desperate bid to pull off an act of redemption and save the ODI series against a turbocharged Australia in game two here on Sunday. It wasn’t just the margin of defeat, …
Read More »India will miss Virat Kohli’s leadership on and off the field: John Buchanan | Cricket news
CHENNAI: India has fond memories of the last time they played a test series on Australian soil. While they won that series 2-1, their task this time becomes more difficult with virat Kohli missing the last three games of the four-game series while going on paternity leave. In conversation with …
Read More »‘We don’t spend a lot of time traveling’: Pat Cummins explains how ‘being in the bubble’ during IPL helped him before tour of India – cricket
Australian fast bowler Pat Cummins, who played for Kolkata Knight Riders in the 2020 Indian Premier League in the United Arab Emirates, believes being part of the biosecurity bubble has benefited him ahead of the next series against India. Cummins has been named vice-captain of Australia’s ODI and T20I team, …
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