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Former India all-rounder Irfan Pathan has backed stalwart Virat Kohli to excel in Australia in the ‘biggest Test challenge,’ a trial where his competitive spirit truly shines. India and Kohli’s recent slump has gone hand-in-hand. The Rohit Sharma-led side succumbed to a historic 3-0 home series whitewash against New Zealand weeks before facing…
India bowling coach Morne Morkel has picked young all-rounder Nitish Kumar Reddy as the player to “keep an eye” in the upcoming Border Gavaskar Trophy in Australia. The hype around the series between the two Test giants has been sumptuous as the series opener in Perth inches closer with each passing hour. While…
The Optus Stadium at Perth, the venue of the highly-anticipated first Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy between India and Australia, has become a subject of intrigue ahead of the clash. With both teams boasting world-class pace and spin options, both teams are finalising their team combinations as per conditions. With their ICC World…
File photo of Jasprit Bumrah© AFP Bowling coach Morne Morkel has branded A-Lister Jasprit Bumrah as a “natural leader” before he walks for the toss to captain India in the Border Gavaskar Trophy series opener against Australia in Perth. With Rohit Sharma set to miss the first Test of the highly-anticipated series, Bumrah…
Ace pacer Jasprit Bumrah is set to lead the Indian team for only the second time in a Test in the series-opener against Australia in Perth. Bumrah will have his task cut out with India captain Rohit Sharma all but out of the game at the Optus Stadium, which gets underway on Friday….
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Australia pacer Josh Hazlewood is pretty happy that he will not have to bowl to India Test veteran Cheteshwar Pujara in the latest chapter of Border-Gavaskar Trophy, beginning here on Friday. The Indian team has moved on from the likes of Pujara and Ajinkya Rahane, both of whom played a major hand in…
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Yash Dayal was in South Africa for the T20I series but didn’t play a single match.© BCCI Left-arm seam bowler Yash Dayal has been added to India’s reserve pacers’ list after Khaleel Ahmed had to be sent back home due to an unspecified niggle. Dayal, who was added in the Test squad during…
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Only two days remain for the first India vs Australia Test in Perth. It is all but certain that Rohit Sharma will not lead the side as he is in India for personal reasons. Jasprit Bumrah will lead the side in his place. According to a report in Indian Express, the Gautam Gambhir-coached…
File photo of Rahul Dravid© AFP The wait is all but over for the India vs Australia series. Come Friday, the rivalry will once again be renewed when the Indian cricket team gets down to defend the Border Gavaskar Trophy. India have been dominating Australia in bilateral series since 2016-17. Since then, India…
India vs Australia: File photo of Gautam Gambhir and Indian cricketers© AFP The pre-departure press conference of Indian cricket team coach Gautam Gambhir, ahead of the Border Gavaskar Trophy, was an aggressive one. Gambhir was not happy with former Australia captain Ricky Ponting‘s comments on Virat Kohli‘s form. Then, Ponting called Gambhir a…
