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India’s stand-in captain KL Rahul believes it is always good to put himself in “challenging situations”, especially after returning from a long injury lay-off. Leading the side in the first two ODIs against Australia in absence of Rohit Sharma, Rahul struck an unbeaten 58 as India won by five wickets to take a 1-0 lead…
KL Rahul effected a lucky stumping during India’s first ODI match against Australia at Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium in Mohali to get the better of Marnus Labuschagne. The right-handed batter attempted a reverse sweep during the game on Friday but failed to execute it properly. The ball hit wicketkeeper Rahul’s pad and then…
Mohammed Shami’s crafty bowling performance was beautifully complemented by the grace and poise of Shubman Gill as India defeated Australia by five wickets in the opening ODI of the three-match series in Mohali on Friday. The victory helped India go top of ICC Men’s ODI Rankings replacing Pakistan. India is now the number one team…
The Indian cricket team think-tank’s urge to play more all-rounders in recent years has got a lot to do with the current crop of top-order batters not rolling their arms over unlike some of their illustrious seniors from the bygone era. The Indian team’s desperation to field bits and pieces players like Axar Patel or…
Mohammed Shami (L) and Ravindra Jadeja© AFP Mohammed Shami was the top performer for the Indian cricket team during the first ODI encounter as he took a brilliant five-wicket haul to restrict Australia to 276 on Friday. He was quite impressive during his first spell and he came up in the death overs to clean…
Ravichandran Ashwin in action© AFP Veteran spinner Ravichandran Ashwin made a sensational comeback to the Indian cricket team during the first ODI match against Australia on Friday but according to his Tamil Nadu teammate Dinesh Karthik, he could have made his comeback much earlier. During a recent interaction, the wicket-keeper batter revealed that he was…
India vs Australia, 1st ODI Match Live Score: India to bowl first© AFP India vs Australia, 1st ODI, Live Updates: India skipper KL Rahul won toss and opted to bowl against Australia in the first ODI match in Mohali. Team India have included the likes of Mohammed Shami, Ravichandran Ashwin, Shreyas Iyer, and Ruturaj…
Ravichandran Ashwin‘s ODI comeback made the headline when the squad for the India vs Australia series was announced on Monday. India captain Rohit Sharma and BCCI chief selector Ajit Agarkar made it clear that, Ravichandran Ashwin was being called for the India vs Australia three-ODI series, after Axar Patel got injured during the Asia Cup….
The Indian cricket team on Thursday sweated it out in nets ahead of its first ODI of three-match series against Australia. India will take on Australia in the first ODI at Mohali on Friday. The three-match series against Australia will be India’s final assignment before the ICC Cricket World Cup at home from October 5 onwards. …
Shreyas Iyer’s dodgy match-fitness will be put to ultimate test while Suryakumar Yadav’s desperation to alter a dismal ODI record adds a fascinating sub-text to India’s three-game series against Australia, which also serves as final dress rehearsal before the World Cup, beginning next month. With pillars of Indian batting – skipper Rohit Sharma and the…
