Tag: Australia
India's Lop-sided Selection Of Playing XIs Continues
The Indian cricket team management's lop-sided thinking while picking playing XIs continued during the first Test in Adelaide as they picked the talented but out-of-form Prithvi Shaw to play as opener alongside Mayank Agarwal even though the high-pressure game was a pink-ball Test, a day-nighter, Indias only second. ....
Paine A Great Leader & Our Most Important Player: Langer
Australia head coach Justin Langer has praised his team's Test captain Tim Paine for his performance and leadership, calling him their "most important player". Langer, however, added that Adam Gilchrist remains the best-ever wicketkeeper-batsman for transforming the game of cricket.....
MCG Preferred As Backup Venue By CA For Third Aus-Ind Test
Cricket Australia has reaffirmed its commitment to host the third Test of the ongoing four-match series against India as per schedule at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) despite the Covid-19 outbreak on Sydney's northern beaches. ....
IND Vs AUS Boxing Day Test Preview: Depleted India Take On Australia In 2nd Test At MCG
Stand-in skipper Ajinkya Rahane will lead a depleted India into the second Test starting Saturday at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), the venue where they sealed their historic Test series in 2018-19. ....
Dean Jones To Be Honoured During Boxing Day Test
Cricket Australia (CA) will pay tribute to the late former batsman Dean Jones during the first day of the second Test between India and Australia at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), which was Dean Jones's home ground in domestic cricket. ....
Rahane Has Great Sense Of Where His Fielders Should Be: Gavaskar
India's stand-in captain Ajinkya Rahane has a great sense of where his fielders should be, said India batting great Sunil Gavaskar after the first day of the second Test against Australia here on Saturday. ....
Contest Is Between India's Batsmen And Australia's Bowlers: Kaif
The first day of the second Test between India and Australia in Melbourne shows that the series between the two teams is a contest between the visitors' batting and the hosts' bowling, according to former India batsman Mohammad Kaif.....
'Something Fishy': Indian Player On Stump Mic After Paine Survives Run Out
The third umpire's decision to not give Australia captain Tim Paine run out on the first day of the second Test against India left many people, including legendary leg-spinner Shane Warne, scratching their heads and it seems even the Indian players were voicing their disagreement. ....
India, Australia Players To Stay In Melbourne For Another Week
The Indian and Australian teams will stay in Melbourne for a few more days and proceed to Sydney only a few days before the third Test match that will begin at the Sydney Cricket Ground on January 7, Cricket Australia's Interim CEO Nick Hockley said. ....
India Second In ICC World Test Championship Points Table
India stayed in contention of playing the ICC World Test Championship final next year as they retained their second spot at year-end despite New Zealand beating Pakistan by 101 runs in the first Test at Mount Maunganui on Wednesday. ....
