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‘We wouldn’t be the same without the other’: Ravichandran Ashwin on partnership with Ravindra Jadeja | Cricket News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Veteran off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin, after sharing Player-of-the-Series award with Ravindra Jadeja, spoke his heart out giving all credit to the left-arm spin-bowling all-rounder and said that Jadeja gave him a lot of freedom to be creative with the ball.Ashwin finished with 25 wickets and also scored 86 runs in the four-Test series against Australia, while Jadeja accounted for 22 wickets and scored 135 runs with one half-century."It's been a great journey together. We wouldn't be the same without the other. He gives me a lot of freedom to be creative on the field with the ball. Credit to him. I thought he bowled beautifully in the Delhi Test. That's why we're here," Ashwin said on partnership with Jadeja.Jadeja said they have a great chemistry on the field and they alway...

20Feb

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Clarke lists out ‘major, major mistakes’ committed by Australia on India tour so far

Former Australian cricket captain Michael Clarke. | Photo Credit: AFP Australia's wretched run on the tour of India so far has been filled with "major, major mistakes", reckons former captain Michael Clarke.Clarke feels the biggest mistake Australia made was not playing a tour game ahead of the four Test series that began February 9. Instead, Pat Cummins chose to simulate Indian conditions back home before having a short camp near Bengaluru ahead of the series opener in Nagpur. Two weeks later, the visitors are 0-2 down in the series and have already lost a shot at regaining the Border-Gavaskar trophy. "I'm not surprised by what I'm seeing because we didn't have a tour game. Major, major, major mistake. There should have been at least one game over there to get used to the conditions,"...

19Feb

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Ashwin-Jadeja: Yin and Yang, AC-DC, a deadly pair that cannot be unhyphenated

The wind was up at the Kotla, blowing under the hazy sun when Steve Smith crunched Ravindra Jadeja through covers, in the seventh over of the day. Jadeja stood puzzled, puffing his cheeks. From mid-on, his partner in Australia ship-wreck Ashwin gestured something. Jadeja just kept nodding his head and altered his field, stationing a man in short cover. The moment captured the essence of their equation—they don’t talk too often on the field, they are rarely spotted together, they are seldom seen cheering each other and they don’t feature in each other’s celebration reels either. The warmest of relations might not always express their feelings outwardly. There’s always been that competitive streak to them, too, but you cannot imagine Ashwin without Jadeja, or Jadeja without Ashwin. You fe...

19Feb

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‘Disappointed and shell-shocked’: Border, Hayden slam Australia’s disastrous batting display | Cricket News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Shell-shocked, Australian legends Allan Border and Matthew Hayden have lambasted Pat Cummins and Co. for their second innings collapse in the Delhi Test against India, where pre-determined sweep shots led to their downfall.Leading by 62 runs, Australia started the morning session of day three with a slight advantage.However, the visitors were blown away by spin bowling in the first session. They lost six batters, including Steve Smith, Matthew Renshaw, Alex Carey, Pat Cummins and Matthew Kuhnemann, to sweep and reverse-sweep shots.In 90 minutes, Australia went from 65/1 to 113 all out.Former captain Border felt Australia panicked and none of the batters tried to defend."I'm disappointed, I'm shell-shocked, I'm angry about the way we went about our work today," Border said on ...

19Feb

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Sweep shots not a good option on Kotla pitch, says Ravindra Jadeja | Cricket News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: India's star all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja on Sunday said that sweep shots was not a good option on the slow and low Kolta pitch. Australia came to the second Test in Delhi with a pre-determined ploy to tackle spin with sweep shots and it backfired for the visitors as they suffered a collapse on the third day. Hosts India defeated the visitors by six wickets inside three days to retain the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, taking an unassailable 2-0 lead in the four-match series.Player of the match Jadeja, who took career-best 7 for 42 in Australia's second innings, said that the Kotla wickets suited him well. "These wickets suit me because the odd ball spins and some stay low. I knew they'd play sweeps and reverse sweeps, so my idea was just about keeping it simple and straight."I knew ...

19Feb

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Rohit Sharma: India vs Australia: Coach Rahul Dravid hails Rohit Sharma’s captaincy after Delhi Test win | Cricket News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: After registering a comprehensive victory against Australia in the second Test, India head coach and batting great Rahul Dravid on Sunday hailed Rohit Sharma's captaincy. India retained the Border-Gavaskar Trophy with a six-wicket win in Delhi.Dravid said the team was "very lucky" to have someone like Rohit taking over the captaincy from a player of the calibre of Virat Kohli.Rohit took over after Kohli quit as India's Test captain following a series defeat in South Africa in January 2021.Dravid also added that the Mumbaikar has the respect of the dressing room."He is one of those guys who has been there a long time. The kind of person who doesn't speak a lot, but when he does they all listen. He deeply cares a lot about the dressing room and the players. We are very lucky to...

18Feb

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IND vs AUS: ‘Shock opener steals back Aussie initiative, Lyon leaves critics ‘foolish’ – Australian media cock-a-hoop after day 2 Delhi Test

The Sydney Morning Herald led with the headline: “Head and Lyon hand Australia the edge”. And hinted at how tough the last-innings chase will be for India with these lines in their report: “The highest successful fourth-innings run chase at this venue is 276, overhauled five down by both the mighty Viv Richards-led West Indies in 1987 and a 2011 India side that had all-time greats Sachin Tendulkar, VVS Laxman, Rahul Dravid and Virender Sehwag.” “Head full of steam: Shock opener steals back Aussie initiative” was the headline for Code Sports. “But Head has seized the ascendancy back for Australia, with a blazing knock, which included five fours and a six in a replica of how he plays on home soil … Australia brought up 50 runs in just 9.1 overs to put India on the backfoot and not letting...

18Feb

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Ind vs Aus 2nd Test | Australia lead India by 62 runs at the close of Day 2

Axar Patel and Ravichandran Ashwin added another significant chapter to India’s lower-order fightbacks as their priceless 114-run eighth-wicket partnership put the hosts on an even keel against Australia on an engrossing second day of the second Test here on Saturday.Thanks to Axar’s invaluable 74 off 115 balls and Ashwin’s 37 off 71 balls, India, who were in complete mess at 139/7, recovered well to end their first innings at 262 in 83.3 overs, just one run behind Australia’s 263.At stumps, Australia were 61/1 in their second innings, taking a handy 62-run lead.Had the two all-rounders not bailed the hosts out, Australia would have been far more happy than they actually were at stumps on Saturday.Travis Head (39 batting), opening for a concussed David Warner, and Marnus Labuschagne (16...

18Feb

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Ind vs Aus | Warner suffers concussion, will not continue in 2nd Test

Australia’s David Warner walks back to pavilion after his dismissal during the first day of the 2nd Test match against India in New Delhi, on February 17, 2023 | Photo Credit: AP Australia opener David Warner will play no further part in the second test against India after suffering a concussion when he was struck in the head while batting on day one, the team said on Saturday.The tourists, who suffered a heavy defeat in the opening test and were dismissed for 263 in their first innings on Friday, will bring Matt Renshaw into the team as a concussion substitute.Warner faced a bouncer barrage from India seamer Mohammed Siraj and was hit twice — once on his arm and then on his helmet — needing medical assistance.The left-hander scored 15 before Mohammed Shami dismissed him caught behind...

17Feb

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Watch: KL Rahul’s one-handed stunner to dismiss Usman Khawaja

Usman Khawaja couldn’t believe his luck after KL Rahul took a superb catch to hand Ravindra Jadeja his 250th Test wicket. Khawaja has nailed this reverse sweep but has hit it a little aerially, and Rahul anticipates that leaps to his right and pluck it out. The all-rounder becomes the fastest Indian and second fastest in world cricket to 250 Test wickets and 2500 Test runs. ICYMI – WHAT. A. CATCH 😯😯 WOW. A one-handed stunner from @klrahul to end Usman Khawaja’s enterprising stay!#INDvAUS pic.twitter.com/ODnHQ2BPIK — BCCI (@BCCI) February 17, 2023 Usman Khawaja has unfurled the reverse sweeps in a flurry. First, to R Ashwin, then against Ravindra Jadeja and Axar Patel. He hasn’t missed much. He looked in sublime touch during his 81-run knock, which was studded with twelve boundaries an...

16Feb

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An ode to sparkling serenity of Rohit Sharma’s batting stillness

Rohit Sharma’s batting traps us inside an awed headspace. Watching him watch the bowler run in is a minimalistic marvel. A stillness has descended in recent years. Almost Jacques Kallis-ish compact serenity in the wait. The classicism in Rohit Sharma the Test opener seems so effortlessly natural and the aural and visual aesthetic of his timing and stroke play suffuses the senses so much that the sweat behind it is under-appreciated. He has had at least two visible overhauls to his game to get here. In his earlier days in international cricket, the compactness that seems so self-evident these days was missing. Even his stance was different. He would have his bat grounded, tapping away. The hands would come in from the gully. The front leg would press across at the first instance. Resulta...

16Feb

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India vs Australia: At Kotla, Virat Kohli seeks home comfort in his quest to arrest Test form slump

A gaggle of teenagers hung restlessly outside the Virender Sehwag Gate, in the narrow alley flanked by brown-bricked walls, asking passers-by whether Virat Kohli is batting. A grumpy policeman yells at them and threatens to brandish his oiled cane-lathi. A stranger tells them, whether he was unaware or was merely playing around is unsure, he is practising. He even claimed he had spotted him spinning into the stadium in his ruby-red Porsche. Another bluntly informs them that he skipped the optional training session. Though uncertain, they hung around, in the hope that he would zip out in his car and wave his arms at them. The whispers and debates at Kotla, even though he was absent on Thursday, revolved around Kohli. Whether he would end his century drought at home, whether you managed a...

16Feb

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IND vs AUS: ‘Want Warner to counter-attack the opposition bowling attack’, says Pat Cummins

With all eyes on the pitch and playing XIs, India and Australia are all set to lock horns in the second Border-Gavaskar Trophy Test starting from Friday at Delhi’s Arun Jaitley Cricket Stadium. David Warner’s lean patch in Test matches has been a matter of concern for Australia. The manner in which Mohammed Shami sent his off stump cartwheeling didn’t make for a pretty picture and whether he gets another chance remains to be seen. While addressing the media ahead of the Test, Aussie captain Pat Cummins on Thursday hinted that Australia might not drop David Warner from the Delhi Test. Here’s what he said- On David Warner’s place “Warner, when he tries to apply pressure to the opposition is the best, This echoed the sentiment of several former players who wanted Warner to counter-attack t...

14Feb

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Border Gavaskar Trophy | Australian batters must find balance, says Carey

Alex Carey during Australia’s training session. | Photo Credit: Getty Images Australia wicketkeeper Alex Carey believes their batsmen must strike a balance between being proactive and patient when they face India's spinners after the tourists lost the first Test in Nagpur by an innings and 132 runs inside three days.Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja and Axar Patel took 16 of the 20 Australian wickets on a pitch where the ball kept low and spun unpredictably. But Jadeja and Patel also made half-centuries to show the track was not unplayable."You can fall into over-playing conditions and certain names. What you see before you go out to bat as well can change your method a bit," Carey told reporters after Australia had a practice session at the same venue on Monday.Carey was twice dism...

14Feb

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India vs Australia: Tickets for Delhi Test ‘sold out’ | Cricket News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Delhi is set to host its first Test - India vs Australia - since December 2017 and it is going to be a packed house. The Arun Jaitley Stadium roughly has a seating capacity of 40,000. A total of 24,000 tickets were put on sale while 8000 were distributed among the DDCA members, which is the norm. The remaining seats will be used for the dignitaries attending the game."The tickets are sold out and we are expecting a full house. There is a lot of interest since a Test match is being played in Delhi after a long time," DDCA joint secretary Rajan Manchanda told PTI on Tuesday.India defeated Australia by by an innings and 132 runs in the opening Test in Nagpur, inside three days, and have a 1-0 lead in the four-match series.(With PTI inputs) !(function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) { ...