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‘Was mentally scarred from the 2001 India tour’: Adam Gilchrist on Border-Gavaskar Trophy | Cricket News – Times of India

Former Australia wicketkeeper-batter Adam Gilchrist. Image: Screenshot The Australia tour of India in 2001 is remembered as one of the most iconic Test series in cricket history. Australia, led by Steve Waugh, arrived in India on the back of a 16-Test winning streak and aspirations to conquer the "Final Frontier." But it came with the knowledge that Australia had never won in the subcontinent since 1969.Australia won the first Test at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai by 10-wickets with Adam Gilchrist scoring a quick-fire century.The series, though, took an unforgettable turn during the second Test in Kolkata when India, following on, staged a remarkable comeback, with VVS Laxman scoring 281 and Rahul Dravid contributing 180 to help India post an improbable total.Harbhajan Singh’s historic ha...
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India squad for Border-Gavaskar Trophy: No Mohammed Shami, Axar Patel in 18-member squad | Cricket News – Times of India

Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced an 18-member India squad for the five-match Test series against Australia on Friday with Abhimanyu Easwaran, Harshit Rana and Nitish Rana included. The series begins in Perth on November 22.Arguably, the biggest talking point in the squad is the absence of Mohammed Shami, who had been working against the clock to get ready for the series. The match-changing seamer underwent ankle surgery earlier in the year and his rehabilitation process had appeared to be on track until a recent swelling to his knee.Kuldeep Yadav is also not in the squad to figure out a long-term solution for his chronic left groin issue. BCCI said in a statement, "Kuldeep Yadav was unavailable for selection for the tour of Australia since he has been referred to The ...
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India vs Australia: Big blow to hosts ahead of Border-Gavaskar Trophy | Cricket News – Times of India

Australia all-rounder Cameron Green. Cameron Green is expected to be available to play against India as a batter from the start of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy showdown next month, with the possibility he may be bowling again by the end of what shapes as a challenging five-Test series.Cricket Australia is set to formally announce the nature of Green’s back injury later this week. But, according to The Age, planning has already commenced to work around Green’s likely inability to bowl until the latter stages of the Test summer.While he was ruled out of this week’s opening Sheffield Shield round and is highly unlikely to appear in round two, there is the possibility of Green turning out as a batter for Australia A against India A in a game at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in early November.Rega...
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Watch- How prime Brett Lee set up and dominated a young Indian batter in front of MS Dhoni | Cricket News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: India and Australia concluded one of the most intense test series in cricket history. Although Australia secured the series victory, India displayed resilience and fought back strongly. The series was marked by controversial umpiring decisions and player bans, even leading to court proceedings.Following this background, India, Australia, and Sri Lanka embarked on the Commonwealth Bank Tri-Series in 2008.India was particularly determined to win this series with their young team, fresh off their inaugural T20 World Cup win in 2007.The opening match of the ODI series witnessed the ODI Champions, Australia, facing off against the T20 Champions, India.India chose to bat first after winning the toss in a match against Australia that featured pacers Brett Lee, Mitchell Johnson, and Nat...
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Border Gavaskar Trophy: When VVS Laxman gave a glimpse of his epic 281 in Sydney – Times of India

NEW DELHI: India's tour of Australia in 1999-2000 was a forgettable one. India lost all three Tests and there were only two Indian batsmen to hit centuries across the three Tests. One was captain Sachin Tendulkar, who hit 116 in the second Test at the MCG and the second was a batsman who could probably outshine even the great Tendulkar in dazzling strokeplay on his day - Vangipurappu Venkata Sai Laxman.VVS Laxman is renowned for his exceptional performances against Australia, particularly in Test cricket. His batting against the formidable Australian side, which dominated world cricket in the late 1990s and early 2000s, is remembered for its elegance, resilience, and class. Laxman made no bones about the fact that he didn't like to open the innings, but when India toured Australia in 1999-...
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