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Ind vs Aus: Cricket Australia announces venues for 5-match Test series against India

Cricket Australia announced the venues for the upcoming five-match Test series against India with Perth's Optus Stadium to host the first Test likely to take place in November despite having a low attendance in a recently concluded match against Pakistan.Cricket Australia along with Western Australia will work together and try their best to improve the attendance in Perth's stadium.Sources close to the board, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because the schedule has yet to be officially revealed, said that improving Test cricket in Perth was a top goal for the governing body. The new 60,000-seat Perth Stadium has been barely occupied for Tests in previous seasons, although it is much busier during Perth Scorchers BBL matches.The highest attendance at the stadium was during the P...
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Rishabh Pant reminisces on Gabba Test heroics: ‘I didn’t even know how to react when we won the game’

The 2021 Gabba Test between India and Australia has been entrenched into the annals of cricketing history along with the name of Rishabh Pant who played an unbeaten 89 which helped India win the series 2-1. This was the same series where in the first Test India had suffered the ignominy of being 36 all out and then a depleted squad made a remarkable comeback to clinch the series at Gabba. Two years on from that historic feat, Pant opened up to Star Sports in an exclusive chat about the final Test match in the series. “That’s just the thing, cricket is not just a game, it’s an emotion. Everyone who was watching the match got so involved, I mean it wasn’t madness; every defense and every shot were cheered for by the team. To play such a match is a different feeling altogether. That every...
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Ashwin becomes leading wicket-taker in Border-Gavaskar Trophy history

Ravichandran Ashwin acknowledges the crowd after completing his six-wicket haul after the end of innings on March 10, 2023. | Photo Credit: Reuters Indian spinner Ravichandran Ashwin became the highest wicket-taker in the history of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy against Australia on Friday. Ashwin accomplished this milestone during India's fourth and final Test against Australia at the Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad. In the first innings, Ashwin weaved his magic yet again on a pitch that did not really offer much help to spinners. He ended up with a spell of 6/91 in 47.2 overs. He took key wickets of Travis Head (32), Cameron Green (114), Alex Carey (0), Mitchell Starc (6), Nathan Lyon (34) and Todd Murphy (41). Now in 22 matches, Ashwin has taken 113 wickets at an average of 28.10 and ...
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Border-Gavaskar Trophy | In Indore, we doubled down on what we’d set out to achieve initially: Andrew McDonald

Travis Head with Coach Andrew McDonald during a practice session at the Holkar Cricket Stadium in Indore on February 28, 2023. | Photo Credit: R.V. Moorthy Australia head coach Andrew McDonald has admitted that visiting teams need to be "near perfect" to challenge India in their own backyard, something they sought in Indore by "doubling down" on what they had set out to achieve initially. Hammered by the hosts inside three days in the first two Tests of the Border-Gavaskar trophy, Australia fought back strongly to claim the third match on an Indore pitch that offered vicious turn and variable bounce. "You have almost got to be near perfect against India in India. I think this game (Indore Test) besides that 6 for 11 was near perfect," McDonald was quoted as saying 'ESPNcricinfo'. Accor...
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IND vs AUS: ‘Key to Australia’s turnaround was to get India out cheaply in first innings’ believes Ian Chappell

Former captain Ian Chappell believes getting India out cheaply in the first morning of the third Test here, on a pitch that offered vicious turn and uneven bounce, was key to Australia’s turnaround in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. The Indian batters lacked application and were dismissed for 109 and 163 in two innings of the match, which Australia won by an emphatic nine wickets to seal their place in the World Test Championship final. Australia’s victory came after they lost the first two Tests in Nagpur and Delhi inside three days. “The key was to bowling India out cheaply in the first innings. Once they (Australia) did that they gave themselves a chance to get a decent lead. It wasn’t a huge lead but a decent and useful one,” the legendary Chappell was quoted as saying by ESPNCricinfo. ...
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Australia wins third Test against India in little over two days

Australian batsman Travis Head plays a shot on the third day of the 3rd Test Match at the Holkar Cricket Stadium in Indore on Friday, March 03, 2023. | Photo Credit: R.V. Moorthy Australia recorded an emphatic nine-wicket victory over India, winding up the third Test in little over two days to secure their place in the World Test Championship (WTC) final on a rank turner here on Friday, March 3, 2023.Travis Head (49) and Marnus Labuschagne (28) took the visitors past the finish line after they lost Usman Khawaja (0) in the very first over.The hosts were bowled out for 163 in their second innings, leaving Australia with a target of just 76 runs to record an immensely satisfying win after being hammered inside three days in the first two matches of the Border-Gavaskar trophy.One of the b...
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Ind vs Aus | Warner ruled out of Indore, Ahmedabad Tests due to elbow injury

Australian batter David Warner being treated by team physio after he got injured during the first day of the 2nd Test match between India and Australia, at the Arun Jaitley Stadium, in New Delhi, on February 17, 2023 | Photo Credit: PTI Struggling Australia opening batter David Warner was on Tuesday ruled out of the remaining two Tests of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy due to an elbow fracture, dealing further blow to the visiting team. Warner will head home to Sydney to recover but is expected to return to India for the three-match ODI series after the four-match Test series. The ODI series begins on March 17 in Mumbai. "David Warner has been ruled out of the Qantas test tour of India and will return home," CA said in a statement. "Warner was struck on the elbow in the second Test in Del...
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Ind vs Aus Tests | Hayden offers to help solve Aussie batting woes against Indian spinners

Former Australian cricketer Matthew Hayden is seen prior to the start of day two of the First Test match in the series between India and Australia at Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground on February 10, 2023 in Nagpur | Photo Credit: Getty Images Batting great Matthew Hayden is ready to help Australia solve their batting woes in the ongoing Test series if asked after the visiting side was bamboozled by the Indian spinners in the first two matches, according to a report. Australia suffered heavy losses in Nagpur and New Delhi with Indian spinners, led by Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja, scalping 32 of the total 40 wickets in the two Tests. Hayden, commentating on the series for host broadcaster Star Sports, said he would happily put his hand up to help Australia's debacle against...
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Border-Gavaskar Trophy | We failed the examination of India, says Australia coach McDonald

Australian coach Andrew McDonald speaks to the media during an Australia press conference on February 20, 2023, in Delhi. | Photo Credit: Getty Images Australia chief coach Andrew McDonald made no bones about his team's capitulation in the second innings of the second Test here, saying they "failed the examination" of India. Australia, who seemed to be shaping up well for the challenge with 61 for one at stumps on day 2, lost nine second-innings wickets for just 48 runs to be all out for 113. India then reached the winning target of 115 for the loss of four wickets to take a 2-0 lead and retain the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. "Our methods are going to be critiqued, and rightfully so," McDonald was quoted as saying by Australian Associated Press on Monday."At the end of day two, if you said...
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Second Test victory sees India tightens grip on qualification for WTC Final

Indian players celebrates during the third day of the second Test against Australia in New Delhi on February 19, 2023. | Photo Credit: V.V. Krishnan The race to qualification for the ICC World Test Championship Final took another turn on February 19, 2023 as India claimed a six-wicket victory over Australia to move a step closer to sealing their place in the June 7 game at The Oval. The World Test Championship (WTC) has seen two years of intense competition in the longest format, and the second Test in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy characterised the ebb and flow that has been present throughout, with both sides wrestling for control of the match before Rohit Sharma's men triumphed on a dramatic day in Delhi.Spirit of Cricket 👏🏻👏🏻Pat Cummins 🤝 Cheteshwar Pujara What a special gesture that ...
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Second Test victory sees India tighten grip on qualification for WTC Final

Indian players celebrates during the third day of the second Test against Australia in New Delhi on February 19, 2023. | Photo Credit: V.V. Krishnan The race to qualification for the ICC World Test Championship Final took another turn on February 19, 2023 as India claimed a six-wicket victory over Australia to move a step closer to sealing their place in the June 7 game at The Oval. The World Test Championship (WTC) has seen two years of intense competition in the longest format, and the second Test in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy characterised the ebb and flow that has been present throughout, with both sides wrestling for control of the match before Rohit Sharma's men triumphed on a dramatic day in Delhi.Spirit of Cricket 👏🏻👏🏻Pat Cummins 🤝 Cheteshwar Pujara What a special gesture that ...
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IND vs AUS: Usman Khawaja bats for out of form David Warner, says three innings not big enough sample size

Australian opener Usman Khawaja believes that a mere three innings isn’t a great sample size to question a beleaguered David Warner, who became a bit “weary” after being knocked on the head by a Mohammed Siraj bouncer on day one of the second Test. Warner has scores of 1, 10 and 15 in the series so far with Mohammed Shami getting him twice with fuller length deliveries angling in. Inevitably, the question of Warner’s technique has cropped up but Khawaja, fresh from his well-made 81, came to his opening partner’s defence. “I have to kind of disagree with what you’re saying. He hit two fours of Ashwin in the last game before he got out lbw so he was showing some aggression,” Khawaja said, when asked if Warner, whose stay looked painstaking during the 44 deliveries faced, needs to be pro-a...
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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...
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Not surprising to find the Aussies in a tizzy as their struggle with spin continues

Close scrutiny: Jadeja and Pujara inspect the pitch ahead of the second Test. | Photo Credit: R.V. MOORTHY Is Australia really the most dominant team in Test cricket? One quick look at its record in Asia is enough to indicate its vulnerability in the region.Long gone are the days of Australian dominance that saw teams from Down Under stay on top by winning 28 out of 32 bilateral series between 1999 and 2008. Since suffering a 3-0 drubbing to host Sri Lanka in 2016, Australia’s track record is anything but dominant. R. Ashwin and Surya Kumar Yadav at a practice session | Photo Credit: R.V. MOORTHY Interspersed with a few wins, Australia lost the home series to South Africa 2-1, to host India 2-1, drew 1-1 with host Bangladesh, lost 3-1 to South Africa at home, lost to Pakistan 1-0 ...
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Cameron Green set to undergo surgery, Mitchell Starc could miss opening Test against India

Young Australian all-rounder Cameron Green will require surgery to repair a fractured right index finger, though surgeons are hopeful the 23-year-old should recover in time to be considered for selection for the Border-Gavaskar series in India beginning on February 9. However, pace spearhead Mitchell Starc faces a potentially longer stay on the sidelines and will be in a race against time to prove his fitness for the four-Test series in India after he too suffered a finger injury while fielding during the Boxing Day Test against South Africa. The pair is already out of the third and final Test against South Africa at Sydney. A report in cricket.com.au said on Thursday after Australia’s innings and 182-run win against the Proteas in the second Test that Green had consulted a specialist, ...