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On the Indore pitch | Desperation can be inspiring — but it can be embarrassing, too

India’s captain Rohit Sharma leaves the pitch after Australia won the third cricket Test match against India in Indore, on March 3, 2023 | Photo Credit: AP When a team loses, it is a cliché to say the players didn’t want to win desperately enough. For the losers, that is both comfort and justification.Desperation might be a strange quality to seek in sport. It can be inspirational, as when an Anil Kumble, broken jaw wired up, bowls in a Test match (and claims the wicket of Brian Lara). It can be disheartening as when players alter the condition of the ball with sandpaper in a win-at-all-costs approach. India are beginning to show some desperation too. Skipper Rohit Sharma said at the end of the Indore Test which they lost on a turner that these were the kind of wickets India would ...

5Mar

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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...

4Mar

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IND vs AUS: Hayden, Haddin laud Travis Head after his 49* in second innings on Day 3 in Indore

Former Australian cricketers Mathew Hayden and Brad Haddin have lauded Travis Head after his 49 not out against India in the second innings of the third Test in Indore, chasing 76 Australia won by nine wickets to keep the four-match Test series alive 2-1 on Friday Mathew Hayden on commentary said, “Australia just did not play their best side (in the first Test) – Travis Head should have been just about No.1 picked in that side.” The gutsy left-hander was in brilliant form in the home summer coming into the series. He scored 525 runs at an average of 87.50 against West Indies and South Africa over five matches at a strike rate of over 95. “He was brilliant last (Australian) summer. Who cares what happens a few years ago, he was in form!” Hayden said. Australia win the Third Test by 9 wi...

3Mar

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Changed ball made a lot of difference: Dinesh Karthik | Cricket News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: In the defence of a meagre 75 on Day 3 morning of the Indore Test, India raised some hopes with premier spinner Ravichandran Ashwin snapping Aussie opener Umsan Khawaja with the second-ball of the day. For the next 10 overs, the Australian batters Travis Head and Marnus Labuschagne looked absolutely rattled and were beaten left, right and centre by Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja. But then a ball change in the 11th over unsettled the India bowlers as Head and Labuschagne counter-attacked with a flurry of boundaries. Ashwin was seemingly let down by the change of ball which proved to be softer and Australian batters found it easier to score off. Commentator Dinesh Karthik after the match pointed out that the change of ball did make a difference and worked in favour of the visitors....

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Ind vs Aus, 3rd Test | It was one odd game… but we were not brave, did not apply ourselves: Rohit Sharma

India captain Rohit Sharma speaks to the media after losing the third Test against Australia at Holkare Cricket Stadium on March 03, 2023 in Indore. | Photo Credit: Getty Images India skipper Rohit Sharma on Friday said his team was not brave and lacked application in the third Test against Australia here but described the nine-wicket hammering as "one odd game". Trailing 0-2 in the series and having conceded the Border-Gavaskar trophy, Australia fought back strongly to record a memorable win and secure their place in the World Test Championship (WTC) final on a rank turner at the Holkar Stadium.#WTC23 Final bound 🏆Congratulations Australia. See you in June! 👋 pic.twitter.com/H2YdaWPzYV— ICC (@ICC) March 3, 2023 "When you are playing on challenging pitches you have to bowl. We allowed ...

2Mar

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Umesh Yadav: 3rd Test, Day 2: Umesh Yadav completes 100 wickets at home to trigger Australia collapse | Cricket News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Veteran Indian pacer Umesh Yadav became the 13th bowler to complete 100 wickets in India on Thursday. The old warhorse along with Ravichandran Ashwin triggered an Australian collapse in the morning session of the second day. Australia were bowled out for 197 in their first innings of the third Test of the four-match series in Indore.Starting the day 47 runs ahead of India, Australia ended up taking 88 runs first innings lead.On a turning pitch, Umesh was the only pacer to take wickets in the first innings of both the teams. The pacer took three wickets in three overs in the second hour of the morning session and finished with figures of 3 for 12 in 5 overs. He now has 101 wickets in India from 31 Tests at an average of 24.53.ICYMI - 𝟭𝟬𝟬𝘁𝗵 𝗧𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝘄𝗶𝗰𝗸𝗲𝘁 in India for @y_umesh 💪Wh...

28Feb

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India may simulate English conditions in Ahmedabad Test to prepare for WTC Final, hints captain Rohit Sharma

Having already retained the 2023 Border Gavaskar Trophy, India lead 2-0 in the four Test series against Australia and walk into the third in Indore as firm favorites. With that taken into account, it is a ‘possibility’ per Indian captain Rohit Sharma that the hosts try to simulate English conditions in Ahmedabad to prepare for the upcoming World Test Championship final, if they wrap up the series in Indore. “It will be a different ball game (facing Australia in England) for both teams, actually. There is definitely a possibility of that (preparing seaming conditions in Ahmedabad). We have already spoken about it. We need to get the guys ready for it,” Rohit said in the pre-match press conference. The 2021/23 WTC cycle final will be played at The Oval in London from June 7-11, right afte...

28Feb

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IND vs AUS: Steve Smith says Australia batsmen will ditch ‘risky tempo’ in third Test

Australia’s stand-in skipper Steve Smith said their batsmen will aim to slow things down at the crease when they take on India in the third test in Indore starting on Wednesday after risky shot-making cost them dearly in the previous match. Australia’s hopes of reclaiming the Border-Gavaskar Trophy have been extinguished following back-to-back defeats in Nagpur and New Delhi, with the touring batsmen struggling to score on spin-friendly wickets. Smith was among those who played reckless sweep shots in their second innings in the Indian capital only to fall lbw or be bowled by spinners Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja, who have taken 31 wickets between them in two matches. Australia went on to lose that match by six wickets for their second consecutive defeat inside three days. “I...

22Feb

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Ind vs Aus Tests | Ashton Agar released from squad, returns home to play domestic cricket

Ashton Agar of Australia bowls during an Australia Test squad training session. File | Photo Credit: Getty Images Australia spinner Ashton Agar has flown home after he was released from the Test squad touring India to play domestic cricket, national selector Tony Dodemaide said on Wednesday. Agar will play for Western Australia in the closing stages of the domestic season. The 29-year-old left-arm spinner is the latest Australian to return home midway into the tour, with the visitors having lost the first two Tests of the four-match series. "(Agar) has worked incredibly hard, he's done his absolute best to support the team. We acknowledge all work he's done, he's worked his backside off," Dodemaide said. "In the first Test (in Nagpur) it was a very close call (between Murphy, Agar and...

20Feb

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Ind vs Aus Test series | Pat Cummins flies home due to family illness

File picture of Australian captain Pat Cummins during the 2nd Test against India in New Delhi, February 19, 2023 | Photo Credit: Reuters Australian captain Pat Cummins has flown back home from the tour of India due to a "serious family illness" following the second Test in Delhi. The cricket.com.au reported that Cummins is on his way to Sydney and is expected to return to India for the remaining two games of the Border-Gavaskar trophy in Indore and Ahmedabad. With India winning the second Test inside three days on Sunday, both teams have got an additional couple of days' break as the next game begins in Indore on March 1. The fourth Test in Ahmedabad is scheduled from March 9. India and Australia are also due to play a three-match ODI series beginning March 17. Australia, who have fa...