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‘When Rohit Sharma returns…’: Ricky Ponting reveals ‘potential disruption’ | Cricket News – Times of India

Rohit Sharma. (Photo by Gareth Copley/Getty Images) NEW DELHI: The legendary Ricky Ponting, who on Thursday maintained his prediction of a 3-1 series victory for Australia in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, believed that captain Rohit Sharma joining the Indian team in the second Test at Adelaide could be a "potential disruption" for the visitors. On Friday, the highly anticipated five-match Test series begins in Perth. Rohit will miss the series opener since he is on a paternity leave. In his place, the Indian squad is being captained by pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah.Border-Gavaskar Trophy"I just think there's potential for more disruption through their campaign with Sharma coming back and whatever else. So I'll stick with it (3-1 verdict in favour of Australia)," Ponting said on ICC Review."(...

20Nov

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India’s confidence ‘damaged’ but Australia won’t underestimate visitors: Marnus Labuschagne

Marnus Labuschagne. File | Photo Credit: PTI A shattering defeat to New Zealand on home soil would have caused a “little bit of damage” to India’s confidence, but Australia will not make the mistake of underestimating the visitors, said charismatic batter Marnus Labuschagne in Perth on Tuesday (November 19, 2024).The world No. 2 India are heading into the five-Test Border-Gavaskar series, starting in Perth on Friday (November 22, 2024), following their whitewash at home, which ended their 12-year unbeaten run in their own backyard.Australia's middle-order mainstay Labuschagne believes the loss to the Kiwis would have dented India's confidence.“It’s really hard to judge. They played in completely different condi...

19Nov

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Marnus Labuschagne: Home loss to New Zealand ‘damaging’ to India’s confidence but… | Cricket News – Times of India

Jasprit Bumrah, Rohit Sharma and R Ashwin (Getty Images) NEW DELHI: Reeling under the unprecedented 3-0 Test series defeat at home against New Zealand, the Indian team now has their toughest challenge of the year coming up as they take on Australia in the blockbuster Border-Gavaskar Trophy, starting November 22. After the Kiwis blanked India, the wounded Indian side hasn't had much of time to recover from the setback. Last week, the players arrived in Australia and since then have been rigorously training and prepping for the clash against giants Australia. The Indian team might have the Kiwi shocker in the back of their minds but Marnus Labuschagne knows that their opposition -- one of the best teams in the world -- knows how to bounce back. Labuschagne acknowledged the fact that the New ...

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On this day: The night Travis Head became India’s biggest villain | Cricket News – Times of India

Travis Head (Getty Images) NEW DELHI: November 19, 2023, will be remembered fondly by Australians as another chapter in their storied ODI World Cup history, but for Indian fans, it will remain a day of heartbreak. On this fateful day, Australia's star opener Travis Head turned from an admired player to a villain in the eyes of Indian supporters, delivering a masterclass that dashed India’s hopes of ending their 12-year World Cup drought.Australia entered the final as underdogs against an unbeaten Indian team led by Rohit Sharma, who had dominated the tournament with unparalleled consistency. With one hand seemingly on the trophy, India appeared destined to reclaim World Cup glory that they last won way back in 2011 under Mahendra Singh Dhoni's captaincy. However, Australia's resilience, l...

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‘Impossible’ Jasprit Bumrah is the most feared bowler of his generation | Cricket News – Times of India

Australian batters are bracing for a challenging summer against India's bowling spearhead, Jasprit Bumrah, in the upcoming Border Gavaskar Trophy. Bumrah's awkward action, deceptive pace and ability to swing the ball both ways can instil fear in the hearts of Australian batsmen, who are gearing up to face the right-arm pacer in the first Test beginning November 22 in Perth. If there's one player, other than Virat Kohli, who has drawn the most attention ahead of the coming Border Gavaskar Trophy in Australia, it's India's bowling spearhead and vice-captain Jasprit Bumrah, whom 'Fox Cricket' described as the first visiting fast bowler "since the golden era of the West Indies in the 1970s" to have "struck fear into the hearts of Australians".Not just the leader of India's bowling attack, Bum...