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Perth Set to Host Opening Match of Border-Gavaskar Trophy Next Season: Report
As reported by the Sydney Morning Herald, the inaugural Test between Australia and India will take place at Perth Stadium. The following Tests will be held in Adelaide and Brisbane respectively, while the traditional Boxing Day and New Year's Tests will maintain their customary slots in Melbourne and Sydney.
Men’s ODI WC: Collapse from 110-2 is that's probably where the batting went wrong, says Hazlewood
Electing to bat first on a pitch which looked dry and little bit on the slower side, Australia were 110-2 in 27 overs, before Ravindra Jadeja came in to cause havoc and get his three scalps in a span of two overs to break the back of the visitors’ batting.
INDvAUS: Bumrah to miss second ODI, given short break to visit his family; Mukesh Kumar roped in as replacement
"Jasprit Bumrah did not travel with the team to Indore for the 2nd ODI against Australia. He has gone to visit his family and given a short break by the team management. Fast bowler Mukesh Kumar has joined the team as Bumrah's replacement for the 2nd ODI.
India overtake Australia to become No. 1 Test side ahead of WTC final
Australia's reign at the top of the Men's Test Rankings comes to an end after 15 months with India going past the Aussies ahead of next month's ICC World Test Championship Final. India currently sits at the top of the ladder with 121 points, with Australia in the second spot with 116 points.
Ind vs Aus: SKY needs to be sharper in first couple of balls, feels Aaron Finch
SKY has had a tough time against Australia in the ODI series. He was dismissed twice by seamer Mitchell Starc in the first ball of his innings, resulting in two golden ducks in two matches. "Suryakumar got two beauties from Mitchell Starc. But he knows where he would have been bowling, he's got to be sharper than that in the first couple of balls," Finch told Star Sports.
IND v AUS, 4th Test: Every pitch is challenging, Dravid dismisses talk about final Test strip
India are leading the series 2-1 and need to win the fourth Test to secure a place in the WTC final while Australia would like to win the match to finish the series 2-2 and return home with a lot of pride. With so much at stake for both teams, the pitch for the fourth Test at the Narendra Modi Stadium here was under focus when India head coach Rahul Dravid came in for a pre-match press conference.
IND v AUS: Cameron Green, Mitchell Starc sweat it out to prove match fitness under New Delhi sunshine
While Starc had a tendon injury on his middle finger while trying to take a catch in the deep, Green had fractured his right index finger while batting against tearaway pacer Anrich Nortje and needed surgery. But in Wednesday's practice session, Green showed that he could get into the playing eleven for Friday's Test as a genuine all-rounder.
IND v AUS: Virat Kohli faces spin majorly as others fine-tune their basics in practice session
After initially facing pace, Kohli was facing spin mostly. He was trying to be aggressive by using his feet in facing the spinners. He held technical talks with batting coach Vikram Rathour on how he should be facing deliveries coming from rough, followed by facing a lot of deliveries from India A and Uttar Pradesh left-arm spinner Sourabh as well as Delhi spinners Pulkit Narang and Hrithik Shokeen.
Chances of taking 20 wickets on regular basis are a lot higher for India than Australia: Aakash Chopra
After playing the first Test at the VCA Stadium in Jamtha, Nagpur, India and Australia will play the next three Tests in New Delhi (February 17-21), Dharamshala (March 1-5) and Ahmedabad (March 9-13). India are the current holders of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, having won the last three series against Australia in 2017, 2018-19 and 2020-21. Australia, on the other hand, last won a Test series in India in 2004.
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