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[ad_1] NEW DELHI: A finger injury kept him out of the first Test against India in Nagpur but Australian pacer Mitchell Starc is optimistic about his chances of making it to the playing XI for the second Test, starting Friday in New Delhi.Starc, who got injured while fielding against South …

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: As expected, the venue for the third India vs Australia Test has been changed. The original schedule had Dharamsala as the designated venue, but due to the outfield not being of Test match quality, the BCCI has decided to shift the Test to Indore.“The third Test of …

[ad_1] Australia left-arm spinner Matthew Kuhnemann has been called up to the squad for their Test series in India with Mitchell Swepson heading home for the birth of his first child, Cricket Australia said on Sunday ahead of next week’s second match.Kuhnemman will give Australia a second left-arm spin option …

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Australia legend Ian Chappell opined that the pitch in Nagpur was “by no means impossible to play on”, and called it nothing more than a fairly typical first-day Indian red-soil wicket.Chappell added that the noise around the pitch was not unexpected, but asked Australia to stop thinking …

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: There were a lot of concerns raised about the Nagpur pitch before the first India-Australia Test with former Aussie players and media trying to make the narrative that hosts deliberately prepared a rank-turner to unsettle the left-handed batters.But India captain Rohit Sharma exhibited brilliance by scoring a …

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: The much-awaited dates of the second edition of the World Test Championship (WTC) Final are finally out as ICC on Wednesday confirmed that The Oval will host the final between the top two Test-playing nations from June 7 to 11, with June 12 as the designated reserve …

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Australia skipper Pat Cummins on Wednesday played down concerns about the Nagpur pitch ahead of the opening Test of the four-match series against India. There were accusations against India from the Australian media regarding the selective watering of the pitch by the curators. According to reports, the …

[ad_1] The much anticipated four-Test series between India and Australia for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy will begin on February 9 in Nagpur. Here’s an appetizing view on one of the fiercest rivalry in Test cricket:INDIAWorld rank in Tests: 2Captain: Rohit SharmaCoach: Rahul DravidTop-ranked batsman: Rohit Sharma (10)Top-ranked bowler: Ravichandran Ashwin (4) …

[ad_1] NAGPUR: India host Australia in a hotly anticipated four-match Test series starting on Thursday in Nagpur.AFP Sport looks at three key battles that could decide who comes out on top in a clash between the world’s two top cricket teams.VIRAT KOHLI VS PAT CUMMINSVirat Kohli has triumphed over his …

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Terming series victory in India bigger than winning the Ashes is certainly a big statement coming straight from the Australian players few days before the start of the high-profile four-match Test series, starting in Nagpur on February 9, for the Border Gavaskar Trophy.Australia have not won a …