Steve Smith against India: If we talk about his Test record vs India irrespective of the venue, the 33-year-old has hit 1742 runs in 28 innings at an average of 72.58.
India vs Australia, 1st Test, Nagpur: Ashwin will play a crucial role in the 4-match Test series. Here's a look at his record in India vs Kangaroos.
Team India is most likely to play the pace duo of Mohammed Shami and Mohammed Siraj in the 1st Test at Nagpur against Australia.
Former head coach Ravi Shastri spoke about how Virat Kohli can eventually turn out to be the thorn in flesh for Aussies.
The 1st Test between India and Australia in Nagpur is just a couple of days away, and both teams would want to field out a perfect playing 11.
India and Australia are all set to take on each other in the 1st Test of the 4-match series, starting Feb. 9 in Nagpur. Here are the top 5 Indian batters to watch out for.
Virat Kohli will once again, as he has always been, will be the backbone of the batting line-up vs Australia. The pitches are expected to be rank turners, and Kohli will have to be at his fluent best to counter the threat of Nathan Lyon and company.
It is uncertain when Sarfaraz Khan will finally get the call-up to the national side, but if he keeps on performing as he has been, the moment isn't far away.
Aaron Finch on his retirement decision: I thought long and hard about it, but with a big break between games it gives everyone involved time to plan and prepare for the next T20 World Cup in 2024 because I can't see myself getting there at all.
Whoever takes over the leadership of that team, and as new opening batter, you've got to give them enough time and space to work into those roles: Aaron Finch
The Border-Gavaskar Trophy is all set to begin of Feb. 9 in Nagpur. Here are the top 5 questions for the team ahead of 1st Test.
Ashwin is a gun. He is very skilful, he is got a lot of tricky little variations, he uses the crease quite well too: Khawaja on Ravi Ashwin's threat.
Come the 1st Test of the much-awaited Border-Gavaskar Trophy, the team management will have to make a clear decision between these two. The general consensus would have Ravindra Jadeja directly come in place of Axar. But is it that simple?
IND vs AUS, 1st Test: With Rishabh Pant out injured, the team management will have to make a choice between KS Bharat and Ishan Kishan. While one offers potential consistency, the latter offers dynamism similar to that of Pant.
In the present Indian team, Cheteshwar Pujara is arguably the best player of spin bowling. He is known to aggressively use his feet to counter the spinners and the bowlers do have a hard time containing him.
It was decided that Ashwin would face the off-spinner, and Vihari would tackle the three-pronged pace attack: Sridhar
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