India will head into the Boxing Day Test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) without the services of their premier off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin, who retired from all forms of international cricket after the end of the Gabba Test.
The last batting pair of Akash Deep and Jasprit Bumrah added 47 runs and allowed India to avoid the follow-on. India's pace bowling attack came all guns blazing in the second innings and demolished Australia's batting order.
Akash Deep played a pivotal 31-run knock off 44 balls to help India avoid the follow-on. Akash added 47 runs for the 10th wicket alongside Jasprit Bumrah and took India to 260 at the end of their first innings.
India vs Australia 3rd Test Day 5 Highlights: A solid stand between Jasprit Bumrah and Akash Deep for the last wicket allowed India to avoid the follow-on at the Gabba in Brisbane. India have saved the Gabba Test. The boxing day Test will be played from December 26 onwards at the MCG.
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Ricky Ponting has been fairly vocal about his prediction for the ongoing Border-Gavaskar Trophy. The former Australia captain strongly feels that the hosts are favourites to win the five-match-long bilateral series.
India are on the back foot after losing the pink-ball Test in Adelaide. Their batting performance in the first innings of the ongoing Border-Gavaskar Trophy has been a major cause of concern.
Right-arm fast bowler, Josh Hazlewood had sparked rumours of a potential divide in the Australian dressing room by making a controversial statement during the Perth Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy.
India are all set to take on Australia in the second Test of the ongoing Border-Gavaskar Trophy at the Adelaide Oval. The second match of the series will be a pink-ball Test and therefore let's look at India's record in pink-ball Tests.
India are 1-0 ahead in the five-match-long Border-Gavaskar Trophy after their convincing 295-run win over Australia in the first game at the Optus Stadium in Perth. The Indian pacers are looking in excellent rhythm and fancy their chances leading into the pink-ball Test.
Rohit Sharma has joined Team India and will play in the two-day pink-ball warm-up game against Prime Minister's XI in Adelaide from November 30. The India captain was forced to miss the first Test due to the birth of his second child.
This is only India's second Test win in Perth and their first at the Optus Stadium. Their first-ever Test win in Perth had come at the WACA during the 2007-08 Test series. Notably, India are still in contention to qualify for the WTC final.
India vs Australia 1st Test Day 4 Highlights: Team India have registered their maiden Test win at the Optus Stadium in Perth. Their only red-ball win in Perth before today came at the WACA during the 2007-08 tour.
India will be playing only their second Test match at the Optus Stadium in Perth and don't have good memories from the 2018 fixture when Australia won comfortably. The visitors are coming off a 3-0 hammering at home and will be without three of their first-choice players for the opening game.
Nathan McSweeney is highly likely to partner Usman Khawaja at the top of the Australian batting order in the first Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. McSweeney plays his domestic cricket for South Australia.
Australian all-rounder Cameron Green is set to undergo a surgery for back stress fracture and is in doubt for next year's IPL with his potential absence lasting six months. Green will miss the entire Australian summer to get his back right once and for all.
Australia last defeated India in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy back in 2014/15 on home soil 2-0 (4). Since then the two teams have played each other four times and India have won on all four occasions, both at home and away.
Former Australian captain Ricky Ponting spoke about the possibility of the World Test Champions changing their combination around Steve Smith if the World No 5 batter doesn't want to open anymore. Smith took up the mantle of opening the innings for Australia after David Warner's Test retirement.
India Champions sneaked in through to the semi-finals despite a 54-run loss to South Africa in their final group stage match. Australia Champions topped the table in the World Championship of Legends and the statement they made by scoring 275 runs against the West Indies, will make India sweat.
Cricket Australia on Tuesday (May 28) confirmed that Australia A will be hosting India A for a couple of red-ball games including one at the Melbourne Cricket Ground ahead of the five-match Border-Gavaskat Trophy. India have won the last four Test series against Australia, two at home and two away.
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