AUS vs IND: Ajinkya Rahane confirms Rohit Sharma to open in Sydney Test
Cricket | January 06, 2021 12:52 ISTThe stand-in skipper also added that the call on future of fourth Test in Brisbane will be taken by BCCI and team management.
The stand-in skipper also added that the call on future of fourth Test in Brisbane will be taken by BCCI and team management.
Curator Adam Lewis said hosting a Test is the biggest stage for them and considering the fickle weather this year, they have rolled out a pretty good wicket for the match.
Wasim Jaffer strikes again with a funny video depicting David Warner returning from injury to find his place back in the playing XI at the cost of out-of-form Joe Burns.
The 34-year-old opener is fit to play the third Test, beginning on Thursday, after missing out on the first two matches, says Oz skipper Tim Paine.
The Oz skipper said that he feels uncertain about Brisbane hosting the fourth Test as India could force a change of venue given the power they hold in international cricket.
Warner missed the first two Tests against India as he had incurred a groin injury during the ODI series in November.
India played 12 Tests and have won only one, back in 1978, while losing five games and six other ended in a draw.
While Shardul Thakur and T Natarajan are also in contention, Nehra feels the selection of Saini for the Sydney Test, starting Thursday, is a no-brainer if one goes by pure cricketing logic.
The MCG win of eight wickets helped Rahane maintain his 100 per cent winning streak as a skipper although in only three Tests
It is likely that India will have the remaining of the full squad to choose their XI for the Sydney Test which pertains to only two spots in the lineup - of that of Rohit Sharma and Umesh Yadav.
Asked about Australia's low-scoring in the current series and if that is a concern, Langer cited various factors, the biggest being India's lethal accuracy with the ball.
Shane Warne says he is frustrated with the way Travis Head is performed and wants quality openers to play the Sydney Test ahead of him in order to deal with the quality that Indian bowling possesses.
An independent neurologist cleared the in-form opener to play after his ninth concussion injury last month, says coach Justin Langer.
The players have been asked to abide by the bio-security protocols strictly and maintain a hotel-ground-hotel routine.
Burns and Smith have both failed to contribute to the scoreboard in the two matches they played in the ongoing Border-Gavaskar series.
In the cryptic message, Jaffer explained how he spent his day with each of his actions hinting towards a player that he would want in the lineup. He then suggested fans to decode the message.
Cricket Australia chief executive Nick Hockley on Monday dismissed reports that the Indian team is reluctant to play the fourth Test in Brisbane because of stricter quarantine rules there.
The match will now have to be re-ticketed with the existing holders getting an exclusive window to re-buy the tickets from 5 pm local time on Monday through to 12pm on Tuesday.
Lyon acknowledges that the stand-in Indian skipper was extremely good against him in the Boxing Day Test and the spinner has chalked out plans against Rahane for the Sydney Test.
The five Indian players, who were earlier put into isolation after allegedly breaching the bio-secure bubble, have also tested negative.
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