If India can continue with their momentum and stun the Aussies at the Sydney Cricket Ground, they can finish with 420 points after the third Test with a PCT of 0.736.
Following reluctance of Indian team to play fourth Test in Brisbane over the COVID-19 quarantine rules, Queensland government member hit back with blunt remarks.
The Indian batting legend feels the opener’s failure to score runs in the last two Tests is down to his new stance; giving him less options on the backfoot.
BCCI informed in a message that Ajinkya Rahane and side couldn't practice during their training session at Melbourne Cricket Ground on Sunday due to rain.
India have been clear about the fact they would not undergo a separate quarantine period apart from the initial 14-day period on landing in Australia
New Zealand will have to win the series against Pakistan and expect a tie in the Border-Gavaskar series to retain their No.1 ranking.
They have been placed into isolation for potential breach of COVID-19 protocols after a video went viral on social media where they were spotted having food at a restaurant in Melbourne.
Pujara incurred a blow on his finger on the right hand while batting and was immediately taken inside. BCCI is yet to provide an update on the matter.
The areas of Berala and Smithfield, which are just 30-odd kilometres from the SCG have been put on alert.
For Akhtar, post Mohammed Asif and Muhammed Aamir, Bumrah is the "smartest operator" in terms of intelligence.
Sydney Test will be Rohit's first Test appearance since November last year. He was injured for the New Zealand Test series in February.
Rohit could now open with Shubman Gill in the third Test in place of out-of-form Mayank Agarwal although Ravi Shastri had said this week that they will talk to him and see if he is fit enough.
Rahane's dogged 112, which according to head coach Ravi Shastri was the turning point of the game, became the cornerstone of India's famous win in the second Test in Melbourne.
T Natarajan has been named in India's Test squad for the remainder of Australia vs India Test matches as a replacement to injured Umesh Yadav
The left-handed opening batsman was included in the Australia Test squad for the last two Tests in Sydney and Brisbane with team assistant coach Andrew McDonald hinting on Thursday that he would be played even if he is not 100% fit.
After a limited international cricket action last year, Team India brace for an action-filled 2021.
Smith has aggregated just 10 runs in four innings of the first two Tests averaging only 3.33 per innings.
Both Labuschagne and No. 4 Steve Smith, the mainstays of Australian batting, have struggled to get going in the series with the latter aggregating just 10 in four innings.
Rohit had joined the rest of his teammates at a Melbourne hotel after landing in the Australian city post the completion of the 14-day mandatory quarantine period in Sydney.
Both the Aussie batsmen were back at the nets on what would have been the fifth day of the second Test trying to find a method to counter the leg-side theory.
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