India started Day 3 of the pink-ball Test with a lead of 62 runs but they ended up collapsing for a record total of 36 -- their lowest of all time in Test cricket. Australia ended up winning the match by eight wickets.
India lost the first Test by eight wickets and Ponting said that with captain Virat Kohli also not available for the rest of the series, there is no one to pick up the visitors' spirits after that bruising defeat.
While India look to recover from the humiliation, former Indian cricketer and a legend of the game, Sachin Tendulkar, shared an inspiring story on his first trip to Australia, back in 1991 and how that turned out to a career-changing trip.
Shaw managed scores of 0 and 4 in the two innings against Australia in the Pink Ball Test in Adelaide which ended on Saturday following India's horrifying collapse.
Although he remained at the second spot in the ICC rankings, the half-century helped him gain two points to reduce the gap between him and Smith from 25 to 13
Australia's Joe Burns was on Sunday cleared to play the second Test against India, but young Will Pucovski was ruled out as he continues to recover from concussion.
The legendary cricketer feels if injured Shami doesn’t recover in time, then Ishant Sharma must be sent to Australia immediately as Navdeep was unimpressive in the warm-up game.
The Oz pacer acknowledged the help offered by the lively track here and wants a similar "sporting" pitch for the Boxing Day Test in Melbourne
Following Adelaide Test debacle, Dilip Vengsarkar feels the team will be further demoralised in Kohli's absence and Rahul Dravid would be the right person to be in Australia and give morale boost to the players.
Shaw scored four runs over two innings and it was evident that Aussie pacers came in with the plan to exploit his fault in technique, feels the legendary wicket-keeper.
Cricket Australia interim chief executive Nick Hockley says two and a half weeks time before the third Test keeps them hopeful despite closure of New South Wales border recently due to COVID-19.
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Following India’s humiliating defeat in Adelaide Test, Ricky Ponting said India need to strengthen their batting by including Rishabh Pant as he feel there’s nobody left to pick them up with Virat Kohli gone.
Australia vs India: The Daily Telegraph has reported that the New Year’s Test in Sydney could be shifted to another venue due to rising number of COVID-19 cases in New South Wales.
The two, originally included in Australia's 17-member Test squad, had not travelled to Adelaide after opting to undergo rehab in Sydney.
Shami was on Saturday hit by a short ball from Pat Cummins on his forearm following which he retired hurt, ending India's struggle on the third morning to 36 for nine
Australia had lost a series at home to India for the first time in history in 2018-19 after losing the Tests at Adelaide and Melbourne. Pujara scored three centuries in that series to wear out the Australian bowling attack.
Virat Kohli leaving for paternity leave from the second Test will also add to the visitors' woes, according to Hazlewood
Five times he did come close to the triple-figure mark, all against Australia across home and away contests.
At the Adelaide Oval, India endured a maddening hour while collapsing to their lowest Test score of 36 as Australia cruised to an emphatic eight-wicket victory inside two and half days in the opening Day/Night Test.
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