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The Chairman of Selectors MSK Prasad made it clear that Ravindra Jadeja was fully fit when he was selected for the tour Down Under, thus going against the claims made by the Indian coach Ravi Shastri. Is there a discord in the Indian team management.
Mahendra Singh Dhoni was brought back to India's T20 squad to ensure he gets 'enough game-time' before the ODI World Cup but the young Rishabh Pant was axed from the 50-over side for the upcoming series against Australia and New Zealand. . Krunal Panndya claims his place along with his brother, Hardik for the T20Is. India will first play a three-match ODI series against Australia after the Test series, followed by a five-match ODIs and a three-match T20Is against New Zealand.
Ashwin claimed 3 for 50 from 33 overs, while quicks Jasprit Bumrah and Ishant Sharma picked up two wickets apiece as Australia ended the second day at 191/7 in reply to India's first innings score of 250.
India have been found guilty of throwing away winning positions in the recent past on their tours of South Africa and England, mistakes which shouldn't be repeated according to Laxman.
India sustained a significant setback ahead of the first cricket Test against Australia when young opening batsman Prithvi Shaw was ruled out with an ankle injury on Friday on the third day of a tour match against the Cricket Australia XI.
They might have been banned from turning out for Australia but batting duo of Steve Smith and David Warner are going out of their way to prepare their bowlers for the upcoming four-Test series against India.
The second T20 international between India and Australia was a washout after the second innings was abandoned because of persistent rain in Melbourne, undoing the visitors' good work with the ball and denying them an opportunity to level the three-match series. Former India captain Sourav Ganguly said it was a 'big setback' for India as he felt that the visitors were in a position to win the match and draw level in the series.
Stung by a narrow loss in the opening encounter, India will like to reassess their playing combination while aiming for a swift turn-around when they take on Australia in the second T20I in Melbourne on Friday.
The Gabba has been known as a hunting ground for pacers and with the likes of Tye, Coulter-Nile and Behrendorff sprinting down from the receiving end, the Indian batsmen should expect the unforeseeable.
In an exclusive interview with IndiaTV, Team India chinaman Kuldeep Yadav feels that his maiden tour in Australia will be a challenge for him and said that wants to keep his basics right and take the challenge head-on. Also, he has been taking tips from Aussie legend Shane Warne.
Indian captain Virat Kohli on Thursday staunchly supported Ravi Shastri, saying the growing perception of head coach being a "yes" man to the skipper "is the most bizarre thing he has ever heard".
Former Team India opener Virender Sehwag feels that the Virat Kohli led Team India can fulfil his and Sachin Tendulkar's dream of winning a Test series in Australia. India will play three T20Is, four Test matches and three ODIs Down Under from November 21 to January 18 and Sehwag believes that Kohli has the team to do the unthinkable this time around.
Keeping in mind his recent workload, Rohit Sharma was on Tuesday rested for India A's first unofficial Test in New Zealand after being named in the squad originally.
Having sealed the series with a comprehensive win in the second T20I at Lucknow riding on skipper Rohit Sharma's brilliant ton, the home team would look to give reserve bench players like Shreyas Iyer, MS Washington Sundar and the uncapped Shahbaz N
Pace duo of Umesh Yadav and Jasprit Bumrah and spinner Kuldeep Yadav have been rested for the third T20I against West Indies ahead of India's tour to Australia. Punjab seamer Siddarth Kaul was included in the squad for the final T20I to be held at the MA Chidambaram Stadium on Sunday.
Rohit Sharma smashed his fourth T20I century to power India to a commanding 195 for two after being asked to bat first. He is now the leading ton scorer in the shortest format as he helped India to reach the mammoth target.
India captain Virat Kohli has reiterated that Mahendra Singh Dhoni remains an integral part of the ODI team and the veteran wicket-keeper batsman decided not to play the upcoming T20s only to make way for the much younger Rishabh Pant.
Retired South Africa cricketer AB de Villiers was all praise for 'good' friend' Virat Kohli after the Team India captain became the fastest to reach 10,000 runs in ODI cricket, surpassing Master Blaster Sachin Tendulkar.
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