Highlights, 1st T20I: India beat Australia by 9 wickets to take 1-0 lead in 3-match series
Cricket | October 10, 2017 17:43 ISTIndia beat Australia by 9 wickets (DLS method) to take the 1-0 lead in the three-match T20I series.
India beat Australia by 9 wickets (DLS method) to take the 1-0 lead in the three-match T20I series.
Marcus Stoinis will replace Smith and David Warner will lead the visitors in the three-match T20 series against India.
MS Dhoni made his India debut in 2004 under the leadership of Ganguly and became an instant hit with ODI innings of 148 and 183 within a year of his debut.
Paine, who has featured in four Tests and 26 ODIs for Australia, said he has no regrets despite not being picked up earlier.
The Indian players arrived in the city last evening following a short break after the five-match ODI series, but they were denied practice because of a downpour in Ranchi.
The men in blue boast of an impressive 9-4 head-to-head record against Australia in the shorter format of the game.
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The 38-year-old Nehra is making a comeback to Team India after playing T20I series against England earlier this year.
In the last T20I bilateral series, India made a 3-0 clean sweep in Australia in January last year while they have lost only once out of the five series played between the two nations.
The 45-year-old said there is no major problem plaguing the Australian team which lost the ODI series 1-4, extending their abysmal away run in the 50-over format.
James Pattinson's back injury is an opportunity for Behrendorff make it big as Australia take on India for a three-match T20 series.
Australia were comprehensively beaten 1-4 in the recently concluded 5-match ODI series and would be looking for a much better performance against the men in blue in the shorter format of the game.
Ashish Nehra's inclusion in the Indian squad for the upcoming Australia T20Is surprised many, mostly because he is on the wrong end of his 30s and the next World T20 is a good three years away.
The 23-year old all-rounder scored 222 runs with the bat and also picked up six wickets to emerge as the Player of the Tournament in the five-match ODI series vs Australia.
Virat Kohli recently shared the stage with Bollywood superstar Aamir Khan for a chat show to be aired on Diwali.
Ten members of Australia's 14-man T20I squad played in this year's IPL, including captain Smith (Rising Pune Supergiant) and David Warner (Sunrisers Hyderabad).
Virender Sehwag feels it is just a matter of time before India captain Virat Kohli regains his classic form in limited-overs cricket.
Sehwag, who is India TV's cricket expert, said the "brain fade" incident in Bengaluru early this year might have kept the Australians quiet this time.
Hardik's performance against Australia earned him laurels from many quarters, including his brother and Mumbai Indians team-mate Krunal Pandya.
Nehra is at the business end of his career but wearing the India Blues is still a motivation even if it means not more than 7-8 matches a year.
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