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.
Indian batsman KL Rahul has been ruled out of the ongoing Test series against Australia with a wrist injury.
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.
Team India players have arrived in Sydney after testing negative for coronavirus ahead of the third Test at the SCG. Five Indian players including vice-captain Rohit Sharma also travelled with the team after being isolated.
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.
The Australian pacer injured his rib after a fall at his home while on leave during the Boxing Day Test; Cricket Australia not to name any replacement.
The Oz spinner has called on the Indian team to 'stop complaining' about harsher restrictions for the fourth Test in Brisbane and 'suck it up and get on with it'.
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.
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
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