1st Test: India need 6 wickets on final day to go 1-0 up in four-match series
Cricket | December 09, 2018 14:17 ISTIndia need six wickets to seal victory while Australia need 219 runs on day five of the first Test in Adelaide.
India need six wickets to seal victory while Australia need 219 runs on day five of the first Test in Adelaide.
Ashwin will obviously play a more crucial now role because with the rough, said Bumrah.
India took seven wickets in the day but made sure Australia doesn't get away with it and only gave away at 191 runs from 88 overs.
R Ashwin struggled against Cricket Australia XI in the tour game and has taken 21 wickets at an average of 54.71 in six previous Tests in Australia.
Anil Kumble said that Ravichandran Ashwin is India's most experienced spinner and his record against the left-handers should be a reason enough for him to play the first Test in Adelaide.
Travis Head is likely to play in the middle-order for Australia in the first Test at Adelaide Oval, starting December 6.
Test spinner R Ashwin and paceman M Mohammed finished with four wickets each to help TN restrict Madhya Pradesh from posting a huge total.
Ahead of another season, it would be too early to speculate if there will be a first-time winner of Ranji Trophy.
The team, led by Baba Indrajith, also includes talented, young all-rounder M S Washington Sundar and Vijay Shankar.
With only 17 ODIs left before India play their first World Cup match, the core of the team Indian team is more or less settled, which can be detrimental for the motivation for the star players.
The presence of India Test regulars like Rahane and Ashwin in the tournament is not a surprise as they both have been out of India's limited overs set-up.
A look at the impressive numbers thrown up by India vs West Indies 1st Test at Rajkot.
His teammate Kuldeep too termed the SG ball 'okay' as compared to the Kookaburra.
India declared on a record 649-9 after centuries by Virat Kohli and Ravindra Jadeja before reducing the West Indies to 94-6 by stumps.
Harbhajan lambasted Ashiwn for not understanding the conditions and heaped praise on all-rounder Moeen Ali, who took apart the Indian batting line-up.
Interestingly, the last time India named an unchanged XI was also in Southampton on their last tour to England in 2014.
With Indian pacers doing a star turn with 38 out of the 46 wickets in three Tests being taken by them, the Bengal speedster said that it is their duty to deliver in conducive conditions.
Bayliss said he expects the Indian team to learn quickly from the mistakes committed while tackling the moving ball.
The Team India all-rounder believes that it is India who can beat England in their own backyard as they have plenty of options in their bowling unit and have learnt their lesson from the previous tour.
After finishing his own batting session, Kohli advised his teammates on how to tackle the swinging Duke ball in England.
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