India vs Australia: Virat Kohli dismisses injury concerns ahead of Sydney Test, says 'it's nothing new'
Cricket | January 02, 2019 10:57 ISTHe added that he has found a way to deal with the issue and so is not "too concerned" about it.
He added that he has found a way to deal with the issue and so is not "too concerned" about it.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) said a decision on Ashwin will taken on the morning of the Test which will be played at the Sydney Cricket Ground.
Team India coach Ravi Shastri revealed that R Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja are not fully fit yet.
Kohli's unbeaten 82 coupled with Ajinkya Rahane's counterattacking 51 helped India overcome the cheap dismissals of the openers.
India have added Ravindra Jadeja, Umesh Yadav and Bhuvneshwar Kumar to the squad in the absence of Rohit Sharma and Ravichandran Ashwin.
India beat Australia by 31 runs at the Adelaide Oval on Monday to take a 1-0 lead in the four-match series.
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.
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