The BCCI on Wednesday announced India's playing XI for the first Test against Australia, which begins at the Adelaide Oval from December 17. It will be India's first Day/Night Test on overseas soil.
The BCCI on Wednesday announced India's playing XI for the first Test against Australia, which begins at the Adelaide Oval from December 17. It will be India's first Day/Night Test on overseas soil.
Bangladesh star wicketkeeper-batsman Mushfiqur Rahim was involved in an ugly incident during a recent Bangabandhu T20 Cup encounter between Beximco Dhaka and Fortune Barishal. Mushfiqur lost his cool and nearly hit his teammate Nasum Ahmed when the two almost collided while grabbing a catch. Mushfiqur and Nasum went for the catch and almost crashed into each other before the former successfully grabbed the ball. However, Mushfiqur, a senior player for Bangladesh, lost his cool and nearly punched Nasum in the heat of the moment.
The much-awaited Test series opener in Adelaide will be India's first Day/Night Test match against hosts Australia. Following the first Test match, Kohli will leave the Indian camp and return back to India to attend the birth of his first child. Ahead of Kohli's only Test in the four-match series, Australia's limited-overs skipper Aaron Finch has warned the hosts about 'ruthless' Kohli. Finch, who had shared the dressing room with Kohli in recent Indian Premier League (IPL) edition, believes sledging someone like Kohli can hurt the Aussies.
Ahead of the much-awaited four-Test series starting from December 17th with the pink-ball Test, former England captain Michael Vaughan has picked Australia as favourites to clinch the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. Vaughan believes Australia might register a 4-0 whitewash against India if Virat Kohli's men fail to win the first Test of the series. India will be playing their only second pink-ball Test against the Aussies, who are unbeaten so far in Day/Night Test matches.
Suresh Raina is all set to make a return to the sport with 2020-21 edition of the Syed Mushtaq Ali trophy. After announcing his retirement along with MS Dhoni, Raina had pulled out of IPL 2020 due to personal reasons. Chennai Super Kings (CSK) had a below-par IPL season this year, missing the playoffs spot for the first time in the tournament's history. BCCI is keen on having the upcoming season of the Syed Mushtaq Ali trophy hosted just before the 14th edition of the IPL.
With the opening Test being less than a week away from its start, both Australia and India are trying to find the best opening combination. While Mayank Agarwal is most likely to open the innings in the pink-ball Test, there's still dilemma over his partner. Prithvi Shaw and Shubman Gill are the two prime candidates for the position. However, KL Rahul, considering his impressive form, has emerged as the third option in front of the team management. Rahul has been in stellar form with the bat and many believe that he can excel alongside Mayank in the Test format too. Rahul, the Orange Cap-winner of IPL 2020, had stitched many match-winning stands with Mayank while leading Kings XI Punjab in the UAE.
Virat Kohli-led Indian side is set to begin its title defence of the Border-Gavaskar trophy with the pink-ball Test in Adelaide from December 17.
Despite being declared clinically fit to join the Indian team for Tests in Australia, Rohit Sharma will be reassessed for endurance at the end of this month before a call on his availability for the last two Test matches are made.
Indian opener Rohit Sharma has passed the fitness test at the National Cricket Academy (NCA) in Bengaluru on Friday. He will leave for Australia on December 14, three days before the start of the marquee Test series against Australia.
The final warm-up game ahead of the anticipated Border-Gavaskar series begins on Friday at the SCG which will be a pink-ball game under the lights. India will be looking at a lot of factors before deciding their final XI for the opener in Adelaide. Australia, meanwhile will be missing the services of David Warner who has been ruled out of the opener.
S Sreesanth is all set to take part in the KCA President's Cup T20 tournament, meaning the former India fast bowler will return to action after seven years.
Mumbai Indians defeated Delhi Capitals by five wickets and lifted the IPL trophy for the fifth time.
Mumbai Indians reign supreme in the final against Delhi Capitals after captain Rohit Sharma leads hits 51-ball 68 in a five-wicket win after Trent Boult and bowlers restrict Shreyas Iyer & Co. at 156/7.
Delhi remained unchanged while Mumbai Indians made a tactical move replacing Rahul Chahar with Jayant Yadav.
Mumbai Indians (MI) players are set to battle it out for the last time in IPL 2020 as they face Delhi Capitals (DC) in the final match at Dubai International Cricket Stadium in UAE on November 10.
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