India won 2nd Test match against Australia by 8 wickets on December 29. While addressing the post-match press conference in Melbourne, Head Coach of Indian Cricket Team.
India won 2nd Test match against Australia by 8 wickets on December 29.
India won 2nd Test match against Australia by 8 wickets on December 29.
India’s comprehensive victory, led brilliantly by stand-in skipper and man of the match Ajinkya Rahane, levels the four-match series at one-all.
Australia, after dismissing India for 326 in the first innings, are in a tricky situation, having lost six wickets on just 133 runs. Cameron Green (17) and Pat Cummins (15) will be in the middle at the start of Day 4.
Stand-in India captain Ajinkya Rahane slammed his 12th Test ton to put the visitors in a commanding position at the MCG. On the second day of the Boxing Day clash against Australia, Rahane, leading the side in Virat Kohli's absence, flaunted his textbook batting technique to put India in the driver's seat. Rahane also became only the second Indian skipper to score a Test century at the MCG. Following his batting show and impressive captaincy, many former cricketers heaped praise on the Mumbai cricketer.
Coming in the Test side in place of Virat Kohli, Ravindra Jadeja justified his spot by performing in all three departments in the Boxing Day clash against Australia. In the first innings, Jadeja stuck in the middle with stand-in skipper Ajinkya Rahane as the two built a century stand. Jadeja scored 57 while Rahane gathered 112. Jadeja, so far, has also picked up three wickets in the match along with taking a brilliant running catch on Day 1.
India got a foot in the door of the second Test after they reduced Australia to 133 for six wickets in their second innings at the end of the third day's play in the second Test at the MCG. The Aussies are ahead of India by just two runs and have four wickets in hand. India are yet to bat in the second innings. After Rahane's spectacular show in the first innings, India will be hoping to seal the victory on the fourth day of the Boxing Day Test.
India skipper Ajinkya Rahane played a captain's knock to score his 12th Test century and help India take control of the second Test against Australia at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG). India ended the second day's play, comfortably placed at 277/5, 82 runs ahead of the hosts Aussies who were bowled out for 195 in the first innings on Saturday.
Rahane was unbeaten on 104 while all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja was with him at the crease on 40, the two having added an unbeaten 104 for the sixth wicket.
So far is the only batsman to score a half century in the Boxing Day Test as he earns India a lead in the first innings after India's top-order gradually wither away.
The Indian stand-in skipper hits a half century to take India ahead of Australia's first innings total of 195.
The Indian stand-in skipper hits a half century to take India ahead of Australia's first innings total of 195.
Jasprit Bumrah's menace was matched by Ravichandran Ashwin's guile as an inspired India led by Ajinkya Rahane shot out Australia for a sub-par 195 to dominate the opening day of the second Test here on Saturday.
Following an eight-wicket defeat in the Day/Night affair at Adelaide Oval, Virat Kohli-less Team India returns back to face mighty Australia in the much-awaited Boxing Day Test at Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) on Saturday.
BCCI on Thursday, approved the inclusion of two new franchises in the Indian Premier League (IPL) when it held its 89th AGM in Ahmedabad. Since the tournament's inception, the IPL consists of mainly eight teams.
India have made four changes for the second Test; Gill and Siraj walks into the lineup for Prithvi Shaw and Mohammed Shami respectively. Rishabh Pant to keep wicket instead of Wriddhiman while Ravindra Jadeja included as second spinner.
The fate of the third Test has been shrouded in uncertainty since earlier this month after a fresh COVID-19 outbreak in the northern beaches in Sydney, which is scheduled to host the third Test from January 7.
The Australian head coach says he would have to be very courageous to change a team that won so convincingly in Adelaide.
India were bundled out for their lowest-ever Test score of 36 in their second innings at Adelaide Oval as Australia claimed an eight-wicket win in the first pink-ball Test to take a 1-0 lead in the Border-Gavaskar trophy.
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