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Shubman Gill is another who continues to frustrate. In close to 40 Tests, his average is less than 40. This is not the hallmark of a batsman who is touted as Kohli’s replacement. At Adelaide, he looked good but once again, he could not make either of the innings count. Australia where he announced his …
The Adelaide debacle was more or less expected. It is tough to bat against the pink-ball which swings a touch more than the red-ball. The mission is extremely challenging if the batsmen attempt to do it without proper practice. Just 50 overs of practice session with the Australian Prime Minister’s XI will not prepare any …
India goes into the Adelaide Test chasing one more history. Australia have never lost a day-night game at The Adelaide. The only day-night Test that they lost to the West Indies, was at the Gabba. At Adelaide, however, they have been nearly unbeatable. Many a teams, including India, have found Adelaide tough to crack. Adelaide …
The pink ball practise game against the Australian Prime Minister’s XI, is not something that needs to be seriously looked at. The first day was washed out and the next day was treated an an exhibition game. Both the teams were allowed to play 14 members with any set of 11 players while batting or …
Australia who was expected to steamroll India at Perth, found themselves at the receiving end. The defeat was comprehensive. Indians played a brand of cricket that Australians themselves will be proud of. The Australian bowlers did not have an answer for the batting of Jaiswal, Rahul and Kohli. Nitish Reddy took full advantage of the …
The Perth Test will be remembered by every Indian fan for a very longtime. Like the Gabba win in 2020, this will also be discussed in the same wavelength. It was a fabulous win and make no mistake about it. It was so heartening to see the Indian team put up a display that defied …
Every former cricketer or every pundit worth their salt, whenever they pick their choice for the playing eleven, has always put Virat Kohli at number 4. The latest is Wasim Jaffer who wants Padikkal to bat at number 3. It essentially means that he does not want to disturb Kohli from his usual spot. My …
This morning, I saw an article in espncricinfo.com that likely playing eleven for India at Perth. It gave me an idea as to how I want the playing eleven to be. Not that it matters for the echelons of the management but it is a favourite pastime of every Indian supporter. To discuss threadbare what …
So the Perth Test. Well, well, well, one more edition of the BGT Trophy is upon us and it has already heated up. The Australians, be it current or former cricketers, are at their best when it comes to what Steve Waugh termed “mental disintegration”. Not just the Australian players, even the newspapers and the …
Over the last 20 years, since the Ganguly-led Indian team started to win outside of Asia, somehow, somewhere, the India vs Australia series became quite competitive and a lot of times, closely fought. Suddenly, Australia talked about the series being on par with the Ashes. During the Waugh and Ponting era, when Australia won everything …