Kohli, who took over as regular skipper of the Indian team in 2015 in Australia at the Sydney Cricket Ground, had led India in a 2-0 defeat in the two-Test series in New Zealand this year prior to the Covid-19 pandemic in February-March.
Back at Lord’s, though they lost wickets regularly, the middle-order did not cave in on one single total. They lost multiple wickets only at the end, losing three at 42. While their innings lasted 21.2 overs at Adelaide, it had lasted just 17 overs in the 1974 Test.
India score is 36 for 9, the previous lowest total in Test in cricket was 42 against England in 1974. Australia need 90 runs to the first Test.
Mayank Agarwal became the third-fastest Indian batsman to get to 1000 runs in Test cricket, reaching the landmark in his 19th innings on Saturday at the Adelaide Oval with a flick off the pads towards the deep square leg boundary for four off the bowling of Mitchell Starc. The right-handed[Read More…]
Not only was this was India’s lowest score ever but it was also the joint lowest in the Test Format on Australian soil (also 36 by South Africa vs Australia, February 1932 in Melbourne). Stats via Opta Jim.
Manchester City and England defender Lucy Bronze, meanwhile won the The Best FIFA Women’s player award. The award ceremony was a virtual event due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
The 28-year-old pacer said that he does not think he can work with the current Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) management and it is best for him to leave. He has promised a full statement soon
Dattatreya feels great to be someone’s inspiration, and he wants to be a role model for young people out there.
Apart from Lewandowski, Gerd Muller and Klaus Fischer have broken the 250-goal barrier. The Pole has 177 goals in 201 Bundesliga appearances for Bayern.
Subject to approval by the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB), Nabi will remain with Northamptonshire for the entirety of the 2021 Blast group stages, as well as being available for the quarter-final following his stint with the London Spirit in The Hundred.
Australia Open was earlier scheduled to start from January 18, however the schedule has been updated because of the Covid-19 restrictions.
Azad, 61, says he didn’t speak to Rohan Jaitley, 31, before applying for the selector’s post. “No (I didn’t speak to him), but I sent him a message once he became DDCA president.
The Indian captain feels that, apart from the IPL and Australians changing their approach, lack of cricket due to Covid-19 has made players less prickly.
India vs Australia 1st Test, Live Streaming: The 1st Test at Adelaide is going to be a historic one for India as it will be the first time India will play a day-night test in Australia. Obviously, playing the pink ball test in Australia will not be an easy task for the subcontinental team.
Virat surprisingly overturned most of the predictions about the playing XI with the inclusion of Hanuma Vihari and Umesh Yadav. Notably, practice match centurion Rishabh Pant is excluded from the squad.
Freeman was also a prolific performer with ball and bat during his 83-game first class career with South Australia.
Indian cricket team who will be starting their campaign against a qualifier team on March 6 will be confident to go through all the way this time.
“I think it is more to do with the fact that everybody have got their front-press where technically they are moving forward and it becomes a little bit difficult,” Gavaskar told reporters.
The Aussies, who had initially named David Warner, Will Pucovski and Joe Burns as openers for the first Test, suffered twin blows with Warner getting injured and Pucovski getting a blow on his head.
Green is undergoing concussion protocols after getting hit on the head during a warm-up tie against the touring Indians last Friday and had to be substituted.
The esteemed line-up includes Brazil’s three-time World Cup winner Pele and legendary Argentinian Diego Maradona, who died last month of a heart-attack.
The head coach, however, said that having played seven day-night Tests in comparison to India’s one does not give Australia any advantage over their opponents in the pink-ball fixture that begins on Thursday.
While PM Narendra Modi occupies the 17th position, he is followed by Bollywood actress Anushka Sharma. Others on the list include Katrina Kaif and Deepika Padukone. CR7 tops the list.
As known by many, MS dhoni has always been the man of few words, especially on social media sites. But former Captain still holds a large fan following on these sites.
Happy Birthday Bhaichung Bhutia: Bhutia made his mark in the early days when he, aged just 19 lead the JCT Mills to the National Football League(NFL). He was the Top scorer of the League at the time and thus also became the Player of the Year for 1996.