The second Test between India and Australia for the Border Gavaskar Trophy will take place in Delhi from February 17 onwards. Travis Head, an in-form batter for Australia, was dropped for the first Test and replaced by right-handed batter Peter Handscomb, who had last played Test cricket in
Situated on the eastern entrance to Tauranga Harbour, Mount Maunganui has not been affected as badly by the cyclone, but bad weather forced both teams to train in the Bay Oval Indoor Grass Training Facility. New Zealand was forced to shift their plans of evening training forward due to worse
England is aiming to end their losing streak in day/night Test matches, against New Zealand. Both teams arrived in the coastal city of Mount Maunganui and were greeted by heavy wind and rain brought by Cyclone Gabrielle. With these poor weather conditions, practice sessions over the next th
Australia's team management asked the VCA ground crew if the centre wicket and training pitches could be left used after the match concluded so that the players could train on Sunday afternoon. However, after the squad left the ground, officials watered the centre wicket on Saturday night.
A brilliant 84-run knock by all-rounder Axar Patel and an entertaining cameo by Mohammed Shami put India in a commanding position, with a lead of 223 runs at lunch on day three of the first Test against Australia at Nagpur on Saturday
At the time of Tea, India's score read 226/5 in 80 overs with Rohit Sharma leading Team India from the front with a magnificent century while Ravindra Jadeja (34) was unbeaten at the crease.