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Shastri recalls team unity, conversation between Gill, Pant during landmar
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
India secured an inspirational 2-1 series win against Aussies Down Under in 2020-21, in the absence of star batter Virat Kohli, after being dismissed for 36 all out in the first Test at Adelaide and with injuries to some key players.
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A look at Virat Kohli's legacy as Test captain, a decade after 2014 Adelai
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
The first Test against Australia at Adelaide Oval saw a 25-year-old donning the captain's blazer for the first time ever, due to MS Dhoni's unavailability due to an injury. The young Indian rising star, under fire following a poor tour of England, which saw him struggle against the mighty sw
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"Big boys stood up....": Paine lauds "harshly treated" Australia on Adelai
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
The "big boys" indeed stood up for Australia as Travis Head's counter-attacking century, top-notch six and five wicket hauls by pacers Mitchell Starc and Pat Cummins and a return to form half-century from Marnus Labuschagne left India with very little space to recover and breather as they co
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"Past laurels can only give this much leverage....": Wassan on Rohit-Virat
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
After the birth of his second child which caused him to miss the first Test at Perth, which was a memorable win by 295 runs, Rohit's return to cricket was far from spectacular, as not only he succumbed to double digits during struggled-filled outings down the order at number six, the team
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"Australia were better than us....": Indian skipper Rohit after 10-wicket
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
India's inconsistent pink-ball Test record continued as Mitchell Starc and Pat Cummins demolished a helpless Indian batting attack, helping the side secure a morale-boosting, series levelling 10 wicket win after a massive 295-run loss at Perth in the first Test. With this, the series is leve
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"A proven champion of Australian cricket...": Carey hails Starc following
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
Starc's six-wicket haul established his supremacy in pink-ball Tests while Head continued to be a headache for India as his counter-attacking was the final nail in the coffin for India, who succumbed to a 10-wicket loss in the Adelaide pink-ball Test after the highs of a 295-run win at Perth
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"Ticked off a few boxes....": Australia's Hazlewood offers fitness update,
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
Hazlewood's presence is being missed by Australia, who have fielded pacer Scott Boland during the pink-ball Test against India at Adelaide. The pacer, out of action due to a side strain, haunted India in the first Test with a first innings four-wicket haul and while India could score just 18
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Adelaide Test: India wins toss, Rohit elects to bat first; Ashwin, Gill co
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
The Adelaide Test sees India entering with both a mental and physical edge, following a dominant performance in the first Test led by Jasprit Bumrah's bowling and captaincy. However, the visitors will also aim to exorcise the memories of the infamous 2020 Adelaide pink-ball Test, where th
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"Hazlewood's absence massive, he gives Australia control....": Shastri ahe
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
As Aussies take to the field for the second Test, they would not only feel shaken by the 295-run loss at Perth in the first Test, but also the absence of Hazlewood, which would deplete the world's most iconic and consistent bowling quartet of skipper Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc and spinner N
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"He came out not like a cat on a hot tin roof": Ravi Shastri opens up on V
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
Ahead of the second (pink-ball) Test of the ongoing Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25 against Australia, former India head coach Ravi Shastri opened up on stalwart batter Virat Kohli's unbeaten ton in the first Test of the ongoing five-match Test series.
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India prepares for Pink-ball Test against Australia in Adelaide
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
Despite a comprehensive 295-run victory in the first Test, India faces a few uncertainties going into the second match. Notably, India was bowled out for just 36 runs in their previous day-night Test in Adelaide in 2020.
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2024: Worst time to be Australian batter? A look at shocking statistics
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
The Adelaide Test, starting on December 6, sees India entering with both a mental and physical edge, following a dominant 295-run win in the first Test at Perth, led by Jasprit Bumrah's bowling and captaincy.
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