After taking part in the two-day warm-up match against Prime Minister's XI, Rohit Sharma-led Team India on Monday departed from Canberra for the Adelaide Test, which will be starting from December 6.
However, the visitors would be looking to overcome the ghosts of 2020 Adelaide pink-ball Test, which saw them bundle out for their lowest Test score of 36 runs, starting of the series on a nightmarish note.
After a heavy 295-run win at Perth's Optus Stadium which also included a 'King Kohli' special, Team India will be heading to Adelaide with a physical and mental edge over Australians, with an aim to overcome the demons of the 2020 pink-ball Test at the venue, in which India was skittled out
A four-wicket haul from pacer Harshit Rana and authoritative knocks from a returning Shubman Gill, Nitish Kumar Reddy and Yashasvi Jaiswal helped India secure a five-wicket win over Australia's Prime Ministers' XI in their pink-ball warm-up match at Canberra's Manuka Oval on Sunday.
As the Indian cricket team prepares for the upcoming pink-ball Test in Adelaide starting December 6, fast bowlers Akash Deep and Yash Dayal have shared their experiences and observations about the challenges and nuances of bowling with the pink ball.
Labuschagne, who has been a critical player for Australia, has seen his Test average dip significantly since his twin half-centuries against Pakistan in January. In the recent Perth Test, he managed scores of just two and three in his two innings.
Labuschagne, who has been a critical player
Tasmanian all-rounder Beau Webster has been called up to the Australian Test squad for the second Test of the Border-Gavaskar series starting from December 6. The 30-year-old has been in impressive form this season, averaging over 50 with the bat in first-class cricket and maintaining a bowl
The visitors will be aiming to brush up their skills against the pink ball as they have arrived in Canberra for the match starting from Saturday onwards. They would be aiming to put behind the horrors of 36 all out during the Adelaide pink ball Test during their previous tour Down Under and
In a written reply in Rajya Sabha on the question of Congress MP Neeraj Dangi, MoS Singh informed that the fee for international student visas was increased by the Government of Australia from AUD 710 to AUD 1600 with effect from July 1, 2024.
Former cricketer Ricky Ponting reflected on Team India's performance in the Perth Test and said that Rohit Sharma's side plays better on foreign wickets and conditions.