Ahead of the Adelaide Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy against Australia, India wicketkeeper batter KL Rahul said that he just wants to be in the playing eleven.
Head pitch curator of the Adelaide Oval Damian Hough on Wednesday reflected on the role of spinners at the upcoming second Test match of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy and said that history suggests spinners have always played a crucial part at the venue.
The Indian Junior Men's Hockey Team took on Malaysia in the semi-final of the Men's Junior Asia Cup against Korea on Tuesday in Muscat and defeated them 3-2 to advance to the Final, as per a release from Hockey India.
Cricketer turned commentator Sanjay Manjrekar has backed KL Rahul to continue opening for India despite the return of skipper Rohit Sharma as this decision will be based on "common sense" and "current reality".
The Adelaide test will kickstart from December 6 onwards, with India heading into the game with a mental and physical edge over the Aussies who were left devastated by Bumrah's bowling and captaincy during a 295-run loss at Perth's Optus Stadium in the first Test.
Former spinner Harbhajan Singh is hopeful about India leaving Adelaide with a 2-0 lead against Australia and the tour with a hat-trick series win in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy.
Australia's Deputy High Commissioner in India, Nicholas McCaffrey, has said that the Border-Gavaskar Trophy (BGT) series has been to a "dream start" and expressed optimism that the Australian team will bounce back after a setback in the first Test against India.
Maharashtra's Chief Electoral Officer, S Chockalingam, has warned of strict legal action against individuals spreading false claims or insinuations regarding tampering with Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs).
India head coach Gautam Gambhir will rejoin the touring party on Tuesday after he returned to India due to "personal reasons," according to ESPNcricinfo.
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.
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.