The skipper mentioned that playing on difficult pitches demands batters to be brave in with their stay on the crease while also crediting Nathan Lyon for his tenacity to keep hitting the right length throughout the Test.
Ravi Shastri believes that Ravindra Jadeja and Ravichandran Ashwin can make it into India's all-time XI. Indian spinners have dominated the entire Australian team in the first two test matches of the Border Gavaskar Trophy
The hosts resumed the innings at 84/7 with Axar Patel 6(13) and Ravichandran Ashwin 1(5) at the crease but could only add 25 runs to the total as the team was skittled out for 109.
India made two changes with Shubhman Gill replacing KL Rahul and pacer Mohammed Shami was rested to bring in Umesh Yadav. Australia also made two changes with Cameron Green and Mitchell Starc making a comeback.
New Zealand scripted history in Wellington on Tuesday as they became the third team ever to win a Test match after being forced to follow on when they pulled off a thrilling one-run victory over England in a classic final-day contest in the second Test. New Zealand join two other teams (Indi
Cricket community expressed their emotions after New Zealand pulled off a historic victory against England on the final day of the second Test match. Ravichandran Ashwin, Virender Sehwag, Wasim Jaffer and many more shared their views on Twitter.
Tim Southee heaped praise on his team after their sensational comeback against England in the second test match. He pointed out his team's collective efforts as well as Neil Wagner's sensational spell in the final moments of the game.
New Zealand completed a big turnaround on the Day-5 of the second test match. Neil Wagner picked up 4 wickets to shift the momentum towards New Zealand in the game's final hours. He broke the crucial partnership between Joe Root and Ben Stokes by picking up the wicket of Ben Stokes.
Despite some impressive recent form against both the red-ball and in the limited overs arena, Gill has been overlooked for the opening two Tests against Australia as selectors have opted for more experienced options at the top of India's batting order.
Since then, Virat has went on to achieve a lot in the longer format and built India into a formidable red-ball unit during his time as a captain. Fast forward to 2023, Virat has played 106 Test matches, in which he has scored 8,195 runs at an average of 48.49, with 27 hundreds and 28 fifties
The third Test between India and Australia will take place from March 1 onwards in Indore. Australia trail by 2-0 in the series and has disappointed with the bat in both the matches they lost. Shastri believes Australia's batters should look to occupy the crease during the remaining Test mat