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"Load Of Nonsense": England Great Hits Back At "Joe Root A Rung Below Virat Kohli" Comment

Former England cricket team skipper Michael Vaughan was not happy with former Australia head coach Darren Lehmann calling Joe Root "a rung below" Virat Kohli. Lehmann said that he rated Kohli higher than Root and even pointed out that Root has not scored a single century in Australia till now. The comments were made following Virat's brilliant show in Perth as India won the first Test match against Australia. Lehmann called Root "a great player" but despite the batter scoring 35 Test centuries, the ex-Australia star said that he has not yet reached the "upper echelon" of cricketers.

India vs Australia 2nd Test: Rohit Sharma Puts In 'Double Shift', Virat Kohli Challenged By...

India skipper Rohit Sharma did a double shift in the nets with plenty of fans adding colour to the visitors' near four-hour net session at the Adelaide Oval Adelaide on Tuesday. With strong indications of Rohit coming down the batting order to let the form pair of Yashasvi Jasiwal and KL Rahul continue opening the Indian innings, the captain did show a lot of resolve while facing the Pink Kookaburra. During the session, Indian team had four nets at the practice arena.

6th Game In 11 Days: Mohammed Shami Makes Big Statement But Doubts Remain Over India vs Australia Series Call-Up

Mohammed Shami bowled 15 dot deliveries in his sixth consecutive SMAT T20 match while unheralded Karan Lal smoked 94 in just 47 balls as Bengal hammered Bihar by nine wickets in a Group A match in Rajkot. Bihar without their teen prodigy Vaibhav Suryavanshi, managed 147 for 6 in 20 overs with Sayan Ghosh (2/32) being the pick of the bowlers. Bengal knocked off the chase in just 14 overs with Lal smashing nine fours and six sixes.

Cheteshwar Pujara's Bold Team Selection Verdict For Pink-Ball Test, No Place For...

Team India's dominant 295-run victory against Australia in Perth has given the management a big selection headache. India's playing XI for the series opener didn't feature the veterans Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja, while Harshit Rana was preferred over Akash Deep. As the experts mull over the changes that will be brough to India's team for the day-night Test in Adelaide, Cheteshwar Pujara has warned against tinkering with the bowling attack. Pujara feels both Ashwin and Jadeja should warm the bench for the pink-ball Test too.

Yashasvi Jaiswal Looks To Shatter Sachin Tendulkar's All-Time Record As India Gear Up For 2nd Test

As India gears up for the pink-ball Test against Australia at Adelaide, Indian batting stars Yashasvi Jaiswal and Virat Kohli will have some records worth looking upto that can witness them climb up over legendary Sachin Tendulkar and Don Bradman. 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.

Rs 2.63 Crore For 77-Year-Old Cap: Don Bradman's 'Baggy Green' Gets Auctioned In Less Than 10 Minutes

Australian legend Don Bradman's 'Baggy Green' Test cap from the 1947-48 series against India was sold for an astounding $390,000, (Rs 2.14 crore) which rose to $479,700 (Rs 2.63 crore) after auction fees. The cap, believed to be the only known "Baggy Green" worn by Bradman during the series, holds immense historical value. Bradman's performances in the 1947-48 series were nothing short of extraordinary. In what was his final Test series on home soil, the Australian captain amassed 715 runs in just six innings at an astronomical average of 178.75, which included three centuries and a double-century.

Rishabh Pant Or Nicholas Pooran? LSG Boss Breaks Silence On Captaincy Plans

Sanjiv Goenka, the owner of IPL franchise Lucknow Super Giants (LSG), said the team's new captain has been decided and will be announced in the next few days ahead of the IPL 2025 season. LSG had been led by KL Rahul in IPL 2022-24 cycle, with Krunal Pandya captaining the team when the batter was ruled out from the later half of IPL 2023. But the franchise chose not to retain the duo ahead of the mega auction, which happened in Jeddah last month.

Updated WTC Points Table: Rohit Sharma And Co. Get Massive Boost As ICC Punish NZ, England For Bizarre Reason

New Zealand's aspirations of qualifying for the World Test Championship Final suffered a setback after they were docked three penalty points due to slow over-rate against England leading to a drop in the ranking table, the ICC stated on Tuesday. The deduction is a welcome news for India, who enjoy pole position with 61.11 percentage points. New Zealand now have a points percentage of 47.92 percent and can only move as high as 55.36 percent with victories from their remaining two fixtures against England. South Africa (59.26), Australia (57.26) and Sri Lanka (50) are placed second, third and fourth respectively.

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"Load Of Nonsense": England Great Hits Back At "Joe Root A Rung Below Virat Kohli" Comment

India vs Australia 2nd Test: Rohit Sharma Puts In 'Double Shift', Virat Kohli Challenged By...

6th Game In 11 Days: Mohammed Shami Makes Big Statement But Doubts Remain Over India vs Australia Series Call-Up

Cheteshwar Pujara's Bold Team Selection Verdict For Pink-Ball Test, No Place For...

Yashasvi Jaiswal Looks To Shatter Sachin Tendulkar's All-Time Record As India Gear Up For 2nd Test

Rs 2.63 Crore For 77-Year-Old Cap: Don Bradman's 'Baggy Green' Gets Auctioned In Less Than 10 Minutes

Rishabh Pant Or Nicholas Pooran? LSG Boss Breaks Silence On Captaincy Plans

Updated WTC Points Table: Rohit Sharma And Co. Get Massive Boost As ICC Punish NZ, England For Bizarre Reason