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"Lucky To Have Rohit Sharma Take Over...": Rahul Dravid Hails India Captain

India head coach Rahul Dravid on Sunday said the team is "very lucky" to have someone like Rohit Sharma taking over the captaincy from a player of the calibre of Virat Kohli. Rohit took over after Kohli quit as India's Test captain following a series defeat in South Africa in January 2021. Hailing Rohit's captaincy after India retained the Boder-Gavaskar Trophy with a six-wicket win over Australia in the second Test here on Sunday, Dravid said the Mumbaikar has the respect of the dressing room. "He is one of those guys who has been there a long time. The kind of person who doesn't speak a lot, but when he does they all listen.

"Wasn't Chole Bhature": Rahul Dravid Spills Beans On Virat Kohli's Meal In Viral Video

Virat Kohli grabbed the headlines due to his reaction to a food delivery during Day 2 of the second Test match between India and Australia. The match was played in Delhi – Kohli's hometown – and the glee on his face was visible when the food arrived while he was having an intense conversation with head coach Rahul Dravid. There were several theories floating on the internet regarding the nature of the food with many commentators even predicting that it was ‘chole bhature'. However, Dravid revealed after India's victory in the Test match that it was ‘Kulcha Chole' and even shared a hilarious story around the food.

2nd Test: Ravindra Jadeja takes 10 as India beat Australia by 6 wickets to retain Border-Gavaskar Trophy

Ravindra Jadeja's arm balls became a lethal weapon on a slow turning track of the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi as India retained the Border-Gavaskar Trophy by beating Australia by six wicket in the second Test. With this win, India took an unassailable 2-0 lead in the four-match series. India had won the opening Test in Nagpur by an innings and 132 runs.The win in Delhi was India's 100th against Australia across formats. The third Test will be played at the Holkar Cricket Stadium in Indore from March 1.

On slow and low Kotla track, Aussies sweep their way to self-destruction

Going into the morning session of the third day, Australia had a slight upper hand with a 62-run lead and nine wickets in hand, promising an exciting finish in front of a 20,000 plus Test loving crowd.The visitors were expected to continue their aggressive approach they showed on Saturday evening but overemphasis on the sweep shot brought about their dramatic downfall as they lost nine wickets for 52 runs in 19.1 overs on a balmy Sunday morning.

Updated World Test Championship Points Table After India's 6-wicket Win Over Australia In 2nd Test

The Indian cricket team secured a comprehensive 6-wicket victory over Australia in the second Test of the 4-match Border-Gavaskar series on Sunday. Wrapping up the victory inside 3 days, India rode on impressive performances from spin-twins Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja to take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the series. The victory in New Delhi also earned India a big boost as far as their World Test Championship final qualification hopes are concerned. With the win India strengthened their spot at the second position in the World Test Championship points table.

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"Lucky To Have Rohit Sharma Take Over...": Rahul Dravid Hails India Captain

"Wasn't Chole Bhature": Rahul Dravid Spills Beans On Virat Kohli's Meal In Viral Video

2nd Test: Ravindra Jadeja takes 10 as India beat Australia by 6 wickets to retain Border-Gavaskar Trophy

On slow and low Kotla track, Aussies sweep their way to self-destruction

Updated World Test Championship Points Table After India's 6-wicket Win Over Australia In 2nd Test

Jadeja leads Australia's rout, India take 2-0 series lead

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Seventh heaven! Jadeja's spin wizardry bamboozles Australia as India retain Border-Gavaskar trophy