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Ricky Ponting Points Out One Star Player That "India Will Definitely Miss" In Border-Gavaskar Trophy

Former Australia captain Ricky Ponting has been bold with his opinions ahead of the highly-anticipated Border-Gavaskar Trophy Test series between India and Australia, and has now criticised India's decision to not include Cheteshwar Pujara in the Test squad. Pujara - a man who has nearly 2,000 runs against Australia at an average of nearly 50 - was not included for the series, having been dropped from the Indian Test squad ever since the World Test Championship (WTC) 2023 Final. Ponting stated that this could be a mistake made by the selectors.

KL Rahul Achieves Big Feat With 26-Run Knock vs Australia In Perth Test

India batter KL Rahul completed 3,000 Test runs on Thursday. Rahul accomplished this milestone during the first Test of the highly-anticipated Border-Gavaskar Trophy against Australia. During the first innings, KL played a short, but a patient knock of 26 in 74 balls, with three boundaries. However, his knock was cut short by a controversial decision. Mitchell Starc did get his wicket after being caught behind by wicketkeeper Alex Carey. However, the question was if the sound in the snickometer came due to ball hitting the bat or his bat hitting the pad. The third umpire Richard Illingworth judged him to be out, with the ball hitting his bat.

Big Stars, Proximity To IPL Auction Give Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy Massive Context

Presence of a few frontline stars like Hardik Pandya, Mohammed Shami and its co-existence with the IPL mega auction have given the latest edition of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, beginning across venues from Saturday, a meaty context. But interestingly, the players are not sewn by a common auction thread in the country's premier domestic T20 tournament. Pandya need not to worry about impressing the IPL scouts after finding a place in Mumbai Indians' retention list ahead of the auction on November 23 and 24 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

Was KL Rahul Out Or Not Out? Umpiring Great Simon Taufel Puts End To Controversy

India batter KL Rahul's controversial dismissal on Day 1 of the first Test against Australia on Friday remains the biggest talking point. Rahul became the victim of a dodgy DRS call that saw the third umpire give the decision in the bowling side's favour, while many experts on social media suggested that the India batter was not out. As the debate around the dismissal continues on social media, former umpire Simon Taufel has given his definitive verdict.

Australia Star Asks Rishabh Pant About Next IPL Team, Gets 2-Word Reply

Even as India and Australia square off in the first Test of the 5-match series in Perth, the Indian Premier League (IPL) auction has been getting attention. The mega auction, which takes place on Sunday and Monday in Saudi Arabia, will see Rishabh Pant emerge as one of the biggest players to be bought from the auction pool. While Pant was on the pitch on Day 1 of the Perth Test, he was even asked by Australian spinner Nathan Lyon about his destination at the IPL auction.

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Ricky Ponting Points Out One Star Player That "India Will Definitely Miss" In Border-Gavaskar Trophy

KL Rahul Achieves Big Feat With 26-Run Knock vs Australia In Perth Test

Big Stars, Proximity To IPL Auction Give Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy Massive Context

Was KL Rahul Out Or Not Out? Umpiring Great Simon Taufel Puts End To Controversy

Australia Star Asks Rishabh Pant About Next IPL Team, Gets 2-Word Reply

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