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Watch: Tributes pour in as Team India congratulates Cheteshwar Pujara ahead of his 100th Test

Cheteshwar Pujara, who made his Test debut against Australia back in 2010 in Bengaluru, will achieve his 100th Test milestone against the same opponent when he takes the field in the second Test on Friday in New Delhi. The 35-year-old batter will be the 13th Indian cricketer to play a century of Tests.Indian players including head coach Rahul Dravid extended best wishes to Pujara ahead of his landmark 100th Test.

"Good Batter But Ten Times Better...": Harbhajan Singh's Interesting Comment On Rohit Sharma

Former Indian cricket team spinner Harbhajan Singh was all praise for Rohit Sharma ahead of the second Test in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy in New Delhi. Harbhajan recalled his first impression of Rohit when they met at the T20 World Cup in 2007 and said that his ‘Mumbaiya style' made him different from other cricketers. Harbhajan, who played with Rohit in the Indian Premier League franchise Mumbai Indians, also lauded his captaincy skills and said that he is a good human being outside the field.

"Must Have Been Crook Or Injured...": Australia Great's Strong Quotes On Batter's Exclusion Against India

Legendary Australian cricketer Allan Border is still at pains to understand why middle-order batter Travis Head was excluded from the side that suffered an innings and 132-run defeat against India in the opening Test at Nagpur. Head has been in sublime form since the 2021/22 Ashes series, where he was adjudged Player of the Series after Australia won the five-Test series 4-0. He was the joint second-highest run-getter during the three-Test series at home against South Africa recently, which Australia won 2-0.

Slow but steady, India's Pujara constructs another test hundred

NEW DELHI : Cheteshwar Pujara does not fit into the popular image of a modern-day cricketer - the muscle-flaunting and social media-savvy lot - but is on the verge of a milestone that would be the stuff of dreams for most of them.

IND vs AUS: Allan Border still shocked by Travis Head's exclusion from Nagpur Test

Allan Border is still at pains to understand why middle-order batter Travis Head was excluded from the side that suffered an innings and 132-run defeat against India in the opening Test at Nagpur.Head has been in sublime form since the 2021/22 Ashes series, where he was adjudged Player of the Series after Australia won the five-Test series 4-0. He was the joint second-highest run-getter during the three-Test series at home against South Africa recently, which Australia won 2-0.But despite achieving several milestones in the past one year, Matt Renshaw got the selectors' nod ahead of Head for the opening Border-Gavaskar Test. Renshaw couldn't make an impact in Nagpur, getting dismissed for 0 and 2 respectively.Border felt the Australians were "overthinking" their strategy, and decided to drop Head only because of his two mediocre runs during the previous tours of Sri Lanka and Pakistan.

Australia desperately seek Green boost to level series v India

NEW DELHI : Australia captain Pat Cummins expects another trial by spin in the second test against India but finds himself grappling with selection dilemmas as he tries to lock in the playing XI for the match in New Delhi beginning on Friday.

"...All Little Gremlins About The Pitch": Aussie Great Slams 'Overthinking' Australia

Legendary Australian cricketer Allan Border is still at pains to understand why middle-order batter Travis Head was excluded from the side that suffered an innings and 132-run defeat against India in the opening Test at Nagpur. Head has been in sublime form since the 2021/22 Ashes series, where he was adjudged Player of the Series after Australia won the five-Test series 4-0. He was the joint second-highest run-getter during the three-Test series at home against South Africa recently, which Australia won 2-0.

Australia's Pat Cummins Backs Struggling David Warner For Second India Test

Australia skipper Pat Cummins brushed off concerns Thursday over David Warner's batting form and said he was certain the opener would play in this week's second Test against India. The left-handed Warner scored one and 10 at Nagpur last week and has struggled for form since scoring 200 in the Boxing Day Test against South Africa in Melbourne. "I'm not a selector. I don't think they've had a meeting but I'm sure Davey will be there," Cummins said of Warner's inclusion in the New Delhi Test, which starts Friday.

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Watch: Tributes pour in as Team India congratulates Cheteshwar Pujara ahead of his 100th Test

"Good Batter But Ten Times Better...": Harbhajan Singh's Interesting Comment On Rohit Sharma

"Must Have Been Crook Or Injured...": Australia Great's Strong Quotes On Batter's Exclusion Against India

Slow but steady, India's Pujara constructs another test hundred

IND vs AUS: Allan Border still shocked by Travis Head's exclusion from Nagpur Test

Australia desperately seek Green boost to level series v India

"...All Little Gremlins About The Pitch": Aussie Great Slams 'Overthinking' Australia

Australia's Pat Cummins Backs Struggling David Warner For Second India Test