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Two Solid Reasons Why Virat Kohli Will Not Fail In Australia? Irfan Pathan Has The Answers

Former India all-rounder Irfan Pathan has backed stalwart Virat Kohli to excel in Australia in the 'biggest Test challenge,' a trial where his competitive spirit truly shines. India and Kohli's recent slump has gone hand-in-hand. The Rohit Sharma-led side succumbed to a historic 3-0 home series whitewash against New Zealand weeks before facing Australia in five Tests, beginning in Perth on Friday. In four years, Kohli has racked up just 1,838 runs from 34 Tests, averaging 31.68, comprising just two centuries and nine fifties.

Rishabh Pant Tipped To Become 'Most Expensive Buy' At IPL 2025 Auction By Ex-India Stars

Former India batter Robin Uthappa has claimed that bids for wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant will earn a paycheck of anywhere between Rs 25-28 crore in the upcoming IPL 2025 Mega Auction. Pant is amongst the high-profile Indian players in the auction, to be held on November 24 and 25 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, after not being retained by Delhi Capitals. With him in the auction, teams like Punjab Kings, Lucknow Super Giants, Chennai Super Kings and Royal Challengers Bengaluru are expected to bid heavily for him.

Champions Trophy Was Not Enough, Now Pakistan And India On Collision Course Over IPL

With next year's Pakistan Super League dates likely to clash with the Indian Premier League 2025, the franchise owners of PSL have asked the country's cricket board to provide them clarity on the availability of foreign players for the competition. A well-informed source close to the PSL franchise owners said that they have written a letter to the new PSL Director Salman Naseer, asking him to convene a meeting soon to address their concerns.

Not Virat Kohli Or Jasprit Bumrah, Bowling Coach Morne Morkel Names Player To Keep An Eye On In BGT

India bowling coach Morne Morkel has picked young all-rounder Nitish Kumar Reddy as the player to "keep an eye" in the upcoming Border Gavaskar Trophy in Australia. The hype around the series between the two Test giants has been sumptuous as the series opener in Perth inches closer with each passing hour. While Virat Kohli, Jasprit Bumrah, Rishabh Pant and skipper Rohit Sharma have been tipped to play the deciding role in the series, Morkel threw another name in the fray. "Definitely a guy (Nitish) to keep an eye on in the series," Morkel said during a press conference in Perth before the opening Test on Friday.

Jasprit Bumrah Receives 'Kapil Dev' Warning From World Cup Winner: "Captaincy Never..."

Ace pacer Jasprit Bumrah is set to lead the Indian team for only the second time in a Test in the series-opener against Australia in Perth. Bumrah will have his task cut out with India captain Rohit Sharma all but out of the game at the Optus Stadium, which gets underway on Friday. Rohit became a father for the second time last week after his wife gave birth to a baby boy. The veteran batter didn't travel with the team to Australia, and has been practising alone in Mumbai to remain in shape.

Yash Dayal Replaces Injured Khaleel Ahmed In India Reserves For Australia Tests

Left-arm seam bowler Yash Dayal has been added to India's reserve pacers' list after Khaleel Ahmed had to be sent back home due to an unspecified niggle. Dayal, who was added in the Test squad during the Bangladesh series, was in South Africa for the T20I series but didn't play a single match. He flew directly to Perth from Johannesburg after Khaleel developed a niggle and was unable to bowl in the nets. The medical team advised the Rajasthan left-armer rest and hence it was decided that Dayal would fly in while Khaleel fly back home.

India vs Australia 1st Test Venue Details: Optus Stadium Pitch Report, Perth Weather Forecast

The Optus Stadium at Perth, the venue of the highly-anticipated first Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy between India and Australia, has become a subject of intrigue ahead of the clash. With both teams boasting world-class pace and spin options, both teams are finalising their team combinations as per conditions. With their ICC World Test Championship (WTC) final spots at stake amid tough competition from Sri Lanka, South Africa and New Zealand, both sides would be aiming to make the best use of Perth's usual fast and bouncy surface. The venue is a pace-dominated venue, with Australian pacers outdoing the visiting pace attacks with their average of 22.04 as compared to 36.53 of visiting pacers. Coming to spinners, the Aussie tweakers have an average of 18.61 as compared to a poor average of 108.50 by visiting spinners.

Not Rishabh Pant or Shreyas Iyer, Sunil Gavaskar Feels Delhi Capitals Will Spend Rs 15-20 Crore On This Player

Indian wicket-keeper batter Rishabh Pant is on the hunt for a new franchise after being released by the Delhi Capitals ahead of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 auction. Pant was set to be the franchise's No. 1 retention but a lot changed before the retention deadline, making the franchise released the coveted star into the auction pool. While DC can still buy Pant back through Right-To-Match, Sunil Gavaskar feels the franchise would be keen on signing Ishan Kishan from the auction.

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Two Solid Reasons Why Virat Kohli Will Not Fail In Australia? Irfan Pathan Has The Answers

Rishabh Pant Tipped To Become 'Most Expensive Buy' At IPL 2025 Auction By Ex-India Stars

Champions Trophy Was Not Enough, Now Pakistan And India On Collision Course Over IPL

Not Virat Kohli Or Jasprit Bumrah, Bowling Coach Morne Morkel Names Player To Keep An Eye On In BGT

Jasprit Bumrah Receives 'Kapil Dev' Warning From World Cup Winner: "Captaincy Never..."

Yash Dayal Replaces Injured Khaleel Ahmed In India Reserves For Australia Tests

India vs Australia 1st Test Venue Details: Optus Stadium Pitch Report, Perth Weather Forecast

Not Rishabh Pant or Shreyas Iyer, Sunil Gavaskar Feels Delhi Capitals Will Spend Rs 15-20 Crore On This Player