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India stand-in captain Jasprit Bumrah admitted the possibility of seeing seasoned pacer Mohammed Shami dazzling in Australian conditions in the Border Gavaskar Trophy if "everything goes well". Shami being sidelined from India's squad for the BGT series was one of the biggest talk points during the intensifying buildup of the five-match Test series.
Former India cricketer Robin Uthappa has thrown Rajat Patidar into the mix as a possible contender to lead the Royal Challengers Bengaluru in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025. Ahead of the upcoming edition of the IPL 2025, RCB will be evaluating its captaincy options after deciding to go against retaining Faf du Plessis. While the likes of Jos Buttler, Rishabh Pant, Shreyas Iyer and many more options are available in the mega auction, Uthappa believes that RCB should try their hand by using Patidar.
India's stand-in skipper Jasprit Bumrah on Thursday insisted that his team is not carrying any baggage from the unprecedented 0-3 defeat at home against New Zealand as it embarks on a challenging Test series against fierce rivals Australia. Bumrah replaced Rohit Sharma as the team's captain for the series opener after the latter had to miss the match due to the birth of his baby boy. While it isn't a usual sight to see bowlers taking up the leadership role, Bumrah feels they are 'tactically better' than batters, and hence, should be given leadership responsibilities more often.
Captain Rohit Sharma linking up with the Indian team in the second Test at Adelaide could be a "potential disruption" for the visitors, reckoned the legendary Ricky Ponting, who Thursday stood by his prediction of a 3-1 series victory for Australia in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. The marquee five-match Test series starts here on Friday. Rohit is on a paternity break and will miss the series-opener. Pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah is captaining the Indian team in his absence.
The nostalgia of Brisbane 2021 refuses to fade but India, still reeling from a bitter home debacle, will be under tremendous pressure when they face an equally circumspect Australia in a battle of two out-of-form batting units in the opening Test of the marquee Border-Gavaskar Trophy, starting here on Friday. In 2018-19 and 2020-21, India proved that lightning can strike twice with back to back series wins but the manner in which New Zealand came, saw and decimated them on home turf recently has certainly hit the psyche of an otherwise world-class unit.
Rookie opener Nathan McSweeney will be entering his maiden Test series with a lot riding on him, but Australia captain Pat Cummins on Thursday offered him some comforting advice, saying he should focus on playing his natural game and not "imitate" his predecessor -- the great David Warner. McSweeney, 25, will be filling the spot left vacant by the retirement of Warner earlier this year and partner Usman Khawaja at the top of the order in the marquee Border-Gavaskar Test series against India starting here on Friday.
PERTH, Australia : India's Jasprit Bumrah has always enjoyed being thrust into difficult situations so after being handed the captaincy for the opener of a five-test series against Australia the pace spearhead has seized the opportunity with both hands.
MELBOURNE : Captain Pat Cummins has hoisted just about every trophy in cricket as part of dominant Australian teams but wants to tick the last box with a test series win against India over the next two months.