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MELBOURNE : Nine years after trailblazer Michelle Payne became the first woman to ride a Melbourne Cup winner, a record contingent of four female jockeys will attempt to become the second to claim Australia's most prestigious horse race on Tuesday.
Replacing a player of Kane Williamson's stature can be a daunting task but Will Young, who played a pivotal role in New Zealand's historic 3-0 Test series win in India, saw it as an opportunity to create his own mark after "running the drinks" as a reserve batter for four years. If New Zealand's batting appeared thin with Williamson not making it to India for the first Test in Bengaluru due to injury, the 31-year-old Young banished any such doubts with his unbeaten 48 as the Kiwis hammered the hosts by eight wickets.
Team India has been facing severe criticism after facing the historic clean sweep against New Zealand in a three-match Test series. Chasing 147 on Day 3 of the third Test in Mumbai, India got bundled out for 121 and lost the game by 25 runs, resulting in a 0-3 whitewash, their first in a home Test series since South Africa's 2-0 win in 1999-2000. This was also for the first time India have been swept 0-3 in in a home series.
While Andrew Goodman may only be heading into his first game-week in the job, Ireland's new attack coach is well placed to offer an insight into this New Zealand side.
Rohit Sharma's form and batting technique has come under immense scrutiny from ex-cricketers and cricket pundits, particularly after India collapsed to a 3-0 series whitewash defeat to New Zealand under his leadership. Rohit has managed only 133 runs in his previous 10 Test innings, and this has caused experts to analyse where Rohit is going wrong. While Rohit's aggressive approach has become a regular part of his game nowadays, Rohit's former teammate Dinesh Karthik felt that he needs to get out of that comfort zone and hold back playing big shots in Test cricket.
BENGALURU : After India's batting frailties were brutally exposed in a 3-0 home series defeat by New Zealand, captain Rohit Sharma said it was important that his players get in the right frame of mind for what promises to be a challenging tour of Australia.
Ajaz Patel said helping New Zealand wrap up a 3-0 series sweep in India on Sunday was even more special than his spectacular outing at the Wankhede Stadium three years ago when the Mumbai-born spinner picked up 10 wickets in one innings.
Former New Zealand cricketer turned broadcaster Simon Doull had made heads turn when he said in 2018 that Shubman Gill will have a longer career playing for India than Prithvi Shaw. Cut to now, and Doull's prediction has come true so far, as Gill top-scored with a composed 90 in India's first innings score of 263 and taking a 28-run lead in the ongoing third Test against New Zealand at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. Shaw and Gill were captain and vice-captain when India won the 2018 U19 World Cup in New Zealand. Later that year, Shaw made a hundred on Test debut against West Indies in Rajkot, while Gill took time to enter the Test cricket arena, but has now firmly established himself across all formats for India.