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India captain Rohit Sharma won the toss and elected to bat in the day-night second Test against Australia at Adelaide Oval on Friday.
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Big Change In India XI For 2nd Australia Test? Gautam Gambhir Sent 'Pink Ball' Warning
Former cricketer Ravi Shastri feels throwing Akash Deep into the mix for the Adelaide Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy series will offer a different attacking option to India against Australia. On Friday, the touring party will step inside Adelaide Stadium, a venue where one of the darkest chapters in the history of Indian cricket was written. Four years ago, India folded on 36/9, their lowest total in the history of Test cricket. Harshit Rana made waves in his Test debut for India in Perth against a deadly Australian batting line-up. After India bundled out on 150, Harshit teamed with Mohammed Siraj to offer the ideal backup to pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah. In the first innings, Harshit delivered by returning with figures of 3/48 in a 15.2-over spell. However, it was in the second spell that he started to fade away as the Perth Test strip turned placid while still offering bounce.
KL Rahul Or Rohit Sharma? Ravi Shastri's Blunt Take On India Opening Option In 2nd Test vs Australia
Former cricketer Ravi Shastri has backed KL Rahul to continue to open for India in the second Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy because of the lack of time captain Rohit Sharma has had in Australia. India head coach Gautam Gambhir has found himself in a dilemma that needs to be addressed before the day-night Test begins in Adelaide on Friday. The opening conundrum began after KL Rahul made the Australian bowlers toil with his swagger on a challenging Perth Test strip.
Australia look to boss India with pink ball under Adelaide lights
MELBOURNE : With noses bloodied and pride stung from the pounding in Perth, Australia will look to hit back with the pink ball in the second test against India at Adelaide Oval as the tourists welcome back returning skipper Rohit Sharma.
Alex Carey Backs Australias "World-Class" Batters To Counter Jasprit Bumrah Threat
Alex Carey on Tuesday maintained Australia are a “united group”, confident that their “world-class” batters will come up with better plans to counter India's pace threat Jasprit Bumrah in the upcoming pink-ball Test in Adelaide. With their backs against the wall, India came out all guns blazing in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy series opener at Perth to win by a massive 295 runs with Bumrah (5/30 and 3/42) ripping apart Australia's batting in each innings. The heavy margin of defeat left Australia looking for answers as their batters flopped collectively, leaving their famed bowling attack with a lot to do.
Brilliant Bumrah leads India to thumping win over Australia in first test
PERTH :India fast bowlers Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Siraj took three wickets apiece as the tourists hammered Australia by 295 runs in the first test at Perth Stadium on Monday.
Jasprit Bumrah-Led India Thrash Australia, Take 1-0 Lead In Series
Centuries by Yashasvi Jaiswal and Virat Kohli, followed by Jasprit Bumrah magnificent bowling helped India beat Australia by 295 runs in the first Test of the five-match series. Chasing 534, Australia kept on losing wickets at regular intervals as India bundled them out for 238.