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As Team India Scripted Sensational Turnaround, Sourav Ganguly Wasted No Time To Do This

India's stunning victory over Australia upset the predictions of quite a few cricket experts and former cricketers, who had given Australia the edge looking at India's form in the home series against New Zealand. One of them, former England cricketer Michael Vaughan, had predicted that Australia would win the five-match Test series 3-1. However, just after Australia were bundled out for 104 in response to India's first innings total of 150, legendary former India captain Sourav Ganguly did not miss a chance to tease Vaughan and remind him about his prediction.

Behind Virat Kohli's Perth Test Tactic, England Great's Justification: "Had To Do..."

Former England captain Michael Vaughan has defended star India batter Virat Kohli after his flop show with the bat in the 1st innings of the Perth Test against Australia. Kohli managed just five runs before fending off a climbing Josh Hazlewood delivery to Usman Khawaja at slip. His 12-ball stay in the middle extended his lean patch with the bat, having managed just 93 runs in the recent home series loss to New Zealand. The former India captain hasn't scored a century since the West Indies tour last year.

"Rohit Sharma Laid-Back, Jasprit Bumrah Smiley Bloke": England Great's 'Aggression' Bombshell

Former England cricket team skipper Michael Vaughan believes that India lacks 'aggressive leadership' going into the five-match Test series against Australia. There has been a lot of chatter around the series with the first match starting in Perth on Friday. In his column for The Telegraph, Vaughan wrote that in the previous two occasions when India won a series in Australia, they had Virat Kohli as captain and Ravi Shastri as coach - two figures well known for their positive brand of cricket. However, he called skipper Rohit Sharma as "laid-back" and stand-in captain Jasprit Bumrah a 'lovely, smiley bloke'.

Wasim Jaffer Says "More Pressure On Australia", Michael Vaughan Gives Harsh Reminder

Team India might be coming into the Border-Gavaskar Trophy on the back of its worst-ever defeat in a home Test series but former cricketer Wasim Jaffer feels it's the Australian team that will be under more pressure. India have done very well against Australia in Tests, be it home or away. In fact, the touring India won their last two Test series in Australia. The expectations from the Indian team aren't any less this time, but former England captain Michael Vaughan feels the situation is much different.

"Greatest Of All Time": Michael Vaughan Reserves Massive Praise For Australia Bowling Quartet

Former England captain Michael Vaughan feels that Australia's frontline bowling quartet of Nathan Lyon, Mitchell Starc, Josh Hazlewood and Pat Cummins are arguably the nation's best of all time and are key to victory for Australia in the upcoming Border-Gavaskar Trophy series against India at home. India won the Border-Gavaskar Trophy in Australia the last two times it was played there in 2018/19 and 2020/21. Moreover, Australia have not won the series since 2014-15, when they won 2-0 on the home soil.

Team India's Pre-Perth Test Call Shocks England Great. Says "Can't Get My Head Around..."

Baffled by India's decision to head into the high-profile Border-Gavaskar Trophy against Australia without a proper warm-up game, former England captain Michael Vaughan has raised concerns about how the tourists would get into a "competitive mindset" without match practice. India decided against playing a match against an Australian domestic side in the run up to the five-match Test series, starting in Perth from November 22, marking a departure from their approach on the previous two tours of Australia. "I can't get my head around a team like India only wanting to play an intra-squad game leading into a series against Australia in their own backyard," Vaughan told 'Fox Cricket'.

England Great Doesn't Mince Words, Takes Swipe At Gautam Gambhir Over Ricky Ponting Remarks

A war of words emerged between Indian cricket team head coach Gautam Gambhir and Australia great Ricky Ponting after the latter criticised Virat Kohli's form and questioned his place in the Test team. When Gambhir was asked about his views on Ponting's comments in the press conference, he lost his calm and asked the Australia great to only focus on his team. However, Gambhir's comments have not gone down well with some former cricketers, including ex-England captain Michael Vaughan, who took a subtle swipe at the India head coach.

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As Team India Scripted Sensational Turnaround, Sourav Ganguly Wasted No Time To Do This

Behind Virat Kohli's Perth Test Tactic, England Great's Justification: "Had To Do..."

"Rohit Sharma Laid-Back, Jasprit Bumrah Smiley Bloke": England Great's 'Aggression' Bombshell

Wasim Jaffer Says "More Pressure On Australia", Michael Vaughan Gives Harsh Reminder

"Greatest Of All Time": Michael Vaughan Reserves Massive Praise For Australia Bowling Quartet

Team India's Pre-Perth Test Call Shocks England Great. Says "Can't Get My Head Around..."

England Great Doesn't Mince Words, Takes Swipe At Gautam Gambhir Over Ricky Ponting Remarks