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INDORE, India : India captain Rohit Sharma won the toss for the first time in the home series against Australia and elected to bat in the third test against the beleaguered tourists in Indore on Wednesday.
IND vs AUS, 3rd Test Day 1 Live Updates:India will take on Australia in the third Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy on Wednesday at the Holkar Cricket Stadium, Indore. Leading 2-0 in a four-match series, Team India will now be playing for a record-extending 16th straight series win at home and a guaranteed spot in the World Test Championship final in June.
The first two Tests of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy ended in less than three days, with Australia failing to justify their world No. 1 rank against India. The Rohit Sharma-led hosts dominated with the bat as well with the ball as the Australians were left with no answers. Courtesy their 2-0 lead in the four-match series, India have already retained the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. If India win the third Test, they will seal a place in the final of the World Test Championship. In the midst of this, Australia would hope for a turnaround in the contest. However, former Australia pacer Mitchell Johnson wrote in a column that the 'most disappointing' aspect of the team was the way it lost the first two Tests.
Australia's stand-in skipper Steve Smith said their batsmen will aim to slow things down at the crease when they take on India in the third Test in Indore starting on Wednesday after risky shot-making cost them dearly in the previous match.
BENGALURU : Australia's stand-in skipper Steve Smith said their batsmen will aim to slow things down at the crease when they take on India in the third test in Indore starting on Wednesday after risky shot-making cost them dearly in the previous match.
Former Australian pacer Michael Kasprowicz wants his side to play to its strengths and go for a three-pronged pace attack in Mitchell Starc, Cameron Green and Scott Boland for the third Test against India at Indore beginning on Wednesday. Australia had gone into the second Test in New Delhi with just one pacer in skipper Pat Cummins and three specialist spinners and still lost the match by six wickets to concede a series-retaining 0-2 lead to India.
Eyeing a place in the World Test Championship (WTC) final, India hold a 2-0 lead in the four-match series, heading into the third Test against Australia at the Holkar Stadium in Indore. However, the hosts face a selection dilemma with opening batter KL Rahul going through a rough patch. Rahul, who was named vice-captain for the first two Tests, has struggled to score runs so far, could be dropped to make way for the in-form Shubman Gill, who has showcased breathtaking form since the start of the year. Australia, on the other hand, could be boosted by the possible returns of Cameron Green and Mitchell Starc. However, the hosts will be without the services of captain Pat Cummins and veteran batter David Warner..
Australia captain Pat Cummins had confirmed last week that he will not be returning India for the third Test against the hosts, starting from March 1 in Indore. Cummins, who had flown to Sydney after India's win in the second Test, had revealed that his mother, Maria, had entered palliative care. Since then, cricket fans have flooded social media with heartfelt posts for Cummins and his mother. On Saturday, England's Barmy Army posted a heartwarming video where a rendition of the song, ' Maria' from the movie, West Side Story was played in support of Cummins' mother Maria.