Australia take comfortable lead after Kuhnemann's five-for
Australia grabbed the early advantage with a lead of 47 on Wednesday after Matthew Kuhnemann's five-wicket haul helped dismiss India for 109 on a dramatic first day of the third Test.
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"Think Everyone Will Support...": Ex-India Star On KL Rahul Getting Dropped From 3rd Test
With India 2-0 up in the series, captain Rohit Sharma won the toss and opted the bat against Australia in the third Test at the Holkar Stadium in Indore on Wednesday. The hosts made two changes, with out-of-form opener KL Rahul losing his place in the playing XI to youngster Shuman Gill. Rahul, who scored just 38 runs in the first two Tests of the series, has been under the scanner as several current and former players had questioned his place in the team. After Rahul was dropped from the team, former India batter Sanjay Manjrekar suggested that the team management made the right decision.
"An Absolute Fluke": Peter Handscomb On His Catch To Dismiss Shyreas Iyer In 2nd India vs Australia Test
Short-leg is one of the toughest and most risky positions to field at in cricket. Being stationed at the position, a player has merely a fraction of a second to react. With the help of skill and a bit of luck at times, the players over the years have pulled off some excellent catches at the position. Of latest, Peter Hanscomb grabbed a stunning catch of Shreyas Iyer in the second Test in New Delhi. During India's first innings in the game, Australian off-spinner Nathan Lyon bowled into the body of Iyer, who flicked the ball towards the leg side from the middle of his bat, but Handscomb's sensational reflexes saw the fielder taking a blinder,
Handscomb says Australia can deal with absence of Cummins, Warner
Australia's Peter Handscomb believes the absence of captain Pat Cummins and batter David Warner will make life tougher when they face India in the third test starting in Indore on Wednesday but the return of Cameron Green and Mitchell Starc was "exciting".
Can KL Rahul’s Test career survive this latest lean patch?
KL Rahul bounced off forward short-leg Peter Handscomb’s leg to nestle into the hands of wicketkeeper Alex Carey during India’s fourth innings chase at the Kotla, you couldn’t help but feel a little sad for the Bengaluru boy. At a time when everything is falling into place for the team, it’s just not happening for Rahul. Even when he is starting to look good, there’s a slice of bad luck here and there that is bringing about his downfall.In a world where yesterday’s result is the only benchmark, 10 scores of below 25 is absolutely unacceptable. Openers before him, like Mayank Agarwal or Shikhar Dhawan, haven’t survived such lean patches and the management’s decision to stick to Rahul is leading to allegations of “favouritism” by former Indian pacer Venkatesh Prasad and a few others.The BCCI, too, is losing patience and the decision to strip Rahul of vice-captaincy duties for the third Test clearly indicates that the 30-year-old is treading thin ice. The fact that Shubman Gill has been in red-hot form leading up to the Australia series and has been still made to wait has added to the clamour for Rahul’s head.
"That's Leadership": Bollywood Star In Awe Of Rohit Sharma's Selfless Act For Cheteshwar Pujara
Rohit Sharma won a lot of hearts by sacrificing his own wicket after a terrible mix-up with Cheteshwar Pujara during the second Test match between India and Australia in New Delhi. Pujara, who was playing his 100th Test match, was confused by the India skipper calling for a second run but when it looked like one of the batsmen are going to be run out for sure, Rohit made it sure that he was the one running towards the danger end of the field and he was dismissed thanks to a simple throw from Peter Handscomb. Bollywood actor Riteish Deshmukh took to Twitter to appreciate Rohit's sacrifice as he wrote – “What @ImRo45 did for @cheteshwar1 that's leadership. #captain”
Sweep shots not a good option on Kotla pitch, says Ravindra Jadeja
Ravindra Jadeja on Sunday said that sweep shots was not a good option on the slow and low Kolta pitch. Australia came to the second Test in Delhi with a pre-determined ploy to tackle spin with sweep shots and it backfired for the visitors as they suffered a collapse on the third day. Hosts India defeated the visitors by six wickets inside three days to retain the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, taking an unassailable 2-0 lead in the four-match series.Player of the match Jadeja, who took career-best 7 for 42 in Australia's second innings, said that the Kotla wickets suited him well. "These wickets suit me because the odd ball spins and some stay low. I knew they'd play sweeps and reverse sweeps, so my idea was just about keeping it simple and straight.
Ravindra Jadeja claims career best figures to put India on top in Delhi Test
Ravindra Jadeja bowled a sensational spell in the morning session on Day 3 of the second Test to trigger an astonishing Australian collapse in their second innings. Jadeja returned figures of 7 for 42 as he registered his career best figures in the longest format.The 34-year-old was the wrecker-in-chief as Australia lost 9 wickets for just 52 runs in just over 90 minutes of play. Claiming his 12th Test fifer, Jadeja ran through the Aussie batting order, bagging six wickets in the session to put India on top.