Jadeja bags 5-47 as India dominate Australia in Test opener
Indian spinner Ravindra Jadeja grabbed a five-wicket haul on his international return as India ruled the opening day of the first Test against Australia on Thursday.
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Indian spinner Ravindra Jadeja grabbed a five-wicket haul on his international return as India ruled the opening day of the first Test against Australia on Thursday.
The BCCI on Friday announced Team India's squads for the upcoming white-ball series against New Zealand, as well as the first Two Tests against Australia. Hardik Pandya will lead the team in the T20I series against New Zealand, while Rohit Sharma will take charge of the team for the ODIs against the Blackcaps, as well as the four-match Test sereies against Australia. Prithvi Shaw, following his excellent run with the bat in the domestic circuit, was recalled to the side for the New Zealand T20Is, while Suryakumar Yadav and Ishan Kishan received maiden Test call ups.
Team India is all geared up for their upcoming Super 12 clash of the ongoing T20 World Cup against arch-rivals Pakistan. The Rohit Sharma-led side will be consisting of some big names like Virat Kohli, KL Rahul, Suryakumar Yadav among others. The team will also the see the return of pacer Mohammed Shami to the T20I side, after a hiatus of a year. Apart from all this, one thing which Team India will be missing in the T20 World Cup will be the services of their star all-rounder, Ravindra Jadeja, who was ruled out due to an injury.
The T20 World Cup is underway in Australia and currently, initial group stage is being played from which four sides will qualify for the Super-12 stage. All eyes are on October 23 when India will take on Pakistan at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. Former India batter Suresh Raina spoke to NDTV in an exclusive interview where he talked about India's chances at the World Cup and how he thinks if India are able to get the better of Pakistan, then they will go on to lift the World Cup.
Virat Kohli has been the fittest Indian cricketer by a distance and a testimony to that is a BCCI report which revealed that at least 23 centrally-contracted Indian cricketers, except the former skipper, required a visit to NCA for rehabilitation in 2021-22 season for some or other injury. The report prepared by BCCI CEO Hemang Amin details the work done at the National Cricket Academy (NCA) and in the last season.
Ravindra Jadeja shared pictures of him with his "crush" on social media on Saturday, but it's not quite what one would have expected. The India all-rounder took to Instagram to post pictures of him with his horse. "My crush," wrote Jadeja while sharing the photos. Wicketkeeper KS Bharat was among the many to react to Jadeja's post, commenting with a heart emoji. The all-rounder's love for horses is well documented, as he frequently shares pictures and videos of his horses.
India's preparations for the upcoming T20 World Cup received a major jolt as premier pacer Jasprit Bumrah was ruled out of the tournament due to a back injury. Team India are yet to name a replacement for Bumrah and there are three names that are floating around -- Mohammed Shami, Mohammed Siraj and Deepak Chahar. So it needs to be seen on who replaces Bumrah in the 15-member squad. It is important to mention that Shami and Chahar are part of standbys for the marquee event, set to be played in Australia.
An injury to Ravindra Jadeja in the Asia Cup 2022 broke Indian cricket fans' hearts as it didn't just rule him out of the continental tournament but also the forthcoming T20 World Cup 2022. But, what if someone told you that Jadeja was back playing cricket? A tweet by pacer Jaydev Unadkat stunned cricket fans in the country as he shared a picture with a player who looked just like Jadeja.