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'Learn from Cheteshwar Pujara And Shreyas Iyer': Rohit Sharma's Honest Advice To Faltering India Batters After Loss

India skipper Rohit Sharma has advised the team's batters to learn from Shreyas Iyer and Cheteshwar Pujara on how to bat on a rank turner like Indore pitch. India failed in batting as the side scored only 272 runs across its two innings in the third Test in Indore that it lost by 9 wickets. While the Rohit-led side scored 109 runs in its first innings, it was bundled out for 163 in the second innings, which failed to stop Australia from winning the game. Rohit said there was a lot to learn from Cheteshwar Pujara and Shreyas Iyer who batted in contrasting styles to take the team past 150 in the second innings. Pujara mixed caution with aggression while Iyer unsettled the Australian spinners by going for an all-out attack.

India's Predicted XI Vs Australia, 3rd Test: Shubman Gill To Replace KL Rahul?

Team India has taken a 2-0 lead in the ongoing four-match Test series for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy against Australia. The trio of Ravindra Jadeja, R Ashwin and Axar Patel have not just delivered with the ball, but they have also scored big so far in the series. The Rohit Sharma-led side showed faith in KL Rahul over Shubman Gill but the opening batter disappointed the fans and the management as he could only score 38 runs in two matches. As the third Test starts on Wednesday, the management has to make the tough decision of choosing between out-of-form K L Rahul and Shubman Gill.

Watch: Shubman Gill's Slip Catching Impresses Virat Kohli, Gives Special Reaction

After a brief gap, the Border-Gavaskar Trophy resumes with the third Test between India and Australia in Indore. India are 2-0 up in the contest and another win will see the Rohit Sharma-led side seal a place in the World Test Championship final. Ahead of the match, India team took part in a slip catching practice with former India captain Virat Kohli helping the likes of Shreyas Iyer, Shubman Gill to hone their skills.

Prithvi Shaw Or Shubman Gill? Sourav Ganguly Names 5 Youngsters Who Will Make It Big In IPL

Former Indian cricket team skipper Sourav Ganguly picked five young cricketers to watch out for in the Indian Premier League (IPL) with a special mention for Suryakumar Yadav. During a recent interaction, the former BCCI President was asked to pick players who he thinks will become huge names in the competition. Ganguly was quick to name Prithvi Shaw, Rishabh Pant, Ruturaj Gaikwad and fast bowler Umran Malik before adding Gujarat Titans' Shubman Gill to the mix. However, big names like Kolkata Knight Riders captain Shreyas Iyer was notably missing from his answer.

Watch: India vs Australia - Shreyas Iyer Stuns Fans And Experts With Phenomenal Catch To Dismiss Usman Khawaja

Shreyas Iyer stunned both experts and fans as he took a blinder to dismiss Usman Khawaja during Day 2 of the second Test match between India and Australia on Saturday. It was a straightish delivery from Ravindra Jadeja and Khawaja made up his mind early to paddle sweep it towards fine leg. However, Shreyas, who was fielding at leg gully, moved swiftly towards his left and pulled off a stunning catch to make sure that the Australia opener was not able to repeat his first innings heroics. Incidentally, Shreyas was dismissed during India's first innings due to a brilliant catch from Peter Handscomb.

After Nagpur Humiliation, Australia Issued 'Anil Kumble Warning' By Ex India Batter For Delhi Test

After registering a marvelous win in the first Test, Team India is all set to face Australia in the second Test of the four-match series in Delhi from Friday. The Rohit Sharma-led side completely dominated the visitors as they claimed a win by an innings and 132 runs. As both the teams are now gearing up for the second match, which will be played at the Arun Jaitely Stadium, former India batter Ajay Jadeja has warned the Pat Cummins-led side that at the same venue, the legendary Anil Kumble took a 10-wicket haul against Pakistan in 1999.

India's Predicted XI Vs Australia, 2nd Test: Will Shreyas Iyer Replace Suryakumar Yadav?

Team India registered a big win over Australia in the first Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy in Nagpur, as the hosts claimed a victory by an innings and 132 runs. Ravindra Jadeja bagged the Player of the Match award as he made a memorable comeback with seven wickets and 70 runs to his name. Apart from him, Ravichandran Ashwin also took a five-wicket haul whereas skipper Rohit Sharma smashed a century. As both the teams are now gearing up for the second Test in Delhi, the hosts are likely to go ahead with batter Shreyas Iyer in their Playing XI, who had to miss out on the first Test fue to an injury.

ICC apologises for erroneously displaying India as No 1 in Test rankings

Australia remain the world's top-ranked Test team, the International Cricket Council said as it apologised for briefly and "erroneously" listing India as number one.

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'Learn from Cheteshwar Pujara And Shreyas Iyer': Rohit Sharma's Honest Advice To Faltering India Batters After Loss

India's Predicted XI Vs Australia, 3rd Test: Shubman Gill To Replace KL Rahul?

Watch: Shubman Gill's Slip Catching Impresses Virat Kohli, Gives Special Reaction

Prithvi Shaw Or Shubman Gill? Sourav Ganguly Names 5 Youngsters Who Will Make It Big In IPL

Watch: India vs Australia - Shreyas Iyer Stuns Fans And Experts With Phenomenal Catch To Dismiss Usman Khawaja

After Nagpur Humiliation, Australia Issued 'Anil Kumble Warning' By Ex India Batter For Delhi Test

India's Predicted XI Vs Australia, 2nd Test: Will Shreyas Iyer Replace Suryakumar Yadav?

ICC apologises for erroneously displaying India as No 1 in Test rankings