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Rohit Sharma breaks his silence on KL Rahul's prolonged lean patch

second Test against Australia in New Delhi.Rahul's prolonged lean patch has become a huge talking point and the clamours of dropping him from the team has been growing with each passing day.Former Indian pacer Venkatesh Prasad has launched a scathing attack on Rahul saying, "No top order batsman in atleast last 20 years of Indian cricket has played these many Tests with such a low average."India captain Rohit Sharma broke his silence on Sunday on Rahul and said that the batter needs to devise his own methods of scoring runs on slow turners.

"Lucky To Have Rohit Sharma Take Over...": Rahul Dravid Hails India Captain

India head coach Rahul Dravid on Sunday said the team is "very lucky" to have someone like Rohit Sharma taking over the captaincy from a player of the calibre of Virat Kohli. Rohit took over after Kohli quit as India's Test captain following a series defeat in South Africa in January 2021. Hailing Rohit's captaincy after India retained the Boder-Gavaskar Trophy with a six-wicket win over Australia in the second Test here on Sunday, Dravid said the Mumbaikar has the respect of the dressing room. "He is one of those guys who has been there a long time. The kind of person who doesn't speak a lot, but when he does they all listen.

"Wasn't Chole Bhature": Rahul Dravid Spills Beans On Virat Kohli's Meal In Viral Video

Virat Kohli grabbed the headlines due to his reaction to a food delivery during Day 2 of the second Test match between India and Australia. The match was played in Delhi – Kohli's hometown – and the glee on his face was visible when the food arrived while he was having an intense conversation with head coach Rahul Dravid. There were several theories floating on the internet regarding the nature of the food with many commentators even predicting that it was ‘chole bhature'. However, Dravid revealed after India's victory in the Test match that it was ‘Kulcha Chole' and even shared a hilarious story around the food.

2nd Test: Ravindra Jadeja takes 10 as India beat Australia by 6 wickets to retain Border-Gavaskar Trophy

Ravindra Jadeja's arm balls became a lethal weapon on a slow turning track of the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi as India retained the Border-Gavaskar Trophy by beating Australia by six wicket in the second Test. With this win, India took an unassailable 2-0 lead in the four-match series. India had won the opening Test in Nagpur by an innings and 132 runs.The win in Delhi was India's 100th against Australia across formats. The third Test will be played at the Holkar Cricket Stadium in Indore from March 1.

Updated World Test Championship Points Table After India's 6-wicket Win Over Australia In 2nd Test

The Indian cricket team secured a comprehensive 6-wicket victory over Australia in the second Test of the 4-match Border-Gavaskar series on Sunday. Wrapping up the victory inside 3 days, India rode on impressive performances from spin-twins Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja to take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the series. The victory in New Delhi also earned India a big boost as far as their World Test Championship final qualification hopes are concerned. With the win India strengthened their spot at the second position in the World Test Championship points table.

Seventh heaven! Jadeja's spin wizardry bamboozles Australia as India retain Border-Gavaskar trophy

Spinner Ravindra Jadeja returned figures of 7-42 to help India beat Australia by six wickets inside three days of the second Test to take a 2-0 series lead on Sunday.

Virat Kohli Breaks Sachin Tendulkar's All-Time Record, Becomes Quickest To Score 25,000 Runs In International Cricket

India batter Virat Kohli scaled another historic milestone in his career, becoming the fastest batter to score 25,000 runs in international cricket. He did so on Day 3 of the second Test against Australia in New Delhi. In the process, Kohli surpassed his idol and the Master Blaster, Sachin Tendulkar, who had reached the landmark in 577 matches. Virat, on the other hand, did so in 549 matches. Following Virat and Sachin are the likes of Ricky Ponting (588), Jacques Kallis (594), Kumar Sangakkara (608) and Mahela Jayawardene (701).

Watch: R Ashwin Rattles Steve Smith At Non-Strikers End, Virat Kohli's Reaction Can't Be Missed

The man who doesn't mind running out batters at the non-striker, Ravichandran Ashwin, looked to catch Australia batter Steve Smith off-guard on Day 3 of the second Test in New Delhi. Ashwin, bowling to Marnus Labuchagne, didn't release the ball during the 15th over of the second innings, leaving the non-striker Smith rattled. While no attempt to run out Smith was made, the entire incident drew an amusing reaction from the Australian batter. Even Virat Kohli, standing in the slip cordon, had a big laugh seeing what happened at the non-striker's end.

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Rohit Sharma breaks his silence on KL Rahul's prolonged lean patch

"Lucky To Have Rohit Sharma Take Over...": Rahul Dravid Hails India Captain

"Wasn't Chole Bhature": Rahul Dravid Spills Beans On Virat Kohli's Meal In Viral Video

2nd Test: Ravindra Jadeja takes 10 as India beat Australia by 6 wickets to retain Border-Gavaskar Trophy

Updated World Test Championship Points Table After India's 6-wicket Win Over Australia In 2nd Test

Seventh heaven! Jadeja's spin wizardry bamboozles Australia as India retain Border-Gavaskar trophy

Virat Kohli Breaks Sachin Tendulkar's All-Time Record, Becomes Quickest To Score 25,000 Runs In International Cricket

Watch: R Ashwin Rattles Steve Smith At Non-Strikers End, Virat Kohli's Reaction Can't Be Missed