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"Worst Luck At The Worst Time...": Ex Australia Captain's Stunning Take On Harmanpreet Kaur's Run Out In Women's T20 World Cup

Former Australia captain Michael Clarke has weighed in on the Harmanpreet Kaur run out in the Women's T20 World Cup. While saying that Meg Lanning's team is the best sports team in Australia in the last decade, he says that the run out was "unlucky." India suffered a heart-breaking loss against Australia in the semi-final of the Women's T20 World Cup. Chasing a 173-run target, India were in a strong position when skipper Harmanpreet Kaur got run out.

"Understand Why Sourav Ganguly Has Predicted 4-0...": Ex Australia Captain On Clean Sweep Chances

With Australia trailing 0-2 against India in the four-match Border-Gavaskar Trophy series, former captain Michael Clarke questioned Australian team management's decision not to seek the advice of Mathew Hayden and Mark Waugh on tour. In Pat Cummins' absence Steve Smith will lead Australia in the third Test match in Indore starting on Wednesday.

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.

Rohit Sharma Hints At Using Green Pitch In 4th Test vs Australia For WTC Final Preparations

Ahead of his side's third Test of the Border Gavaskar Trophy against Australia, India skipper Rohit Sharma hinted that his side could request for a green pitch for the fourth and final Test in Ahmedabad so as to prepare for the final of the ICC World Test Championship in England's pace friendly conditions, if they go up 3-0 in the series and seal their spot in the summit clash to determine the best team in the longer format. India and Australia will lock horns in the Third Test of the ongoing Border-Gavaskar Trophy at Indore's Holkar Cricket Stadium from March 1 onwards.

India vs Australia - "Dare Say It'll Take Reasonable Spin...": Steve Smith Opens Up On Pitch For Third Test

Australia captain Steve Smith expects the Indore pitch, where the third Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy starts on Wednesday, to be another turner. Australia are currently trailing the Rohit Sharma-led hosts 2-0 in the four-match series. "It's pretty similar to the last two. It's pretty dry at both ends from six metres down. I dare say it will take some reasonable spin as the game wears on. I am not sure how much it will take to begin with. We will wait and see," he said.

"Will Be Very Hard For Australia...": Ex India Star's Verdict On Border-Gavaskar Trophy

The third test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy sees India on a high as they retained the coveted title after dominating Australia in the first two matches, winning within three days consecutively. Rohit Sharma and Axar Patel have been the stars of the show, with Rohit being the top scorer for Team India with the bat, scoring 183 runs in the two matches. Axar Patel has been the second-highest run-scorer with 158 runs. Ashwin and Jadeja have terrified the Australian batsmen with their spin while Virat Kohli and KL Rahul have been in bad slumps of form.

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.

"KL Rahul Won't Be Part...": Ex-India Opener Who Had A Twitter Tussle With Venkatesh Prasad Says This

The third Test between India and Australia is approaching and the debate over KL Rahul and Shubman Gill is also getting heated up. Rahul, who was the vice-captain of India, was given a chance over Gill in the first two Tests, where he could score only 38 runs and invited a lot of criticism over his form by the experts. Former India pacer Venkatesh Prasad did not mince his words in criticising Rahul and the management for backing him, where former batter Aakash Chopra came to Rahul's defence and urged everyone to show some faith in him. Recently, however, Chopra stated that the management could pick Gill over Rahul for the third Test as the young batter is in a great form.

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"Worst Luck At The Worst Time...": Ex Australia Captain's Stunning Take On Harmanpreet Kaur's Run Out In Women's T20 World Cup

"Understand Why Sourav Ganguly Has Predicted 4-0...": Ex Australia Captain On Clean Sweep Chances

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

Rohit Sharma Hints At Using Green Pitch In 4th Test vs Australia For WTC Final Preparations

India vs Australia - "Dare Say It'll Take Reasonable Spin...": Steve Smith Opens Up On Pitch For Third Test

"Will Be Very Hard For Australia...": Ex India Star's Verdict On Border-Gavaskar Trophy

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

"KL Rahul Won't Be Part...": Ex-India Opener Who Had A Twitter Tussle With Venkatesh Prasad Says This