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"For Your Country...": Gautam Gambhir's Golden Advice That Paid Dividends For Nitish Reddy

Nitish Kumar Reddy on Friday conceded that the reputation of Perth being a fast bowler's paradise made him a tad nervous ahead of his Test debut against Australia but the jitters vanished when he recalled head coach Gautam Gambhir's advice -- face the bouncers as if "you are taking a bullet for the country". Nitish made an impressive 41 off 59 balls that lent a semblance of respectability to India's overall poor batting effort that yielded 150 in their first innings at the Optus Stadium.

Cricket Australia To Honour Phillip Hughes Ahead Of India vs Australia 2nd Test In Adelaide

Cricket Australia has planned a series of initiatives to mark the 10th anniversary of the tragic death of Phillip Hughes including a tribute before the start of the second Test between India and Australia at the Adelaide Oval scheduled from December 6-10. CA will also honour the late Australian cricketer during the upcoming three Sheffield Shield games, as players will wear black armbands and flags will fly at half-mast. A promising left-hander who played 26 Tests, Hughes lost his life just days before his 26th birthday in 2014 after being struck by a bouncer during a domestic match.

Watch: Virat Kohli Convinces Jasprit Bumrah To Take DRS Despite Rishabh Pant's Doubts. Result Is...

India's stand-in skipper for the opening Test of the series against Australia, Jasprit Bumrah, delivered triple blows to the hosts after his team could only put a total of 150 runs on the board. Bumrah's fist victim came in the form of Nathan McSweeney who was dismissed LBW for 10 runs. However, the initial call from the on-field umpire was of not-out. Bumrah was interested in going for DRS but had his doubts. This is when Virat Kohli helped him with his views.

KL Rahul To Be Punished By ICC After Gesture On Getting Out? Rules Say...

India batter KL Rahul was controversially given out on Day 1 of the 1st Test against Australia. His dismissal was the biggest talking point of the day, which saw 17 wickets fall at the Optus Stadium in Perth. Rahul became the victim of bizarre DRS call after he was initially given not out by the on-field umpire. The incident happened in the 23rd over when Rahul tried to defend Mitchell Starc's delivery. Australian players made a loud appeal, but the umpire shaked his head in disagreement, prompting home captain Pat Cummins to summon DRS.

Sunil Gavaskar Loses It On Air As Jasprit Bumrah Snubs R Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja For Perth Test

A big surprise unfolded ahead of the start of play in the first Test between India and Australia in Perth on Friday as the spin twins of Ravindra Jadeja and Ravichandran Ashwin were snubbed. India's stand-in skipper Jasprit Bumrah and head coach Gautam Gambhir decided to add spin-bowling all-rounder Washington Sundar to the team instead. While some saw the decision as a logical one, considering the form Sundar showed against New Zealand, India's batting legend Sunil Gavaskar was left fuming at the call.

Watch: Rishabh Pant's Rolling On The Pitch Six That Left Commentators In Splits

India's batting order collapse against Australia in the first Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy at Perth meant that the team were once again left to rely on Rishabh Pant to stabilise things in the middle. Coming in to bat at 32/3, Pant once again had to take the responsibility of taking India out of a tricky situation. While Pant could not accelerate in his usual high strike rate, he still found time to pull off another unique shot, leaving the commentators in absolute awe.

Ricky Ponting Points Out One Star Player That "India Will Definitely Miss" In Border-Gavaskar Trophy

Former Australia captain Ricky Ponting has been bold with his opinions ahead of the highly-anticipated Border-Gavaskar Trophy Test series between India and Australia, and has now criticised India's decision to not include Cheteshwar Pujara in the Test squad. Pujara - a man who has nearly 2,000 runs against Australia at an average of nearly 50 - was not included for the series, having been dropped from the Indian Test squad ever since the World Test Championship (WTC) 2023 Final. Ponting stated that this could be a mistake made by the selectors.

KL Rahul Achieves Big Feat With 26-Run Knock vs Australia In Perth Test

India batter KL Rahul completed 3,000 Test runs on Thursday. Rahul accomplished this milestone during the first Test of the highly-anticipated Border-Gavaskar Trophy against Australia. During the first innings, KL played a short, but a patient knock of 26 in 74 balls, with three boundaries. However, his knock was cut short by a controversial decision. Mitchell Starc did get his wicket after being caught behind by wicketkeeper Alex Carey. However, the question was if the sound in the snickometer came due to ball hitting the bat or his bat hitting the pad. The third umpire Richard Illingworth judged him to be out, with the ball hitting his bat.

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Australia vs India 2024/25 Sport News

"For Your Country...": Gautam Gambhir's Golden Advice That Paid Dividends For Nitish Reddy

Cricket Australia To Honour Phillip Hughes Ahead Of India vs Australia 2nd Test In Adelaide

Watch: Virat Kohli Convinces Jasprit Bumrah To Take DRS Despite Rishabh Pant's Doubts. Result Is...

KL Rahul To Be Punished By ICC After Gesture On Getting Out? Rules Say...

Sunil Gavaskar Loses It On Air As Jasprit Bumrah Snubs R Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja For Perth Test

Watch: Rishabh Pant's Rolling On The Pitch Six That Left Commentators In Splits

Ricky Ponting Points Out One Star Player That "India Will Definitely Miss" In Border-Gavaskar Trophy

KL Rahul Achieves Big Feat With 26-Run Knock vs Australia In Perth Test