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"We Failed The Examination Of India": Australia Coach Andrew McDonald

Australia chief coach Andrew McDonald made no bones about his team's capitulation in the second innings of the second Test here, saying they "failed the examination" of India. Australia, who seemed to be shaping up well for the challenge with 61 for one at stumps on day 2, lost nine second-innings wickets for just 48 runs to be all out for 113. India then reached the winning target of 115 for the loss of four wickets to take a 2-0 lead and retain the Border-Gavaskar Trophy.

Watch: Virat Kohli's Chat With Umpire Nitin Menon Post Controversial Dismissal Gets Crowd Buzzing

Virat Kohli on Saturday was spotted having a chat with umpire Nitin Menon post his controversial dismissal during India's first innings of the second Test aganist Australia. On Day 2 of the match at Arun Jaitley Stadium, Kohli scored 44 runs before his innings ended in an unlucky manner. A delivery from Australia's Test dubtant Matthew Kuhnemann hit Kohli on the front pad and umpire Menon raised his finger on the appeal of the Australian players. An unsatisfied Kohli, asked for a review.

With Stats, Venkatesh Prasad Blasts KL Rahul's "Overseas Test Record" Perception

Whenever the name KL Rahul is brought up on social media, the discussion can't be completed without mentioning Venkatesh Prasad. The former India pacer has unarguably been Rahul's staunchest critic in recent times, questioning his place in the Indian team despite repeated failures. Having repeatedly questioned the backing Rahul continues to receive from the Indian team management, Prasad has now blasted the 'overseas Test record' perception that some seem to have of the opening batter.

Josh Hazlewood Out Of India Series, Could Be Joined By 3 More Players: Report

The 2023 Border-Gavaskar series is going from bad to worse for Australia. While skipper Pat Cummins had to fly back home due to an illness in the family, marquee pacer Josh Hazlewood has now been ruled out of the entire series, having failed to recover from an Achilles injury that has been troubling him since the New Year's Test in Sydney. But, that's not all. reports in Australian media suggest that the likes of David Warner, Ashton Agar, and Matt Renshaw could also be heading home.

'Needs to play county cricket': Venkatesh Prasad fires fresh salvo at out-of-form KL Rahul

Venkatesh Prasad on Monday slammed the struggling India opener KL Rahul for his poor run in Tests. Prasad, who represented India in 33 Tests, pointed out KL's overseas and home records and compared his statistics with the likes of Shikhar Dhawan, Mayank Agarwal, Shubman Gill and Ajinkya Rahane.KL's last century in Tests came way back in December 2021 - vs South Africa in Centurion.In the ongoing Border-Gavaskar trophy, KL has scored just 38 runs in 2 Tests at an average of 12.67."There is a view that KL Rahul has an outstanding overseas Test record. But stats speak otherwise. He has a test avg of 30 overseas in 56 innings. He has scored 6 overseas centuries but followed it up with a string of low scores that's why averaging 30. Let's look at a few others," Prasad wrote on his Twitter handle.

'Super confident' Ravindra Jadeja gets self-belief from his batting: Aakash Chopra

Jadeja is having a dream Test series against Australia, with his 7 for 42 in India's victory in the second Test being the latest highlight of a series being dominated by the Indian all-rounder. And former India opener Aakash Chopra believes it's Jadeja's batting form that has been the source of self-belief for him in red-ball cricket. Before his seven-wicket haul in Australia's second innings to set up India's win in Delhi, Jadeja took five wickets to help the hosts bowl out the Aussies for 177 in the first innings of the first Test, besides scoring a half-century in Nagpur.

Back to the drawing board for panicky Australia after another India failure

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Michael Clarke Lists Out "Major, Major Mistakes" By Australia, Admits He Isn't Surprised By Team's Struggles

Australia's wretched run on the tour of India so far has been filled with "major, major mistakes", reckons former captain Michael Clarke. Clarke feels the biggest mistake Australia made was not playing a tour game ahead of the four-Test series that began February 9. Instead, Pat Cummins chose to simulate Indian conditions back home before having a short camp near Bengaluru ahead of the series opener in Nagpur. Two weeks later, the visitors are 0-2 down in the series and have already lost a shot at regaining the Border-Gavaskar trophy.

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"We Failed The Examination Of India": Australia Coach Andrew McDonald

Watch: Virat Kohli's Chat With Umpire Nitin Menon Post Controversial Dismissal Gets Crowd Buzzing

With Stats, Venkatesh Prasad Blasts KL Rahul's "Overseas Test Record" Perception

Josh Hazlewood Out Of India Series, Could Be Joined By 3 More Players: Report

'Needs to play county cricket': Venkatesh Prasad fires fresh salvo at out-of-form KL Rahul

'Super confident' Ravindra Jadeja gets self-belief from his batting: Aakash Chopra

Back to the drawing board for panicky Australia after another India failure

Michael Clarke Lists Out "Major, Major Mistakes" By Australia, Admits He Isn't Surprised By Team's Struggles