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"Don't Think Sweep...": Ravindra Jadeja Takes Sly Dig At Australia Batters

India's star all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja made a sneaky jab at the Australian batter for always attempting to sweep him and said that playing these shots against him is not a good option on this kind of wicket. As many as six Australian batters fell while sweeping or reverse-sweeping in the innings. After bowlers skittled out visitors for 113, Rohit Sharma, Srikar Bharat and Cheteshwar Pujara held their ground to help India register an emphatic 6-wicket victory against Australia in the second Test match of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy here at Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi on Sunday.

Rohit Sharma Hints At 'Extended Run' For KL Rahul Despite String Of Poor Results

India wrapped up the second Test victory over Australia within three days, but it isn't just the team's positives that are being talked about since the match has concluded. Seeing opening batter KL Rahul being dismissed for another low score (1 run), the batsman from Karnataka has courted plenty of criticism, with some experts and former cricketers asking for him to be dropped. However, skipper Rohit Sharma has refused to give up on the batter.

Ex-BCCI Anti-Corruption Panel Chief Neeraj Kumar's Book Reveals 'Malpractices' In Indian Cricket

Former IPS officer Neeraj Kumar, who strayed into the world of cricket when he was appointed head of BCCI's Anti-Corruption Unit (ACU) in 2015, says during his stint, he realised fixing is the proverbial tip of the iceberg of corruption in cricket and a "minuscule percentage of the large-scale chicanery that cricket administrators indulge in". Published by Juggernaut Books, "A Cop in Cricket" is an account of Kumar's personal trials as ACU chief (June 1, 2015 - May 31, 2018) at the BCCI and his "witness statement of the three critical years of the national cricket body caught in the throes of change".

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.

Rahul Dravid: Partnership between Axar Patel and R Ashwin was game changing

Ravindra Jadeja turned the game on its head on Sunday morning as his precise bowling led to a complete collapse of the Australian innings on Day 3 morning. But head coach Rahul Dravid feels that the Axar Patel and R Ashwin 114-run 8th wicket partnership in the first innings was the something that changed things for India.India were tottering at 139 for 7 in reply to Australia's first innings score of 263. But Axar (74) and Ashwin (37) put on a superb fight to take India to 262, just a run short of the Aussie score.The visitors then skittled out for 113 in their second innings to set up a lowly 115-run target for India which the hosts achieved in 26.4 overs in the second session on the third day.

"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.

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"Don't Think Sweep...": Ravindra Jadeja Takes Sly Dig At Australia Batters

Rohit Sharma Hints At 'Extended Run' For KL Rahul Despite String Of Poor Results

Ex-BCCI Anti-Corruption Panel Chief Neeraj Kumar's Book Reveals 'Malpractices' In Indian Cricket

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

Rahul Dravid: Partnership between Axar Patel and R Ashwin was game changing

"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