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"When Such A Big Player...": Harbhajan Singh's Brutal Verdict On Rohit Sharma's Form

Former India spinner Harbhajan Singh has raised the issue of captain Rohit Sharma's batting form and feels that it might affect his leadership skills in the ongoing Border-Gavaskar Trophy after a 10-wicket crushing defeat to Australia in the second Test on Sunday. Rohit, who missed the first Test of the series in Perth due to the birth of his second child, only scored 3 and 6 in the pink-ball Test at Adelaide Oval. The 37-year-old's form in Test cricket has been a topic of debate since India's historic 0-3 home loss to New Zealand last month. In that series too, Rohit was not anywhere near to his peak performance in the red-ball format as he only accumulated 91 runs across six innings including 52 in the second innings of Bengaluru Test.

How Can India Qualify For World Test Championship Final After Loss vs Australia In Pink-Ball Test?

The Rohit Sharma-led Indian cricket team's hopes of reaching the World Test Championship (WTC) Final suffered a major blow after a humiliating loss to Australia in the pink-ball Test in Adelaide. India were outplayed as Australia went on to clinch the game by 10 wickets. Following this loss, India fell to the third position in the WTC Points Table. However, they are still in the running for qualification and there remains multiple scenarios that can see Rohit Sharma and Co in the summit clash. The Indian cricket team cannot lose any more matches in the ongoing series against Australia to keep their WTC Final dreams alive. With three matches remaining, three more wins for India will guarantee their spot.

Franchise Owners Submit List Of Unsold Overseas IPL Players To PCB For PSL Draft

Franchise owners have submitted a list of overseas players who went unsold in the recent IPL auction to the PCB to ensure they are registered for the Pakistan Super League players' draft. The upcoming seasons of the PSL and Indian Premier League (IPL) will likely overlap with each for the first time next year. While most the players will choose the more lucrative India league ahead of PSL, a number of high profile overseas cricketers including David Warner, Kane Williamson, Adil Rashid, Alex Carey, Keshav Maharaj, Shai Hope, Donovan Ferrara, Daryl Mitchell, Jonny Bairstow, Akeal Hossain went unsold at the IPL auction.

U19 Asia Cup Final: India Handed A Shocking 59-Run Defeat By Bangladesh

The batters could not capitalise on the good job done by the bowlers as India suffered a massive 59-run defeat to Bangladesh in the low-scoring U19 Asia Cup title clash in Dubai on Sunday. After India produced a fine performance with the ball to keep Bangladesh to a mere 198 in 49.1 overs, it looked like the job was half done since the batters had played their roles to perfection since defeat in the tournament-opener to Pakistan. However, in the crunch final, India lost wickets in a flurry on two occasions which broke the back of their chase, with Bangladesh bowlers and fielders doing their part well in exerting further pressure.

Travis Head's Wild Celebration After Taking Mohammed Siraj's Catch Goes Viral - Watch

The face-off between pacer Mohammed Siraj and Travis Head became the major highlight of the pink-ball Test between India and Australia in Adelaide. Pat Cummins and co brutally thrashed India and claimed a big 10-wicket victory on Day 3 of the match. With this win, Australia levelled the five-match series 1-1. The hosts completely dominated the Rohit Sharma-led side in all the departments and claimed a deserving win. However, Siraj and Head's controversy grabbed everyone's attention and as per the destiny's plan, it had a fairytale ending.

Rohit Sharma Equals MS Dhoni, Kapil Dev's Embarrassing Feat With Loss In 2nd Test vs Australia

Indian cricket team skipper Rohit Sharma joined an embarrassing list as his side slumped to a 10-wicket defeat against Australia in the pink-ball Test in Adelaide on Sunday. The visitors were completely outplayed as the match lasted for just seven sessions and it was Rohit's fourth consecutive Test defeat as captain. As a result, he equalled the unwanted feat achieved in the past by MS Dhoni, Datta Gaekwad and Kapil Dev. During his stint as captain, Sachin Tendulkar lost five Test matches on the trot while legendary cricketer MAK Pataudi is at the top of the list with six defeats as captain in Test cricket.

"Just Want To Make Money?": Shahid Afridi's Sharp Dig At ICC Over Champions Trophy Row

Former captain Shahid Afridi has advised the PCB to refrain from sending the national team to India for any cricket event, including ICC tournaments, unless India agrees to send its team to Pakistan. Speaking at the Urdu conference at the Karachi Arts Council, Afridi emphasized the need for the Pakistan Cricket Board to adopt a firm stance on cricketing ties with India, asserting that Pakistan must become self-reliant to make strong decisions, particularly regarding participation in ICC events like the Champions Trophy. "Pakistan cricket should be strong and self sufficient and take strong principled decisions. If India can't come and play in Pakistan then there is no reason for us to go and play any event in India," he said.

"Can't Survive On Past...": Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma Receive Brutal 'Reputation' Warning

Following India's loss to Australia in the second Test, former Indian cricketer Atul Wassan opened up on inconsistent form of star batters Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli, saying that they will have to perform well consistently as living on past laurels will make things difficult for them as they age but expectations stay the same. He also opined that the 'Hitman' batting down the order at number six was a wrong move. After the birth of his second child which caused him to miss the first Test at Perth, which was a memorable win by 295 runs, Rohit's return to cricket was far from spectacular, as not only he succumbed to double digits during struggled-filled outings down the order at number six, the team also succumbed to a 10-wicket loss in the pink-ball Test within just three days at Adelaide. After a century at Perth, Virat struggled with outside off-stump deliveries yet again, scoring just seven and 11 runs in the match.

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"When Such A Big Player...": Harbhajan Singh's Brutal Verdict On Rohit Sharma's Form

How Can India Qualify For World Test Championship Final After Loss vs Australia In Pink-Ball Test?

Franchise Owners Submit List Of Unsold Overseas IPL Players To PCB For PSL Draft

U19 Asia Cup Final: India Handed A Shocking 59-Run Defeat By Bangladesh

Travis Head's Wild Celebration After Taking Mohammed Siraj's Catch Goes Viral - Watch

Rohit Sharma Equals MS Dhoni, Kapil Dev's Embarrassing Feat With Loss In 2nd Test vs Australia

"Just Want To Make Money?": Shahid Afridi's Sharp Dig At ICC Over Champions Trophy Row

"Can't Survive On Past...": Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma Receive Brutal 'Reputation' Warning