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India vs Australia: To Counter Jasprit Bumrah, Australia Prescribed Left Leaning 'Simple Swap'

Unarguably the No. 1 pacer in the world, Jasprit Bumrah has wreaked havoc with the ball in Australia, sending chills down batters' spine with the red cherry in his hand. Courtesy of Bumrah's superlative show in Perth, India are already 1-0 up against Australia in the 5-match series. Learning from Australia's mistakes and Bumrah's abilities, former England captain Michael Vaughan has come up with a 'simple' plan to counter the Indian pace icon. Vaughan wants the England team to be prepared for Bumrah ahead of their 2025 tour.

"I'm Good To Go": Mitchell Marsh Ahead Of Pink Ball Test Against India

Australia's seam bowling all-rounder Mitchell Marsh has allayed concerns about his injury, declaring himself "good to go" for the pink ball second Test against India, which begins on December 6. The 33-year-old had felt discomfort after bowling after bowling 19.3 overs in the opening Test, which Australia lost by 295 runs at Perth, but Marsh has confirmed his fitness ahead of the second Test at Adelaide Oval. Australia had included uncapped Tasmania all-rounder Beau Webster in the squad due to doubts over Marsh's fitness. However, Marsh has assured that he is ready for the challenge.

Mohamed Amaan Shines As India Beat Japan By 211 Runs In Under-19 Asia Cup

Mohamed Amaan led from the front with an unbeaten century, while KP Karthikeya and opener Ayush Mhatre made fifties to hand India a comfortable 211-run victory over minnows Japan in the Under-19 Asia Cup on Monday. Amaan slammed an unbeaten 122 off just 118 balls, a knock studded with only seven boundaries, after India were invited to bat. Besides Amaan, Karthikeya made 57 off 49 balls with the help of five fours and one six, while Mhatre's fiery 29-ball 54-run knock featured six boundaries and four hits over the fence. C Andre Siddarth (38), Hardik Raj (25 not out), and Vaibhav Suryavanshi (23) also played useful knocks to help India post a mammoth 339 for 6 in their 50 overs.

From "Is He Ready" To "Most Impressive": Sunil Gavaskar's Stunning U-Turn On India Star vs Australia. Not Yashasvi Jaiswal

Sunil Gavaskar, former Indian cricket team captain, is highly impressed with the performance of the side in the first Test against Australia. Playing without regular captain Rohit Sharma, the side notched a memorable win over Australia in Perth with Jasprit Bumrah, Yashasvi Jaiswal and Virat Kohli stepping up. But the 'most impressive' performance, according to Gavsakar, came from debutant allrounder Nitish Kumar Reddy. Reddy scored 41 and 38* while also taking a wicket.

Watch: Hardik Pandya Turns Beast Mode On, Slams 28 Runs In Single Over Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy

India all-rounder Hardik Pandya was in red hot batting form as Baroda beat Tripura in the Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 Trophy on Friday in Indore. Hardik hit a quickfire 47 off just 23 balls, including 28 runs in a single over off Parvez Sultan, to help Baroda chase down Tripura's mediocre total of 109/9 in just 11.2 overs. The former India captain hit 4 towering sixes and a solitary four in the 10th over of Baroda's innings at the Holkar Stadium in Indore.

As Team India Scripted Sensational Turnaround, Sourav Ganguly Wasted No Time To Do This

India's stunning victory over Australia upset the predictions of quite a few cricket experts and former cricketers, who had given Australia the edge looking at India's form in the home series against New Zealand. One of them, former England cricketer Michael Vaughan, had predicted that Australia would win the five-match Test series 3-1. However, just after Australia were bundled out for 104 in response to India's first innings total of 150, legendary former India captain Sourav Ganguly did not miss a chance to tease Vaughan and remind him about his prediction.

"Mumbai Cha Raja": Rohit Sharma Ends Fan's 10-Year-Long Wait For Autograph - Watch

An ardent fan of Rohit Sharma checked into Manuka Oval, called out his names multiple times before breaking into a "Mumbai cha raja" chant to attract the India captain's attention, and get his autograph, which he was seeking for the past 10 years. All his hard work -- and tactic -- was worth the effort as a smiling Rohit duly obliged and ended the fan's "decade-old" wait by signing him an autograph after India's comfortable victory in the warm-up game against Prime Minister's XI on Sunday. "Rohit bhai please, dus saal ho gaye yaar (it's been 10 years). Rohit bhai Mumbai cha raja (king of Mumbai)," the fan stood out with his plea. The BCCI also took note of it.

"Heads To Be Chopped...": Sunil Gavaskar Senses Panic In Australia Camp, Highlights 'Mystery' Pull Out

Legendary batter Sunil Gavaskar believes the panic in Australian team environment is very much evident, citing Josh Hazlewood's comments, after losing to India by 295 runs in the first Test at Perth. The heavy defeat meant Australia are now 1-0 behind in the five-match series, with the second game, a pink-ball affair, set to happen in Adelaide on December 6. "The panic in the Australian ranks is palpable, what with former players calling for heads to be chopped off and some even hinting at cracks in the Australian team after Josh Hazlewood's media interview at the end of the third day's play, where he suggested that it was up to the batters to now do something.

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India vs Australia: To Counter Jasprit Bumrah, Australia Prescribed Left Leaning 'Simple Swap'

"I'm Good To Go": Mitchell Marsh Ahead Of Pink Ball Test Against India

Mohamed Amaan Shines As India Beat Japan By 211 Runs In Under-19 Asia Cup

From "Is He Ready" To "Most Impressive": Sunil Gavaskar's Stunning U-Turn On India Star vs Australia. Not Yashasvi Jaiswal

Watch: Hardik Pandya Turns Beast Mode On, Slams 28 Runs In Single Over Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy

As Team India Scripted Sensational Turnaround, Sourav Ganguly Wasted No Time To Do This

"Mumbai Cha Raja": Rohit Sharma Ends Fan's 10-Year-Long Wait For Autograph - Watch

"Heads To Be Chopped...": Sunil Gavaskar Senses Panic In Australia Camp, Highlights 'Mystery' Pull Out