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BCCI's Latest Move Ahead Of Australia Tour Seen As Indication Of Much 'Concern' After New Zealand Hammering

India stars KL Rahul and Dhruv Jurel, according to a report in ESPN Cricinfo, are being sent early to Australia and will play a game for India A against Australia A. After India's loss against New Zealand in a Test series at home, the Rohit Sharma-led side is under big scrutiny. In the upcoming Border Gavaskar Trophy, India need to win four matches in Australia to not be reliant on other teams' results for qualifying for next year's World Test Championship final. In that context, the sudden decision to send KL Rahul and Dhriv Jurel early may be perceived as a desperate move.

Sunil Gavaskar's Warning To Under-Fire Gautam Gambhir. Says "Unless Things Improve..."

Team India head coach Gautam Gambhir finds himself in the line of fire after New Zealand's unprecedented 3-0 win in the subcontinent. India's home legacy was torn into pieces by the Kiwis, prompting many to question Gambhir's coaching philosophy. Some tough questions have been asked, not just from Gambhir but also from India captain Rohit Sharma, since the series concluded. India great Sunil Gavaskar feels even harder questions could be asked if India don't go on to do well against Australia in the upcoming Border Gavaskar Trophy.

Sunil Gavaskar Blasts Decision To Cancel India vs India A Match In Australia, Calls For Good Sense

Legendary Indian batter Sunil Gavaskar has lamented the decision taken by Team India to cancel a scheduled practice match in Australia between the senior team and India A. In fact, India's senior team are not scheduled to play a single warm-up game in Australia before they set off on a five-Test Border-Gavaskar Trophy series. Following India's poor batting display in the recently-concluded home series against New Zealand, Gavaskar has called for common sense to prevail, and for some warm-up matches to be put in place for the India players.

'Hope To Stay On Top Of Him": Australia Pacer On KL Rahul Ahead Of Border Gavaskar Trophy

Australian pacer Scott Boland wants to extend the barren run of KL Rahul and keep him under pressure ahead of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy when he faces the Indian batter in the four-day A-Team match in Melbourne from Thursday. Rahul along with wicketkeeper batter Dhruv Jurel flew early to Australia, and will appear for India A in the second four-day game at the MCG. “I was lucky to bowl to him in a Test over in India a couple of years ago but it'll be nice to play against him in our backyard,” Boland was quoted saying by ESPNCricinfo.

Olympics In India In 2036? Government Makes Formal Bid, Sends Letter Of Intent To Olympic Body

In a significant step towards India's vision of becoming a sports powerhouse, the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) has formally sent a Letter of Intent to the Future Host Commission, International Olympic Committee (IOC) on October 1, expressing India's interest to host the Olympics and Paralympics Games in 2036, sources told IANS. "Prime Minister Narendra Modi's vision of hosting the Olympic and Paralympic Games in India in 2036 has taken a significant step forward," the source said.

"Don't Rest...": Sanjay Manjrekar's Subtle 'Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma' Warning To Ajit Agarkar

Criticism continues to pour in thick and heavy in the wake of Team India's 0-3 Test series defeat against New Zealand. Be it Rohit Sharma's captaincy, Gautam Gambhir's insistence on turning tracks, middle-order's fragile show, or Virat Kohli's barren run of form, many factors have potentially contributed to India's worst home series loss in the longest format in history. Former India cricketer Sanjay Manjrekar, also a sharp critic of the Indian team, feels the fact that Virat and Rohit skipped the Duleep Trophy also contributed a fair bit to the results the team produced against the Kiwis.

Italian Football Player Trolled After Wishing Virat Kohli On Birthday, Distressed By 'Negativity'

Virat Kohli celebrated his 36th birthday on Tuesday. From the days of being a young, spike-haired prodigy who led India to an iconic ICC U19 World Cup title win at Kuala Lumpur to 2008, Virat has proven himself to be the epitome of consistency, hard work, top-level fitness, dedication, aggression and various other traits a top-class sportsperson would have. Kohli has a fan following across the globe. His brand is often used by ICC to promote cricket in new territories.

"Not Criticism Of Tim But...": Ex-New Zealand Star's Massive Comparison Of Southee And Tom Latham's Captaincy

Former batter-turned-coach Craig Cumming feels that Tom Latham's captaincy was one of the driving forces behind New Zealand's first-ever Test series win in India, snapping the hosts home streak of 18 straight series triumphs since a 2-1 loss to England in 2012. With their historic win, New Zealand also became the first team to inflict a series sweep on India in their home for the first time since South Africa's 2-0 win in 1999/2000 and overall the fourth side to whitewash India in a series of 3 or more Tests after England, Australia and the West Indies.

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BCCI's Latest Move Ahead Of Australia Tour Seen As Indication Of Much 'Concern' After New Zealand Hammering

Sunil Gavaskar's Warning To Under-Fire Gautam Gambhir. Says "Unless Things Improve..."

Sunil Gavaskar Blasts Decision To Cancel India vs India A Match In Australia, Calls For Good Sense

'Hope To Stay On Top Of Him": Australia Pacer On KL Rahul Ahead Of Border Gavaskar Trophy

Olympics In India In 2036? Government Makes Formal Bid, Sends Letter Of Intent To Olympic Body

"Don't Rest...": Sanjay Manjrekar's Subtle 'Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma' Warning To Ajit Agarkar

Italian Football Player Trolled After Wishing Virat Kohli On Birthday, Distressed By 'Negativity'

"Not Criticism Of Tim But...": Ex-New Zealand Star's Massive Comparison Of Southee And Tom Latham's Captaincy