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  • How Cricket Stars Reacted To India’s Comeback Win At MCG

    Indian cricket fraternity, led by Sachin Tendulkar and Virat Kohli, on Tuesday hailed the national team for the “resilience and character” it showed to redeem itself after the Adelaide debacle to win the second Test in Melbourne. India, led by Ajinkya Rahane, levelled the four-match Test series 1-1 after defeating Australia by eight wickets in the second match at the MCG. Rahane led from the front with a match-winning 112 in India’s first innings.

    “To win a Test match without Virat, Rohit, Ishant & Shami is a terrific achievement. Loved the resilience and character shown by the team to put behind the loss in the 1st Test and level the series. Brilliant win. Well done TEAM INDIA,” tweeted Tendulkar.

    Kohli, who returned home on paternity leave after leading the side in the first Test, praised Rahane and the team for the win. “What a win this is, absolutely amazing effort by the whole team. Couldn”t be happier for the boys and specially Jinks who led the team to victory amazingly. Onwards and upwards from here,” Kohli said in a tweet.

  • Umesh Yadav Suffers Calf Muscle Injury, Taken For Scans

    India fast bowler Umesh Yadav hobbled off the field after suffering a calf muscle injury during the third day of the second Test against Australia in Melbourne on Monday and has been taken for scans. Umesh, 33, was in the middle of a fine spell when he experienced pain in his left leg and called for immediate medical attention. He later limped back to the dressing room. “Umesh Yadav complained of pain in his calf while bowling his 4th over and was assessed by the BCCI medical team. He is being taken for scans now,” BCCI media team released a statement.

    Umesh had dismissed opener Joe Burns with a peach of a delivery in only his second over earlier.

    Debutant pacer Mohammed Siraj completed what was the eighth over of the innings. India are already missing the services of seasoned pacers Mohammed Shami and Ishant Sharma and the latest injury would add to the visiting team’s problems in the four-match Test series

  • Shami’s injury is a big problem, send this player to Australia immediately: Gavaskar

    India faced a crushing defeat by 8 wickets in the first Test match against Australia. Along with this, India has also suffered a big blow due to the injury of fast bowler Mohammad Shami. BCCI has made it clear in the gestures that he will no longer be able to play in this entire series, after which his replacement is being talked about. In such a situation, former Indian cricketer Sunil Gavaskar said that if Ishant Sharma is fine then he should be sent to Australia immediately.

    Gavaskar said in a statement, Shami’s injury is a big problem. He has the ability to take wickets, he can shock the opposition with his bouncers and yorkers. If he is not playing, then it is going to be a problem for India. Gavaskar further said, if Ishant Sharma is fit then I suggest that he should be sent to Australia right now.

    The 71-year-old former cricketer said that if he is capable of bowling 20 overs in a day, then the management should send him to Australia tomorrow so that he can prepare for the Sydney Test. He further said, I am saying that India should take a chance because there is no proper back-up right now. Navdeep Saini has the ability to take wickets, but the way he bowled in warm-up matches, it does not seem that he will be able to bother the Australian batsmen.

  • Despite Ishant’s absence, our bowling attack remains strong: Rahane

    Indian Test team vice-captain Ajinkya Rahane believes that despite the absence of fast bowler Ishant Sharma, the bowling attack of the team is strong and the bowlers of the team are able to perform better against Australia. The first match of the four-Test series between India and Australia is to be held on 17 December.

    It is a day-night Test match which will be played with pink ball. For this tour, veteran fast bowler Ishant has not been included in the team due to injury but the vice-captain believes that despite his absence in the team, Team India’s bowling attack is strong.

    Rahane said, “We have a strong bowling attack. We will miss Ishant as he is the senior fast bowler of the team but bowlers like Umesh Yadav, Navdeep Saini, Mohammad Siraj, Jaspreet Bumrah and Mohammed Shami are all in the team and all these bowlers are experienced and know how to bowl under these conditions. is. It is important for us to have balance and partnership in bowling. “

    He said, “All bowlers are better. We have not taken any decision regarding which bowlers to include in the last XI. This will be discussed on Wednesday. Now there is one practice session left before the match. All the players in the team are equally talented. The player who gets the chance can win the match, it is just a matter of trusting the players. “

    India won the Test series from Australia in 2018, but for this time David Warner and Steven Smith can pose a challenge. Although the Australian team is upset with the player’s injury and his opener Warner has been ruled out of the first Test, while Smith also withdrew from the practice session on Tuesday due to a swelling in his back. The Indian team can take advantage of this.

  • Rohit and Ishant Sharma ruled out of first two tests

    Opener Rohit Sharma and fast bowler Ishant Sharma have been ruled out of the first two Tests against Australia and their playing in the remaining two Tests of the four-Test series is still under suspicion.

    Rohit is recovering from a hamstring injury and Ishaan has a hamstring injury. Both suffered this injury during the IPL in the UAE. Ishant had left the IPL and returned home, while Rohit returned home after making his team Mumbai Indians the IPL champions for the fifth time. Both were undergoing rehabilitation at the National Cricket Academy in Bangalore.

    Team India head coach Ravi Shastri recently said that if both the players have to take part in the Test series starting on 17 December, then they will have to reach Australia by 26 November. Only a few days after Shastri’s statement that news has come out that Rohit and Ishant have dropped out of the first two tests. His participation in the remaining two Tests will depend on the prompt action of the Board of Control for Cricket in India.

  • Rohit Sharma and Ishant Sharma may be out from Australia tour: Report

    Confusion remains about the play of the batting batsman Rohit Sharma and fast bowler Ishant Sharma in the Test series against Australia. Both of them were included in the last three Tests against the Kagaru team, but both players are in rehab at the National Cricket Academy in Bangalore. The medical team of NCA is monitoring them.

    Rohit and Ishant’s fitness state was discussed with the NCA team in a recent meeting. There is not much improvement in fitness of both. Informed team management, selectors and BCI have been informally informed about this. It will also be a big shock because Virat Kohli will return home after the first Test under Paternity Leave.

    Earlier, India’s head coach Ravi Shastri had expressed apprehension about Rohit Sharma and Ishant Sharma participating in the upcoming Test series. He had said that if he wants to play Test, he will have to reach Australia in the next few days. Both Rohit (left hamstring) and Ishant (side strain) are on rehabilitation at the National Cricket Academy (NCA) due to a muscle strain. The Cricket Board of India (BCCI), however, has not yet given the date of his departure to Australia.

    If both of them had left India on Monday, they would have been able to participate in the practice match to be played between Australia-A from December 6 to 8, given the 14-day mandatory quarantine in Australia, but it does not appear to be happening now.

  • Shreyas Iyer may be reserve batsman for Tests

     With the availability of Rohit Sharma and Ishant Sharma for the first Test in Australia becoming uncertain by the day, the Indian team management is contemplating retaining a player from the white-ball squads currently in Australia.
    TOI has learnt that Shreyas Iyer may be asked to stay back as reserve batsman for the Test series.
    The selectors, while announcing the squad, didn’t specifically mention a replacement for Virat Kohli, who will be back home on paternity leave after the first Test in Adelaide which starts on Dec 17. It was assumed that Rohit would be an automatic replacement for Kohli. But with uncertainty growing over Rohit’s recovery from a hamstring injury, there could be a case of having another player as a reserve.
    “There won’t be any fresh player coming in after Rohit and Ishant’s arrival. The selectors picked a jumbo squad for this reason. If the need arises, Shreyas could be asked to stay back,” a BCCI source said.

    “As of now, the white-ball players are supposed to fly back before the Test series but there’s one change in the plans,” the source added.
    The Test team currently has eight batsmen which includes Kohli. If Rohit fails to recover in time or a batsman gets injured in the middle of the tour, then the team management will have very few options. The fast-bowling department, on the other hand, has five pacers. It will be interesting to see if the team management opts to retain a pacer from the white-ball squad for the Tests as a cover for Ishant.

  • Rohit Sharma Begins Fitness Training for Australia Tour in NCA

    India batsman Rohit Sharma has begun his fitness training at the National Cricket Academy on Thursday, PTI reported. Other than Rohit, India’s Test squad will be eagerly waiting on the news of fast bowler Ishant Sharma’s fitness.

    On Wednesday, senior pacer Ishant Sharma, who is also doing his injury rehab at the NCA, bowled full tilt under the supervision of chief selector Sunil Joshi and NCA head Rahul Dravid.

    Rohit is not part of India’s limited overs squad for the Australia tour and selectors included him in the revised Test squad after he played two IPL games for Mumbai Indians besides the final. Though Rohit said he was absolutely fine, the BCCI felt he needed more time to recover from his hamstring injury he had suffered during the IPL, triggering a massive debate over his fitness status.

    Rohit had also scored a fluent 68 in the IPL final which his team won by a handsome margin.

    Rohit’s fitness has become even more crucial since regular skipper Virat Kohli won’t be available after the first Test in Australia as his wife Anushka Sharma is expecting.

    Both Ishant and Rohit will fly to Australia together and undergo a 14-day quarantine before joining the team.

     Virat Kohli (c) (first Test only), Ajinkya Rahane (vice-captain), Rohit Sharma, Mayank Agarwal, Prithvi Shaw, KL Rahul, Cheteshwar Pujara, Hanuma Vihari, Shubman Gill, Wriddhiman Saha (wk), Rishabh Pant (wk), Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Shami, Umesh Yadav, Navdeep Saini, Kuldeep Yadav, Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Mohammed SirajRead Full Article

  • Setback for Virat Kohli’s team India, Ishant Sharma doubtful to tour Australia

    India fast bowler Ishant Sharma is in doubt for the tour of Australia later this year after sustaining an injury during the Indian Premier League. Ishant suffered an abdominal muscle tear while training in the Delhi Capitals camp. He has already been ruled out for the remainder of the IPL 2020 and is now understood to be in doubt for India’s Australia tour towards the end of the year.

    According to the sources, the nature of injury to Ishant is serious and can put him out of action for close to a 6-7 weeks.Earlier Ishant who has played 97 test matches for India was completely ruled out of the ongoing season of IPL 2020 after playing just one game.picked up 11 wickets from three matches at an average of 23.82 when India claimed a historic Test series win in Australia in 2018-19, Ishant was considered as one of the most important cog in the wheel of India’s fast bowling line up. Ishant has made his debut in 2007 and has picked up 297 wickets. His last Test match was in New Zealand earlier this year when he took a five-wicket haul in the first innings but again because of injury could not participate in rest of the tour.