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  • David Warner Says India Has Talent To Fill Rohit Sharma’s Shoes In The White-ball Leg

    Australian opener David Warner feels Rohit Sharma’s absence is a big loss for the Indian team but asserted that the visitors are well equipped to have in-form replacements. Rohit has been rested for the limited-overs series against Australia that gets underway on November 27. KL Rahul will be the vice-captain for the white-ball of Team India’s tour Down Under.

    Sharma might not be featuring in the limited-overs series but the Mumbai batsman has been roped in for the Test series. With Rohit Sharma’s inclusion in India’s Test squad for the Australia series, it is likely that the opening batsman will also lead the team, after Kohli’s departure. Ajinkya Rahane, the Test vice-captain, could also be leading the squad in place of Virat Kohli. However, there has been no final decision on it yet. 

    Meanwhile, regular skipper Virat Kohli will be captaining the side in the first Test at the Adelaide Oval that will be played under lights on December 17. Nonetheless, the batting megastar would be heading back to India after the Test match to be with his wife Anushka Sharma as they are expecting their first child in January

  • David Warner on Virat Kohli missing Test series

    Before India travelled to Australia for the upcoming series, a huge news came from the BCCI camp – India captain Virat Kohli was granted paternity leave and will only play the first Test of the four-match Test series starting December 17th. The decision meant that vice-captain Ajinkya Rahane may have to step up as captain to lead the Indian team Down Under in the longest format.

    While cricketing pundits have acknowledged Kohli’s decision to spend time with his family as the correct one, the fans continue to wonder if the Indian team can pose a challenge to the Australian team in Kohli’s absence.

    Australia start opening batsman David Warner was asked in a virtual press conference facilitated by the official broadcaster Sony, regarding his thoughts on Rahane leading the Indian team. In his reply, Warner said that Rahane would bring a different approach to captaincy than Kohli.

  • “Humble” David Warner Says He Won’t Respond To India Taunts

    Australian opener David Warner vowed Monday to keep his temper in check during the upcoming series against India, predicting Virat Kohli’s men will try to wind him up with verbal taunts. Warner once revelled in his reputation as Australia’s attack dog during on-field confrontations but said he had toned down his antics as he matured. The 34-year-old expected some barbs to be thrown his way during the upcoming India tour, which begins with a one-day international in Sydney on Friday, but said he would let his bat do the talking.

    “The last time we toured in India they really engaged us like that,” he told a conference call.”We’re learning over time, especially myself, that if you look not to engage in that you’re almost reversing the effect by ignoring it, trying to take it in, and using your bat.”

    Warner said he planned to use any taunts as motivation, while refusing to retaliate in kind and maintaining a positive attitude.”You don’t know the effect (losing your temper) will have on your teammates, so you have to be a bit more humble and be more respectful to the opposition,” he said.

    Warner’s milder approach appears to coincide with his return from a ban over the 2018 ball-tampering scandal, although the batsman attributed the laid-back demeanour to fatherhood.

    “You have to be patient, not get too aggressive, not get angry when the kids aren’t listening,” he said.”So I’m getting tested on and off the field.”

    Warner also backed his out-of-form Test partner Joe Burns, who faces a stiff challenge from rising star Will Pucovski for a spot at the top of the batting order against India.”I’ve spent a lot of time with Joe Burns in the middle, I know exactly what we’re about when we’re out there,” he said.”Obviously, we won a lot of games last year. So for me, you don’t break something that’s actually working.”

  • Marcus Stoinis confident about India captain being ‘110 percent’ motivated

    With Virat Kohli set to return from Australia after the first of the four Tests, all-rounder Marcus Stoinis reckons the India captain will be no less than ‘110 percent motivated’ as long as he’s there. India play Australia in three ODIs and three T20Is, before beginning their defence of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, which they retained with a 2-1 win in 2018/19.

    In the seven matches that he will play, Stoinis, supporting Kohli’s move to return to wife Anushka Sharma for the birth of the couple’s first child, expects the India skipper to hit the ground running.

    “Don’t worry about Virat, he’s up for every single game that he’s playing. Yeah, maybe there will be extra motivation, but I don’t think there’s any extra motivation than 110%. So let’s see. I am sure he will be ready to go. He is getting home for the birth of his kid, which is the right decision in my opinion. So I am sure he will be extra motivated,” Stoinis said during a press interaction.

  • Ponting says, India will be unsettled team without Virat Kohli

     Former Australia captain Ricky Ponting believes India’s best side for the first Test of the upcoming four-match series is far from settled and skipper Virat Kohli’s departure during the series will add further uncertainty around the make-up of their side.

    India, who are the current holders of Border-Gavaskar Trophy, will be without Kohli for the final three Tests as he will return to India to be with his wife Anushka Sharma who is expecting their first child.

    Ponting says that with the return of Steve Smith and David Warner, who were not part of the 2018-19 series, the hosts will be a tougher nut to crack this time around for the Indian team.

    “The one thing we haven’t spoken enough about is yes India were really good here last time, but with those guys (Smith and Warner) missing at the top of the order, that leaves a big gap in any team,” Ponting told cricket.com.au.

  • Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammad Shami Not To Play Last 2 T20Is

    The Indian cricket team is currently in Australia for the impending India vs Australia 2020 series. The players arrived at Sydney on November 12 and began with their training sessions a few days later. Virat Kohli and co. are scheduled to play three ODIs, three T20Is and four Test matches from November 27 till January 19 next year.

    According to sources close to the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), Indian pace spearheads Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammad Shami are unlikely to feature in all six of the upcoming limited-overs matches ‘Down Under’. The three-match ODI series will be played between November 27 and December 2 and they will be followed by a set of three T20I matches from December 4 and 8. Interestingly, a three-day tour match (December 6-8) between Australia A and India A will be coinciding with the final two T20Is.

    The sources claim that the Indian team management will be looking to balance out the workload of Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammad Shami. It is being said that the team’s priority is to make them fit and available for the upcoming four-match Test series, which is why they will be rotated throughout the preceding six limited-overs international matches. It is also likely that the two pacers will be made to skip the final two T20Is in order to play the tour match at the Drummoyne Oval on the same dates.

  • Indian cricket team practiced fiercely in Sydney

    The Indian cricket team is practicing heavily in Sydney for the series against Australia. The Indian team practiced with a red and pink ball on Tuesday in Sydney.

    Sharing a video of the team’s practice, Lokesh Rahul tweeted, “It feels good to be back in blue.” Indian captain Virat Kohli also shared a video of the team’s practice and wrote, “Test cricket Like to practice for.

    The series between India and Australia will begin with a one-day match and the team will play the first match on 27 November. The second ODI will be held on 29 November and the third ODI will be held on 2 December. After this, the T20 series will begin on December 4. The Test series will begin from December 17 after three T20 matches.

    India has to play three ODIs, three T20s and four Tests in this tour. Indian captain Virat will return home after playing the first Test in Adelaide in Australia due to the birth of his first child. The Indian team will play the last three Tests in Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane without their regular captain Virat and Ajinkya Rahane will lead the team in his absence.

  • Virat Kohli will become the fastest 12 ODI player

    One-day international cricket Indian captain and run machine Virat Kohli, who has spent more than 12 years, can become the fastest 12 thousand in a three-match ODI series against Australia and break the record of cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar.

    For Virat, the tour against Australia starting on 27 November is going to prove personally important in many ways. India has to play three ODIs, three T20s and four Tests in this tour. However, Virat will return home after playing the first match of the Test series as his wife Anushka Sharma is going to give birth to his first child in early January.

    The Indian captain is considered to be the most potent contender to break Sachin’s record. Virat will have the chance to make the fastest 12 thousand in ODI series. He is just 133 runs away from this achievement. In this series of three matches, Virat can achieve this feat. After scoring 133 runs in the series, Virat will become the sixth player in the world to reach the peak of 12 thousand runs in ODIs.

    Virat will also have a chance to make the fastest 12 Hazari in ODIs and in this case he can break the record of Master Blaster Sachin. Sachin played 300 innings to reach 12 thousand runs and took 13 years and 73 days. Virat currently has 11867 runs from 248 matches and has played 239 innings. Virat started his ODI career on 18 August 2008 and he has been in ODI cricket for more than 12 years. On this basis, he can break both Sachin’s innings and time records.

  • Dream11 IPL 2020 Team Tweeted About The Most Revealed By Twitter India & It Is NOT Mumbai

    The Mumbai franchise beat Delhi in the final of the Dream11 IPL 2020 to secure a record fifth IPL title. Rohit Sharma’s side was one of the most consistent teams of the tournament as they played brilliant cricket throughout the competition to etch their name on the Dream11 IPL 2020 trophy. The Men in Blue, who were crowned the Dream11 IPL 2020 champions, failed to replicate the same level of dominance on Twitter. 

    In fact, their arch-rivals Chennai who had an awful Dream11 IPL 2020 campaign, became the most tweeted team during the course of the tournament played in the UAE, as reported by Twitter India. This was the first time that the Chennai IPL team failed to make it to the playoffs of the cash-rich league as they ended up at the seventh position on the points table. However, the Yellow Army’s dismal performances didn’t affect their popularity as their name was seemingly on everyone’s minds on Twitter.Moreover, what’s surprising is that Mumbai aren’t even the second most tweeted team as Virat Kohli’s Bangalore beat Rohit Sharma’s side to become the second most tweeted team during Dream11 IPL 2020. Chennai and Bangalore are followed by Mumbai, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Rajasthan, Punjab and Delhi.

  • Former Australia coach John Buchanan explains how Virat Kohli’s absence will impact India

    Former Australia coach John Buchanan recalled India’s historic Test series win in Australia, saying even though it was Cheteshwar Pujara, who emerged the highest run-scorer for India in the series, captain Virat Kohli’s contributions were equally significant. During India’s famous 2-1 series win in Australia in 2018-19, Pujara had starred with 521 runs in four Tests, including three centuries, while Kohli totalled 282 runs.

    Even though that kind of performance was no where close to the one Kohli had in 2014/15 – where he’d scored 692 runs, Buchanan reckons Kohli was a monumental figure in the series and the India captain’s absence will have an impact on India’s performance in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy.

    “He (Kohli) has done an incredibly good job – irrespective of whether he is scoring runs or not. If we go back to 2019, (Cheteshwar) Pujara was the star of the series and Kohli made some contributions, so did (Ajinkya) Rahane.But Kohli’s real contribution is his leadership and captaincy and the way he instills greatness – not only to win games, but also in finding a way to beat teams,” Buchanan told Sportstar.

    During the last week of the IPL, Kohli had touched upon the Australian tour and underlined how the bio-bubble duration should also be counted in the overall duration of the tour. Being in bio-bubbles tends to have an effect – a sort of mental wear down on players – something Kohli had touched upon, and highlighting the same, Buchanan reckons that is where India will miss Kohli the most.