Sourav Ganguly instigated Australia-India rivalry, says Brad Hogg
Cricket | Jan 13, 2021, 11:40 AM ISTBrad Hogg felt that Sourav Ganguly knew how to give it back to the Australians when they tried to put him under pressure.
Brad Hogg felt that Sourav Ganguly knew how to give it back to the Australians when they tried to put him under pressure.
Justin Langer questioned the timing of the last year's IPL, which he believes could have been a contributing factor in the injury setbacks that both his and the Indian team have endured in the ongoing series.
A new and longer video of Steve Smith scuffing off crease during the third Test suggests the Oz star batsman did the act after the groundstaff draw fresh crease during drinks' break.
Vaughan came down heavily on Smith for the incident saying that the former Oz skipper has let his team down again by scuffing off Rishabh Pant's guard.
Smith was caught on stump camera trying to remove Pant's guard during the fifth day of the third Test as Australia tried hard to get rid of the left-handed wicketkeeper-batsman who went on the counter-attack.
If all eight injured players are ruled out, one thing for sure, the management, probably for the first time in the series, will have no headache over the selection matter for the next Test. But will India have an XI to field at the Gabba?
A video footage showed Smith scuffing up the batsman's guard during drinks break in the first session on Monday. Pant scored a fluent 97 to raise India's hopes for a win.
It was day 4 of the third Test when the alleged incident happened and Siraj was seen talking to the on-field umpires who then made their way to the Brewongle stand
India will be playing the fourth Test in Brisbane from January 15 where the surge of COVID-19 cases and a border lockdown with New South Wales has led to a strict hotel quarantine for the Ajinkya Rahane-led team.
Pucovski suffered a shoulder subluxation injury, which is a partial dislocation of the shoulder joint.
Jadeja has already been ruled out of the fourth and final Test against Australia which begins Friday at The Gabba in Brisbane.
Australian batting star David Warner on Tuesday condemned the racist slurs hurled at Indian players, particularly pacer Mohammed Siraj, during the third Test here and said such behaviour by the spectators was not acceptable.
Mayank Agarwal -- tipped to be Hanuma Vihari's replacement in the playing XI in Brisbane -- has sustained a knock on the hands and it could be a hairline fracture.
Marnus Labuschagne asserted that the hosts are determined to win the series by taking the visitors down in the Brisbane match.
Both Tim Paine and Steve Smith were panned by fans and experts alike for their unsportsman-like conduct during Tuesday's drawn Sydney Test.
The Oz skipper says he had a really poor game as a leader and wanted to say sorry for the way he behaved on the field during the final day of the third Test, which ended in a morale-boosting draw for the Indians.
India could also draft in either Mayank Agarwal or Prithvi Shaw as a specialist batsman.
Jadeja had incurred a blow on his left thumb while batting on day 3 of the third Test at the Sydney Cricket Ground.
Ashwin came in with a sore back, Vihari had a hamstring tear that severely restricted his ability to run between the wickets. What the two did not lack was the resolve to hang in there and fight.
Australia's famed bowling attack threw everything at India on the fifth day but couldn't break their resolve as the visitors hung on for a memorable draw at the SCG.
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