India chased down the 241-run target in the rain-hit warm-up game against Prime Ministers XI ahead of their Pink-ball Test against Australia in Adelaide. India would be happy to see Shubman Gill returning and hitting a fifty.
Devdutt Padikkal and Marnus Labuschagne had a difficult time at the crease in the first innings of the opening Test in the Border-Gavaskar trophy. The two batters have combined to create an all-time unwanted record following their struggling knocks.
Rohit Sharma will miss the first Test to spend some more time with his family after the birth of his second child recently. Rohit is expected to return for the second Test in Adelaide but till then Jasprit Bumrah, the 36th captain for India in the formats, will lead the side.
Jasprit Bumrah has had a taste of Test captaincy when he led the Indian team in the absence of Rohit Sharma for one game. With Rohit out of the first Test of the Border-Gavaskar series, Bumrah will lead the team yet again in Perth.
Shubman Gill is touring Australia for the second time after featuring in the previous Border-Gavaskar series in 2020/21. Gill has reportedly picked up a hand injury ahead of the upcoming series.
KL Rahul and Dhruv Jurel were part of the Indian squad for the New Zealand series and are also part of the team for the Border-Gavaskar series. They will now reportedly second unofficial Test match against Australia A.
India and Australia are set to face each other in a five-match Border-Gavaskar series from November 22 onwards. India captain Rohit Sharma has opened up on his availability in the first Test against Australia in Perth. Rohit's India will be looking for magic in Australia.
India were scheduled to play an intra-squad game in the build-up to the five-match Border-Gavaskar series. However, the BCCI has scrapped the intra-squad game and has opted for training sessions. The Border-Gavaskar series kicks off on November 22.
Australia will be looking to beat India in the upcoming Border-Gavaskar series for the first time since 2014. The Indian team has got the better of the Aussies on all of the previous four occasions - twice at home and twice away.
In the ongoing round of the Ranji Trophy 2024/25, a star Indian bowler has slammed a fifty while also taking a five-wicket haul. Playing for Delhi, the bowler scored 59 and took 5/80 to help his team take a huge advantage against Assam.
Mohammed Shami has not played for India since the 2023 ODI World Cup. He suffered an ankle injury for which he underwent surgery. While he has completed his rehabilitation, the speedster is yet to return to the field.
The India vs Australia rivalry has an extraordinary place in the hearts of cricket fans. From finding it hard to defeat Australia earlier, India have now gone past the mighty Aussies after the turn of the century. They have done something unthinkable by winning two Test series Down Under.
Kuldeep Yadav is not part of the 18-member squad for the Border-Gavaskar series announced by the BCCI on Friday. Kuldeep is among the top-choice spinners in the Indian team but is not part of the squad for the BGT. Know here why the star spinner is not picked in the squad.
David Warner has retired from International cricket and has kept a door open for the Champions Trophy. However, he is now open to playing Test cricket again and has confirmed he will return if needed for the Border-Gavaskar trophy against India.
Abhimanyu Easwaran slammed his 27th first-class century and his fourth consecutive in the red-ball format to put up his name for selection for the upcoming Border-Gavaskar trophy Down Under. Easwaran has been part of India A tours previously but has not played a game in the Indian colours.
Australia would need a bigger role from their all-rounders for their front-line fast bowlers to play all five matches of the Border-Gavaskar series against India. Cummins feels the team would draw upon the all-rounders more for the upcoming summer.
IND vs AUS | India are struggling on a tough Indore pitch as they lost most of their batters even before getting to fifty.
IND vs AUS: Peter Handscomb is considered a good player of spin. He made a comeback to Test cricket in the ongoing Test series, four years after last playing a Test for Australia.
IND vs AUS 1st Test Highlights: Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Nagpur will be witness to high-octane clash between India and Australia. India are the defending champions of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy and they will put their best foot forward to defend the title.
Cummins also explained the importance of a good first-innings score.
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