On this day: India became the first Asian team to win Test series Down Under
Cricket | Jan 07, 2020, 12:44 PM ISTOn this day last year, Team India secured a series win against Australia in Australia, becoming the first Asian team to do so.
On this day last year, Team India secured a series win against Australia in Australia, becoming the first Asian team to do so.
Nathan Coulter-Nile's 92 off just 60 balls proved vital in Australia's 15-run victory, but the 31-year-old believes his expensive outing with the ball in Bristol may not help his cause.
Sourav Ganguly said the Aaron Finch-led Australian team played better cricket than the hosts and termed the loss as a wake-up call for Virat Kohli and his boys ahead of the World Cup.
Rohit Sharma was trolled on Twitter following his dismissal in the fifth and final ODI against Australia at the Feroz Shah Kotla on Wednesday.
Usman Khawaja was one of the main architects of Australia's 3-2 series win over India after going down 0-2. He scored 50, 38, 104, 91, 100 in five matches.
India surrendered the five-match series 2-3 to Australia despite being 2-0 up and as India's preparation for the World Cup comes to an end, questions remained regarding the team combination.
Virat Kohli said that he wants the boys to go into IPL 2019 and enjoy themselves before the 2019 World Cup, which is starting on May 30.
Before the start of the series, Kohli had said that a couple of places need to be sealed and now it is down to just one man as India finalise their World Cup squad and the ideal playing XI.
While Khawaja slammed his second ton of the series, Zampa starred with his three-for as Australia thrashed India by 35 runs and have won an ODI series in India after 10 years.
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Former India captain Sourav Ganguly is confident that India will be able to pull off the series-decider.
DDCA President Rajat Sharma also mentioned that the association, for the first time, will be giving couple of VIP passes to all the former international players from the state.
Pakistan (135) enjoy a 13-point lead over second-placed India (122) with England remaining at third place with 121 points.
In the third ODI, all the Indian players came out wearing the caps handed over to them by former skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni, who is also an honorary Lieutenant Colonel with the Territorial Army.
Australia vice-captain Alex Carey feels that the return of Steve Smith, David Warner and Mitchell Starc is very healthy for the team ahead of the World Cup.
At the Feroz Shah Kotla ground, the wicket is usually low and slow but the team would not like to be surprised in the key game which makes the toss crucial.
Bharat Arun said the team at this point is really happy with the combinations they were trying out going into World Cup.
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Rishabh Pant was called out by the fans during the Mohali ODI against Australia for missing stumping opportunities, which ultimately cost India the game.
The former Sri Lanka bowler said that there cannot be 11 Virat Kohlis in the team, who can win you matches everyday and urged people to patient with the team ahead of the World Cup.
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