AUS vs IND | Rishabh Pant hits the gym with Rohit Sharma, Prithvi Shaw ahead of Gabba Test
Cricket | January 13, 2021 17:00 ISTThe Indian camp has been plagued with injuries to many key players in Australia.
The Indian camp has been plagued with injuries to many key players in Australia.
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.
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.
Both Tim Paine and Steve Smith were panned by fans and experts alike for their unsportsman-like conduct during Tuesday's drawn Sydney Test.
India could also draft in either Mayank Agarwal or Prithvi Shaw as a specialist batsman.
Team India showed great character and resilience in the third test match against Australia at the Sydney Cricket Ground.
The trio of Pujara, Pant and Ashwin navigated through a hostile Australian bowling attack on the final day to snatch a remarkable draw against the home team.
Aussies were left frustrated as Vihari (15* off 160) bats out the day with hamstring as he forged an unbeaten partnership with Ashwin to earn Team India a morale-boosting draw at the SCG.
While Ashiwn and Vihari handled the Aussie pace attack and spin wizardry of Nathan Lyon pretty well, Ashwin admitted that the pitch was of no help in the partnership especially with Pat Cummins coming at them with all his mights.
Vihari (23* off 161) bats out the day with hamstring as he forged an unbeaten 250-ball 62 partnership with Ashwin (39 off 128) to earn Team India a morale-boosting draw at the SCG.
Rishabh Pant fought an elbow injury to lead India's counter-attack after the early blow in Ajinkya Rahane's dismissal on Day 5. However, he missed his century by merely 3 runs.
Rishabh Pant now holds the record for most runs in Tests among Asian wicketkeepers in Australia.
Australia's Steve Smith shadow-batted as he came to the crease after the drinks break, and proceeded to remove Rishabh Pant's guard marks.
Rishabh Pant has achieved a unique feat in his 10th innings on Australian soil during day 5 of the Sydney Test.
India's wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant has been taken for scans after beig hit on the left-elbow during batting in the first innings.
Pant dropped debutant Will Pucovski twice on Thursday, allowing the batsman to stitch a century partnership with Marnus Labuschagne.
On Day 1 of the third Test between Australia and India, Pant dropped Will Pucovski on two occasions.
The rookie Aussie opener, who smashed half century on his debut, was dropped twice in quick succession by the Indian wicketkeeper on the opening day of Sydney Test.
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