Australia are slated to play their first Test against Pakistan from October 7 in Dubai followed by the second match at Abu Dhabi from October 16.
With India's top-order struggling against England in the ongoing Test series, former India opener and IndiaTV cricket expert Virender Sehwag has suggested captain Virat Kohli to play limited-over opener Rohit Sharma at the top slot in Test cricket as
Captain Kohli led the way with a century and a 97, as India staged a comeback in the series with a victory in the third Test at Trent Bridge.
Pandya's decision to post a picture on Instagram came with consequences as the fans didn't hesitate to diss the all-rounder for his performances.
Good news comes its way for the visitors as Kohli is near full fitness, whereas R Ashwin, Hardik Pandya and seamer Jasprit Bumrah have been declared fit for the 3rd Test at Nottingham.
The remaining four days will see 96 overs each to make up for the lost time. However, there is more rain forecast for this weekend and as such this match could see routine rain breaks.
When stumps were taken due to bad light, the visitors were trailing by 239 runs after India A declared their first innings at 584 for eight.
As Team India gear up to battle England in a gruelling five-match Test series, skipper Virat Kohli believes that his players are ready to take on the challenge ahead and feels that the bowling depth can make a huge difference. India play England in the 1st Test at Birmingham on August 1.
Kohli, Vijay, Rahul scored their respective fifties to help India build momentum and it was Dinesh Karthik who leads the way for the visitors after the top order crumbled early on Day 1.
The pacer, who boasts of 540 wickets in 138 Tests, said that the 2012 series victory over India was on par with many of his Ashes performances.
Ashwin made a massive impact on and off the field after being signed for the final four Championship matches last summer, helping the county to gain promotion to Division One.
In an exclusive interview with IndiaTV, Test opener Murali Vijay said in order to win the series, it is important for the visitors to stay together as a team on such a long and arduous tour.
Spinners Akila Dananjaya and Rangana Herath took two wickets each to place the hosts within five wickets of a 2-0 series sweep.
While Kohli will only get one four day game as a warm-up before the Test match, Stewart feels that playing limited overs matches will be of some help though.
Former England off-spinner Graeme Swann said India should play Chinaman Kuldeep Yadav in the first Test ahead of Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja.
On the current tour, India won the three-match T20I series 2-1 while England made a terrific comeback in the ODIs by clinching the three-match series 2-1.
According to the ICC, nine top-ranked sides would participate in the inaugural edition of the event, which will run from July 15, 2019, to April 30, 2021.
After the one-off Afghanistan Test match, Rahane has nothing to look forward to as he has been dropped from the limited-overs side which is going to UK first.
India fast bowler Mohammed Shami was on Monday dropped from the Test squad for the upcoming historic Test match against Afghanistan, scheduled to held in Bengaluru from June 14 after he failed to clear a fitness test at the NCA, Bengaluru
In an exclusive interview, Rahane spoke about the upcoming challenges, Afghanistan's maiden Test, India's tour of England and also his stint as Rajasthan Royals captain in the Indian Premier League 2018.
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