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Australia pacer Josh Hazlewood Likely to Miss India Test Series Due To Injury

Posted on December 17, 2024 by [email protected]

A right calf injury that he suffered during the current third Test at the Gabba is likely to keep Australia’s pacer Josh Hazlewood out of the last Border-Gavaskar Trophy match against India.

Cricket Australia announced on Tuesday that Josh Hazlewood. A bowler for Australia, is expected to miss the rest of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy match against India. Because of a strain to his right calf that he suffered during the current third Test at the Gabba. Hazlewood’s absence from the Brisbane Test because of the niggle has hurt Australia’s bowling assault.

In an official statement, Cricket Australia stated that Josh Hazlewood will not be able to play any more in the Test match against India in Brisbane due to a strained right side calf. “He probably won’t be able to play the rest of the Test series.” After speaking with team physio Nick Jones, veteran cricketer Steven Smith, and captain Pat Cummins. The New South Wales player bowled just one over on Tuesday before leaving the field. Later, Hazlewood had scans to determine the extent of the damage.

On Monday, the third day of the competition, the 33-year-old knocked out India’s top batsman Virat Kohli with a brilliant delivery outside the off-stump.

After missing the Pink Ball Test in Adelaide because of a side strain, Hazlewood returned to the team for the third Test.

He was added to the Australia eleven for the current Brisbane Test. Taking the place of fellow pacer Scot Boland, who participated in the day-night Adelaide Test.

The captaincy of Rohit Sharma is under fire after the “Jasprit Bumrah Decision.”

Posted on December 10, 2024 by [email protected]

In the pink-ball Test match against Australia, Rohit Sharma is under flak for his captaincy. Following the team’s loss to Australia in the pink-ball Test in Adelaide, India captain Rohit Sharma faces some difficult issues. After India easily trounced Australia in the first game at Perth, Rohit took Jasprit Bumrah spot as the team’s captain.

However, India lost by a humiliating 10 wickets in the day-night Test, and Rohit’s leadership was unimpressive. Aakash Chopra, a former batter for India, is still perplexed by Rohit’s use of star pacer Jasprit Bumrah in the match as analysts ask him pointed questions.

Chopra responds to some fan inquiries in a video posted on his YouTube page. Chopra was eager to point out how poor the Hitman’s decision-making was in Adelaide when a fan inquired about Rohit’s captaincy during the game.

“My friend, you are entirely correct. Did we give Head bouncers? Bouncers must be bowled on Head’s head. He doesn’t go until we do that, and he will continue to bother us. He has already done that and is doing it now. He did that in both the World Cup and WTC finals,” he remarked.

Jasprit Bumrah

“After bowling four overs, Jasprit Bumrah had already claimed a wicket. Why, then, did he bowl just four overs and then not bowl again? Throughout the entire session, he did not bowl. When you suggest that you missed a trick in captaincy, you are absolutely correct. Let’s be honest about Rohit’s captaincy. We witnessed defensive leadership. “He let the match drift,” he continued.

“I’ve also included a list of the Indian captains who have suffered the most straight defeats. In 1967, Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi suffered six straight defeats. Following that, Sachin Tendulkar in 1999, MS Dhoni twice lost four straight games in the 21st century, Virat Kohli lost four straight games in 2020–21, and Rohit Sharma has already lost four straight games,” he said.

“In the Perth game, he wasn’t the captain. Therefore, he does not count that victory. If we exclude the previous century, it would be Dhoni, Kohli, and Rohit. Three straight home defeats are the most worrisome thing, which may not be the case with anyone else. He continued, “The captaincy has been a little lackluster.”

Mohammed Siraj helps India in asserting its dominance in spite of Head 50.

Posted on November 25, 2024 by [email protected]

India continued to advance toward victory on Day 4 of the first Test in Perth as Mohammed Siraj claimed two crucial wickets of Steve Smith and Usman Khawaja. Although Australia managed to collect 92 runs in the session thanks to a valiant 63* from Travis Head, the outcome seemed to be going only one way with 430 runs remaining and just five wickets remaining.

Smith got off his king pair a couple of balls later with a cover drive through the offside, but Jasprit Bumrah was right on the money right away when he smacked him on the pads with the first ball. On the opposite end, Khawaja top-edged a draw to the ‘keeper Rishabh Pant, and Siraj received a back of a length delivery to shoot up. For the first time since 1969, the home team lost four wickets while scoring fewer than 20 runs.

Mohammed Siraj

Both players, as well as first-change Harshit Rana, repeatedly thudded the pads and pounded their bat, demonstrating the relentlessness of the Indian bowlers. When the ball was determined to be just about clipping the stumps, Siraj had Head smacked on the pads and went into a celebratory appeal. But the umpire decided not to throw the batter out because Head barely survived the DRS appeal on the umpire’s call. Toward the conclusion of the first hour, Head scored a couple of boundaries to relieve some of his own burden.

The hosts scored 22 runs off the first four overs after the interval thanks to the left-hander Head’s continuous punishment of weak deliveries down the leg-side or if width was available. On the other end, Smith was gradually returning to his most fluid appearance. He also modified his approach from the first innings, waiting for the ball to come to him instead than making an extravagant shuffle across off-stump. But Siraj’s innings ended when he angled in and hit the batter’s outside edge to Pant, forcing him to straighten.

After Siraj’s brilliant volley over the ‘keeper for four, Head reached his fifty, and there was a cheer as he reached the 100-mark for Australia. Mitchell Marsh, on the other hand, gazed out to sea. He got beaten on the outside edge as well as the glove a couple occasions when the back of the length deliveries kicked off to him. Marsh needed 16 deliveries before he made a streaky three. At lunch, Australia is at 104 for 5.

Brief Scores:

India 150 and 487/6 – declared (Yashasvi Jaiswal 161, Virat Kohli 100*, KL Rahul 77; Nathan Lyon 2-96) lead Australia 104 and 104/5 (Travis Head 63*, Steve Smith 17; Mohammed Siraj 3-34, Jasprit Bumrah 2-26, ) by 430 runs

Ricky Ponting compares the rivalry for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy to the Ashes.

Posted on November 20, 2024 by [email protected]

Hall of Famer Ricky Ponting has likened the Australia-India rivalry to the Ashes ahead of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024–25.

Hall of Famer Ricky Ponting compared the Australia-India rivalry to the Ashes, saying that these matches are among the most anticipated in international cricket ahead of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024–25. Optus Stadium in Perth will host the first Test of the much awaited Border-Gavaskar Trophy starting on November 22. Throughout the series, the former Australian captain has pushed both teams to play with a spirit of fair competition. Ponting stated that he expects the matches to be played on the edge of his seat due to the intensity and banter that would be expected throughout the series.

In addition to the history of the Ashes between Australia and England. Australia and India have a long-standing relationship that is not far behind. I believe that we all anticipate these kinds of conflicts. In a recent ICC Review episode, Ponting stated, “As a former player and broadcaster, I want to watch these two teams go out there and play hard and fairly and then see who is left standing at the end of the next five games.”

Ricky Ponting

“I’m not sure if the word “spice” is appropriate, but I anticipate that two of the world’s top teams will play the game practically on the edge, if you will, with neither team wanting to give the other an inch. The World Cup-winning skipper stated, “I don’t want to lose a single match during those entire five Test matches, nor do I want to give the opposition an inch.”

Ponting additionally highlighted the rivalry’s importance. “That’s what makes these fierce rivalry in international sports so wonderful. The 49-year-old went on to say, “Australia-India in a Test match is now as big a rivalry as there is in world sport, not just cricket.”

On November 22, the series will kick off in Perth. From December 6–10, a day-night Test will take place in Adelaide. The Gabba in Brisbane will host the third Test from December 14–18. From December 26 to 30, the Melbourne Cricket Ground will host the customary Boxing Day Test. The fifth and final Test match of the series will take place at the Sydney Cricket Ground from January 3–7.

Squads for the first Test (Perth):

India:

Rohit Sharma (c), Jasprit Bumrah (vc), Ravichandran Ashwin, Mohammad Shami, Abhimanyu Easwaran, Shubman Gill, Ravindra Jadeja, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Dhruv Jurel (wk), Sarfaraz Khan, Virat Kohli, Prasidh Krishna, Rishabh Pant (wk), KL Rahul, Harshit Rana, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Mohammed Siraj, and Washington Sundar.

Australia:

Pat Cummins (c), Scott Boland, Alex Carey, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Josh Inglis, Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Nathan Lyon, Mitch Marsh, Nathan McSweeney, Steve Smith, and Mitchell Starc.

Shafali Verma was left off of India’s ODI team for the match against Australia.

Posted on November 19, 2024 by [email protected]

India’s group for the upcoming three-match ODI series against Australia does not include the dynamic opener Shafali Verma. Following a poor run of play in which he amassed just 56 runs in the most recent home series against New Zealand, Verma was excluded. Verma’s four ODI half-centuries really ended in July 2022.

The highly regarded offspinner Shreyanka Patil is another interesting absent from the 16-man team. She missed the New Zealand series because of shin splints. She actually didn’t play in the T20 World Cup until after missing time due to a hand injury. Sayali Satgare, Uma Chetry, and D. Hemalatha were the other players left off of the team that defeated New Zealand.

Squad:

Harmanpreet Kaur (C), Smriti Mandhana (VC), Priya Punia, Jemimah Rodrigues, Harleen Deol, Yastika Bhatia (WK), Richa Ghosh (WK), Tejal Hasabnis, Deepti Sharma, Minnu Mani, Priya Mishra, Radha Yadav, Titas Sadhu, Arundhati Reddy, Renuka Singh Thakur, Saima Thakor

Harleen Deol, who played her final game for India in December 2023. She will return to Australia as part of India’s touring contingent. Deol only participated in three WPL games this season due to a knee injury she sustained while playing for the Gujarat Giants, which required a protracted recuperation and rehabilitation period.

Richa Ghosh, who missed the New Zealand series because of her Grade 12 board examinations, returns to the team. Legspinner Asha Sobhana and seamer Pooja Vastrakar, who missed that series due to injuries sustained during the previous T20 World Cup, have not yet made a comeback.

Along with quick bowler Titas Sadhu, the selectors also decided to give Minnu Mani his first call-up to the ODI team. In the home series against Australia last year. Sadhu, 20, did not play in the ODI team. With an unforgettable 4 for 17. She left her imprint in the first Twenty20 Internationals against the same opponents in Navi Mumbai. Additionally, Sadhu played in two Twenty20 Internationals against Bangladesh in May of this year before suffering an injury that required time at the NCA.

Earlier this year, in August, Mani led the India A team to a 2-1 series loss to Australia A. In three games, she amassed 62 runs and claimed four wickets at a respectable economy rate, rewarding her for her useful contributions with the bat further down the order.

When India was in danger early in the first ODI against New Zealand, Tejal Hasabnis played a gutsy innings of 42. Which helped them achieve a competitive total and earn her a spot in the squad. The team has welcomed Priya Puniya back after she played with the ‘A’ team in Australia. After her previous appearance in a home ODI match against South Africa.

Series Schedule:

1st ODI – December 5, Allan Border Field, Brisbane

2nd ODI – December 8, Allan Border Field, Brisbane

3rd ODI – December 11, WACA, Perth

The India Test Series, Steve Smith will return to the No 4 position.

Posted on October 14, 2024 by [email protected]

In the forthcoming Test series against India, veteran Australian batsman Steve Smith will take the field at number four, his preferred spot, following a brief stint as an opener.

National selector George Bailey revealed on Monday that veteran Australia batsman Steve Smith will be back at his preferred number four spot in the forthcoming Test series against India, following a brief stint as an opener. Following the retirement of starting pitcher David Warner earlier this year, Smith volunteered to start the innings. In just his second Test match in the new role, the 35-year-old scored an undefeated 91 runs. But he struggled in the series against New Zealand, managing just 51 runs in four innings.

Bailey verified that Smith will return to his preferred slot, as chosen by head coach Andrew McDonald and captain Pat Cummins.

After all-rounder Cameron Green, who had taken over Smith’s role at No. 4, decided to have a lower back surgery that would sideline him for six months, Smith had the chance to return to his previous position.

Steve has stated that he would like to return to his starting position, and Pat and Andrew have verified that he will be returning to his starting position for the summer. India will play Australia for the Border Gavaskar Trophy, which begins in Perth on November 22.

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