“Feeling defeated is one thing, but giving up is not in our vocabulary.” That was India coach Ravi Shastri summing up the team’s attitude during their conquest at the Gabba and in the series against Australia as a whole. The words “unreal”, “unimaginable” and “superb” repeatedly found mention as Shastri …
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News Captain Rahane praises his team’s “character” while head coach Shastri says this series “will never be forgotten” From 36 all out in Adelaide to levelling the series in Melbourne to a fighting draw in Sydney, India finally finished a thrilling four-Test series with a slim win in Brisbane to …
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News Gavaskar paises Pujara by saying he “put his body on the line for Indian cricket, for the Indian cricket team” India pulled off a historic Test and 2-1 series win with a dramatic and thrilling three-wicket win at the Gabba. Here’s how former India captain Sunil Gavaskar, who was …
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News Starc has struggled this series, with his best being just a few outstanding spells across the four matches Mitchell Starc grabbed at his right hamstring during his only over of India’s second innings at the Gabba before rain curtailed the penultimate day of the Border-Gavaskar series. That meant Australia …
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With yet another lower-order rearguard from a depleted India, the visitors saw two new heroes in debutant Washington Sundar and Shardul Thakur, who was playing only his second Test. Compared to the match-saving gutsy partnership between Hanuma Vihari and R Ashwin in Sydney, this one in Brisbane was more counterattacking …
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News “I like to put the pressure on the bowler once I am in, and that is my role in the team” Rohit Sharma attracted criticism from pundits and fans alike for the shot he played to be out caught at long-on in the Brisbane Test, but said he didn’t …
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Big Picture And so it all comes down to this. The ultimate decider for a series that has had drama, excitement, extraordinary swings in fortune, a dose of controversy and even uncertainty over where the next match would be played. India only need a draw to retain the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, …
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News India’s batting coach says the team management wants to give as much time to the players to prove their fitness as they can In the last three Tests of the series, India named their XI before Australia, a day before the match. Going into Brisbane, they don’t even know …
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Australia’s captain Tim Paine has implored spectators at the Gabba this week to do what he says, rather than what he did on the final day at the SCG – treat the tourists with respect and refrain from the abuse that India faced in Sydney. “In terms of crowd behaviour …
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News “If you’re having more injuries or the trend is more injuries than usual, then you’ve got to review it” The Indian Test party in Australia is so badly affected by injuries – impact and otherwise – that they might be struggling to put a proper, fit XI on the …
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