After having a splendid performance with the bat in the first ODI against Australia at Sydney Cricket Ground, India all-rounder Hardik Pandya shed light on fatherhood
David Boon of the ICC Elite Panel of Match Referees imposed the sanction after Virat Kohli's side was ruled to be one over short of the target after time allowances were taken into consideration
Captain Kohli may bring Kuldeep Yadav and Shardul Thakur in India playing 11 for the second ODI after lacklusture performance of Yuzvendra Chahal and Navdeep Saini in first ODI
Australia's pace-bowling all-rounder Marcus Stoinis limped off the field during his seventh over -- 33rd of the innings -- of the first ODI against India on Friday
With no back-up all-rounders or a plan B in place, India will have to execute its plan A perfectly
Australian batsman Steve Smith found his 'rhythm' with a cracking hundred against India in the first ODI but admitted that there wasn't much pressure unlike other times
Apart from trying to help India draw level with Australia in the One day International series, Kohli faces a personal challenge when his side takes on the hosts in the second ODI on Nov 29
Though there was a rearguard action from Hardik Pandya, who got his highest ODI score (90 off 76 balls) and added 128 runs for the fifth wicket with opener Shikhar Dhawan (74 off 86)
Pandya's 76-ball 90 and a 128-run stand with senior opener Shikhar Dhawan (74 off 86 balls) delayed the inevitable
The first ODI between India cricket and Australia cricket team will begin at 9:10 am IST or 2:40 pm Australian time
India's national sports broadcaster DD Sports will live telecast India vs Australia ODIs and T20Is for free. DD National will also broadcast the IND vs AUS series live starting Nov 27
Mayank Agarwal is likely to replace injured Rohit Sharma in India playing 11 as an opener. Check IND vs AUS probable playing 11, head to head, pitch and weather report details here
Australian captain Aaron Finch feels that the Indian skipper doesn't have too many weak points and is one of the best ODI players
The much-anticipated India's tour of Australia is set to get underway at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Friday with both teams taking on each other in the first of the three-match ODI series.Going into the series, no team has been touted as favourites as both are equally strong on paper. However, India last played an ODI match in February during the New Zealand tour while Australia played their last ODI as recently as in September. Hence, India playing an ODI after a long hiatus might give Australia a slight edge apart from their home advantage.The big positive for the Indian team is the form of the players. The whole squad was part of the recently-concluded Indian Premier League (IPL) where they showed an impressive display.The vice-captain of the team, KL Rahul, was the highest run-getter in the tournament, amassing 670 runs. He was followed by fellow Indian, Shikhar Dhawan, who had created history by becoming the first player to register consecutive centuries in the IPL. Apart from ..
Mayank Agarwal has been in fine form and skipper Finch feels the Indian batsman could be a possible replacement for Rohit Sharma, who will miss the white-ball series due to a hamstring injury
With the ODI series against Australia starting on Friday, India skipper Virat Kohli looked in fine flow at the nets on the eve of the first game as he was seen timing the ball to perfection.India and Australia are slated to lock horns in three ODIs, three T20Is, and four Tests. The first ODI will be played at the Sydney Cricket Ground.In a video posted by BCCI on its Twitter handle, Kohli was seen playing both the grounded and lofted shots. The Indian skipper worked on playing shots on both the backfoot and front foot."Timing them to perfection! #TeamIndia skipper @imVkohli getting batting ready ahead of the first ODI against Australia," BCCI tweeted.Earlier on Thursday, Australia's white-ball skipper Aaron Finch said that Kohli doesn't have too many weak points in his technique and is one of the best ODI players. Finch and Kohli had shared the dressing room for RCB in the recently-concluded IPL."He doesn't have too many, to be honest. If you look at his record it's second to none. ...
Kohli on said there has been confusion and lack of information on the status of Rohit Sharma's injury, asserting that he has no idea why his white-ball deputy did not travel with the team to Australia
Aaron Finch on Thursday said that late entry to the Test side and too much focus on shorter-format training, especially T20 cricket, in recent times made him overlook the technical flaws
The Indian and Australian cricketers will wear black armbands and observe a minute's silence ahead of the first ODI on Friday in honour of Dean Jones, who died during the IPL in September. The former Australia batsman, who had represented his country in 52 Tests and 164 ODIs, was in Mumbai as part of IPL official broadcaster's commentary panel when he died on September 24 following a cardiac arrest. To honour his life, Cricket Australia has decided to pay two significant tributes during the India series. "The first celebration will come at Friday's opening one-day international against India at the SCG when there will be a minute's silence before play and both nations will don black armbands. There will also be a highlights package of his grand career on the big screen," said a report in 'Sydney Morning Herald'. India will play three ODIs, as many T20Is and a much-anticipated four-Test series beginning with a Day-Night game at Adelaide on December 17. The country's cricket board a
Finch on backed Will Pucovski for an early opportunity in Test cricket by saying that late entry into red-ball cricket can impede the development of a Test cricketer like it happened in his case.