Posts Tagged ‘India’s Tour of Australia’
Ponting crosses 13,000 Test runs
Australia's Ricky Ponting has become the third batsman to 13,000 Test runs after achieving the record on the first day of the fourth Test against India in Adelaide62nd Test, started the match needing 81 to reach the milestone and achieved it with a sweep past square leg for a single off R Ashwin1, 1743,000 runs Ponting's score was 81, at which [...]
India mull two spinners for Adelaide Test
India looking for playing two spinners in the fourth and final Test in Adelaide against Australia and have brought leftarmer Pragyan Ojha into the squad for the match, stand-in captain Virender Sehwag said on Monday2-man squad after missing the third Test in Perth, where the tourists were thrashed by an innings and 37 runs on a lively wicket to go [...]
Australia pick Lyon over Starc for Adelaide Test
Australia have left paceman Mitchell Starc out of their team to face India in the fourth and final test and brought spinner Nathan Lyon back into the side, captain Michael Clarke said on Monday1 to give us every chance to win this Test match,” said skipper Michael Clarke said Australia Team: Michael Clarke c, Ed Cowan, David Warner, Shaun [...]
Australia name Bailey T20 captain, recall Hogg
The Australian squad has been named on Monday for two Twenty20 internationals against India in Australia next month23 One-Day Internationals, but mounted a comeback after an outstanding season for the Perth Scorchers who have reached the final of Australia's Big Bash Twenty20 league Australia T20 Team : George Bailey captain, David Warner, [...]
Team India opts for shopping instead of practice
The Team India has not learned any lessons from the continuous defeat in the hands of the Australians Before the Perth Test, the Indian cricketers were seen enjoying go-karting instead of practicing behind the nets On Thursday instead of practicing in the nets, the team along with the coach were seen shopping at the RM Williams store in [...]
Laxman has no plans to retire: teammates
The speculation was on whether VVS Laxman will quit after the Test match in Adelaide But the Indian middle order batsman has made it clear that the speculation is not true and if he has to do it then he would come in public to announce it There were reports that VVS Laxman will be the first head to roll after the disastrous tour of Australia as [...]
Australia stick with winning squad
Australia has named an unchanged 12-man squad for the fourth and final cricket test against India at Adelaide from January 24 as it pursues a series sweep Spinner Nathan Lyon has retained his place in the squad and is expected to play in spin-friendly conditions at the Adelaide Oval, displacing either Peter Siddle or fellow-paceman Mitchell [...]
Team India close to being worst ever
If Mahendra Singh Dhoni and his men continue their losing streak in the fourth Test against Australia at Adelaide, it would prove to be the worst phase in the annals of Indian cricket Tests, India have lost seven Tests in succession in two series once in 1967 when Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi's men lost in England and Australia by 3-0 and 4-0 [...]
Tendulkar back in ODI squad for tri-series
Sachin Tendulkar made a comeback in the ODI team as the BCCI on Sunday announced the 17-member squad for the tri-series in Australia, which also features Sri Lanka1 ICC World Cup final While biggies like Yuvraj Singh and Harbhajan Singh were left out on account of health reasons, Irfan Pathan and Praveen Kumar were called back Pacer Ishant [...]
I am the main culprit behind team’s dismal show: Dhoni
Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni on Sunday took the blame on himself for a disastrous performance of his team against Australia, saying that he was the main culprit as the captain00 games to be experienced00 or 50, we feel they haven't scored runs1 players to go out and perform" The inevitable question on everyone's mind was if India was [...]
Australia crush India by an innings and 37 runs
Team India suffered their second successive overseas series defeat in the most humiliating manner as Australia crushing them by an innings and 37 runs in just two and half days in the third cricket Test in Perth on Sunday2-month transformation for the Australian test team, which dominated India in every aspect of the match to regain the [...]
Dhoni handed one-match ban for slow over-rate
Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni was on Sunday slapped a one-match ban by the ICC as his bowlers bowled a slow-over rate during the third and the deciding Test match at Perth2-month period will face a one-match suspension Dhoni has already been booked twice by the ICC in this regard In 2009 too Dhoni was banned for two ODIs owing to a [...]
Laxman’s career over after Australia?
VVS Laxman's will be the first head to roll after the shambolic tour of Australia as India embark on the unpleasant task of phasing out their ageing stalwarts00th international century Rahul Dravid 39 continues to struggle, managing just one half century in six innings as Australia's bowlers ripped through his famous defence [subscribe2]
Lack of adaptability did us in: Dhoni
Indian skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni on Sunday said the inability to quickly adapt to new conditions and the flop show of his batsmen were the reasons behind his team's series defeat against Australia "We have not performed well throughout this series In this particular Test, David Warner played really well and took the game away from us We [...]
WACA: India stare at another humiliating defeat
Warner and Cowan, Australian openers who were not out in the middle overnight, slaughtering Indian bowlers around the ground in brief session of Australia's batting3 and well in the driver's seat13 runs to extend their lead to 208, thanks largely to another gutsy knock of 30 from Siddle, who averages more than any Indian top order batsman barring [...]
Warner destroys Indian attack with savage ton
David Warner blasted Australia within striking distance of a first innings lead with an incredible quick-fire century in the final session of play on day one at the WACA49 04*, Cowan 40*61 61, Warner became the fourth fastest centurion in the history of Test cricket, notching up his second Test century off just 69 balls to guide the Australians to [...]
Dravid rubbishes reports of rift in Indian team
Rahul Dravid came out and rubbished reports of a rift within Team India Addressing the media on his 39th birthday 'The Wall' said that reports being circulated by the Aussie media were false Speaking to the media on Wednesday, Dravid denied the reports and said, “The team is in good spirits ahead of the Test” Sounding confident, Dravid [...]
Sehwag dividing Team India: Australian media
Australian media has once again launched an offensive against Team India In a fresh attempt at igniting a rift within the team Aussie media down under has come out with reports of a rift between Virender Sehwag and Captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni Australia newspaper Herald Sun reports that Virender Sehwag is causing a rift in the dressing room and [...]
Indian team skip practice to go karting
After their humiliating defeat during the second Test match at the SCG most people think, Team India would be hard at work practicing their game and preparing for next Test in order to avoid a humiliating series defeat00th ton seems to be fast becoming a distant dream, was also among the nine who went go-karting The Australian team, meanwhile, [...]
Australia win 2nd test, deny Tendulkar again
Sydney Cricket Ground's historic 100th Test proved to be a forgettable one for India as they ended up losing the match by an innings and 68 runs50 on board14/2, India opener Gautam Gambhir and Sachin Tendulkar started the day on a positive note68, before Gambhir fell to Peter Siddle on 8300th international century3 with Tendulkar on 70 and Laxman [...]
