Tag: India Vs Australia

Nagpur: Australia wicket-keeper Mathew Wade, who was dropped in the last One-Day International (ODI) game against India, admitted he needs to score more runs in order to get picked. Australia have already lost the ODI series 1-3 but won without him in Bengaluru. Peter Handsomb was doing the glovework behind the stumps in Bengaluru. “The […]

Bengaluru: India cricket team leg spinner Yuzvendra Chahal on Wednesday said the hosts will be targeting a 5-0 whitewash of Australia after taking an unassailable 3-0 lead in the five-match One Day International (ODI) series. India will play Australia in the fourth ODI at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium here on Thursday after the series-clinching five-wicket […]

Bengaluru: Skipper Virat Kohli will aim to surpass predecessor Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s record winning run as captain when India take on Australia in the fourth One-Day International (ODI) at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium here on Thursday. Kohli equalled former skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s record run of nine consecutive ODI victories after the series-clinching five-wicket win […]

Kolkata: The success of the two wrist spinners Kuldeep Yadav and Yuzvendra Chahal has kept the competition going for slots in the Indian team and augurs well in the run up to the World Cup in 2019, skipper Virat Kohli said here on Thursday. The team now had lot of options, and all bases were […]

Kolkata: A proud hat-trick man Kuldeep Yadav on Thursday said Indian team’s senior pro Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s comments egged him on before he delivered the crucial delivery to Pat Cummins to achieve his memorable feat against Australia in the ODI game at the Eden Gardens here. Recalling the moments when he was about to let […]

Kolkata: Indian skipper Virat Kohli on Thursday gave credit to pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar for setting up India’s victory against Australia in the Eden Gardens ODI with his superb opening spell that read 6-2-9-2. After posting 252, India bundled out Australia for 202 to take a 2-0 lead in the five-game ODI series. The 27-year old […]

Chennai: Indian skipper Virat Kohli won the toss and elected to bat against Australia in the first One Day International here on Sunday. For the hosts, Ajinkya Rahane will open the batting while Hardik Pandya is expected to bat at No 7. Ravindra Jadeja, who replaced left-arm spinner Axar Patel on Saturday, was not included […]

Chennai: Despite steamrolling Sri Lanka over three cricket formats 9-0 in their last tour, India will know all too well that Australia would be a different proposition altogether when the two sides renew acquaintances in the first of the five-match One-Day International (ODI) series at the M.A. Chidambaram Stadium here on Sunday. India were all […]

Mumbai: India opener Shikhar Dhawan is set to miss the first three One-Day Internationals (ODIs) against Australia, following his request to be released from the squad, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) confirmed on Thursday. “Team India opener Shikhar Dhawan has requested to be released from the team for the first three […]

Sydney: India coach Ravi Shastri equated India’s maiden Test series win on Australia soil with the historic 1983 World Cup triumph terming it “as big if not bigger”. India beat Australia 2-1 to win their first Test series in Australia in 71 years and Shastri wasn’t short of praise for his wards. “I will tell […]

Sydney: India captain Virat Kohli termed his team’s historic 2-1 series win on Australia soil as his “biggest achievement” which will give the current team a “different identity”. Eight summers back at the Wankhede, Kohli was the youngest member of a star-studded team led by Mahendra Singh Dhoni which lifted the World Cup but this […]

Sydney: India scripted history winning their first ever series on Australian soil beating the home team 2-1 after the fourth and final Test ended in a tame draw due to inclement weather. India scored 622 for 7 in their first innings and then bowled out Australia for 300 thereby enforcing the follow-on. However persistent drizzle […]

Sydney: India buried a dispirited Australia under a mountain of runs with Rishabh Pant and Ravindra Jadeja adding a dash of strokeful aggression to the sedate proceedings in the fourth and final Test here Friday. India put together their second highest team total on Australian soil, piling up 622/7 declared on the second day of […]

Sydney: India’s unwavering pursuit of history hit a minor glitch in 11th hour injury concerns but Virat Kohli’s men will still walk in as overwhelming favourites against a faltering Australia in the fourth and final Test starting Thursday. Leading 2-1 in the four-match series, India remain firm favourites to make it 3-1 at the Sydney […]

Melbourne: India came within sniffing distance of a defining victory before a stoic resistance by Australia’s tail delayed the inevitable in the third Test here Saturday. Pat Cummins scored a heroic half-century as Australia finished at 258 for eight at stumps on day four after being reduced to 176 for seven after tea. At end of […]