Tag: India Vs Australia

Electing to bat first on a pitch which looked dry and little bit on the slower side, Australia were 110-2 in 27 overs, before Jadeja came in to cause havoc and get his three scalps in a span of two overs to break the back of the visitors’ batting.

Rohit Sharma is only three sixes away from hitting 554 sixes in international cricket which will make him the player with most sixes in international cricket surpassing Chris Gayle (553).

Though all the departments of the Men in Blue look to be settled, the hosts will be forced to tweak their opening combination due to promising batter Shubman Gil’s unavailability most likely.

Former Australia captain Aaron Finch feels that even though Rohit and Co. are well equipped with more than formidable reinforcements, Ishan cannot offer what Gill brings to the table.

Ishan Kishan could be in line to open in case Gill is ruled out.

Ashwin and fellow spinner Washington Sundar have been included in the squad for the three-match ODI series against Australia.

After India’s crushing defeat against Australia, several fans took to Twitter to vent their ire. They compared Team India as the new South African team who are known as perennial chokers in ICC tournaments.

Australian pacer Scott Boland produced a bowling spell of rare quality to get rid of Virat Kohli and Ravindra Jadeja in the same over, effectively shutting the door on India, who were bowled out for 234 in their second innings on the final day at The Oval.

Well, Indian fans have a hate relationship with Kettleborough for a long time. They feel that Kettleborough has always been proved as a bad omen for the Men in Blue.

Despits having a useful partnership of 109 with Rahane, Thakur called the Oval pitch ‘underprepared’.

Their potent bowling unit used the fuller deliveries and bounce in the pitch to good effect to leave India on 151/5 in 38 overs at stumps, with Australia still leading by 318 runs. All of Australia's five bowlers took a wicket as India's top four batters failed to pass the 15 run mark.

When he got out for 121 after chopping on to his stumps off Shardul Thakur, Smith enhanced his excellent record at The Oval, now managing to score three Test tons at the venue. Only the great Sachin Tendulkar (11) has scored more Test hundreds in matches between India and Australia.

Travis Head and Steve Smith were batting on 146 and 95 respectively at close of play on Day 1 as Australia added 157 runs in the final session which had 34 overs without losing any wicket. The duo added 251 runs for the unbroken fourth wicket stand.

The high-octane encounter also offers both the teams an opportunity to break multiple records. Let’s have a look at the top five milestones that has been reached or could be achieved during the marquee game.

Undoubtedly, India's team has been the most consistent one over the past two WTC cycles.