The loss in Adelaide was just "one bad hour" after two days of domination which "doesn't mean that the players or the team are bad", says India's stand-in skipper Ajinkya Rahane ahead of the second Test beginning Saturday at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.
Know how to watch NZ vs PAK today's 2nd Test online. New Zealand will play host to Pakistan Bay Oval in the 1st Test Match. New Zealand dominated Pakistan in the first two matches of the T20I series, but the visitors, led by Mohammad Rizwan hit back in the final match and they earned a consolidation win. They would now enter the first Test match with some momentum, but New Zealand, in their home conditions, will not be an easy prospect.
NZ vs PAK 1st Test Match, Pakistan Tour of New Zealand:</strong> Mount Maunganui Weather Forecast and Pitch Report | New Zealand are clear favourites when they will lock horns with Pakistan in the first Test Match that begins on 26th December at Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui. The hosts have been in great form in home conditions and led by captain Kane Williamson, they will once again look to dominate proceedings. The pitch at Bay Oval has assistance for bowlers, but it will also be a good surface if batsmen are willing to see off the new ball. The weather is set fair and the conditions are perfect for a cracking Test match.
Ajinkya Rahane has soaked up regular skipper Virat Kohli's parting words but is determined to be his own man as he takes charge for India's last three matches against Australia, the 32yearold said on Friday.
Ajinkya Rahane has stressed the need for a good opening partnership ahead of the Boxing Day Test which starts at the MCG from the 26th of December.
India will clash with Australia in the all important Boxing Day Test at the historic MCG from the 26th of December. 1-0 down after the humiliation in Adelaide, India will have a new captain as they look to bounce back in the series. Speaking at the Press Conference ahead of the second Test, Rahane said the team will definitely miss the experience and batting of their talisman, Virat Kohli who has gone back to India due to personal reasons.
So India has announced its team for the Boxing Day Test against Australia, starting on Saturday. So as expected, India has gone with a host of changes -- four. The key player to miss out is KL Rahul.
Shoaib Akhtar stirred a controversy when and old video of him talking about'Ghazwa-e-Hind' surfaced online. Since then he has become butt of all jokes, by the Indian community on various social media platforms. In the video he talks about, how in their books it is written that they will first capture Kashmir and then India.
Former India all-rounder Chetan Sharma was on Thursday appointed chairman of the senior national selection panel by the BCCI's Cricket Advisory Committee (CAC), which also picked Mumbai's Abey Kuruvilla and Odisha's Debasis Mohanty in the five-member team. The new panel was formed on the sidelines of the Board's 89th Annual General Meeting (AGM) here, with Sharma pipping Maninder Singh and Vijay Dahiya from the north zone.
India will be taking on Australia in the second Test from tomorrow at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. The Boxing Day Test will be played between December 26 to 30,2020.
After the disaster at Adelaide, India is expected to make a number of changes as they look to stage a fightback at the historic MCG.
The Boxing Day Test between India and Australia is due to start on Friday, and after a disappointing performance in the first encounter, visitors will look to make a few amends here. Without the services of some of the stalwarts, it is going to be tough for the team to put up a fight and without a fail every player will have to stand up. India could go in for at least five changes in their team. Here's a look at the list of Indian players who could perform well for the team -
IND vs AUS, 2nd Test: Melbourne Weather Forecast and Pitch Report: It is going to be a sunny day with a maximum temperature of 27 degree Celsius and a minimum of around 18 degrees.
Babar Azam will miss the first Test match against New Zealand and this can be a huge factor in the Boxing Day Test match. Mohammad Rizwan, who struck form with the match-winning knock in the final T20I, will lead the visitors and his task will cut out. Pakistan were not very convincing in their last series against England and now, they would want to tick a few boxes against New Zealand.
NZ vs PAK, 1st Test Match Dream11 Predictions |New Zealand will lock horns against Pakistan in the first Test match at the Bay Oval in Mount Maunganui. New Zealand won the T20I series, but Pakistan will find they have the momentum as they won the last match of the series.
Know how to watch IND vs AUS today's 2nd Test online. Australia will be keen to repeat the Adelaide result, while India will look to play safe and aim for a draw.
New Zealand vs Pakistan, 1st Test, Predicted XI: Pakistan will be without captain Babar Azam when they take on New Zealand at the Bay Oval.
India vs Australia, 2nd Test, Predicted XI: Ajinkya Rahane will lead team India in absence of Virat Kohli. Shubham Gill will likely replace Prithvi Shaw.
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During the 1950-51 Ashes, the MCG hosted a Test from the 22nd to the 27th of December and thus this became the first Boxing Day Test. It was only from 1980 that the modern tradition of starting the Test on Boxing Day became an annual fixture.
Australia have done their homework on all the India players and are prepared to take on the newcomers in the Ajinkya Rahane-led side for the second Test that begins here at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Saturday, said Aussie skipper Tim Paine. Paine says the Australians are well aware of the danger posed by the likes of Rishabh Pant and KL Rahul who could come into the Indian side as replacements for the Boxing Day Test.
A lot of ket decisions were made at the BCCI's 80th Annunal General Meeting on Thursday at Ahmedabad. Right from the announcement of the inclusion of two new IPL teams from 2022, to getting Rajeev Shukla as the vice-president of the board, and many others. Cricketnext takes a look at all these decisions -
India vs Australia, Boxing Day Test: There are as many as 5 possible changes expected in Melbourne. We look at the probable Indian XI for the MCG.