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.
Ghazwa-e-Hind means Prophetic battle for India. Some Urdu scholars claim that it is a prophecy which claims that Muslim warriors will conquer the Indian sub-continent after a battle with Hindus. However, many scholars say that this theory lacks credibility and is wrong.
The BCCI has asked GM KVP Rao to leave as the latter thanked the board for giving him an opportunity to contribute to the gentleman's game. In a mail sent to state associations, Rao wrote: "This mail is to inform you all that BCCI has decided to terminate my employment on 22nd Dec 2020, the best day of my life as this termination will provide me ample opportunities to further my professional skills elsewhere."
Spin legend Shane Warne believes Australia will "blow away" India in the Boxing Day Test as the visitors are still a "bit shocked" by the Adelaide humiliation. Australia had bundled out India for their lowest-ever Test score of 36 in the opening Test which the hosts won by eight wickets. The next game is due to start on Saturday and India will be without talismanic skipper Virat Kohli, who has gone on paternity leave.
A BCCI official looking after domestic cricket, KV Rao, has put in his papers ahead of the board's 89th Annual General Body meetingFormer cricketer Gautam Gambhir believes Team India will need to forget what transpired on the third day of the opening Test when they face Australia in the second match beginning Saturday at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG). According to Gambhir, India should remember that they dominated the first two days of the pink-ball Test and only lost the match in the morning session on Day Three when Josh Hazlewood and Pat Cummins wreaked havoc as the visitors got bundled out for 36 -- India's lowest total in history of Test cricket -- and then went on to lose the match by eight wickets at the Adelaide Oval last Saturday.
The 21-year-old cricketer got out for duck in the first innings of the match and managed to score only four runs in the second. Prior to that, he performed poorly in the practice Tests.
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He stepped on the international cricket arena 14 years ago, when he became the second-youngest player to represent India in the long format of the game.
Former batsman VVS Laxman is of the opinion that one mishap should not “define” their game. He thinks that team India should not forget the Adelaide Test but focus on the upcoming games which will be testing their “character and mettle”.
Australia chief coach Justin Langer can empathise with the Indian team after the 36-run shocker it endured in Adelaide but he is also "glad" that the visitors are "stressed" during the Christmas weekend ahead of the second Test on December 26. Having won the first Test within two and half days by dismissing India for their lowest Test score of 36, Langer said his team would look to drive home the advantage in the absence of Virat Kohli by putting relentless pressure on new skipper Ajinkya Rahane.
Playing in the ongoing Big Bash League for Sydney Thunder in his debut T20, the 20-year-old batsman smashed 36 runs off 22 deliveries against Perth Scorchers in a splendid knock that included three sixes and one boundary.
India vs Sri Lanka, 4th ODI, Kolkata: India were 2-1 up in the five-match ODI series against a strong Sri Lankan unit. The visitors, electing to bat first, scored a massive 315 for 6 courtesy a hundred by opener, Upul Tharanga and a fifty from skipper, Kumar Sangakkara. India were in big trouble in the chase losing the wickets of their two great openers - Virender Sehwag and Sachin Tendulkar within the first 4 overs.The Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) has been placed on standby if Australia are unable to play the third test against India in Sydney following a fresh coronavirus outbreak in New South Wales, Cricket Australia (CA) said on Thursday.The BCCI will have a new vice president in Rajiv Shukla, who is going to officially take over after being put forth as the unanimous choice
Sunil Gavaskar has often found himself in the soup with Kohli fans on social media over his comments on the Indian skipper and expectant mom Anushka Sharma, with the latter even retorting back in kind over comments made by the former India international during IPL 2020.
The Melbourne Cricket Ground has been placed on standby if Australia are unable to play the third test against India in Sydney following a fresh coronavirus outbreak in New South Wales, Cricket Australia (CA) said on Thursday.Cricket Australia's board are meeting on Thursday to discuss if the team will play their third test against India in Sydney following a fresh coronavirus outbreak in New South Wales.
The Madan Lal-led CAC is due to interview candidates virtually on Thusrday to fill three vacancies in the selection committee. Former fast bowler from Mumbai, Ajit Agarkar is the front-runner to land the job and could be the next chairman of the panel. He is the most capped player from the list of candidates who have applied -- and has appeared in 26 Tests and 191 ODIs.
Finally some good news has come Suresh Raina's way after a turbulent few months. The former India batsman, who was sent home packing by Chennai Super Kings before the start of the IPL, will not be deserted by the franchise in next year's tournament, according to a report in Mumbai Mirror. While Raina himself had cited personal reasons, there were a few who believed his ouster was on disciplinary grounds.Australia coach Justin Langer has all but confirmed his side will be unchanged for their second test against India which starts at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Saturday.
Having won the first Test against India at Adelaide convincingly, Australia are leaving no stone unturned to deliver another knock out punch in the Boxing Day Test, which starts on Friday. Even in the first Test, it was their batting that struggled a bit against off-spinner R Ashwin, and on Thurday, the Aussie batsmen looked to iron out the glitches.Australia coach Justin Langer has all but confirmed his side will be unchanged for their second test against India which starts at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Saturday. Australia completed an eight-wicket victory over the tourists in the first test in Adelaide after they dismissed Virat Kohli’s team for a record low score of 36 in their second innings.
As expected, Australia plans to take an unchanged lineup into the Boxing Day test on Saturday as it attempts to go 20 in the fourtest cricket series against India,
Pakistan sustained another injury setback when allrounder Shadab Khan was ruled out for the first test against New Zealand due to thigh injury.
Australia's Nathan Lyon says he and India's R Ashwin are similar yet different type of bowlers, so comparisons should not be made between the two.
Shubman Gill, who was not considered for the opening Test despite scoring 43 and 65 in the pink-ball warm-up match, looked in good nick.
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