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IND vs AUS: Focus on D/N Test, not thinking about captaincy, says Rahane

India Test vice-captain Ajinkya Rahane has said that batting in the first day-night Test match against Australia at the Adelaide Oval beginning Thursday will require focus

IND vs AUS: Virat Kohli perfect role model of a leader, says VVS Laxman

Virat Kohli's captaincy is still work in progress despite him being a perfect role model for his teammates, feels former India batsman VVS Laxman

Kohli finds sledging pointless but Paine won't take backward step if needed

A pandemic-struck 2020 has taught people different things; for India captain Virat Kohli, it has made him realise how 'pointless' sledging is in cricket

IND vs AUS 1st Test preview: Can India overcome Aussie might in D/N clash?

Both the teams are pondering over the opening pair for the first Test match as key players of Australia and India are injured. Check Australia vs India playing 11 prediction, match timing here

IND vs AUS 1st Test: Saha may be preferred over Pant in day/night format

Wriddhiman Saha's far superior glovework may be given preference over Rishabh Pant's blazing blade in India's opening day/night Test against Australia, starting at the Adelaide Oval from Thursday

India vs Australia: Shubman Gill should bat at No 6 in Tests, says Agarkar

Former India pacer Ajit Agarkar feels Shubman Gill should bat at number six as there are not many options lower down the order after skipper Virat Kohli returns home on paternity leave.Gill has impressed everyone in the two practice games he played ahead of the Test series. In the second practice game that was played with the pink ball, Gill registered scores of 43 and 65 against Australia A.Post Kohli's departure following the pink-ball Test, Ajinkya Rahane is likely to take the skipper's number four position while Hanuma Vihari will bat at number five."Everyone seems to be an opener at the moment in this squad, isn't it? Because Vihari and Rahane are obviously going to be playing in the middle order with Pujara," Agarkar said on the Sony Sports Network."So those are three spots that you would believe are occupied. My pick would be Shubman Gill [at 6]. I think a lot of people have picked him as an opener," he added.The former fast bowler believes even though Gill has opened the ...

Rahane not worried about poor run in NZ ahead of Ind vs Aus Test series

India vice-captain and middle-order batsman Ajinkya Rahane has said that he is not too concerned about the poor form that struck him during the tour of New Zealand earlier this year

India look more settled than Australia going into 1st Test, feels Isa Guha

Former England women's speedster-turned-analyst Isa Guha feels that Indian team going into the first Test looks way more settled compared to the Australian side

Kohli's absence incentive for Indians to lift up their game: Gavaskar

Virat Kohli's absence in the last three Tests of the upcoming four-match series will be a huge boost to Australia considering his record Down Under, say Sunil Gavaskar and Allan Border

India vs Australia 1st Test: Likely opening pair for India in Adelaide

With Mayank being an automatic selection for one of the two openers' slots, it would be interesting to see who will partner him as second opener in India playing 11

Ind vs Aus: Important that we got practice game with pink ball, says Pant

Wicket-keeper batsman Rishabh Pant has said that it was important for India to get a practice game with the pink ball ahead of the first Test against Australia, beginning on December 17

Recovery going well: Jadeja shares training video ahead of IND vs AUS Tests

India all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja said his recovery is going well and shared a training video

IND vs AUS: Need to strike fine balance while confronting Kohli, says Finch

Australia limited-overs captain Aaron Finch wants the home team players to strike a 'fine balance' when they confront Virat Kohli in the opening Test

Pujara one of the few to hurt teams even with low strike rate: Hayden

Former Australia opener Matthew Hayden believes Cheteshwar Pujara is one of the very few batsmen in world cricket who can hurt the opposition teams despite his low strike rate

We've got plenty of moves in store to handle Aussie chin music: Shubman

Shubman Gill feels it can be 'quite intimidating' to play cricket in Australia but asserted that his team will not back down when faced with either sledging or short-pitched deliveries

IND vs AUS: Kohli a 'proponent of all-out aggression', says Greg Chappell

Team India skipper Virat Kohli doesn't believe in passive resistance and wants to dominate the opposition, says former Australia skipper Greg Chappell

IND vs AUS: Rohit clears fitness test, to leave for Australia on Dec 14

Rohit Sharma cleared an eagerly-watched fitness test at the National Cricket Academy in Bengaluru

IND vs AUS: Green suffers concussion after being hit on head by Bumrah

Australia Test hopeful all-rounder Cameron Green suffered a concussion while bowling after a rasping straight drive from Jasprit Bumrah struck him on the head during the warm-up game

IND vs AUS: Tough ask without Kohli if IND don't win 1st Test, says Kumble

If India don't land the first punch by clinching the opening day-night Test against Australia, the going will get very tough for the visitors in the absence of talismanic skipper Virat Kohli, feels former national coach Anil Kumble. India will start the much-awaited Border-Gavaskar Test series with the day-nighter at Adelaide, from December 17, and Kumble feels that the match will be be the "biggest challenge" for the visitors. Skipper Kohli will return home after the opening Test for the birth of his first child. "If we can stay ahead in the first Test match then India has a great chance to repeat what they did in the last Australia tour," the spin legend said during the Mutual Funds annual conclave 'The Winners' Circle' organised by L&T Financial Services. "Although with (Steven) Smith and (David) Warner coming back, and then Virat (Kohli) missing the three Test matches will obviously be a big factor for India. But having said that, there's enough ability within the team, be it .

Warm-up game: Bumrah hits maiden first-class fifty; IND bundled out for 194

With his 55 off 57 balls, Bumrah was the top-scorer for Team India, who folded for a disappointing 194 in 48.3 overs at the Sydney Cricket Ground