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Pat Cummins or Rohit Sharma who do you think will lift the Border Gavaskar Trophy 2023? India and Australia will lock horns on 9th of February at Nagpur Cricket Stadium. Rohit Sharma is back with the Indian team as captain and expected to outclass Australia. Pat Cummins has been Australia’s best test captain after Ricky Pointing. As Australia’s test captain, Pat Cummins has a stellar track record. Under his leadership, the Australian team has won 12 of the 12 matches it has played.  It is safe to argue that Australia has performed admirably under the Cummins captaincy. Winning against Pakistan Cricket Team in Pakistan is one such record Cummins and Australia team could be proud of. Playing cricket on such flat tracks are difficult for any team but the way Cummins led his team was magnificent Pat Cummins…

With less than 24 hours remaining for the start of India vs Australia 1st Test, Border Gavaskar Trophy, every cricket fan is curious about India’s Playing X1. The biggest question is who will play the first test match? Is it the star Shubman Gill or Suryakumar Yadav? Well, KL Rahul has made it pretty clear who will play in the upcoming test that starts from 9th February KL Rahul, Vice Captain of Indian Cricket Team on pre-match conference was pretty happy with the Indian Team preparations before the 1st test match. When asked about whether he would bat in the…

As reported by Jagran, Team India head coach Rahul Dravid is unhappy with the Nagpur pitch and has called for a change in the surface. India have been practising on the centre wicket for the past couple of days at the VCA Stadium in Nagpur. Curators and Ground staff are now working tirelessly to fulfil requirements demanded by the coach. Also read: IND vs AUS: Steve Smith Ranks Nagpur Pitch as Skiddy and Slow Earlier it was reported that Dravid has requested for a rank turner for the 1st Test. However, now it seems that minor modifications will be made…

Australia coach Andrew McDonald last week raised the possibility of Green batting at No.6 and not bowling during the Border-Gavaskar series opener. However, Australia vice-captain Steve Smith has now cleared all doubts. “I don’t think he’s even faced fast-bowling yet, so I dare say he won’t be playing, but who knows,” Smith said on Tuesday. “I don’t even know what he’s done (at training), I was sort of focusing on my work. “We’ll wait and see but it’s unlikely I think.” With Green set to be ruled out, Matt Renshaw, who was David Warner’s opening partner on Australia’s last tour…

Team India is set to take on Australia in a four-match Test series starting on February 9. However, ahead of the series, senior Indian batsman Virat Kohli made a sad announcement. Virat Kohli on Tuesday tweeted that he has lost his newly purchased smartphone. Also read: IND vs AUS 1st Test: Team India Likely To Unleash 4 Spinners The tweet was later flooded with thousands of comments by fans who shared their reactions in a funny way. Food delivery company ‘Zomato’ wrote: ‘feel free to order ice cream from bhabhi’s phone if that will help’. Kohli will be seen in…

It has now almost been confirmed that the pitch for the 1st Test match between India and Australia starting on 9 February in Nagpur will be a ‘Rank Turner’. Hence, spinners are expected to play a dominant role in the match. Team India has 4 quality spinners – Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, and Kuldeep Yadav. Earlier many reports claimed that Team India will be including 3 spinners in their playing 11 for the 1st Test which will not include the leg-spinner. However, now its likely that Team India will make 4 spinners play in the 1st Test as…

As per a report in the Indian Express, the Indian team have asked for a rank turner for the 1st Test starting on February 9. Yesterday the pitch looked green with some brown patches. However, today most of the grass has been trimmed off and the brown layer has been exposed. Here is a latest image of the pitch for the Nagpur Test: Turning tracks have always been the feature of Indian Tests, and India are sticking to their guns. With almost two days for the series to begin, it’s safe enough to think that the pitch will be trimmed…

The Border-Gavaskar Trophy has grown to be one of the greatest Test series in the world of Cricket since its inception in 1996. Here are some of the most interesting Test records of the India vs Australia rivalry: 1. Michael Clarke has better bowling figures than Jasprit Bumrah Jasprit Bumrah’s best bowling figures came on the third day of the 2018 Boxing Day Test when he claimed 6 wickets while conceding just 33 runs. But Michael Clarke holds better bowling figures than him as he picked up 6 wickets by leaking out only 9 runs against India back in 2004.…

The Border-Gavaskar Trophy started in 1996 and has seen 15 series played between the teams over the years. Here is the list of bowlers who have taken most wickets in the history of the India vs Australia Test rivalry. 1. Anil Kumble Anil Kumble leads the charts for most Test wickets against Australia. Kumble took 111 wickets at an average of 30.32 in 38 inning which includes 10 five-wicket hauls. 2. Harbhajan Singh Harbhajan Singh is ranked second among the leading wicket-takers in the series. In 35 innings, the off-spinner took 95 wickets at an average of 29.95. He also…

The Border-Gavaskar Trophy started in 1996 and has seen 15 series played between the teams over the years. Here is the list of batsmen who have scored the most runs in the history of the India vs Australia Test rivalry. 1. Sachin Tendulkar Sachin Tendulkar, dominated the Aussies during the course of his career. In 65 innings of BGT, Tendulkar scored 3,262 runs at an average of 56.24 which includes 9 centuries and 16 fifty-plus scores. 2. Ricky Ponting Ricky Ponting comes second on the list with 2,555 runs in 51 innings, with an average of 54.36 and 8 centuries…