Author: Cricreads Staff

Border Gavaskar Trophy is considered to be one of the greatest Test Series in the world of Cricket. We dive into the pages of history and see that a lot of milestones get broken and a lot new get created every time these two cricketing giants – India and Australia face each other in the longest format of the game. Here are four big ‘Milestones’ that have high chances to be created in the upcoming Border Gavaskar Trophy. 1. Ravichandran Ashwin (450 wickets) Ravichandran Ashwin is just one wicket away from becoming only the second Indian cricketer to grab 450…

Team India will return to Red-Ball Cricket on 9 February when they will be facing Australia in the 1st Test of the four-match series of the Border Gavaskar Trophy. Complete Schedule: India vs Australia 1st Test from February 9 to 13 at VCA Stadium, Nagpur India vs Australia 2nd Test from February 17 to 21 at Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi India vs Australia 3rd Test from March 1 to 5 at HPCA Stadium, Dharamshala India vs Australia 4th Test from March 9 to 13 at Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad Umpires & Match Officials Nitin Menon will be the Indian umpire…

India is going to face Australia in the first test match at Nagpur on 9th February 2023. Rohit Sharma will be keen to captain India in this Border- Gavaskar Series and would want Indian Cricket Team to reach another WTC final. The weather seems to be absolutely perfect for the 1st test match in Nagpur. Also Read- India vs Australia Test Series 2023: 3 Things You Need to Know The weather forecast for the VCA Stadium suggests that there are no chances of rain and the match between India and Australia will go on for five days without any interruptions…

As per reports, the PCB chairman, Najam Sethi has told BCCI secretary Jay Shah that Pakistan wants to host the Asia Cup and if the tournament is moved out, Pakistan will not send its team for the World Cup in India. Asia Cup 2023 was scheduled to take place in September this year, but Jay Shah, who is the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) president, had said in October last year that the Indian team will not tour Pakistan for the tournament due to diplomatic tensions.  Also read: Kamran Akmal blasts PCB for ending departmental cricket, saying “India can field two…

Umran Malik’s career graph has significantly risen ever since he made his debut in IPL (SRH). In the ODI series against Sri Lanka, Umran clocked 156 kmph, making him the fastest among the Indian pacers. However, Pakistan’s emerging pacer Zaman Khan, who also plays for Lahore Qalandars, recently made a bold claim of overtaking Umran’s record in the upcoming edition of the Pakistan Super League (PSL). Also read: PSL to be Postponed- Sources Claim the Security Issues Can Lead to the Unfortunate Outcome “I will break the record of Umran Malik’s fastest ball in this Pakistan Super League edition In…

Kuldeep continues to be in fine form, impressing everyone with his performances in ODIs and T20Is, but still, he is unlikely to make it into the playing XI for the first Test match to be played in Nagpur. Actually, Team India’s all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja will return in the Test series against Australia (IND vs AUS 1st Test), in which case he will be seen batting at number 6 for Team India. Jadeja will strengthen Team India with the ball as well as with the bat. Also read: IND vs AUS 1st Test: Cheteshwar Pujara recalls India’s first series victory on…

Despite performing well across all formats, Kuldeep Yadav had missed out on the team in the past few years due to various reasons but has made a strong comeback. It may be noted that after taking 5 wickets in Sydney in 2019, the then head coach Ravi Shastri named Kuldeep as India’s number 1 spinner on foreign soil, but after that he did not get regular opportunities. Due to repeated injuries, his confidence had decreased. During this, his poor form also continued. Victim of injury many times Kuldeep improved his action to make a comeback in the team. This helped…

Virat Kohli made an excellent return to form last year in the Asia Cup when he ended his International century drought after almost 3 years by smashing an unbeaten 122 against Afghanistan. Since then, Kohli had smashed three more tons – all in ODIs. As Kohli gears up for India’s return to Red-Ball Cricket on February 9, former Pakistan captain Salman Butt has made a rather unusual comment on him. Butt believes that Virat Kohli’s best is yet to come. He drew a parallel to Sri Lanka’s Kumar Sangakkara to prove his claim. Also read: IND vs AUS Test Series:…

Pakistan has the hosting rights of the Asia Cup which is scheduled to take place later this year in September. But BCCI has clearly stated that Team India will not be visiting Pakistan for the Tournament, keeping venue shifting as the only way out. However, PCB has a different take on this matter. As per reports, PCB chairman Najam Sethi told BCCI secretary & Asian Cricket Council President Jay Shah that if India won’t play in Pakistan, then Pakistan will also not play in 2023 World Cup in India. Also read: PSL Exhibition Match Bomb Blast: Shocking Scenes during the…

Earlier this week, Australia arrived in India for the four-match Border-Gavaskar Trophy, that begins on February 9. Later It was revealed that Australian batsmen are training with Maheesh Pithiya whose bowling action strong resembles to that of Ravichandran Ashwin. To this Wasim Jaffer tweeted, “First Test is five days away and @ashwinravi99 is already inside Aus head”. Reacting to this tweet from Jaffer, former India off-spinner Harbhajan Singh, who is currently India’s fourth-highest wicket-taker in the longest format of the game, came up with a cryptic response. He posted a picture of the pitch with multiple cracks and wrote, “This…