India’s premier fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah, who was ruled out of the ongoing ICC Champions Trophy due to a back issue, was on Sunday spotted in Dubai ahead of the high-octane India-Pakistan clash during which he also collected his prestigious International Cricket Council (ICC) awards at Dubai International Cricket Stadium.
Australia stand-in captain Steven Smith is looking to put the 10,000 Test runs milestone out of his head in the first Test of the two-match series against Sri Lanka.
In the aftermath of India’s 3-1 series loss to Australia that led Rohit Sharma’s men to concede the Border-Gavaskar Trophy for the first time in a decade, former India batter Manoj Tiwary criticised current national team head coach Gautam Gambhir, terming him a ‘hypocrite,’ and went on to suggest that the ex-India opener doesn’t does not walk the talk.
With unprecedented attendance in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy between India and India, former Australia captain Ricky Ponting asserted that it's hard to argue that the rivalry between the two teams isn't the biggest in world cricket.
After smashing his 30th Test hundred in the ongoing first Border-Gavaskar Trophy game against Australia at Perth Stadium, talismanic batter Virat Kohli reflected on it, saying he takes great pride in making runs for the country.
The former Australia batsman further said Rohit Sharma has the skills to excel at the top of the order and believes the star Indian opener will be successful in the four-match Test series currently scheduled to be played in December and January.
Team India thrashed Australia 2-1 to clinch their maiden bilateral ODI series Down Under.
Gavaskar said he has not received invitation from Cricket Australia.
India took giant strides towards winning their first ever series on Australian soil in seven decades by retaining the Border-Gavaskar Trophy with a comprehensive 137-run win in the third Test on Sunday.
Ganguly hopes that the current Test team has the potential to win anywhere.
