IND vs NZ 2019 - India Down Under NZ Tour

[Kool_SRG]

4 hours ago, rockbottom said:

mayank agarwal should have been better option.

Ippudu replacment just a back up ni pelisthe doubt if they go to mayank may go for Dhawan...

[Kontekurradu]

deni mumm  practice match lo, pilla batch team vallu kuda 100 koti 10garuga mana bowling lo , inka ee sereis kuda 4-0 emo 

[timmy]

rahul gaadu 50 kottadu, still next match aadathaadu antey nammakam unadhu 

[Kool_SRG]

2 hours ago, Kontekurradu said:

deni mumm  practice match lo, pilla batch team vallu kuda 100 koti 10garuga mana bowling lo , inka ee sereis kuda 4-0 emo 

Pitcha kottudu kottaru... 

[timmy]

5 minutes ago, timmy said:

rahul gaadu 50 kottadu, still next match aadathaadu antey nammakam unadhu 

rahul gone 

[Kool_SRG]

1 hour ago, timmy said:

rahul gone 

Adhi kuda part time bowler D'arcy Short bowling lo...

[Kool_SRG]

Vijay warmed up with good hit... 129 for him.

 

M Vijay b Fallins 129 (132b 16x4 5x6) SR: 97.72

[Kontekurradu]

21 minutes ago, Kool_SRG said:

Adhi kuda part time bowler D'arcy Short bowling lo...

ee series  kuda gone max 

malli ravi sastri gadu, we won many matches against WI, SL than any other team antademo. series poyyaka 

[Kool_SRG]

Conceding 500 runs in warm-up not a concern - Pujara

India are refusing to give away any secrets ahead of the first Test against Australia but remain confident they have a bowling attack that can compete despite a tough workout in the warm-up match in Sydney, where they were taken for a mammoth 544 by an inexperienced Cricket Australia XI.

The India bowlers - 10 of them were eventually used in the non-first-class fixture - toiled through 151.1 overs against a batting line-up that held just 78 first-class appearances, 50 of them from captain Sam Whiteman alone.

India's current pace resources have been billed as their strongest ever and have performed impressively on the tours of South Africa and England this year. A couple of tough days in the field have not dented confidence, though.

"It could be the IPL which has helped produce good fast bowlers and is benefiting the Indian Test team at the moment"Cheteshwar Pujara

"The bowlers already had a meeting, and conceding 500 runs in a warm-up game doesn't mean anything," Cheteshwar Pujara said. "It wasn't a Test match, so we are not worried about it. Our bowlers know what they have to do. I can't say what their gameplan is, but they know what line and lengths to bowl in Australia, and most of them have played here in 2014-15. As a bowling unit, we are very confident.

"In the last few years, we have produced some quality fast bowlers and even when it comes to bench strength, even if a couple of our fast bowlers are injured, they will have some back-up. When it comes to fast bowling, this is probably one of the best attacks we have in many years. I am not saying we didn't have a good fast-bowling attack in the past. I don't know the reason, it could be the IPL which has helped produce good fast bowlers and is benefiting the Indian Test team at the moment."

 

It won't just be the quicks who will have a key role to play with much focus also on the role of the spinner, with R Ashwin looking set to be the one frontline option selected following his 40 overs in the warm-up match. Ashwin's overall record in Australia is a less-than-flattering 21 wickets at 54.71, but Pujara hinted that he has some new tricks up his sleeve.

"I always say he is a clever bowler and reads the batsmen really well. If you see his recent bowling, he has made a lot of changes - I can't describe what it is in [a] press conference. He has made some adjustments which have helped him and he has also played some county cricket and played enough cricket in England which are different conditions, overseas, and obviously there's not much help for the spinner. When he is playing in Australia he knows what to do and he has also played here in 2014-15. He is very confident now and whatever adjustments he has to make he has already done it."

India opted against a full training session in Adelaide on Monday with just a handful of players coming down for an optional net.

"To be honest, we got what we wanted in the practice game," Pujara said. "The trainer and physio had been monitoring the workload, so depending on that we thought it is best to take a break and train for the next two days and be fresh for the Test."

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Just now, Kool_SRG said:

Conceding 500 runs in warm-up not a concern - Pujara

Entuku ra ayya ilanti statements ichi navvula paalavuthaaru....

[Kool_SRG]

Australia pick Handscomb, India ditch five-bowler policy

 

India's year of trying to conquer overseas challenges has reached Adelaide. Australia's year of turmoil has reached their first home Test series since the game was thrown into crisis. No one really knows who starts favourites, but never have India begun a series Down Under with such expectation that this could be their time.

However, that was said about the tours of South Africa and England as well, and both those series went the way of the home side - partly due to a lack of preparation and partly due to some poor selection decisions. India's warm-up match in Sydney was hardly inspiring as they conceded 544 against the CA XI. They have also lost the hugely talented Prithvi Shaw for at least the first Test. Nothing comes easily in Australia, even when the hosts are beset by their own problems.

It has felt a long build-up to this occasion for Australia - they have played in England, Zimbabwe, the UAE and faced South Africa and India this season in white-ball cricket before this much-anticipated duel. Their bowling attack has survived the turmoil which has cost a multitude of people their jobs, but plenty of questions remain about the batting they have put together for the start of the series.

At home, however, they are rarely dominated. Only South Africa have done it consistently since the days of the great West Indies team. If they can get off to a good start in Adelaide, putting enough runs on the board for the stellar bowling attack, then they could still be tough to stop. India must learn from the tours of South Africa and England - do not give the opposition a head start.

Every time Australia have taken the field since South Africa it has been billed as the new start, but after a lot of limited-overs cricket and a Test series overseas, this feels like their real opportunity to start afresh. This time last year Tim Painehad just returned to Test cricket, now he is captain. What sort of team can he develop? The next six weeks, starting in Adelaide, will tell us a lot. It's a series that could define both teams.

In the spotlight

Out of Australia's big three, Pat Cummins emerged as the most consistent of the quicks earlier this year - testament to his years of hard work to overcome the injuries that hampered the early parts of his career. He took a largely forgotten career-best nine-wicket match haul in Johannesburg when the focus was on anything but the cricket, and did not feature in the UAE. As with his fellow pacemen, he has been very carefully handled heading into this Test series, so hopefully he is ready to push up the speed gun. Do not ignore his improving lower-order batting, either.

How about someone other than Virat Kohli? India's pace attack is the best they have pulled together, but they either don't have great numbers or haven't played much in Australia. Jasprit Bumrah falls into the latter category but shapes as a key part of India's armoury. He made an instant difference to the attack when he came in during the England series, causing particular problems to the left handers, of which Australia have a few. However, many a talented fast bowler has come to Australia and taken too long to adjust to the conditions, especially the lengths required.

Team news

Mitchell Marsh has been dropped in favour of frontline batsman Peter Handscomb, while Marcus Harris is confirmed for a debut opening the batting. That will be alongside Aaron Finch, with Usman Khawaja taking the No. 3 spot

Australia :

1 Aaron Finch, 2 Marcus Harris, 3 Usman Khawaja, 4 Shaun Marsh, 5 Peter Handscomb, 6 Travis Head, 7 Tim Paine (capt & wk), 8 Mitchell Starc, 9 Pat Cummins, 10 Nathan Lyon, 11 Josh Hazlewood

India have ditched their five-bowler policy and named only four frontline bowlers in their XII - the pace trio of Mohammed Shami, Ishant Sharma and Jasprit Bumrah to be complemented by R Ashwin's off-spin. The only point that is uncertain is who will bat at No.6, with both Rohit Sharma and Hanuma Vihari named in the XII.

India 

1 KL Rahul, 2 M Vijay, 3 Cheteshwar Pujara, 4 Virat Kohli (capt), 5 Ajinkya Rahane, 6 Rohit Sharma/Hanuma Vihari, 7 Rishabh Pant (wk), 8 R Ashwin, 9 Mohammed Shami, 10 Ishant Sharma, 11 Jasprit Bumrah

Pitch and conditions

Adelaide's previous three Tests have been day-nighters, but India didn't fancy one of those on this tour so it's the ground's first traditional Test match since 2014 when these two sides last met. The surface looked dry the day before the match and there is hot weather predicted for the first day, then warm, sunny conditions throughout so spin could be a factor.

[Kool_SRG]

India Won the Toss at Adelaide and will bat first. 

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India Won the Toss at Adelaide and will bat first. 

 

Australia :

1 Aaron Finch, 2 Marcus Harris, 3 Usman Khawaja, 4 Shaun Marsh, 5 Peter Handscomb, 6 Travis Head, 7 Tim Paine (capt & wk), 8 Mitchell Starc, 9 Pat Cummins, 10 Nathan Lyon, 11 Josh Hazlewood

India 

1 KL Rahul, 2 M Vijay, 3 Cheteshwar Pujara, 4 Virat Kohli (capt), 5 Ajinkya Rahane, 6 Rohit Sharma 7 Rishabh Pant (wk), 8 R Ashwin, 9 Mohammed Shami, 10 Ishant Sharma, 11 Jasprit Bumrah

[Kool_SRG]

Hanuma Vihari misses our from XII announced earlier.. Rohit Sharma to bat at 6.

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kottabhothunnamu

missing dawan