India tour of Australia 2018-19 | News & Updates

[hemant]

For me, only one change for Sydney. Ishant to be replaced by Ashwin, if not fit then Kuldeep.

It would be disastrous to replace Ishant with Ashwin, Ishant will come back otherwise it's better to replace him with other fast bowler.

 

[Endgame]

For a change, don't want Virat scoring a ton in Sydney!!!! Am I insane?



He scored 5 centuries in Australia, India didn't win any of those tests.

 

[Endgame]

It would be disastrous to replace Ishant with Ashwin, Ishant will come back otherwise it's better to replace him with other fast bowler.

2 full-time spinning options are must for Sydney. It's a call between Shami and Ishant, but believe right now Shami is edging Ishant.
Team management can go for 5 bowlers theory, promoting Rohit in opening. But chances are slim for that.

 

[Sai Jai]

even a loss in the final test will mean the trophy remains with India since they are the current holders.

Is it Anna we won last Time ??

 

[amarnathkvk]

Is it Anna we won last Time ??

In India we won

 

[deemah786]

It would be disastrous to replace Ishant with Ashwin, Ishant will come back otherwise it's better to replace him with other fast bowler.

You never know in Sydney, any things possible.

 

[Sai Jai]

** Most wickets for India in Tests:
619 A Kumble
434 Kapil Dev
417 Harbhajan
342 R Ashwin
311 Zaheer Khan
267 ISHANT SHARMA *
266 Bishan Bedi

** Most wins in overseas Tests as captain (India):
11 V Kohli (24)
11 S Ganguly (28)
06 MS Dhoni (30)
05 R Dravid (17)

** Four wins for India outside the sub-continent in 2018 (Johannesburg, Trent Bridge, Adelaide & Melbourne) - the most for them in a calendar year surpassing three in 1968 ( all three in New Zealand).

** Virat Kohli's record when he wins the toss:
Tests: 21
Won: 18
Draw: 3
In nine away Tests he won the toss, India went on to win eight and drew one (vs Ban, Fatullah, 2015).

** Cheteshwar Pujara - the only batsman to score 50+ in all of India's four away wins in 2018:
50 off 179, 1st inngs, Joburg
72 off 208, 2nd inngs, Trent Bridge
123 & 71, Adelaide
106 off 319, MCG

** Fewest % of drawn Tests in a calendar year:
10.42 in 2018 (5/48)
14.81 in 2002 (8/46)
14.89 in 2016 (7/40)
14.89 in 2017 (7/40)
19.51 in 2014 (8/41)

** Most dismissals by a WK in his debut calendar year:
42 Brad Haddin (2008)/ Rishabh Pant (2018)
36 Peter Nevill (2015)
35 Kevin Wright (1979)

** Best figures by an Indian pacer in Australia:
9/086 J BUMRAH, MCG, 2018
8/109 Kapil Dev, Adelaide, 1985
8/160 A Agarkar, Adelaide, 2003

**Most Test wickets in debut calendar year:
54 T Alderman (1981)
49 C Ambrose (1988)
48 J BUMRAH (2018)
46 S Finn (2010)
44 R Tattersall (1951)
43 Ted McDonald (1921)

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Excellent stastics one more reason I love cricbuzz

Only scare thing is numerical error hope not there

 

[deemah786]

My playing xi for sydney.

Mayank
Vihari
Pujara
Kohli
Rahane
Pandya.
Pant
Jadeja
Ashwin/kuldeep/Ishant.
Shami
Bumrah.

If Pandya plays we can try a spinner if the pitch is traditional Sydney wkt & assisting spin, otherwise will go with same combination.

 

[id_866]

India won finally. The team which didn't enforce follow on never lose. As expected rain spoiled australia batting only.

 

[Sai Jai]

My playing xi for sydney.

Mayank
Vihari
Pujara
Kohli
Rahane
Rohit/Hardik.
Pant
Jadeja
Ashwin/kuldeep/Ishant.
Shami
Bumrah

U put a whole test squad ba