DTVHINDIBGT 2024: Australia, which has lost 2 series to India, is going to make a deadly counterattack, Pat Cummins took a big decision
Before the Border Gavaskar Trophy, Pat Cummins can be seen playing in the Sheffield Shield. Pat Cummins (Photo Source: Twitter) A 5 match Test series will be played between India and Australia in November-December. Australia has faced defeat in the last 2 home series, so this time they do not want to leave any stone unturned. Meanwhile, to improve his preparation before the Border Gavaskar Trophy, Pat Cummins can be seen playing in Australia’s major red ball tournament Sheffield Shield. The right-arm fast bowler last played the tournament in February 2021 and has featured in nine matches so far. Australia Test captain Pat Cummins wants to prepare himself by using the Sheffield Shield and the ODI series against Pakistan before the Test tour of India. Cummins told News Corp about this- “Ronnie (Australia head coach Andrew McDonald) called me and said we need to talk about this. I would have liked to go into the tournament a bit fresher, but I want to play some cricket this time around.” How is Pat Cummins going to prepare himself? “This window gives rest to my body, but I will get a chance to bowl well for six or eight weeks in the Sheffield Shield. I will go to the gym daily and do running, so that my body strength remains intact. After this we have to play an important Test series against India and our focus is completely on that.” Let us tell you that the way India has defeated Australia in the last two tours, the rivalry between India and Australia has become quite strong. This time Australia will want to win the series at any cost. That is why it is going to make every effort to counterattack. border gavaskar trophy 2024 schedule Full Schedule of IND vs AUS Test Series 2024 Match date place Time (Indian Standard Time) First Test 22-26 November Perth Stadium, Perth (D) 7:30 AM IST Second Test 6-10 December Adelaide Oval, Adelaide (D/N) 8:30 AM IST Third Test 14-18 December The Gabba, Brisbane (D) 5:30 AM IST Fourth Test 26-30 December MCG, Melbourne (D) 4:30 AM IST Fifth Test 3-7 January SCG, Sydney (D) 4:30 AM IST
“If you have to change the bedsheets then…” Team India had to face these problems during the last Australia tour
Indian fast bowler Shardul Thakur, who was part of the team during the last tour of Australia, has made some worrying revelations. Shardul Thakur (Image Source: Getty Images) India are gearing up for the five-match Border-Gavaskar Trophy in Australia later this year, which is part of the ongoing World Test Championship cycle. The last series in Australia holds a special place in the hearts of Indian fans; despite all the odds, India pulled off a memorable 2-1 series win, including a historic win at the Gabba in Brisbane, Australia’s ‘fortress’. However, India is set for a long Test season and aims to qualify for a third consecutive WTC final. But while Team India is preparing to go to Australia, Indian fast bowler Shardul Thakur, who was part of the team during the last tour of Australia, has made some worrying revelations. During a public event, Shardul spoke in detail about the problems the Indian team was facing off the field throughout the tour. Team India had to face these problems during the Australia tour Shardul revealed that the facilities provided to the injury-hit team were very poor. Notably, the then Indian captain Virat Kohli left the team after the first Test due to personal reasons, some key players like Mohammed Shami, KL Rahul, Ravindra Jadeja, Umesh Yadav and Jasprit Bumrah suffered injuries throughout the series. “The way they treated us was terrible,” Thakur said, recalling that visit. “There was no housekeeping service at the hotel for four or five days. If you had to change bed sheets, you had to go up five floors,” he said. Watch video Shardul Thakur talking about on Australia tour in 2020/21 and their facilities and words for Indian Team.pic.twitter.com/KBpfIQ35bE — Tanuj Singh (@ImTanujSingh) August 6, 2024 Australia captain Tim Paine was called a liar He also addressed an interview of then Australian captain Tim Paine, saying that he had lied when he said the Indian team was given everything they wanted. Thakur said, “I have heard some interviews of Tim Paine. That person was lying outright, he was saving himself by making things up in the media and hiding the fact that ‘we did not put any pressure on the Indian team and gave them everything they wanted.’ But I know the truth.” “Virat (Kohli) had left – and Ajinkya Rahane and Ravi Shastri were regularly fighting with Cricket Australia to give us the services we were demanding,” he said. Shardul is currently away from Team India Shardul was not part of India’s last Test series against England at home but he played the first Test of the team’s previous tour to South Africa earlier this year.
Is the Ashes bigger for Australia in terms of money or the Border Gavaskar Trophy series? Find out
Both the Border Gavaskar Trophy and the Ashes are big tours on the Australian cricket calendar and are very similar from a commercial perspective: Nick Hockley Australia Cricket Team (Image Source: Cricket Australia chief Nick Hockley has said that the commercial value of the Ashes and Border Gavaskar Trophy series has become equal. Despite the series being held in November, the CA chief said that ticket sales are already increasing rapidly. Notably, Australia has a huge history associated with the Ashes. Meanwhile, the Test series between India and Australia has become one of the most exciting series in the last few years. The series later this year will be even bigger as India has won the last two series in Australia. Nick Hockley, the board’s chief executive, has resigned from his post. He will step down after the end of the current 2024-2025 cricket season. Meanwhile, speaking to Hindustan Times, Hockley said: “Both the Border Gavaskar Trophy and the Ashes are big tours on the Australian cricket calendar and are very similar from a commercial perspective, with both mega series drawing huge fan turnouts and huge TV viewership. Ticket sales from India are already six times higher than the previous non-COVID series.” 5 match Border Gavaskar Trophy will be played between India and Australia Both teams are set to play a five-Test series for the first time since 1991-92. On this, the CA chief said that this will be an interesting series, because every pitch and ground behaves differently. He further said: “Each of Australia’s iconic cricket grounds has its own unique pitch characteristics and conditions which make this series so interesting, including the introduction of day-night Tests in recent years.” The series will start in Perth on November 22. The remaining Tests will be played in Adelaide, Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney. India won the last two series played in Australia 2-1. Rohit Sharma and Co. also won the last series on their home ground. Adelaide will host the only day/night Test match of the series in December
In an exclusive conversation with Crictracker, Tim Paine made a big revelation about sledging with Virat Kohli
Virat Kohli scored 692 runs in the 2014-15 Border-Gavaskar series Virat Kohli and Tim Paine. (Photo Source: Getty Images) When India toured Australia in 2014, Virat Kohli was in the news a lot. Before the four-match series, the media was keeping an eye on his every move. He was criticized and the Australian players left no stone unturned in sledging him. However, Kohli was not affected by all these things at that time. The then 25-year-old Kohli showed his ability and scored 692 runs while Team India was struggling. The sledging from the Australian players made him stronger, which resulted in him being the second-highest run-scorer of the series. Since that series, there has been a decrease in sledging by Australian players towards Kohli or Indian cricketers. Now once again the teams of India and Australia are ready for the Border-Gavaskar series in November, 2024. Before this high profile series, Tim Paine has said that sledging does not matter to Kohli. He also revealed that when he was a keeper, he tried to distract the cricketers. Apart from this, he used to get angry when former cricketers advised the Australian players not to sledge Kohli. Tim Paine’s exclusive interview with CricTracker In an exclusive interview with Crictracker, Paine said, “People used to say, don’t sledge Virat. If you don’t sledge Virat, most of the time he still keeps scoring runs. So it doesn’t matter whether you are saying something to him or not. I will not try to provoke Virat, but if possible I will try to distract him. If you can distract him even a little bit, he can play a bad shot or lose his concentration. But when people used to say, don’t sledge him, I used to get very angry.” Let us tell you that before the Border-Gavaskar Trophy in 2018, Michael Clarke had advised Australia not to sledge Kohli and even at that time Tim Paine had said that his team did not want to provoke the Indian captain. However, after the series, former Indian cricketer Virender Sehwag had said that the Australian players were soft towards India. He said that the host team was soft towards the guests considering the IPL contracts of some players.
Before the start of Border-Gavaskar Trophy, there was a 67 percent increase in this matter, read the big news
This time the Border-Gavaskar Trophy is going to start from 22 November 2024. Border-Gavaskar Test Series (Image Credit- Twitter X) Cricket fans are eagerly waiting for the start of the upcoming Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024. It is worth noting that this time this tournament is starting from 22 November in Australia, and India are the defending champions of this tournament. On the other hand, this time a different craze is being seen among Australian cricket fans before the start of this tournament. Let us tell you that when the sale of tickets went live on the first day for the five-match Test series, there was a 67 percent increase in demand among the fans. This demand among the fans has been compared with the ticket sales during 2018-19. Also, this time, one of the five matches of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy is going to be a Boxing Day Test match. There is a lot of enthusiasm among Australian fans for the tickets of this match. Seeing the huge demand among fans for the series, it seems that the atmosphere of the stadium during the series is going to be very attractive and captivating this time. Also, let us tell you that earlier Cricket Australia (CA) has also come to the fore about setting up a special fan zone for Indian cricket fans. This is part of a multicultural action plan for this series of Cricket Australia, which aims to promote inclusivity and provide exceptional experiences for fans from diverse backgrounds. It is worth noting that India is the defending champion of this tournament. It will be interesting to see whether it is able to defend this title in the upcoming tournament or not? Full schedule of India vs Australia Border-Gavaskar Trophy series 1st Test November 22-November 26 Perth Stadium, Perth 2nd Test: 6 December-10 December: Adelaide Oval, Adelaide 3rd Test: December 14-December 18 The Gabba, Brisbane 4th Test: December 26-December 30 at Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne Fifth Test: January 3-7: Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
“And got out in dangerous fashion” Why did Ravi Shastri say this to Rishabh Pant as coach?
Ravi Shastri revealed how he encouraged a dejected Rishabh Pant when he was sitting alone in the dressing room after his dismissal. Ravi Shastri. (Photo by Adam Davy/PA Images via Getty Images Former cricketer Ravi Shastri served as the head coach of India for four years and during his tenure, Team India recorded some memorable moments. One such win took place during the year 2020-21, when the inexperienced Indian team came close to winning the historic Border-Gavaskar Trophy in Australia. India had to face a shameful defeat in the first Test in Adelaide, Team India was all out for 36 runs in the second innings of that match. Mohammed Shami was injured during this clash and the then captain Virat Kohli also returned to India with his wife for the birth of their first child. After that Ajinkya Rahane was given the captaincy and he led India to victory in the second Test match played in Melbourne and leveled the series. After this, the third Test match played in Sydney was drawn after a fighting partnership of 62 runs between Hanuma Vihari and Ravichandran Ashwin in the fourth innings. But before this partnership, Rishabh Pant had played an important role. Rishabh Pant had scored a brilliant 97 runs in 118 balls with the help of 12 fours and three sixes. The only thing running in everyone’s mind was that if Pant had played till the end, India could have won the match. Ravi Shastri revealed the secret about Rishabh Pant after years Rishabh Pant tried to hit a slag shot to Nathan Lyon to complete his century but he was caught by Pat Cummins. Now Ravi Shastri has revealed how he encouraged a dejected Pant when he was sitting alone in the dressing room after his dismissal. Speaking on Ashwin’s YouTube show, ‘Kutty Stories with Ash’, Shastri said- “If I tell him that he should not play that particular shot, it is against his nature. He can play the same shot again and again, better than the other. I told him that I am getting bored, you are getting out in the same way again and again. When he was out for hitting a shot to Nathan Lyon in Sydney, he came back and was sitting alone in the dressing room. And then the second new ball was taken and Pujji (Cheteshwar Pujara) hit seven fours.” “So, when I went to the toilet, he was sitting alone in the dressing room, still wearing his pads. I looked at him and said, Pujji is scoring all your runs. He has hit 7 boundaries in half an hour. You are boring me man, by hitting reverse. You are getting out in the same way again and again. And was out in dangerous fashion. And then Pant said to me ‘This is what happened’. After this, Pant (Rishabh Pant) played an important role in India’s spectacular victory in the fourth Test at Gabba. He scored an unbeaten 89 off 138 balls as India chased down the target of 328 runs in the…
