India hasn’t won an ICC title in 10 years, and this was probably their best chance to end the wait. A World Cup in your own country… Before the final, MS Dhoni and his team had made it to the final without losing a game. That was 12 years ago. It looked like Rohit Sharma and his team of winners would finish the story, but fate had other ideas. Some of those players are still trying to come to terms with it, which will take some time. Kapil has told them to think about the type of cricket they played and how they made a billion people happy.

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“I don’t know why they didn’t win the World Cup, but the cricketers today played well.” I know that getting the win is very important to us. The way you play is more important, though. There were other people here to play as well. On the last day, other people played better. We need to honor that. I feel let down and sad that they played so well but still lost the trophy. It doesn’t matter, though. We should be able to learn from what we did wrong and do it better next time. The ex-Indian leader said, “That’s how we are.”

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However, are Australians ever the weaker party, especially during a World Cup? That which ensued was an abundance of apprehensive moments for both KL Rahul and Virat Kohli. When the ball appeared to linger in the air indefinitely due to a miscued pull by Josh Hazlewood (he was on 12 balls), and Mitchell Marsh, racing in from square leg, made a mistake, Kohli was never more anxious. As soon as the ball made contact with the grass, the entire audience sighed a sigh of relief.

During the opening surge, Mitchell Starc and Hazlewood each delivered a wicket-taking delivery, but they were also aided by the India top order’s imprudent shot selection. Kishan attacked Starc with a full-throated swinger that ought to have been left alone. David Warner adroitly clung to a Hazlewood length delivery that Iyer hit erratically from cover.

Kohli, too, initially executed strokes that were perilous. A different day, one of his ethereal drives might have fallen victim to the anxious slip fielders. If time had been different, Marsh would have maintained his position. But that day had passed. On the contrary, Kohli and Rahul managed the challenging phase with equal parts determination and elegance, combining for a crucial partnership of 165 runs off 214 deliveries. It provided the foundation for India’s six-wicket victory in their World Cup debut.

Following initial nerves at the beginning of India’s innings, the official attendance of 32,531 began to regain its composure in the 15th over, thanks to consecutive boundaries hit by Kohli through midwicket. More applause ensued in the eighteenth over when Rahul hit leggie Adam Zampa for three fours in his opening over of thirteen runs. The initial two were nimble late cutters that passed quickly through the 30-yard circle.

Innings accelerates

As the partnership expanded, the frequency of ones and twos, which are essential components of a signature Kohli innings, also increased. At the same time that India reached 100 runs in the 26th over, Kohli reached fifty off of seventy-five deliveries. Rahul was subsequently dismissed for one after 72 deliveries with a deep point.

Applause was elicited in response to even these nudges and nurdles as India approached their target. Zampa and off-spinner Glenn Maxwell simply did not have the same effect as the spinners of India. The fact that the majority of Australian fielders had towels hidden behind their pants may have contributed to the diminished grip and spin of the ball compared to the initial phase of the match.

Ultimately, it was Hazlewood who bowled Kohli out at midwicket on 85. India, on the other hand, required only 33 more points to secure victory. Those runs were quickly eradicated. Pat Cummins was struck for six by Hardik Pandya over a long-off, whereas Rahul hit Maxwell for six and four off consecutive deliveries. It was fitting that Rahul defeated Cummins in style with a six-over cover.

Although India’s top order instability may prompt self-reflection, their bowling performance was commendable. As soon as he settled on an impeccable channel outside off-stump, Jasprit Bumrah stifled Australia’s scoring options. This set the tone. The immediate benefit was observed as Marsh was dismissed in the third over. Although the length was marginally shorter than his previous deliveries, Kohli still managed to secure the edge with a precise catch by moving to his left.

Aussies start slow

Although early on, David Warner and Steve Smith hit a few exquisite boundaries, their rate of scoring never ensnared India. Despite delivering three boundaries to Pandya in his opening over, their score after seven overs stood at a mere 29/1.

At that moment, Sharma made his inaugural foray into spinning. Chennai native R Ashwin then entered the fray, and Smith returned to cut off his third delivery, which was short of length. It was simply that the ball rebounded further than anticipated and struck his bat. Smith defended tentatively the following ball of comparable length, which ejected abruptly from the surface and carried away a puff of dust.

Following the powerplay, the scoring rate decelerated even more as the spin triumvirate of Ashwin, Kuldeep Yadav, and Ravindra Jadeja laboriously pursued their objectives. Kuldeep bowled and captured Warner, while Alex Carey, Marnus Labuschagne, and Smith were all dismissed by Jadeja’s magnificent left-arm spin.

In the 20th over, following Labuschagne’s nudging Jadeja towards fine leg for four, it required an additional 74 deliveries for the Australians to reach their next boundary. At that juncture, Australia had suffered the loss of five wickets. At this moment, all that remained were Maxwell and Cameron Green. For the sixth wicket, they amassed 21 runs in 37 balls, but Kuldeep and Ashwin both hit within the space of three deliveries. Kuldeep delivered an elegant and swift delivery that penetrated the air quickly, striking Maxwell in the leg socket. Ashwin, who had performed admirably throughout, was only fortunate in that his wicket was taken on arguably his worst delivery. Although it was short and wide, Pandya made a point save on Green’s cut shot.

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In the final stages, Mohammed Siraj, Bumrah, and Pandya returned to dispatch the lower-order, ensuring that each Indian bowler concluded the match with a minimum of one wicket.

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India vs Australia Highlights, 3rd Test Day 1 Highlights: Peter Handscomb (7*) and Cameron Green (6*) remained unbeaten at the crease for Australia at the conclusion of Day 1 of the third Test against India. At Stumps, the invaders are 47 runs ahead of India. Ravindra Jadeja dismissed Steve Smith, Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, and Travis Head for the Indian side. Previously, Matthew Kuhnemann recorded his first five-wicket haul in Test cricket as Australia dismissed India for 109 runs. Virat Kohli (22 runs) led the visitors in scoring. India’s captain, Rohit Sharma, won the toss and elected to bat first. In the absence of customary captain Pat Cummins, Steve Smith is leading Australia.

India (Playing XI):Rohit Sharma(c), Shubman Gill, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Ravindra Jadeja, Srikar Bharat(w), Axar Patel, Ravichandran Ashwin, Umesh Yadav, Mohammed Siraj

Australia (Playing XI):Usman Khawaja, Travis Head, Marnus Labuschagne, Steven Smith(c), Peter Handscomb, Cameron Green, Alex Carey(w), Mitchell Starc, Nathan Lyon, Todd Murphy, Matthew Kuhnemann

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David Warner was ruled out of the ongoing Test series against India after suffering a hairline fracture in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy’s second match.

During the second Test in Delhi, the 36-year-old opener suffered two injuries within minutes of each other. A ball from Mohammad Siraj struck Warner on the elbow, causing a minor hairline fracture before a concussion forced him to be replaced by Matthew Renshaw.

“David Warner will return home after being ruled out of the Qantas test tour of India,” Cricket Australia announced in a statement. “During the second Test in Delhi, Warner was struck on the elbow and suffered a hairline fracture.”

JUST IN: David Warner is coming home 😞

MORE: https://t.co/oNPWW1g4vJ#INDvAUS pic.twitter.com/ULdX51Q7T1

— Fox Cricket (@FoxCricket) February 21, 2023

The Australian cricket board added that the batter will undergo rehabilitation and is anticipated to return for the March 17–22 ODI series.

“After further evaluation, he will require a period of recuperation that will preclude his participation in the remaining Tests.” Following the Test Series, it is envisaged that he will return to India for three One-Day Internationals.”

In the second Test played in Delhi, India defeated Australia by six wickets to retain the Border-Gavaskar Trophy.

Australia’s head coach Andrew McDonald stated on Monday (20 February) that Warner’s availability for the third Test, which begins on 1 March in Indore, would not be decided in a hurry.

McDonald stated, “He (Warner) is still sore at the moment.” “We are not in a hurry to make any choices regarding Davey at this moment.” There is some uncertainty there.”

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In Delhi, Matthew Renshaw replaced David Warner due to concussion, allowing Travis Head to open Australia’s second innings in the second Test. McDonald stated that it would make perfect sense for Head to start the batting in Indore if Dave was unavailable.

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IND vs AUS: Australia ended Day 2 at 61 for 1 with a 62-run lead over India. Travis Head and Marnus Labuschagne stayed unbeaten on their respective scores of 39 and 14. Earlier, Axar Patel hit 74 runs and Virat Kohli scored 44 as India were bowled out for 262 runs.

In the 27 overs that have been played so far, 91 runs have been scored, but India has lost three wickets. Axar Patel and Ravichandran Ashwin, both of whom can play multiple positions, collaborated against the outsiders and added forty more runs.

After lunch, Virat Kohli and Ravindra Jadeja picked up where they left off in the match. Both bats contributed to the 59 runs that were scored before Jadeja was taken out of the game by Murphy. He had a review for India burned, and it was discovered right in front of him. Virat Kohli eventually made the contentious choice to accompany him into the dressing room after some time had passed. In his situation, both the bat and the pad were in close proximity to the ball, and the batting messiah was out for 44. The loss of Srikar Bharat for a low score left India in a precarious position at 139-7.

Prior to that, KL Rahul had another low score in international cricket as a result of being trapped in front by Lyon, and the review did not save his wicket. Soon after, Rohit Sharma went out of the match after Lyon bowled him clean. Cheteshwar Pujara, who was playing in his 100th Test, was robbed of a victory because of an incorrect judgement made by the umpire. Prior to that, Australia had squandered two reviews. On the day in question, Skipper Cummins did not make a reference, and it was later established that it would have been appropriate to do so. Shreyas Iyer was out after being caught by a superb reflex catch at short-leg.

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The BCCI cancelled the game early on Monday, February 13, citing bad outfield conditions.”The third Test of the India vs Australia Border-Gavaskar Trophy, initially slated to take place at the HPCA Stadium, Dharamsala from 1st to 5th March has now been relocated to Holkar Stadium, Indore,” the BCCI announced in a press statement.

“Due to poor winter circumstances in the region, the outfield lacks appropriate grass density and will need some time to develop fully,” the announcement said.The news agency PTI previously reported that BCCI curator Taposh Chatterjee inspected the pitch and outfield at the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association (HPCA) venue and submitted his findings to the board.

NEWS – Venue for third Test of the @mastercardindia Australia tour of India for Border-Gavaskar Trophy shifted to Indore from Dharamsala. #INDvAUS

More details here – https://t.co/qyx2H6N4vT pic.twitter.com/N3W00ukvYJ

— BCCI (@BCCI) February 13, 2023

The match was anticipated to be relocated to Bangalore or Vizag, according to the PTI report.
The last international game hosted by the HPCA was the Sri Lanka T20I series in 2022. In 2017, India won the Border Gavaskar Trophy by eight wickets in the sole Test match played at the venue.
In contrast, Holkar Stadium held its final game of 2019 versus Bangladesh. Recently, a Ranji Trophy semi-final between Madhya Pradesh and Bengal was staged at this location. The wicket at Holkar Stadium was a sporting one where fast bowlers benefited from the presence of a little grass, but as the game progressed, the spinners made their impact.

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Pradipta Pramanik, a Bengal left-handed off-spinner, took five wickets in the second innings to give Bengal the victory.India have won the opening Test match of the series and will head to New Delhi on February 17 for the second Test match. The following lengthy break will be followed by the third Test match on March 1.

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On a slow pitch where run-scoring was extremely difficult for other batsmen, the Indian captain (118 batting) exemplified concentration en route to one of his finest Test centuries. The opener put his best foot forward against the bowlers led by spinners Nathan Lyon (1/81 in 27 overs) and Todd Murphy (4/59 in 25 overs) to score a century of comparable quality to the 161 he scored in Chennai in 2021.

Rohit required 171 deliveries to reach his century, and he has hit 15 fours and two sixes off 207 deliveries so far. However, the highlight of his innings was the way he alternated between taking risks and avoiding them. He played out maidens and singles before hitting Pat Cummins (0/50 on 11 overs) to square leg for a boundary, bringing his score to 90s. Murphy brought up his century with an inside-out lofted drive over extra cover, reiterating the theory that in adverse situations, those with the most skill prevail.

There were no excessive celebrations, foul language, or removal of the helmet, as is customary. He simply acknowledged the dressing room by glancing in its direction. Maybe there was still a lot of work to be done, and he didn’t want to waste energy celebrating. Ravindra Jadeja has once again demonstrated his value by contributing 58 runs for the sixth wicket. Both Virat Kohli (12) and Suryakumar Yadav (8) will be disappointed with their scores.

Murphy bowled the same delivery to former India captain Virat Kohli that he had previously used to dismiss Cheteshwar Pujara. The young spinner bowled on the fifth leg stump, and wicket-keeper Alex Carey caught a leg-side nick on the second attempt. Surya was the first victim of Lyon after the off-break breached his defence.

In the morning, captain Cummins lured his opponent with a deep fine leg fielder and a deep mid-wicket fielder, but he bowled fuller during his morning spell. During the second spell of the Australian captain, when a short delivery was dug in, Rohit resorted to his preferred pull shot. In fact, the low bounce made it easier to defend, as Rohit and Ashwin frequently used their front foot to frustrate the bowlers during their 42-run stand.

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The pitch, however, has not shown any signs of further deterioration since the first day. However, the slowness of the pitch had an effect on the Australian bowlers, as Lyon and Murphy, both off-spinners, had to bowl faster in order to gain purchase from the pitch. Australia’s second-fastest bowler Scott Boland (0/23 in 14 overs), who normally bowls in excess of 135 clicks, asked wicket-keeper Alex Carey to keep up with him in order to prevent the batters from using their feet to score.

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