India and Australia locked horns at the Optus Stadium in Perth for the first Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, with high expectations for a fiery contest. Winning the toss, India’s stand-in captain Jasprit Bumrah chose to bat on a pitch boasting 10 mm of grass, promising extra bounce and pace. However, the decision seemed to […]

Former India coach Ravi Shastri feels that India speedster Jasprit Bumrah will be the main target for Australia during the Perth Test, which will start on Friday, November 22. Bumrah will be leading for the second time in his career in Test cricket as Rohit Sharma will be joining the team during the match in […]

Former India head coach Ravi Shastri wants Gautam Gambhir to keep a calm head on the tour of Australia. However, Team India coach Gautam Gambhir will be under pressure in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy after having lost a home Test series against New Zealand 0-3 as well. Speaking on Star Sports, Shastri said, “I think would […]

Former Australia captain Ricky Ponting has stuck to his prediction of Australia pulling off a 3-1 win in the upcoming Test series against India. With Ravi Shastri earlier predicting it to be a 3-1 victory for either side, Ponting hopes he doesn’t lose another prediction game this time. Australia have not won a Test series […]

Former India player and head coach Ravi Shastri said that he would have liked the Indian team to play at least one full-fledged warm-up contest on Australian soil before the Border-Gavaskar series. Team India opted against any practice matches against any domestic side and instead, they went for match simulation in Perth as well. However, […]

David Warner’s daughter Ivy seems to be carving a niche for herself in broadcast media, as glimpses of her interviewing cricket legends ahead of the first Test between India and Australia have surfaced online. Proud father David Warner took to Instagram to share pictures of Ivy engaging with some of the game’s biggest names. “Ivy […]

Former Indian coach Ravi Shastri said that batting stalwart Virat Kohli should embrace his aggressive persona against Australia in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy to rediscover his dominant form in Test cricket as well. With the opening Test oset to begin in Perth on Friday, Shastri backs Kohli’s trademark aggression and said that it could be the […]

Former Indian coach Ravi Shastri, who guided India in their historic Test series victories in Australia in 2018/19 and 2020/21, believes star India batter Yashasvi Jaiswal is set to leave the Australian shores as a more refined batter as well. He also backed the young opener, referring to him as “world-class” and predicting he will […]

Former India head coach Ravi Shastri wants young India batter Dhruv Jurel as a specialist batter in the opening Test match against Australia. Speaking on the ICC review, Shastri said that Jurel had nerves of steel and he could be played as a specialist batter in the middle-order as well. However, India have a selection […]

Former India head coach Ravi Shastri has outlined his preferred pace attack for the first Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, starting November 22 in Perth. With India’s bowling lineup under scrutiny, Shastri shared his insights on the selection dilemmas the team management faces ahead of the five-match series opener. In a conversation on The ICC […]