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India to host Australia in five-Test series for Border-Gavaskar Trophy as BCCI announces home schedule | Cricket News

India to host Australia in five-Test series for Border-Gavaskar Trophy as BCCI announces home schedule | Cricket News

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2 min readUpdated: Mar 26, 2026 04:18 PM IST India will play West Indies, Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe in white-ball bilateral series before hosting Australia for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy as the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced the men’s international home schedule on Thursday. Australia will play five Test matches starting on January 21 through to February 27. The first Test will be plaed from January 21 to 25 in Nagpur followed by the second Test from January 29 to February 2 in Chennai. The third will then be played after a gap of nine days from February 11 to 15 in Guwahati, making it the second ever Test to be played at the Barsapara Stadium. The fourth Test will then be played from February 19 to 23 in Ranchi after which the fifth and final Test will be played from February 27 to March 3 in Ahmedabad. India will be looking to win back the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, having held it for four consecutive series before suffering a 4-1 series loss in …

India to host Australia in five-Test series for Border-Gavaskar Trophy as BCCI announces home schedule | Cricket News

India to host Australia in five-Test series for Border-Gavaskar Trophy as BCCI announces home schedule | Cricket News

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2 min readMar 26, 2026 04:06 PM IST India will play West Indies, Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe in white-ball bilateral series before hosting Australia for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy as the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced the men’s international home schedule on Thursday. Australia will play five Test matches starting on January 21 through to February 27. The first Test will be plaed from January 21 to 25 in Nagpur followed by the second Test from January 29 to February 2 in Chennai. The third will then be played after a gap of nine days from February 11 to 15 in Guwahati, making it the second ever Test to be played at the Barsapara Stadium. The fourth Test will then be played from February 19 to 23 in Ranchi after which the fifth and final Test will be played from February 27 to March 3 in Ahmedabad. The Border-Gavaskar Trophy will be the last leg of the home season, which starts with the West Indies touring India for three ODIs and five …

On this day: Ajinkya Rahane’s masterful century at MCG in early chapters of India’s stunning 2020/21 BGT win | Cricket News

On this day: Ajinkya Rahane’s masterful century at MCG in early chapters of India’s stunning 2020/21 BGT win | Cricket News

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England finally won a Test match in Australia on Saturday for the first time in 15 years, but not before they had already conceded a series defeat in the Ashes, hardly able to compete in the previous three matches of the series. Similarly, India struggled to compete in Australia last year in the 3-1 defeat in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. Both of these are indicators of just how difficult it is to beat Australia Down Under, which only makes India’s back-to-back series win there in 2018/19 and 2020/21 look steadily more remarkable with each passing year. Among the two, it would be the 2020/21 series that looks more unbelievable by some distance. India started by being blown out for 36 in the second innings of the first Test and being absolutely hammered after that to go 1-0 down. Moreover, their captain and best batter Virat Kohli went back home after that, and they kept losing key players to injury over the course of the series, including Jasprit Bumrah, Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja. Despite all that, …

Ravi Shastri says if he were coach of India team ‘would have never not played’ Rohit Sharma for final Test at Sydney in BGT | Cricket News

Ravi Shastri says if he were coach of India team ‘would have never not played’ Rohit Sharma for final Test at Sydney in BGT | Cricket News

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With the scoreline 2-1 and India having a chance to level the series at Sydney in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, the skipper of the side, Rohit Sharma, decided to step down and gave the reins to Jasprit Bumrah. Going into the game, Rohit was in poor form and as a captain, too results have not gone his way as he lost two Tests (Adelaide and Melbourne) of the three as captain after the side won the first Test in Perth. Despite the poor performances, former Indian coach Ravi Shastri backed Rohit. “If I were a coach, you would have never not played that last Test match. You would have played that last Test match because the series wasn’t over,” Shastri said on the ICC review. “And I’m not someone who threw in the towel with the scoreline 2-1. If your mindset is you feel you are… that’s not the stage, you leave a team.” “The chat that I had with the coach and captain was very simple, I am not making runs. So basically, I am …

“He’s An Incredible Bowler” Nathan McSweeney Hails Bumrah’s ‘Havoc’ in BGT 2024-25

“He’s An Incredible Bowler” Nathan McSweeney Hails Bumrah’s ‘Havoc’ in BGT 2024-25

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Nathan McSweeney hailed and opened up on the challenges while facing Jasprit Bumrah in the BGT 2024-25. Australia registered three wins with a loss and a tie in the five-match series. Despite a dominant win, Jasprit Bumrah was the hero of the tournament and created havoc among the Australian lineup through his exceptional spells. Nathan McSweeney opened up about how Bumrah was a nightmare to Australia due to consistent line and length. “Yeah, tough work is probably an understatement. He’s an incredible bowler. I was probably naive going into it, never faced him before and (thinking) he’ll be fine. But he’s an incredible bowler that has a great skill but just relentless ability to pitch the ball in the area where you don’t want as a batter,” said McSweeney. He revealed that facing Bumrah was a tough challenge, but it also gave him some hope as none of the batters during the Border Gavaskar Trophy. Jasprit Bumrah and Nathan McSweeney (image: X) “So, it was a very tough challenge but also gave me a hope …

‘He’s an incredible bowler’: Nathan McSweeney opens up about facing Jasprit Bumrah’s ‘chaos’ in BGT | Cricket News

‘He’s an incredible bowler’: Nathan McSweeney opens up about facing Jasprit Bumrah’s ‘chaos’ in BGT | Cricket News

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Australian batter Nathan McSweeney recently opened up about facing Jasprit Bumrah in the Border Gavaskar Trophy, saying that it was “chaos” facing the Indian bowler. He also said that before facing Bumrah, he didn’t think it would be a big deal but found out the hard way what the Indian pacer brings to the table. “Yeah, tough work is probably an understatement. He’s an incredible bowler. I was probably naïve going into it, never faced him before and (thinking) he’ll be fine. But he’s an incredible bowler that has a great skill but just relentless ability to pitch the ball in the area where you don’t want as a batter,” McSweeney said. “So, it was a very tough challenge but also gave me a hope that no one kind of had great success against him and everyone was trying to tackle him at the same time and no one was playing him with ease, which gave me a little bit of confidence,” he added. McSweeney, originally a middle-order batsman, was included in the Test squad …

Gautam Gambhir reveals the player behind dressing room leaks during BGT

Gautam Gambhir reveals the player behind dressing room leaks during BGT

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Indian head coach Gautam Gambhir accused batter Sarfaraz Khan of leaking the dressing room information during the 2024-25 Border-Gavaskar Trophy. Indian cricket team gets under the scanner during the BGT 2024-25 in Australia right after the conversation in the Indian dressing room was leaked to the media. According to reports, Indian head coach Gautam Gambhir slammed the players and threatened them after the team’s defeat in the fourth match. The report further added that Gambhir told the players to follow his instructions or else sit out of the team. He also slammed Indian wicketkeeper batter Rishabh Pant for his reckless shot in the second innings in Melbourne and blamed him for the loss. Several former Australian players mocked the visiting team when this information was published. While Gambhir was asked about it by a journalist during his presser, he didn’t say anything directly but spoke about the need of keeping conversations behind closed doors. According to a latest report, Gambhir informed BCCI stakeholders that Sarfaraz Khan was to blame for telling the media about his …

‘It was very Un-Kohli like’: Brett Lee on Virat Kohli’s dismissals in Border Gavaskar Trophy | Cricket News

‘It was very Un-Kohli like’: Brett Lee on Virat Kohli’s dismissals in Border Gavaskar Trophy | Cricket News

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Former Australia pacer Brett Lee said that Virat Kohli’s dismissals in the recently concluded Border Gavaskar Trophy were very “Un-Kohli-like.” Kohli has been singled out by experts for the manner in which he has managed to get dismissed in most of his innings: by edging balls outside off stump. “For me, it was very Un-Kohli like. You obviously get batsmen nick off occasionally or they’ll do something and they’ll make those differences in their actions and techniques but the thing with Virat Kohli, unfortunately for him, he kept getting out the same way through the whole Test series. I think back to Perth, the second innings where he made a magnificent 100 and I thought okay, he’s in going himself in the first innings nicked off but now he’s back to his best,” Lee said on his YouTube channel. “But after that, he was very slim pickings for Virat Kohli. I also think Australia had a very valid bowling plan to him, they researched him very very well. I think their preparation was very outstanding …

Jasprit Bumrah named ICC Player of the Month for December for exceptional performance at BGT | Cricket News

Jasprit Bumrah named ICC Player of the Month for December for exceptional performance at BGT | Cricket News

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Jasprit Bumrah on Tuesday won the ICC Player of the Month award for December pipping Australia’s Pat Cummins and South Africa’s Dane Paterson. The bowler, who took a total of 32 wickets across 5 Tests in Australia, became the fourth-fastest player to get 200 Test wickets in terms of balls bowled. He also was the first bowler in history to take 200 Test wickets at an average below 20. The pacer was the standout performer for India in the Border Gavaskar Trophy, taking 22 wickets at an average of 14.22 in December. He started the month with a standout performance in the 2nd Test Adelaide where he took 4 wickets which kept Australia at bay. A record-breaking performance in December earns a prolific pacer the ICC Men’s Player of the Month award 🏅 More ⬇https://t.co/hJEvi7Ycwg pic.twitter.com/lQHGmxhDwS — ICC (@ICC) January 14, 2025 He then followed up that feat by taking 9 wickets in both Brisbane and Melbourne Test matches, playing a big hand in helping India punch above their weight Down Under. Bumrah could not …

“Look at the Reasons” Manoj Tiwary Slams Gautam Gambhir After BGT Failure

“Look at the Reasons” Manoj Tiwary Slams Gautam Gambhir After BGT Failure

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Former batter Manoj Tiwary has slammed India head coach Gautam Gambhir and said that he is ‘not the right choice’ for the high-profile job and is only capable of mentoring IPL franchises, citing the side’s recent failure to support his opinion. Under Gambhir, India lost the ODI series against Sri Lanka for the first time in 27 years, and they also suffered a 0-3 whitewash by New Zealand at home. Recently, India suffered a 3-1 defeat in the Border Gavaskar Trophy for the first time in a decade. Tiwary who had had a dressing room altercation with Gambhir during their playing days in the IPL, took note of these reversals since his appointment as the coach. “The results are there to be seen. When you lose three series in your short tenure, you have lost the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, and, most importantly, you lost the home series against New Zealand.” “It was a big loss, as this had never happened before. A lot of things speak for themselves. Losing to New Zealand in a home series …