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BCCI set to review New Zealand whitewash, seniors could be phased out post Australia Test series: Report – India TV

BCCI set to review New Zealand whitewash, seniors could be phased out post Australia Test series: Report – India TV

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Image Source : AP Indian team seems to be on the verge of a transition in Test cricket with the seniors not being able to pull their weight in the New Zealand series The 3-0 whitewash against New Zealand, the first-ever for India at home in three-match series, doesn’t seem to have gone down well with the BCCI and the future of a few of the senior players is at stake following the defeat in the third and final Test in Mumbai on Sunday, November 3. With the Australia series less than three weeks away and the squad already announced, the decision-making is likely to be done after January, however, if India aren’t able to make it to the World Test Championship (WTC) final by then, a few of the players might have played their final Test at home. As per a PTI report, the Border-Gavaskar Trophy set to kick off on November 22 in Perth might be the final Test assignment for a couple of senior players out of Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Ravindra Jadeja …

‘It’s all about one good partnership’: Shubman Gill on how India can win Wankhede Test in 2nd innings | Cricket News

‘It’s all about one good partnership’: Shubman Gill on how India can win Wankhede Test in 2nd innings | Cricket News

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Shubman Gill said that one good partnership from India is what will take for the hosts to see off this Test match against New Zealand who are reeling at 171/9 with a lead of 143 runs at the end of Day two’s play in Wankhede on Saturday. “It’s all about one good partnership. When you are chasing a total which is around 150-160, if you have one good partnership of 70-80 runs, the match is done and dusted. That is what the conversation will be among the batters, to have one good partnership. For the fielding team, once there is a 70-80 run partnership when you are chasing 150, the body language of the opposition also drops,” he said in the post-day press conference. Gill who just missed out on his century by 10 runs credited revisiting all the technical work that he did before the five-Test series against England earlier this year which helped him find his bearings when his team needed it the most. “Yes, definitely it’s one of my better knocks that …

‘Poor call’: Why Sanjay Manjrekar criticised India’s shuffled batting order in the first innings in Wankhede Test | Cricket News

‘Poor call’: Why Sanjay Manjrekar criticised India’s shuffled batting order in the first innings in Wankhede Test | Cricket News

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India’s batting order was quite unique for the first innings of the third Test against New Zealand at the Wankhede Stadium. Partly because of (a failed move) promoting Mohammed Siraj to No 4 as the nightwatchman but also for a perceived tactic of keeping a left hand-right hand combination in the middle. As a result, when Rishabh Pant fell in the first session on Day 3, Ravindra Jadeja walked out to bat ahead of Sarfaraz Khan and it didn’t please Sanjay Manjrekar. While Jadeja has been one of India’s best batters in Tests recently, the tactical switch pushed Sarfaraz — an out and out batter who had a great first-class record at his home ground in Mumbai — to No 8. “A guy in form, has 3 fifties in his first 3 Tests, gets 150 in the Bangalore Test, a good player of spin, pushed back in the order to keep left & right combination? Makes no sense. Sarfraz now walking in at no 8! Poor call by India,” read Manjrekar’s post on X. A …

IND vs NZ: From Yashasvi Jaiswal’s ill-advised shot to Virat Kohli’s misjudged run, how fans were left stunned at Wankhede | Cricket News

IND vs NZ: From Yashasvi Jaiswal’s ill-advised shot to Virat Kohli’s misjudged run, how fans were left stunned at Wankhede | Cricket News

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Dusk brought drama to the Wankhede Stadium. The evening was unfolding smoothly for India—New Zealand bowled out, Yashasvi Jaiswal and Shubman Gill batting without ado—when the script turned awry, leaving the contest on a knife edge. In the space of 10 wild minutes, Jaiswal reverse swept to his doom, the night watchman Mohammed Siraj survived a lone ball, miserably burned a review and Virat Kohli ran himself out for a non-existent single, the slinging, sniper-eyed throw of Matt Henry stranding him despite a full-stretch dive. From 78/1, India stumbled to 86/4 in 11 balls. The pendulum swing shocked the spectators. Even after the players retreated to the dressing room, they lingered on in disbelief, before they headed to the exit doors. Three favourites of theirs had returned to the pavilion. Even Ravindra Jadeja, when asked about the meltdown, joked that he didn’t have the time to process it. There was a farcical nature to it. Until that moment, Jaiswal was raising the spirit of the crowd, batting with the maturity of a veteran, dousing every …

When and Where to Watch IND vs NZ 3rd Test Today Match Live Telecast Online?

When and Where to Watch IND vs NZ 3rd Test Today Match Live Telecast Online?

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India vs New Zealand 3rd Test Live Streaming: Pushed to a corner like never before, India face their biggest challenge at home when they clash with New Zealand in the must-win third Test as they are left to salvage pride and fight a perception about their diminishing ability to negotiate quality spin attack. India could be treading a thin line between bravado and desperation while going for the jugular on a rank turner in the final game of the series, starting Friday. After losing their first home series in 12 years, India need to win the Wankhede Test to remain in contention for a slot in the World Test Championship final at Lord’s in June. With six Tests remaining in the 2023-25 cycle, two-time runner-up India will need to win at least four more to have another crack at the WTC trophy. A turner in Pune exposed the soft underbelly of Indian batters’ technique against slow bowling but as per the current team’s philosophy, it has decided to take the bull by its horns by …

India’s batting coach Abhishek Nayar says ‘atmosphere still great’ despite series loss | Cricket News

India’s batting coach Abhishek Nayar says ‘atmosphere still great’ despite series loss | Cricket News

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Abhishek Nayar has always been an articulate cricketer. His sentences are neat and crisp. He doesn’t drag a point unnecessarily. He smiles as readily as he answers questions. Reflecting on the mood of the cricketers after the series defeat, he said: “The atmosphere is great. Still a lot of jokes (are being cracked) and cricketers are bubbly. As you watch, you’ll see our sessions filled with fun and nothing’s changed. We all understand it’s a sport. We’re going to win most times, lose some times and the losing will be emphasised, but we know it’s part of the deal. So we just go out smiling and give our best all the time.” There was a business-like urgency about them, an unspoken resolve to pick the pieces and bounce back. Each cricketer was in their own shell, devoted to their own stuff. When waiting to bat, shadow batting, when not bowling shadow-bowling, or inspecting the pitch or locked in a serious chat with the support staff. Few words were exchanged during the slip-fielding drills as well. …

Adapting to Wankhede’s red soil important, says coach Stead as New Zealand eye series whitewash in India | Cricket News

Adapting to Wankhede’s red soil important, says coach Stead as New Zealand eye series whitewash in India | Cricket News

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A series whitewash in India will ‘certainly help us’ with regards to the World Test Championship final qualification, but adapting to the ‘red clay’ in Mumbai will be critical, New Zealand coach Gary Stead said. The first two Tests in Bengaluru and Pune were played on black soil pitches while the Wankhede Test, starting Friday, will be played on a red soil surface. Stead said New Zealand’s ‘next two training sessions are going to be important’ in their pursuit of an unprecedented 3-0 series win in India. Unfancied going into the series, New Zealand have stunned the hosts after winning the first two Tests, beating India by eight wickets in Bengaluru and following it up with a 113-run win in Pune last week. The results ended India’s winning streak of 18 consecutive series at home, a run stretching back to 2012. Speaking to the New Zealand media, Reuters quoted Stead as saying: “A series win in itself is incredible, but what we want to do is keep trying to get better every game, and we’re …

India summon 35 net bowlers, most of them spinners, ahead of third Test vs New Zealand | Cricket News

India summon 35 net bowlers, most of them spinners, ahead of third Test vs New Zealand | Cricket News

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Two days before the third Test against New Zealand at the Wankhede, the Indian team management on Wednesday summoned 35 net bowlers, comprising a variety of spinners. The Indian Express understands that the team management has requested the Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) to allow the net bowlers during India’s first full-fledged practice session after a two-day break. The Rohit Sharma-led side has already lost the three-Test series having suffered defeats in Bengaluru and Pune. India is desperate to avoid a whitewash and has even demanded a rank turner for the third and final Test, which begins on Friday. The team management had earlier informed all players there won’t be any optional training before the Test and that it would be compulsory for everyone. The last-minute request to allow extra net bowlers, with an added focus on spinners, stems from the fact that New Zealand’s Mitchell Santner consistently troubled Indian batsmen in the second Test. In Pune, the left-arm spinner produced a match-winning performance, with his figures of 13 for 157 being the third-best by a …

STATS: Have India been whitewashed in a home Test series before? | Cricket News

STATS: Have India been whitewashed in a home Test series before? | Cricket News

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India’s superior home Test win streak came to a grinding halt last week in Pune when New Zealand stunned the hosts for an eight-wicket win to clinch the three-match series. The ignominy added to a harrowing defeat in Bengaluru in the first Test where Rohit Sharma’s side was also bowled out for their lowest-ever Test score (46) at home. With the record of 18 consecutive series wins at home coming to an end, India are also on the brink of conceding an even rarer feat; falling on the wrong side of a series whitewash at home. But has it happened before? India’s supreme Test record India have played 293 Tests since at home, dating back to their first-ever appearance at the Bombay Gymkhana Ground in December 1933. India have won 120 of those 293 games, the third-most by an side at home, behind Australia and England. Throughout the course of the 90 years, India have only lost 57 Tests in their backyard, the least among the six teams to have played at least 200 Test …

India want ‘rank turner’ for third Test against New Zealand in Mumbai | Cricket News

India want ‘rank turner’ for third Test against New Zealand in Mumbai | Cricket News

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India might have lost the Pune Test on a turning surface, their batsmen might have struggled against overseas spinners of late, but the team management has requested the Mumbai Cricket Association for a “rank turner” for the the third and final Test that begins from Friday. “It will be rank turner pitch. The team management has requested to prepare a pitch which can help spinners from day 1. It seems the team wants to go on a tried and tested formula,” a source told The Indian Express. The Pune pitch was not a rank turner. The turn was slow, even though variable bounce kicked in as the match progressed. Yet, India’s batsmen lost 19 of their 20 wickets to spinners, 13 to left-armer Mitchell Santner. It was not the only instance in recent times, as overseas spinners had wreaked havoc on turners, like in Indore against Indore against Australia and Hyderabad and Chennai versus England in their last two tours. It would be even more of an ordeal for batsmen in Wankhede, as the red …