Former India all-rounder Ravichandran Ashwin on Friday compared wicket-keeper Rishabh Pant at par with England’s Joe Root and Australia’s Steve Smith as the best batters in the last seven years, when batting has become “significantly difficult and averages have decreased.”
Australia batting great Ricky Ponting believes young Sam Konstas has a long way to go if he is to cement his place as a Test opener, and added that playing two matches against India would have given him a lot of learnings.
In the aftermath of India’s 3-1 series loss to Australia that led Rohit Sharma’s men to concede the Border-Gavaskar Trophy for the first time in a decade, former India batter Manoj Tiwary criticised current national team head coach Gautam Gambhir, terming him a ‘hypocrite,’ and went on to suggest that the ex-India opener doesn’t does not walk the talk.
With unprecedented attendance in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy between India and India, former Australia captain Ricky Ponting asserted that it's hard to argue that the rivalry between the two teams isn't the biggest in world cricket.
Despite India ending up losing the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 1-3, ICC Hall of Famer Ricky Ponting believes that pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah’s exploits are not only the best he’s seen of a visiting bowler in Australia but probably also the best fast-bowling display of all time.
One aspect that often raises questions among cricket enthusiasts is the consistent hosting of the WTC final in England.
“We’ve got India in the World Test Championship final first, which I think a lot of people forgot”.
David Warner an Australia opener has dropped this bomb on Saturday
The South Pacific is important for India because of its strategic location. China is trying to expand its influence in the area and Australia and the US are seeking to counter it. China has used its strategy of making investments in infrastructure projects and schools with the objective of gaining military and diplomatic leverage in the island nations. As a peace-loving country committed to defuse tensions wherever they occur, India is also keen to boost ties with the Pacific island nations.
Australia certainly hope it will for after losing two successive series at home to India for the first time in history, when they found themselves on the slow and low-bounce wickets here, much of what they said hinted at an element of surprise at Indian dependence on an old ploy.
