Nitish Kumar Reddy was primarily preferred over the seasoned spinning duo of Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja for the opening Test against Australia to ease off the pressure from the frontline quicks in Perth
With three days remaining for the opening Test at the Optus Stadium in Perth, the Indian think tank led by head coach Gautam Gambhir has been challenged on several fronts.
“Their last two series wins out here they had Ravi Shastri who was fantastic,” Paine said.
While Gambhir is hopeful of Rohit’s availability, he is also happy with the options — both from an opening and leadership standpoint, in case Rohit doesn’t make it.
“What does Ponting have to do with Indian cricket? I think he should think about Australian cricket. More importantly, I have got no concerns whatsoever for Virat and Rohit,” Gambhir said in the press conference ahead of the team’s departure for a challenging five-Test tour to Australia.
The closest Bangalore ever came to winning the trophy under Virat Kohli was in 2016 when they lost in the final to Sunrisers Hyderabad.
Chasing 217 for the highest total chased in IPL history, Dhoni on Tuesday came to the middle in the 14th over when CSK needed 103 off 38 balls.
Gautam Gambhir believes that the coronavirus situation will not affect the players mindset much during the upcoming edition of the Indian Premier League.
Dhoni has been the most successful Indian captain ever and is the only international skipper who has led his team all the thre major ICC glories.
According to Gambhir, the return of Smith and Warner will pose a different challenge for India this time around.
