Page 8 - Latest Updates on India tour of Australia 2024-25

IND vs AUS: Rohit set to play, Rahul hopeful for Adelaide Test return

KL Rahul is aware that he will not be opening for India in the second Test against Australia as captain Rohit Sharma will "obviously walk in" but the elegant batter is hopeful he will feature in the playing XI in Adelaide next week. Rohit had missed the opener of the five-match series, which India won by 295 runs here on Monday. However, the skipper has already joined the tourists and will return to open the innings in the day/night second Test, starting from December 6. In Rohit's absence, Rahul, who bats in the middle-order, was promoted to the top where he recorded scores of 26 and 77. "He'll obviously walk in," Rahul told Seven Cricket when asked about his spot in the batting order when Rohit returns. "I mean, look, it's, it's, we'll have to wait and see. I'm sure the captain and the coach have it sorted in their heads," Rahul said ahead of play on the fourth day at Optus Stadium. "And we're just focused on today at the moment, and trying to get the seven wickets that are left

WTC 2025 full schedule and qualification scenario for top five teams

India, with a win in Perth, has reclaimed the spot at the points table

India knocks Australia off the top of WTC points table in 2023-25 cycle

India, who lost their top spot in the WTC points table, finally reclaimed it as they now have 61.11 per centage points.

IND vs AUS: India records its biggest-ever win over Australia in Australia

India won the Test by 295 runs in Perth despite being all out for 150 in the first innings.

India creates history with 1st win over Australia at Perth's Optus Stadium

Before November 25, Australia had won all four of their Test matches in Perth against India, New Zealand, the West Indies, and Pakistan.

IND vs AUS 1st Test highlights: A historic win against all odds | VIDEOS

Despite overwhelming odds, Jasprit Bumrah's men etched their name in history books with a performance that showcased resilience, skill, and sheer determination.

India vs Australia HIGHLIGHTS 1st Test Day 4: Bumrah's men thrash Aussies by 295 runs

Skipper Jasprit Bumrah led the match from the front with eight wickets in the Test and was named the player of the match for his performance

IND vs AUS: Watch Rohit bats in nets for the pink-ball Test in Adelaide

Rohit is expected to be part of India's squad for the tour game against Prime Minister's XI at Canberra

IND vs AUS: Gilchrist calls out Australia's negative tactics in Perth Test

Legendary wicketkeeper-batter Adam Gilchrist on Sunday slammed the Australian team for using tactics "deemed negative, illegal" against India on the third day of the first Test here. The Australians were sent on a leather hunt by the Indians who declared their second innings at 487 for 6 after centuries from Yashasvi Jaiswal and Virat Kohli, setting an improbable 534-run target for the home side to win the Test. Nitish Kumar Reddy and Kohli went after the Australian bowling attack towards the end of the India second innings. Reddy was the chief destroyer as he smashed 38 runs from only 27 deliveries. Australia's front line bowlers were totally ineffective and captain Pat Cummins' decision to rely on Marnus Labuschagne to try and undo the Indian batsmen came under attack. In the last half hour of Indian innings, Australia looked completely ineffective. Gilchrist and former England captain Michael Vaughan both raised concerns over Labuschagne's negative tactic by bowling around the .

IND vs AUS: Kohli's brilliance left us helpless, says Josh Hazlewood

They tried the off-stump line, short ball tactic and even attacking the line of stumps but nothing seemed to work against Virat Kohli, who blunted the Australian attack with his 30th Test hundred, leading speedster Josh Hazlewood said as his team stared at big defeat in the opening Test against India. India posted a mammoth 487 runs in their second innings, setting the hosts a stiff 534-run target. Australia ended opening day at 12 for 3 and even Hazlewood knows that it would take a miracle to save the game. "We cycled through a few plans. He batted really well. He's a good player. He batted well. We sort of hung it outside off for a bit with an offside field. We tried straight. We tried the bounces. We tried a lot of things. He negated everything. So, yes, credit to him. He batted well," said Hazlewood on Kohli's unbeaten 100 which took him past Sir Donald Bradman's 29 Test hundreds. He admitted that he hasn't had too many harder days in office like one on Sunday when Indian batter

Yashasvi Jaiswal credits fearless mindset for bold on-field moves

Yashasvi Jaiswal termed his fearless mindset and ability to take brave decisions as the catalysts behind his exceptional hundred against Australia in the ongoing first Test, here on Sunday. Jaiswal made a 161 in only his second innings on Australian soil and added 201 runs for the opening wicket with KL Rahul (77) to lay the foundation of India's imposing 533-run target. It was a very special moment for me. I always wanted to tour Australia and do well and this knock is very important for me, Jaiswal said in the post-day press meet. I always wanted to play with a fearless mindset. I always believe in myself and take brave decisions. So, it was an amazing experience to play against such quality bowlers in their country, and it's special to score a hundred against the world's best, he added. Jaiswal, who was dismissed for an eight-ball duck in the first innings, said the focus was on negating the new ball spell by Australian quicks. The wicket was seaming a bit more in the first ...

Kohli's masterclass sets up series, worries Australia: Ravi Shastri

Former India head coach Ravi Shastri on Sunday said Virat Kohli's remarkable hundred is an "ominous" sign for Australia, and said no touring player in the last 15 years might not have produced such knocks more regularly than the batting star. Kohli brought all his technical expertise into play to score the 30th hundred on the third day of the first Test against Australia here, despite struggling for form in the run-up to the five-match Border-Gavaskar Trophy. This was 36-year-old Kohli's seventh century in Australia, the most by an Indian with one ahead of the legendary Sachin Tendulkar (6). Kohli's last century before this was the 121 against the West Indies at Port of Spain in July 2023, and since then 15 innings have passed without a three-figure mark. "Seven hundreds in Australia. The big stage, the big ground. One of the bounciest pitches in the world. I doubt an overseas player in the last 15 years has come to Australia and played in this fashion, Shastri said on Fox Cricket

Hobbs to Kohli: Full list of visiting batters with most Test tons in AUS

Virat Kohli became the first Asian batter to score seven centuries in Australia

India vs Australia HIGHLIGHTS 1st Test Day 3: 100s from Jaiswal and Kohli put India on top in Perth

India struck three times late in the evening as Australia ends the day with 12 for 3 on the board

IND vs AUS: Full list of highest run chases in Test cricket in Australia

Australia's highest successful run-chase at home is 369 runs, which they achieved against Pakistan in Hobart on November 18, 1999.

IND-AUS: Virat Kohli breaks Tendulkar's record for most tons in Australia

Virat Kohli now has seven hundreds in Test cricket in Australia while Sachin Tendulkar has six.

IND vs AUS: Rohit Sharma set to join Indian squad midway through Perth Test

Rohit Sharma returns to India's squad after missing the first Test due to family reasons

IND vs AUS 1st Test: Yashasvi Jaiswal hits ton in maiden Test in Australia

Jaiswal took 205 balls to bring up his second overseas century on Saturday

India vs Australia: Top five Test innings by Virat Kohli in Australia

The star Indian batter has amassed 2,042 runs against Australia in Test cricket in 25 matches overall, out of which he has scored 1,352 runs in Australia

Jaiswal-Rahul, first opening pair to put 200-run partnership in Australia

Rahul-Jaiswal added 201 runs in 1st Test between India and Australia at Perth Stadium to surpass the record set by Gavaskar and Srikkanth, who added 191 runs for the first wicket in 1986 Sydney Test