Dharamsala Test News
Rohit Sharma slammed 103 off 162 balls in the first innings of Dharamsala Test, putting India in driver's seat in the fifth Test.
Ricky Ponting, who worked with Ashwin in Delhi Capitals, felt that Indian off-spinner is a master of his art and is always looking to innovate and do something different.
India have already taken an unbeatable 3-1 lead in the five-match series. But a victory in the last Test will hold them in good shape in the World Test Championship points table.
The move to bring a dedicated chef, as reported by The Telegraph, is not about mistrusting Indian hotels but stems from players' preferences and aversion to spicy food.
The entire outfield and pitch of Dharamsala stadium is being relaid and some work is still pending ahead of the third Test between India and Australia in the ongoing Border-Gavaskar Trophy
For the record, Hodge had insinuated that Kohli pulled out of the fourth and final Test match of India-Australia series to save himself for the Indian Premier League (IPL), which starts next week.
Besides Hodge, there will be host of former and present Aussie stars plying their trade in the IPL.
Despite Kohli, absence, India won the series finale with Ajinkya Rahane stepping up to lead the team.
India regain the Border-Gavaskar Trophy after winning the four-match series 2-1.
Newspapers laid into the winning captain for saying he no longer counted the Australian players as friends, and they also took umbrage at India`s apparent snub when invited to join the tourists for a beer.
Rahane led the hosts to a series win in Dharamsala in the absence of injured Kohli.
Rahane stood in for injured Kohli, and he strategically led India to a series win.
Apart from the Indians, few former Aussie cricketers also came forth to congratulate Team India on their victory.
If Jadeja's achievements this season can be quantified by numbers, Umesh's contribution (30 wickets in 13 Tests) can only be judged if we take into account the impact he has created time and again at the start of the opposition innings.
"I have sort of been very intense in my own little bubble and at times I have let my emotions and actions just falter a little bit throughout this series and I apologise for that," said Smith.
India defeated Australia by eight wickets in the fourth and final Test at the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association (HPCA) Stadium here.
The confrontations began with Steve Smith's 'DRS Brain Fade' and the Indian captain's strong response to it.
India`s eight-wicket win at Dharamsala marked the end of their 13-test home season, which included 10 wins, two draws and a solitary loss to Australia.
Going into the series the hosts needed just one win to ensure possession of the prestigious mace, which it had reclaimed following the Indore Test against New Zealand in October 2016.
The 28-year-old said that he no longer considers Australian cricketers his friends after being targetted both on and off the field by them in a fiercely-fought Test series that his team won.
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