India vs Australia 2017 News
The anticipation of an intriguing tour finale met a wet end as the third and deciding T20I between India and Australia in Hyderabad on Friday was washed out, leaving the trophy to be shared by the two teams as the three-match series ended 1-1.
A window pane of the bus was damaged with a stone when the Australian team was travelling back to the hotel following their eight-wicket win over India in the second T20I in Guwahati on Tuesday.
All-rounder Travis Head will be in line for the No. 4 spot amid speculations of him coming out alongside David Warner as an opener; while Hilton Cartwright is all set to make a debut for the team from Down Under, hinted the Australia skipper Steve Smith.
At home, India have been rampant over the last year of so winning against New Zealand and England 3-2 and 2-1 respectively in the 50-over format.
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India and Australia both have 117 points at present, and follow the top-ranked South Africa, who have 119 points.
Chennai, Kolkata, Indore, Bengaluru and Nagpur will host the five ODI matches of Australia's limited-overs tour of India. The matches will be held on September 17, 21, 24, 28 and October 1 respectively.
The pacer picked up the injury on the third day of ongoing first Test. It's reported that he suffered the strain while bowling the second over of the third day.
The Australian team is scheduled to arrive on September 8 after completing a two-Test engagement in Bangladesh. They are slated to play five ODIs and three T20 Internationals.
The confrontations began with Steve Smith's 'DRS Brain Fade' and the Indian captain's strong response to it.
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.
He lauded stand-in skipper Ajinkya Rahane for the dominating eight-wicket win in the fourth Test, which concluded on the fourth day today.
Smith admitted that he let his "emotions slip" during the aggressively-contested but lost series, saying that he was in his "own bubble" at times.
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Opener KL Rahul (52 not out) and stand-in skipper Ajinkya Rahane (38 not out) remained unbeaten to take India home in the final Test in Dharamsala.
The victory was India`s seventh test series win in a row, dating back to their triumph in Sri Lanka in August 2015.
Wade also got into an argument with Jadeja after Glenn Maxwell's dismissal in the ongoing fourth Test here, continuing the hostilities between the two sides.
Handscomb became Ashwin's victim after the ball bounced sharply and then took the edge of the bat before being flown to captain Rahane.
Jumbo also backed the pace duo Umesh Yadav and Ishant Sharma and the spin twins Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja for their phenomenal performance
While Indians will be hoping to restart their winning campaign, Aussies will be hoping to take a revenge for the loss in 2nd Test at Benglauru.
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