https://zeus.cricwaves-hrd.appspot.com Latest news from zeus.cricwaves-hrd.appspot.com (c)zeus.cricwaves-hrd.appspot.com en-gb Sat 10 Jun 2023 https://zeus.cricwaves-hrd.appspot.com/cricket/news/articles/8SpYz9TSqM_drh-sevawcirc/head-slams-ton-smith-scores-95-as-australia-post-3273-on-day-1-of-wtc-final.html Travis Head smashed 146 not out off only 156 balls, while Steven Smith scored a defiant 95 not out off 227 balls as Australia dominated Day 1 of the ICC World Test Championship (WTC) final 2023 against India on Wednesday, June 7. Sent into bat after losing the toss, Australia went to stumps at 327/3 after 85 overs. https://zeus.cricwaves-hrd.appspot.com/cricket/news/articles/QvEKXmS3dR_drh-sevawcirc/sunil-gavaskar-names-his-indian-playing-xi-for-wtc-final-picks-ks-bharat-over-ishan-kishan.html Indian batting legend Sunil Gavaskar has named his preferred Indian playing XI for the World Test Championship (WTC) final against Australia. The summit clash of the Test championship will be held at The Oval from June 7 to 11 https://zeus.cricwaves-hrd.appspot.com/cricket/news/articles/wIMz1UyNWQ_drh-sevawcirc/adam-zampa-shines-with-445-as-australia-beat-india-in-chennai-to-win-odi-series.html Australia beat India by 21 runs in the third ODI of the three-match series at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on Wednesday, March 22. With the triumph, Australia claimed the series 2-1 and also became the top-ranked side in men’s ODIs. For India, it was their first one-day series loss at home since 2019. https://zeus.cricwaves-hrd.appspot.com/cricket/news/articles/IZwtSsCPOm_drh-sevawcirc/rohit-sharma-on-2nd-odi-thrashing-it-was-not-the-pitch-where-we-could-have-gotten-out-for-117.html Team India captain Rohit Sharma has blamed the team’s batters for the hosts’ defeat in the second ODI against Australia in Visakhapatnam on Sunday, March 19. The Men in Blue were bowled out for 117 in 26 overs as India succumbed to their biggest defeat in terms of balls remaining - 234 balls. https://zeus.cricwaves-hrd.appspot.com/cricket/news/articles/MZZxq4pJFG_drh-sevawcirc/jadeja-rahul-shami-shine-as-india-beat-australia-by-five-wickets-in-first-odi.html A clinical Team India beat Australia by five wickets in the first one-dayer of the three-match series at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Friday, March 17. Bowling first after winning the toss, India came up with an excellent performance to clean up Australia for 188 in merely 35.4 overs. India lost five wickets for 83 runs in the chase, but got home in 39.5 overs. https://zeus.cricwaves-hrd.appspot.com/cricket/news/articles/45LhESUU6v_drh-sevawcirc/when-youre-playing-on-pitches-like-this-you-need-a-shreyas-iyer-kind-of-an-innings-rohit-sharma.html Reflecting on India’s nine-wicket loss to Australia in the Indore Test, captain Rohit Sharma opined that his batters did not do enough to challenge the opposition bowlers, allowing them to get on top. He, however, credited veteran Aussie off-spinner Nathan Lyon, who ran through the Indian batting line-up with figures of 8/64 in the second innings. https://zeus.cricwaves-hrd.appspot.com/cricket/news/articles/PwcJyt0uwH_drh-sevawcirc/stripping-vice-captaincy-does-not-mean-anything-big-rohit-sharma-on-kl-rahul.html Team India captain Rohit Sharma has stated that stripping KL Rahul of the vice-captaincy does not mean anything. Rahul was named vice-captain for the first two Tests of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy against Australia. However, Rohit will be without a deputy for the remaining two Tests. The decision to strip Rahul as vice-captain has coincided with his struggles with the bat. https://zeus.cricwaves-hrd.appspot.com/cricket/news/articles/Uy0SKwTlbR_drh-sevawcirc/trusting-defence-is-key-ks-bharat-on-batting-well-on-indian-pitches.html Indian wicket-keeper batter KS Bharat has opined that trusting defence is the key for batters to succeed in sub-continent conditions where there is plenty of spin on offer. According to the 29-year-old, it’s not impossible to survive in Indian batting conditions, adding that it is imperative to back your instinct. https://zeus.cricwaves-hrd.appspot.com/cricket/news/articles/9sHU7xjTVb_drh-sevawcirc/mohammed-shami-its-wrong-to-say-indian-wickets-are-for-spinners-only.html Team India pacer Mohammed Shami was the pick of the bowlers for his figures of 4/60 on Day 1 of the second Test against Australia at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi on Friday, February 17. India were asked to bowl first after Pat Cummins won the toss again. For the second Test in a row, the hosts cleaned up the visitors on the opening day.