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Ind vs Aus: 'Charged up' Jadeja begins preparation for Boxing Day Test

With an eye on the Boxing Day Test against Australia, India all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja is sweating it out as he looks to sharpen his skills with both bat and ball in training.The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) shared a video on Twitter in which Jadeja can be seen going through the grind in the nets. "See, who is back in the nets. @imjadeja is here and has started preparing for the Boxing Day Test. #TeamIndia #AUSvIND," BCCI tweeted.The board also shared the video of Shubman Gill sweating it out in the nets. "Nice and clean from @RealShubmanGill #TeamIndia #AUSvIND," BCCI wrote on the micro-blogging site.The Indian team will be without regular skipper Virat Kohli as the batsman requested for paternity leave for the birth of his first child. And it will be on Ajinkya Rahane to lead the fightback as the Indians suffered an eight-wicket loss in the pink-ball Test at the Adelaide Oval.Pacer Ishant Sharma believes Rahane is a confident cricketer and loves communicating with ..

Empathise with Indians but I am glad if they are stressed: Justin Langer

Australia chief coach Langer can empathise with the Indian team after the 36-run shocker it endured in Adelaide but he is also 'glad' that the visitors are 'stressed' during the Christmas weekend

Check Australia vs India 1st Test playing 11, head to head details

In India vs Australia 1st Test, Prithvi Shaw and Mayank Agarwal will open for India while Ashwin is a lone spinner in India playing 11. Check AUS vs IND playing 11, head to head details here

AUS vs IND 2nd Test: Aussies to field unchanged playing 11, informs Langer

Australia opener David Warner still have to attain match fitness and this a reason why the hosts are not changing its playing 11 from previous match

After pep talk, expectant father Kohli leaves Australian shores for India

Indian captain Virat Kohli left Australian shores after a pep talk with his beleaguered teammates, handing over the mantle of leading the side to Ajinkya Rahane in the remaining three Tests

IND vs AUS: Indian batsmen need to learn to adapt, says Anshuman Gaekwad

Feet movement is the malaise plaguing Indian batsmen at the moment, and the ability or inability to move the feet is all part of the mindset, says Anshuman Gaekwad

Ian Chappell makes outlandish statement after every match: Steve Smith

Australia batsman Steve Smith has termed former captain Ian Chappell's comments advocating protection of tailenders from short-pitched deliveries as outlandish, saying short balls are a part of game

IND vs AUS: Kohli, Shami's absence a 'hammer blow' for India, says Hussey

Former Australia cricketer Mike Hussey feels that the absence of skipper Virat Kohli and pace spearhead Mohammad Shami for the remaining matches is a "hammer blow" for India

IND vs AUS: Virat Kohli leaves for India, asks boys to express themselves

Virat Kohli has taken a paternity leave for the birth of his first child. He was of part of ODIs, T20Is and one-off pink ball test during India's tour of Australia 2020-21

India vs Aus: KL Rahul should replace Shaw in playing XI, says Gavaskar

He did caution that if India can't stay positive, a 0-4 drubbing might just be on cards

India vs Australia Sydney Test on track for now, says Cricket Australia

Cricket Australia confirmed that the Sydney Test match between India and Australia remains on track for now despite a fresh Covid-19 cluster in Sydney

Sydney, Brisbane Tests could be switched following new Covid-19 cluster

The third and the fourth Test of between Australia and India, currently scheduled to be played in Sydney and Brisbane next month, could be switched following a new Covid-19 cluster in Sydney

Don't think India can produce a turnaround after Adelaide debacle: Haddin

Former Australia wicketkeeper Brad Haddin reckons the day/night Test was India's best shot at winning in the IND vs AUS Test series as it will be very difficult for the visitors to script a turnaround

IND vs AUS 2nd Test: Cummins wants sporting MCG pitch for Boxing day Test

One of the architects of India's humiliating loss in the pink-ball series opener, Pat Cummins acknowledged the help offered by the lively track at Adelaide

India's stunning batting collapse shocks Pakistan's former cricketers

Pakistan's former stars, including Javed Miandad and Shoaib Akhtar, have reacted with shock following arch-rivals India's inexplicable batting collapse in the first Test against Australia in Adelaide

IND vs AUS: India can use Pant as 'X-factor' for 2nd Test, says Karthik

Former India spinner Murali Karthik feels that the visiting team can play wicket-keeper Rishabh Pant as a batsman in the second Test

IND vs AUS 2nd Test: Gill, Rahul, Pant may find place in India playing 11

Veteran wicketkeeper-batsman Wriddhiman Saha and young opener Prithvi Shaw are unlikely to be picked for the remaining Tests in Australia as India look to ring in wholesale changes

IND vs AUS boxing day Test: Burns cleared for 2nd Test, Pucovski ruled out

Hit on the elbow during the pink-ball series opener, Australia's Joe Burns was cleared to play 2nd Test against India, but young Will Pucovski was ruled out as he continues to recover from concussion

Time is ripe for a worldwide review into on-field safety: Ian Chappell

Former Australia captain Ian Chappell has advocated a review of on-field safety measures in cricket, saying it would be a good idea to "strengthen any law'' that can protect tailenders

Virat Kohli closes gap on Steve Smith at top of ICC Test rankings

India may have suffered an embarrassing defeat in the series-opener against Australia but its skipper Virat Kohli fractionally closed the gap with top-ranked Test batsman Steve Smith