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Debutants Shine, as India beat Australia in a Historic Test Match | India vs Australia - 2nd Test Match Review |

 After the horror show, which was at the Adelaide Oval, India needed to fight back in order to stay alive in the series and fight back they did. The 2020 Boxing Day Test Match will always be remembered as a historical win for Team India because it came after a historical loss and in the absence of key players. It was the perfect combination of good leadership, exemplary grit and total domination in all aspects of the game. Want to know how it all unfolded? Read the full article to know. Playing XI - Australia were unchanged after their triumphant win in the first test match while India had made 4 changes. Ravindra Jadeja and Rishabh Pant were back in the starting XI as debutants Shubman Gill and Mohammad Siraj were given a place in the team in place of Wriddhiman Saha, an injured Mohammad Shami, an unavailable Virat Kohli and Prithvi Shaw. 1st Innings - INDIAN BOWLERS; LED BY BUMRAH, FIRE ON BOXING DAY The Aussies had a shaky start to their innings after the Indian Skipper, Ajinkya...

Is Pink Ball Test India's Worst Nightmare Come True? | India vs Australia - 1st Test Match Review |

 On the morning of 19th of December, 2020 India were bowled out within an hour or so. Wickets were falling like a  deck of cards and the hopes and dreams of billions watching at home were shattered. What had we just witnessed?  Read the full match review to find out what happened. 1st Innings : INDIA'S RELIANCE ON VIRAT KOHLI India won the toss and chose to bat first and despite the usual early wicket of Prithvi Shaw and a shaky start, things were going fine. Mayank was bowled out for 19 and the skipper marched down to bat. Building up decent partnerships with first Pujara and then Rahane, Kohli managed to bag a neat 74 runs. Despite a few hiccups, the Delhi born batted with authority in his favourite ground, until he was the victim of a runout. India were 188-3 when Kohli was runout and the rest of the team couldn't add much to the total, getting all out for a below par first innings total of 244. Kudos to the Australian bowlers as well, they bowled sharply and never see...

Prithvi Shaw : Prodigy or Not? | The natural rise and abrupt fall of Prithvi Shaw

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 If you're a cricket fan or an active Twitter user, you may know who Prithvi Shaw is. An aggressive opening batsman who led the Indian Under-19 Team to World Cup triumph back in 2018. His stellar stroke-play, formidable footwork, and immaculate consistency made him play division A cricket at a tender age of 8-9. His limitless potential was noticed at an early age when SG made a sponsorship deal worth Rs. 36,00,000 with him at the tender age of 14 . Since then his abilities have been compared to those of batting legends like Sachin, Sehwag, and Lara. The following article provides an insightful look at the natural rise and abrupt fall of Prithvi Shaw.  A talent; one for the ages Things were looking decent for young Prithvi Shaw when he made his Test debut for India against the Windies back in October 2018. Shaw has been signed to the Delhi Capitals for a lavish deal worth Rs. 1.2 Cr since 2018 and the 21-year-old was also given his ODI cap against New Zealand earlier this year ...