Ravi Shastri bats for promotion-relegation Test system after Boxing Day blockbuster in Melbourne
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Ravi Shastri bats for promotion-relegation Test system after Boxing Day blockbuster in Melbourne

The Hindu  

Former India coach Ravi Shastri advocated a two-tier structure in Tests with relegation and promotion to ensure the survival of the longest format of the game. His comments follow the blockbuster fourth Test between India and Australia that drew a record 373,691 spectators to the Melbourne Cricket Ground over five enthralling days. Shastri said that he could not remember “a bigger A view of the scoreboard showing that the current total attendance of 373,691 during day five of the Men’s Fourth Test Match in the series between Australia and India at Melbourne Cricket Ground. “... if you don’t create a two-tier system, you’ll continue to have unmatched teams up against each other and then it’s very unlikely they’ll be able to take a game into the fifth day.”Ravi Shastri on promotion-relegation model While India stand to gain from playing more matches against teams such as England and Australia, the Board of Control for Cricket in India said at the time the cost to smaller cricketing nations was too great. “However, if you don’t create a two-tier system, you’ll continue to have unmatched teams up against each other and then it’s very unlikely they’ll be able to take a game into the fifth day.

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Hindustan Times  

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India TV News  

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India Today  

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India Today  

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Hindustan Times  

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Hindustan Times  

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Hindustan Times  

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Hindustan Times  

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Live Mint  

The fifth and final Test match between India and Australia at the Sydney Cricket Ground is set to finish in thrilling fashion. With three more days to go and the Sydney wicket assisting the bowlers, India need to score as much runs as possible on the third day, thus giving the Indian bowlers something to fight at. The highest-successful fourth …

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The Hindu  

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Sydney Test: India 141-6 at stumps, lead by 145 runs against Australia
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Deccan Chronicle  

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The Hindu  

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Live Mint  

The fifth and final Test of the Border Gavaskar Trophy is underway at the Sydney Cricket Ground. Indian captain Jasprit Bumrah took the only wicket of the day, that of Usman Khawaja, with the last ball of the first day to keep his team in the game. Later, a fiery spell from pacer Mohammed Siraj saw Australia lose the crucial …

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Live Mint  

Mohammed Siraj hasn't had the best of times during the Border Gavaskar Trophy, but the Indian pacer came back strongly in the 5th and final match of the series. Siraj took two crucial wickets of Travis Head and Sam Konstas in one over to pile the pressure on Australia. In the same over, Siraj got another edge, this time off …

Bumrah sidelined but India builds 145-run lead after wild Day 2 of 5th test against Australia
5 days, 12 hours ago

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Associated Press  

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AUS vs IND: Prasidh Krishna explains how SCG's variable bounce will help India

India Today  

India pacer Prasidh Krishna reckons batting won't be easy for Australia in the fourth innings because of the variable bounce of the Sydney Cricket Ground in the fifth and final Test. India's overall lead remains well below the 200-run mark, but pacer Prasidh Krishna believes the unpredictable nature of the SCG pitch will keep them in contention. AUS vs IND, …

AUS vs IND: Jasprit Bumrah breaks 46-year-old Indian Test record in Australia
5 days, 14 hours ago

AUS vs IND: Jasprit Bumrah breaks 46-year-old Indian Test record in Australia

India Today  

Star India fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah etched his name in the history books as he registered the most wickets by an Indian bowler in a Test series in Australia on Saturday, January 4. Bumrah achieved the feat on Day 2 of the fifth Test at Sydney Cricket Ground in Sydney as he dismissed Marnus Labuschagne in his second over of …

AUS vs IND: Sunil Gavaskar slams double standards after 15-wicket day at SCG
5 days, 14 hours ago

AUS vs IND: Sunil Gavaskar slams double standards after 15-wicket day at SCG

India Today  

India great Sunil Gavaskar has slammed the critics who always question Indian pitches after a dramatic second day of the fifth Test at the SCG where 15 wickets tumbled. Day 2 of the fifth Border-Gavaskar Trophy Test witnessed a dramatic fall of 15 wickets, raising the strong possibility that both the game and the series could conclude on Day 3. …

India shrug off Bumrah injury to claim first-innings lead in Australia
5 days, 14 hours ago

India shrug off Bumrah injury to claim first-innings lead in Australia

Al Jazeera  

India captain Jasprit Bumrah is forced off with injury on Day Two of the fifth Test but Australia fail to capitalise. India brushed off the absence of captain Jasprit Bumrah to dismiss Australia for 181 and reach 141 for six for an overall lead of 145 on an extraordinary second day of the finely balanced fifth Test. Prasidh Krishna, Mohammed …

AUS vs IND 5th Test: How will rain and pitch impact Day 3 proceedings in Sydney
5 days, 14 hours ago

AUS vs IND 5th Test: How will rain and pitch impact Day 3 proceedings in Sydney

India Today  

The BGT finale has been action-packed, with 11 wickets falling on Day 1 and 15 on Day 2. With the pitch continuing to assist the bowlers, India will look to capitalise on their advantage on Day 3. Let’s look at what the weather and pitch might offer on this potentially decisive day of the 5th Test. Weather report for Day …

India vs Australia Highlights, 5th Test Day 2: IND crumble again, finish 141/6 at stumps, take 145-run lead
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5 days, 17 hours ago

India vs Australia Highlights, 5th Test Day 2: IND crumble again, finish 141/6 at stumps, take 145-run lead

Hindustan Times  

India vs Australia Highlights, 5th Test Day 2: India reached 141 for six at stumps after dismissing Australia for 181 on the second day of the final Test on Saturday. India's biggest fear may have come true as captain Jasprit Bumrah was spotted leaving the Sydney Cricket Ground in his training kit but they responded by shredding Australia's lower order …

India vs Australia Highlights, 5th Test Day 2: IND crumble again, finish 141/6 at stumps, take 145-run lead
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5 days, 17 hours ago

India vs Australia Highlights, 5th Test Day 2: IND crumble again, finish 141/6 at stumps, take 145-run lead

Hindustan Times  

India vs Australia Highlights, 5th Test Day 2: India reached 141 for six at stumps after dismissing Australia for 181 on the second day of the final Test on Saturday. India's biggest fear may have come true as captain Jasprit Bumrah was spotted leaving the Sydney Cricket Ground in his training kit but they responded by shredding Australia's lower order …

AUS vs IND, 5th Test: Rohit Sharma’s exclusion from Sydney Test a ‘management call’, says Rishabh Pant
6 days, 5 hours ago

AUS vs IND, 5th Test: Rohit Sharma’s exclusion from Sydney Test a ‘management call’, says Rishabh Pant

The Hindu  

Rishabh Pant admitted to a touch of emotion within the ranks when news about Rohit Sharma missing the fifth Test spread. As for the decision, it was a management call, so I was not part of that conversation, so I can’t explain anything other than that,” Pant told the media here on Friday. That’s what you want from your captain.” …

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