Big hint from Dubai nets ๐
Sanju Samson may not be Indiaโs first-choice wicketkeeper for Asia Cup 2025!
All signs point to Jitesh Sharma getting the nod, with the rest of the XI looking settled.
If true, thatโs a bold call. ๐
England's best bet right now is to get those wickets and force a batting order collapse within the next 70-80 runs otherwise the Urn surely will be with Australia.
https://t.co/AXvsWzZGAZ Team India is treating the batting order like a playlist on shuffle.
This isnโt strategy โ itโs chaos.
Even world-class players need clarity, not constant rearrangement.
Rule No.1 of winning teams: Consistency builds confidence.
Just look at todayโs MCG match vs Australia โ the confusion showed. ๐ฌ
1. Why did Abhishek Sharma not open the innings with him being on the striker's end?
2. Who planned to send Shubman Gill to the striker's end instead?
3. What good was it to send Sanju Samson at number 3 when he is supposed to play at number 5 and own that position?
These 3 errors on the Indian side have pushed India way behind in this T20 game at the MCG, Melbourne.
As a result, India could only score 40-4 from 6 overs in the powerplay. Interstingly, Abhishek Sharma scored 29 out of these 40 runs in the powerplay.
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#TeamIndia training in full swing ahead of the 1๏ธโฃst #AUSvIND T20I on Wednesday ๐ช
The "consolation win" is the best kind of emotional defense.
โSeriously, nobody really lost.
โTeam India took the final game, and while Australia won the series, you leave that stadium feeling like the momentum is finally yours.
โItโs the closest you get to a win-win in life. โ
๐ฅ INDIA STRIKES BACK IN SYDNEY!
Australia bundled out for just 236 โ thanks to Harshit Rana and Washington Sundar, and the fielders who delivered big today. ๐ฅ
Now itโs simple:
Score 80+ in the first 10 overs, and the chase is ours.
Perfect stage for Virat Kohli to roar back to form. ๐ฎ๐ณ
๐จ MATCHDAY REALITY CHECK
The average 1st-innings score at the SCG is just 224 in ODIs.
The highest chase ever? 334/8 โ itโs been done before.
If India keeps Australia under control, Sydney could script redemption โ for both Team India and Virat Kohli. ๐ฎ๐ณ๐ฅ
They say Virat Kohli is past his prime.
But his ODI batting average in Australia still stands tall โ 47+
Heโs battled fire in their backyard before, and tomorrow, itโs Sydney again.
Pride on the line.
We still back our king ๐
๐จ MAJOR CHANGES IN AUSTRALIAN SQUAD vs INDIA ๐จ
- Maxwell will play 3,4,5 matches in T20I
- Dwarshuis will play 4,5 matches in T20I
- Josh Phillipe will be part of all T20I
- Mahli Beardman will play 3,4,5 matches in T20I
- Hazelwood will only play first 2 T20I
- Sean Abbott will only play first 3 T20I
๐ The Perth pitch had bounce, carry, and chaos.
Indian batters were tested hard โ even Rohitโs dismissal came off a beauty that rose just under the shoulder.
But hereโs the twist: the same pitch once saw Rohit smash 171* in 2016 and Yashasvi aiswal blaze 161 in the 2024โ25 BGT.
History says โ India always hits back harder. ๐ช
Innings Break!
Quick cameos from KL Rahul, Axar Patel and Nitish Kumar Reddy help #TeamIndia put 1โฃ3โฃ6โฃ/9โฃ on the board ๐
Over to our bowlers now!
Scorecard โถ https://t.co/O1RsjJTHhM
#AUSvIND
๐ A tough day for India in Perth.
Rohit and Kohli returned to the XI โ but both fell early.
9 batters in, yet no one could steady the collapse.
Rain cut the game to 26 overs, and the DLS target of 131 felt like a cruel joke.
Some days, even the sky bats for Australia. โ
https://t.co/J6QWYDwu7N ๐จ VIRAT KOHLI joins an unwanted list.
As of Oct 19, 2025, he now has 39 ducks in international cricket with only Ishant Sharma and Zaheer Khan ahead of him!
Breakdown:
15 in Tests, 17 in ODIs, 7 in T20Is.
Against Australia alone? 8 ducks. ๐ฌ
Even legends have bad days โ but few bounce back like Kohli. ๐ฅ
๐ฅ We donโt hype Axar Patel enough.
Every time India collapses, he walks in calm โ not flashy, just unshakable.
Today in Perth, heโs faced the most balls, despite being at No. 5 while others fell around him.
Call him what he is โ Indiaโs quiet crisis-solver. ๐ช