IND vs AUS LIVE: Indian ‘UNBEATABLE’ at HOME, Cricket EXPERTS feels ‘Australia can’t scale this MOUNT EVEREST’: Follow Nagpur TEST LIVE

IND vs AUS LIVE – INDIA Australia TEST Record: India’s record on home turf over the past decade – 34 wins and just two losses from 42 Tests played – is even more formidable when the coin lands in the host captain’s favour. Over that same 10-year time span, India have not been defeated when they’ve won the toss having opted to bat first on all-but one of the 22 occasions the choice was theirs: Follow INDIA vs Australia LIVE Updates with InsideSport.IN & IND AUS LIVE Streaming on Disney+ Hotstar.

Mount Everest for Australia – When did India lose last at home? 

• The last time India lost a series, was against England in 2012.
• And prior to that was the last time Australia won in India, by the same 2-1 scoreline in 2004.
• India’s unbeaten record at home including six draws at home in the past 10 years.
• Australia is the next best, going unbeaten in 88.24 per cent of their home Tests during the same time period
• New Zealand following at 87.80.

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IND vs AUS LIVE: Indian ‘UNBEATABLE’ at HOME, Cricket EXPERTS feels ‘Australia can’t scale this MOUNT EVEREST’: Follow Nagpur TEST LIVE

The challenge becomes more difficult for Australia, when one sees the RESULTS of LAST 3 Border Gavaskar SERIES.

It’s true that India’s extraordinary home record is almost as daunting when they are forced into the field at the coin toss. Of the 20 times that’s happened since February 2013, they’ve posted 15 wins and just two defeats – to Australia at Pune in 2017, and England at Chennai in 2021 when both visiting skippers called correctly.

Asked yesterday as to how crucial he expected the coin toss at Nagpur to prove, Australia captain Pat Cummins joked “I think we’ll bat” before playing down its likely significance.

Australia captain Pat Cummins has tried to downplay the CHALLENGE.

“Embracing the chaos. These series always throw up different challenges on the field or off the field, and embracing it is what makes these tours so special,” Cummins said.

“That’s part of the challenge of playing away. Home teams want to win at home. In Australia, we’re lucky we’ve normally got pace and bounce. Home match advantage, I don’t think it’s a terrible thing. It’s another challenge and makes touring over here even harder when you know the conditions are custom-made for them.”

Probable Playing XI India: KL Rahul, Rohit Sharma, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav/Shubman Gill, Ravindra Jadeja, KS Bharat (wk), R Ashwin, Axar Patel, Mohammed Shami, Mohammed Siraj

Probable XI Australia: David Warner, Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Steve Smith, Travis Head, Peter Handscomb/Matt Renshaw, Alex Carey, Pat Cummins, Ashton Agar, Scott Boland, Nathan Lyon

• When:Thursday, February 9 at 09:30 AM IST
• Where: Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Nagpur
• What to expect: As per on-ground reports, the pitch is being prepared to aid turn unsurprisingly. So both teams would be shaping their sides in a bid to exploit and counter the challenges it could offer.
• Where to watch: The match will be broadcasted LIVE on Disney Star & LIVE Streaming is available on HOTSTAR. DD Sports will also broadcast the MATCH LIVE for free on DD Freedish.

IND vs AUS LIVE: Indian ‘UNBEATABLE’ at HOME, Cricket EXPERTS feels ‘Australia can’t scale this MOUNT EVEREST’: Follow Nagpur TEST LIVE

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