IND vs AUS: Australian cricketer Steve Smith was interviewed by his teammate Marnus Labuschagne, as a part of the Prime TV series ‘The Test: A New Era for Australia’s Team’. The second season of the TV series is about Pat Cummins’s era after the exit of captain Tim Paine. The 28-year-old Labuschange asked which one or two Indian players Smith would be playing in his team and the former Aussie skipper answered the question quickly. He opted for one batter and one bowler. India’s talisman Virat Kohli and yorker specialist Jasprit Bumrah were the two names in Steve Smith’s team. Follow India vs Australia Test series LIVE updates with InsideSport.IN
Aussie star duo Labuschange and Smith both agreed that Bumrah is a weapon and when Queensland’s cricketer Marcus asked where would be Virat batting in Smith’s team? The 33-year-old Smith answered that obviously behind him in the lineup.
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The Test on Prime series shows insight into Australian cricket and how different transitions took place for ‘Kangaroos’. ‘
This series is the Australian men’s cricket team’s attempts to rebuild its reputation after being rocked by the “sandpaper scandal” of 2018. This clip is a trailer for the second season of the series.
In the clip, Labuschange asked Smith to choose between Virat or Sachin, the former Delhi Capitals player Smith took Sachin’s name for the test matches and said Virat has a lot of left in him.
Team India will host Australia for four Test and three ODI matches. The Test series is also crucial for India’s qualification for the World Test Championship final.
India is currently holding the Border Gavaskar trophy after their 2-1 series win against Australia in their own backyard in 2020-21.
The Test series will be played in Nagpur, Delhi, Dharamshala and Ahmedabad. The ODI matches will be held in Mumbai, Visakhapatnam and Chennai.
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Virat or Sachin? Smith couldn’t duck that bouncer from Marnus#TheTestOnPrime S2, watch now!https://t.co/vkPythFpA3 pic.twitter.com/wgSfH5pwCn
— prime video IN (@PrimeVideoIN) January 12, 2023
India’s Test squad for the Australia series is out. The big news is the absence of Jasprit Bumrah. Injured again Bumrah will miss out on the first two tests while Ravindra Jadeja has been included and is subject to a fitness test.
Meanwhile, Suryakumar Yadav has been recalled from the Test Squad. The No 1 T20 batter was included in India’s Test squad for England tour but did not make his debut.
We have given ourselves best chance, says Australian skipper Cummins on chances of winning Test series in India#INDvsAUS2023 #PatCummins https://t.co/ZIBwRqMstD
— InsideSport (@InsideSportIND) January 9, 2023
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