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Posted: 10 years ago

Welcome to the Official Discussion Thread of the #THETOURTHATMATTERS.

India in AUSTRALIA 2014/15.

Post and Discuss everything related to the series in this Thread and Dont Spam the Other cricket Thread. 😛😆

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Posted: 10 years ago

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Bhuvneshwar to miss first two Tests

Fit-looking Dhoni a chance to play

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Posted: 10 years ago

Confirmed: Virat Kohli to lead India in Adelaide Test

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Posted: 10 years ago

cricket.com.au @CricketAus

Australia's XI: Warner, Rogers, Watson, Clarke, Smith, M Marsh, Haddin, Johnson, Harris, Siddle, Lyon.

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Posted: 10 years ago

Expect the unexpected, says India skipper Kohli

(Reuters) - Virat Kohli is determined to make his mark as captain of India, if only for one test as regular skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni recovers from a thumb injury on the sidelines.

Kohli, long regarded heir apparent to 33-year-old Dhoni, confirmed he would lead India into the first test against Australia in Adelaide starting on Tuesday and wasted little time in differentiating himself from the under-pressure wicketkeeper.

"I am personally going to go with whatever my gut feel is," Kohli told reporters at Adelaide Oval on Monday.

"I'm going to set fields according to what I feel.

"So you might see things quite different from what you usually see.

"I'm someone who usually goes with what I feel, so it might look funny -- but as long as it's effective.

"The intent is going to be aggressive and that's something that I play my cricket with and that's certainly something I'm going to try and use in my captaincy as well."

A steely-eyed batsman, the Delhi-born 26-year-old wears heart on his sleeve and presents a stark contrast to the more measured Dhoni, whose outwardly tranquil nature has been seen by Indian pundits as a both a blessing and a curse in pressure situations.

After India crumbled to a 3-1 series loss in England, Dhoni's captaincy is under the microscope in Australia, where his team were whitewashed 4-0 on the last tour in 2011-12.

India have never won a test series in Australia but Kohli proved in his rookie season in the side that he had the temperament to thrive on the fast and bouncy wickets Down Under, scoring 75 on a ferocious WACA deck in Perth followed by a defiant 116 in Adelaide.

Kohli also found himself on the wrong side of fans on that tour and was fined for making an offensive hand gesture at them at the Sydney Cricket Ground.

"I don't mind a fight. I don't mind a bit of chat on the field. A bit of banter. I don't mind all that," said Kohli, who is likely to be targeted by Australia's rowdier supporters.

"It probably makes me more determined.

"I'm pretty focused all the time, but that's an added spice that I like. Last time around I enjoyed it.

"It was too aggressive for me initially... but after a few incidents I figured out there's no other way of playing in Australia, so I'll just be myself."

http://in.reuters.com/article/2014/1...0JM07K20141208

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Posted: 10 years ago

Originally posted by: -Robin-
Best of Luck to Chotu 😛

He is Chikoo.😆

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Eklavya

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Posted: 10 years ago

All the best India and virat kohli 👍🏼 from pure heart ❤️

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Eklavya

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Posted: 10 years ago

5 dilemmas for India ahead of first Test against Australia-:

http://www.sportskeeda.com/slideshow/cricket-5-dilemma-india-first-test-australia">http://www.sportskeeda.com/slideshow/cricket-5-dilemma-india-first-test-australia

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