Hey, guys, welcome back to my blog, SlogVlog! Today, we’ll be doing a preview for the 1st Test Match between India and Australia, which begins on 9th February 2023. Let’s start by looking at the probable 11 for both teams:
Probable 11 For Both Teams:
India
- Rohit Sharma (C)
- Shubman Gill
- Virat Kohli
- Suryakumar Yadav
- C. Pujara
- KL Rahul (WK)
- Ravindra Jadeja
- Ravichandran Ashwin
- Mohammad Siraj
- Jaidev Unadkat
- Umesh Yadav
Australia:
- Usman Khawaja
- David Warner
- Marnus Labuschagne
- Steve Smith
- Alex Carey (WK)
- Travis Head
- Cameron Green
- Ashton Agar
- Nathan Lyon,
- Pat Cummins (C)
- Scott Boland
Weather Report:
According to the weather report, the weather in Nagpur is said to be sunny all 5 days.
Pitch Report:
The pitch in Nagpur for this test is said to be very dry. It is a pitch where there could be a lot of bounce but at the same time a good amount of spin as well! It is said that left-handers could find it difficult to play on this pitch. If I won the toss as a test captain, I would usually choose to bat first in a test match, but seeing this pitch, I would like to know how the pitch is before I step in to bat. So I would reccomend bowling first. Because then you get to observe how the pitch is behaving before it’s your team’s chance to bat.
Stats: IND VS AUS TESTS:
| Matches- | 102 |
| India Won- | 30 |
| Australia Won- | 42 |
| Drawn- | 30 |
| Tied- | 1 |
| Home Matches Won (India)- | 21 |
| Home Matches Won (Australia)- | 30 |
| Away Matches Won (India)- | 9 |
| Away Matches Won (Australia)- | 13 |
| Neutral Venue Matches Won (Both Teams)- | 0 |
India VS Australia matches are always a roller coaster ride. For example- India got all out for 36 in the first test in the 2020/21 series against Australia. But then made the greatest-ever comeback in Test cricket by winning the trophy. Another example was when VVS Laxman and Rahul Dravid had those two unbelievable partnerships against Australia, one was at home in Kolkata where VVS Laxman scored a amazing 281. The two Indian legends had a magnificent 376-run partnership and one in the Aussies’ territory in 2003 where Dravid scored a amazing 233 in Adelaide. In this match, VVS Laxman supported Dravid with a brilliant 72. This match was the first match India had won on Australian soil in 23 years.
So, it would a very exciting test series, and if India beats Australia 4-0, they get a straight ticket to the WTC Finals. So the home team have quite some work to do!
I think India will win this match because of their home advantage. India has been excellent at home over the past 3 years and will want to continue the excellence by beating Australia. And they have the advantage of getting a straight ticket to the WTC finals if they beat the Aussies 4-0, so they have that extra motivation.
If you want to see these two giants meet tomorrow for the first test in Nagpur, please log into Disney+Hotstar at @9:30 AM IST. For people who dont have Hotstar, they can watch it exclusively on the Star Sports Channel at the same time.
May the better team win!
Until Next Time!
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