India vs Australia : I hope Dalai Lama will watch it.

[Vikrant]

The final test in this series will take place in Dharamsala. Those of you who follow Tibet related issues would know that this is where Dalai Lama lives along with his fellow Tibetans. I hope he will get to watch this match and bring some luck to India. The pitch is going to be fast and bouncy which will aid Australia's notorious fast bowlers.

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Dharamsala has a reputation of being among the most pace-friendly pitches in India, offering good bounce and carry.

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Johnson suggested Pat Cummins and Josh Hazlewood would have plenty of assistance from the pitch in the mountain town.

"Dharamsala is an amazing ground and the only times I have seen it are with grass on [the pitch]," Johnson told Fox Sports.

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Aussie pace to find a home in Dharamsala, Johnson says

 

[JakeStarkey]

Only the Dodgers are worth posting about.

 

[irosie91]

Only the Dodgers are worth posting about.

Brooklyn bums-----gone but not forgotten

 

[Vikrant]

Only the Dodgers are worth posting about.

If you want to bring baseball into cricket thread, at least bring the right team which is Giants

 

[irosie91]

Only the Dodgers are worth posting about.

If you want to bring baseball into cricket thread, at least bring the right team which is Giants

oh gee--------"CRICKET THREAD" ,<< holey moley

 

[Vikrant]

Only the Dodgers are worth posting about.

Brooklyn bums-----gone but not forgotten

That was a long time ago. Now Dodgers are angels of Los Angeles and demons of San Francisco.

 

[irosie91]

Only the Dodgers are worth posting about.

Brooklyn bums-----gone but not forgotten

That was a long time ago. Now Dodgers are angels of Los Angeles and daemons of San Francisco.

oh-----gee------WHAT ELSE IS NEW?. you have no sympathy for the elderly
bereft. Cricket was IMPOSED on India by british imperialists-----along with
tea polluted with milk. IT IS THE SYMBOL OF WHITE MAN'S ""BURDEN"---
which involves getting dravidians to beat up on a little ball

 

[Vikrant]

It looks like Dharamsala has the right spirit.

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India on verge of victory as Australia collapse


DHARAMSALA, India (AP) " India was on the verge of a series victory on Monday after Australia collapsed to 137 all out in their second innings and at the close India needed just 87 to win a series victory with 10 wickets to spare.

Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja (3-24) shared six wickets as Australian wickets tumbled on a fizzing wicket in their second innings on day three of the fourth test. Umesh Yadav also took 3-29 as India were left with a 106-run target.

At stumps, India were 19-0, needing another 87 runs to win the test and the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. Lokesh Rahul was unbeaten on 13, while Murali Vijay was 6 not out.

Australia lost five wickets on either side of tea. After tea, Glenn Maxwell (45) was the first to go, as Ashwin trapped him lbw.

Mathew Wade (25 not out) and Pat Cummins (12) then added 15 runs for the seventh wicket, before Jadeja had Cummins caught at slip.

Jadeja then had Steve O'Keefe (0) caught at short leg. When Nathan Lyon (0) edged Umesh Yadav to second slip, Australia had lost three wickets for one run in the space of 18 balls.

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India on verge of victory as Australia collapse - Sport - NZ Herald News

 

[Vikrant]

India sweep season with fourth series win

Ajinkya Rahane sent a 146kph bouncer from Pat Cummins flying into the crowd at midwicket and, next ball, slapped another short one over the cover fence while backing away. These were the blows that finally snuffed out the last of Australia's fight, and sealed once and for all India's victory in this most bewitching of Border-Gavaskar series.

Australia entered the fourth morning with only the scantest of hopes, defending a mere 87 runs and needing 10 wickets. This did not mean that contest was over, as Josh Hazlewood and Pat Cummins fired the ball down with pace and venom after a night's refreshment. The loss of M Vijay and Cheteshwar Pujara - the latter run out by a brilliant throw from Glenn Maxwell - kept Australia hoping. But KL Rahul and Rahane responded with bold blows to settle the matter.

The win in Dharamsala ended India's marathon home Test season with four series victories out of four, and also means that the team presently holds series honours over every other nation in the five-day game. Rahane's stand-in captaincy, in the absence of the injured Virat Kohli, had been vital to this achievement, so too the runs of Rahul, the pace of Umesh Yadav and the all-round contribution of Ravindra Jadeja. There will be great satisfaction derived also from the fact that Dharamsala offered conditions more familiar to the tourists.

For that reason, among others, Steven Smith's team were left to ponder a string of missed opportunities after their vast opening win in Pune. There have been times in all three Tests since that the Australians have looked very much in control of proceedings, but they have been unable to stay on the mountaintop under pressure from an Indian side roused into action by the shock of that first-up hiding.

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India sweep season with fourth series win