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Our new skipper Virat Kohli’s five-bowler strategy for the upcoming test match series against Sri Lanka which is going to start on Wednesday, August 12 is a great challenge for the top order batsmen says Murali Vijay the opener who is in fabulous form. (Related Link: India Test Squad against Sri Lanka ) He is about to continue his run of form. He has already scored 150 runs in the previous test match series against Bangladesh. Shikhar Dhawan is also in great form with 173 runs against past test match series against Bangladesh. There is always a tough competition between the top order batsmen so, if you want to cement your place in the side you need to perform well, he added. If we want survive the game, we need to act smart as a team to make plans and play accourding to that. It is going to be a great challenge for every batsman to show’s their reputation by perform consistent as possible as they can, he added. Sri Lanka: There is a big blow in their batting lineu...

Ajinkya Rahane helped India pull-off a draw in a nerve-wracking last session after Murali Vijay's (80) departure in the fourth over of the session triggered a mini collapse. With the fourth Test of the series ending in a draw at the Sydney Cricket Ground, Australia won the Border-Gavaskar, 2014-15 Trophy 2-0.  (Also Read:  HIGHLIGHTS: AUSTRALIA VS INDIA - 4th TEST, DAY 5, Sydney Cricket Ground ) Chasing 349, after Australia declared their innings on the overnight total of 251/6, Vijay led India's reply. The batsman, whose name is fast becoming synonymous with patience, held his nerve through tricky passages of time and anchored the innings for over two sessions to keep the visitors in fray. A short while later, with 148 runs needed, Virat Kohli (46) fell to Mitchell Starc, who also claimed Suresh Raina for a duck and Lyon picked Wriddhiman Saha for naught. Claiming wickets at regular intervals Australia seized the momentum. However, ably supported by Ravichandran Ashwin an...

4th TEST, DAY 5 - AUSTRALIA VS INDIA DAY 5 - SATURDAY 10 JANUARY , AUSTRALIA VS INDIA Match drawn (Australia won the series 2-0) India  2nd Innings: INdia  252/7 Run Rate: 2.80 Overs: 89.5 Murali Vijay 80, Lokesh Rahul 16, Rohit Sharma 39, Suresh Raina 0, Virat Kohli 46, Wriddhiman Saha 0, Ravichandran Ashwin 1, Ajinkya Rahane 38*, Bhuvneshwar Kumar 20* Mitchell Starc 2/36, Ryan Harris 0/34, Josh Hazlewood 2/31, Nathan Lyon 2/110, Shane Watson 1/22, Steve Smith 0/7 Australia  2nd Innings: Australia  251/6 Run Rate: 6.27 Overs: 40 David Warner 4, Chris Rogers 56, Shane Watson 16, Steve Smith 71, Shaun Marsh 1, Joe Burns 66, Brad Haddin 31*, Ryan Harris 0* Bhuvneshwar Kumar 1/46, Umesh Yadav 0/45, Mohammed Shami 1/33, Ravichandran Ashwin 4/105, Suresh Raina 0/18 India 1st Innings: India 342/5 Run Rate: 2.97 Overs: 115 Murali Vijay 0, Lokesh Rahul 110, Rohit Sharma 53, Ajinkya Rahane 13, Suresh Raina 0, Virat ...

India were trailing by 422 runs in the first innings with nine wickets in hand at stumps on Day 2 in reply to Australia’s 530 runs. Steven Smith marched Australia to a commanding position with an authoritative 192-run knock. While he had watchfully built the innings to steer Australia to a comfortable position yesterday, Smith changed gears on the second day and plundered the Indian bowling attack. Complemented by the lower-order, Australia’s stand-in captain backed India into the corner.  (Also See:  HIGHLIGHTS: AUSTRALIA VS INDIA - 3rd TEST, DAY 2, Melbourne ) Once again in the series, Murali Vijay (55*) led India's response and had guided the visitors to 108/1 at stumps. The opener was ably complemented by Cheteshwar Pujara who was batting on 25 at the other end when play ended for the day. Opening the innings with Shikhar Dhawan, Vijay struck Mitchell Johnson to the ropes down the ground in the third over to set the tone of the innings. Although tested by the Johnson-l...

Soon after lunch on the first day at the Gabba, India slipped from 100 for 1 to 137 for 2, losing their middle-order rocks, Cheteshwar Pujara and Virat Kohli.    (Also See:  Report: Australia vs India, 2nd Test, Day 1, The Gabba, Brisbane ) The temperatures were soaring, humidity was taking its toll. Being on the field in itself was an arduous task, let alone facing Mitchell Johnson and company on the bounciest and fastest wicket in Australia. India needed two men who could dig in there, fight the odds and put mind over matter. Enter messrs M Vijay and Ajinkya Rahane – two batsmen whose natural game is to fluently play their shots. The gorgeous shots did come, often regularly in the final session, but they were more a reward for their doggedness rather than an act of nonchalance. The two put on 124 very solid yet attractive runs for the fourth wicket at 4.50 runs per over. Rahane, happily played a second fiddle to the “in zone” Vijay, while also showing his class with...

Propelled by Murali Vijay’s 144, India were 311/4 at stumps on Day 1 in Brisbane with Ajinkya Rahane (75*) and Rohit Sharma (26*) at the crease. While Rahane dominated later in the last session, Vijay guided India to a commanding position with a masterful knock. The opener once again played the role of a sheet anchor after MS Dhoni, back at the helm of the team elected to bat. The opener showed poise as he shouldered the responsibility of building the innings. Although he took his chances, Vijay settled into the role that he is fast making his own and impressed with some beautifully timed strokes until he was sent back in the third session.  (Also See:  HIGHLIGHTS: AUSTRALIA VS INDIA - 2nd TEST, DAY 1, The Gabba, Brisbane ) Earlier Vijay kept the first session in balance as he stitched an opening stand with Shikhar Dhawan. The pair watchfully negotiated the Mitchell Johnson-led attack which was not always as precise to lay a foundation. The Indian openers posted their firs...

2nd TEST, DAY 1 - AUSTRALIA VS INDIA STUMPS - 2nd Test, Day 1: AUSTRALIA VS INDIA 311/4 Run Rate: 3.74 Overs: 83 MURALI VIJAY 144 (213), AJINKYA RAHANE 75* (122), ROHIT SHARMA* 26 (34) Toss: India, who chose to bat Venue: The Gabba, Brisbane Umpires: Marais Erasmus, Ian Gould, Simon Fry, Gerard Abood Referee: Jeff Crowe PLAYING XI AUSTRALIA Chris Rogers, David Warner, Shane Watson, Steve Smith (C), Shaun Marsh, Mitchell Marsh, Brad Haddin (W), Mitchell Johnson, Mitchell Starc, Nathan Lyon, Josh Hazlewood INDIA Shikhar Dhawan, Murali Vijay, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli, Ajinkya Rahane, Rohit Sharma, MS Dhoni (C) (W), Ravichandran Ashwin, Ishant Sharma, Varun Aaron, Umesh Yadav India innings India: 50 runs in 12.1 overs 1st Wicket: 50 runs in 73 balls (Murali Vijay 32, Shikhar Dhawan 21) Lunch: India - 89/1 in 25 overs Murali Vijay: 50 off 79 balls (7 x fours) India: 100 runs in 30.6 overs India: 150 runs in 49.2 overs Tea: Indi...

India lost the closely fought first Test by 48 runs after Australia declared on their overnight score of 290/5 at the Adelaide Oval. Chasing 364, Murali Vijay (99) and Virat Kohli (141) had kept India in the fray with a clinically compiled 185-run stand for the third wicket until Nathan Lyon claimed the former. India’s stand-in skipper, who had kept the team in reckoning with a carefully planned century couldn’t find an able ally after Murali Vijay’s departure for 99 in the last session. Having ended the flourishing stand that threatened to take the game away from the hosts, the off-spinner continued to strike at the other end. He eventually accounted for Kohli as the hosts made their way back in the game and finished with seven in the innings. (Also See:  HIGHLIGHTS: 1st TEST, DAY 5 - AUSTRALIA VS INDIA, Adelaide Oval ) Earlier, with 16 runs on the board, India lost Shikhar Dhawan to a Mitchell Johnson bouncer that skimmed past the batsman handing an easy catch to wicketkeeper...