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Friday, Jul 4, 2025
Ravi Shastri on Sunday said that Hardik Pandya has attained full fitness before the third Test, starting Dec 26 at the MCG, but off-spinner Ashwin still remains doubtful.
Sunil Gavaskar was not impressed with the selection choices made by the team management.
A disastrous World Cup could well see the end of Kohli as India captain and it's also fair to assume that head coach Shastri’s services will be unwanted unless India go on to win the biggest prize in ODI cricket for a third time.
In the absence of regular captain Virat Kohli, Rohit led India to their seventh Asia Cup title on Friday night, defeating Bangladesh in a last-ball thriller.
Following the recent 1-4 Test series loss to England, Indian head coach Shastri had demanded more warm-up games against Australia ahead of the first Test in Adelaide from December 6.
The 4-1 defeat at the hands of England, one of the several overseas disappointments for the team, led to some uncomfortable queries on whether Kohli believed head coach Shastri's assertion that this was the best touring Indian side in the last 15 years.
Ravi Shastri, though, was doubtful if practice games for the tour Down Under could be arranged due to a crammed schedule.
The Indian coach indicated that from now on, they will be playing around those 15 players, who are going to board the UK bound flight.
Australia over the years has played tough cricket with a liberal mix of sledging, which former skipper Steve Waugh often termed as 'mental disintegration'.
Shastri did not confirm the playing XI on Friday but hinted there was some debate over whether Ravindra Jadeja or Ravichandran Ashwin would occupy the spinning all-rounder spot in the side.
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