Cricket Australia has granted a No-Objection Certificate to its centrally-contracted players to participate in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 season from April 6. The likes of David Warner, Pat Cummins, and Glenn Maxwell will miss the white-ball series against Pakistan. Meanwhile, Cricket Australia will not release its contracted stars to join IPL immediately.

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Sources in Cricket Australia confirmed that the players would only be available for their franchises once the tour of Pakistan concludes

"Yes, we have granted NoCs to our players to be available for their franchises from April 6 in the IPL. The players can be available only after the Pakistan tour concludes."

a source told ANI

The Test-playing contingent and staff are due to depart for Pakistan later this week while white ball players and staff will join mid-tour for the One-Day Internationals and T20 International.

David Warner and Mitchell Marsh will be playing for Delhi Capitals while Glenn Maxwell and Josh Hazlewood will represent Royal Challengers Bangalore.

The IPL 2022 season is expected to start in the last week of March.

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Australia's ODI and T20I squad for Pakistan tour:

Aaron Finch (C)
Sean Abbott
Ashton Agar
Jason Behrendorff
Alex Carey (wk)
Nathan Ellis
Cameron Green
Travis Head
Josh Inglis
Marnus Labuschagne
Mitchell Marsh
Ben McDermott (wk)
Kane Richardson
Steve Smith
Marcus Stoinis
Adam Zampa

Australia has taken a huge lead of 157 runs over India by scoring 337 runs in its first innings on the second day of the second Test match of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. For Australia, Travis Head scored a brilliant 140 runs, while Marnus Labuschagne made an important contribution of 64 runs. From India, Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammad Siraj bowled brilliantly and took four wickets each. Both of them together took 8 wickets in their name.

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India won the toss and elected to bat first, which backfired as Mitchell Starc turned into a monster with the pink ball and ran through India's batting line-up. India were bowled out for 180 runs and Starc picked up six wickets to his name. Australia, however, looked the opposite of India with the bat as they seemed untroubled by Indian bowlers. 

Travis Head's aggressive century

With Travis Head's aggressive century, Australia took a huge lead of 152 runs over India by scoring 332 runs for eight wickets till the dinner break in its first innings on Saturday, the second day of the second Test match of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy.

Head, who opened his account with a brilliant four against Jasprit Bumrah (four wickets for 59 runs) on the second day of the day-night Test match, completed the eighth century of his Test career in 111 balls. Mohammad Siraj gave him life by taking a catch on Ashwin's ball at the score of 76 runs.

Head was troubled by Bumrah's balls in the beginning of the innings but he did not let the pressure dominate him by continuing to score runs by attacking other bowlers.

Brilliant fifty by Labuschagne 

Marnus Labuschagne was not in form for a long time and before this match, there was debate about his place in the team. He had started troubling India with the 26th half-century of his Test career when Yashasvi Jaiswal took a brilliant catch on the ball of young all-rounder Nitish Reddy and ended his innings.

While experienced Steve Smith (two), who came to the crease, failed even once with the bat. He was caught by Pant while trying to flick the ball of Bumrah.

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Rishabh Pant and Rohit Sharma are at the crease

At present, the play of the third session of the second day of the day-night test is going on in Adelaide. India scored 100 runs at the loss of 4 wickets in the second innings. Rishabh Pant and Rohit Sharma are at the crease. KL Rahul was out after scoring 7 runs, Virat Kohli 11, Shubhman Gill 28 and Yashasvi Jaiswal 24 runs. Scott Boland got 2 wickets. Pat Cummins and Mitchell Starc got 1-1 success.

The second match of the five-match Border–Gavaskar Trophy series between India and Australia will be played in Adelaide from December 6. This will be a day-night test played with the pink ball. 

The good thing for India is that regular captain Rohit Sharma has returned. Apart from this, Shubman Gill is also on the verge of becoming fit. With the return of these two, Indian batting will become stronger. However, the team management will be worried about the playing 11. Fitting Rohit and Gill into a winning combination is a matter of concern.

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It is considered certain that Devdutt Padikkal will sit on the bench. Apart from this, Dhruv Jurel can also be seen sitting on the bench. The biggest problem will be whether KL Rahul will be sent to open or he will be sent back to number five. Before that let us look at India's statistics in Day-Night Test or Pink Ball Test.

India has played four pink ball tests so far

India has played four day-night tests so far. Out of these, they have won in three, while they have faced defeat in one. Team India has won 75 percent of the matches in the day-night test. The only Test in which the Indian team lost was played in Adelaide four years ago. This was the first Test of India's tour of Australia in the 2020/21 Border–Gavaskar Trophy. Team India, captained by Virat Kohli, had to face a crushing defeat by eight wickets.

What happened in the India-Australia match in Adelaide in 2020?

Batting first in Adelaide, India had scored 244 runs. Cheteshwar Pujara scored 43 runs and Ajinkya Rahane 42 runs. In reply, Australia's first innings was limited to 191 runs. Marnus Labuschagne scored 47 runs and captain Tim Paine scored 73 runs.

The Indian team was devastated in the second innings and was reduced to just 36 runs. This is also India's lowest score in Tests. Cummins and Hazlewood took four and five wickets respectively. India had set a target of 90 runs by taking the lead against Australia. Australia won the match by scoring 93 runs for two wickets. Matthew Wade scored 33 runs, while Joe Burns remained unbeaten on 51 runs.

India played first pink ball test in 2019

India played its first pink ball test against Bangladesh in 2019 at Eden Gardens, Kolkata and won by 46 runs. After this, after playing against Australia in 2020, Team India defeated England by 10 wickets in the day-night test in Ahmedabad in February 2021 and then Sri Lanka by 238 runs in Bengaluru in March 2022. India's highest score in the day-night test is 347/9.

Indian batter who scored most runs in pink ball test

Virat Kohli has scored the most runs for India in the day-night test. He has scored 277 runs in four such matches at an average of 46.16. At the same time, Rohit Sharma is at second place with 173 runs in three matches at an average of 43.25. Shreyas Iyer is at third place in the list. He has scored 155 runs at an average of 79.50. 

Whereas, if we talk about bowlers, Ravichandran Ashwin has taken the most wickets for India in the day-night test. He has taken 18 wickets in four such matches. At the same time, Akshar Patel has taken 14 wickets in two pink ball tests. Umesh Yadav has taken 11 wickets in two such matches.

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Highest runs for India in day-night test

Most wickets for India in day-night test

Australia's figures in day night test

Australia has an exceptional record in day night tests. They have played 12 day-night tests so far, out of which they have won 11 while losing only one. What makes their record even more impressive is that their wins have come against different opponents. These include India, England, New Zealand, Pakistan, South Africa, Sri Lanka and West Indies. Australia defeated New Zealand by three wickets in the first international day-night Test in Adelaide in 2015. 

The matter of concern for Australia is that Josh Hazlewood, who wreaked havoc in 2020, will not play in the second Test of the Border–Gavaskar Trophy due to injury.

The first day of the first Test match of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy between India and Australia has ended. In this match being played at Optus Stadium in Perth, the power of fast bowlers has been seen so far, in which a total of 17 wickets fell. 

Jasprit Bumrah, who was captaining the Indian team in this Test, had decided to bat first after winning the toss, in which Team India's first innings was reduced to just 150. For the Indian team, Nitish Reddy scored 41 runs while Rishabh Pant scored 37 runs. While bowling for Australia, Josh Hazlewood took 4 wickets. 

After this, Team India's bowlers also performed brilliantly and by the end of the day's play, the Australian team had reduced 7 wickets to the score of 67, in which they are still 83 runs behind India's first-inning score. On behalf of the Indian team, till now captain Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammad Siraj 2, and Harshit Rana have taken 1 wicket.

The pitch offered consistent movement and bounce throughout the day, testing the mettle of batters from both sides. While India will rue their inability to post a substantial first-innings total, their bowlers’ spirited performance has given them a fighting chance in what is shaping up to be a low-scoring thriller.

Bowlers dominate on the first day of Perth Test

The bowlers of both the teams together made a big record in their name at the Optus Stadium in Perth. A total of 17 batsmen were out on the first day. This is the record for the highest number of wickets falling on the first day of a Test match in Australia after 1952.

The second day of the game is going to be very important for both the teams. The Indian team will be eyeing to end Australia's innings as soon as possible. At the same time, Australia would like to add as many runs as possible to its score.

India need to secure a 4-0 sweep

This series holds enormous significance for India, who must secure a 4-0 sweep to qualify for the World Test Championship final. Having suffered a crushing defeat at home to New Zealand earlier this year, the Indian team now has a golden opportunity to regain momentum and stake their claim among the world’s elite.

 Border-Gavaskar Trophy | Day 1 Report

• India: 150 all out in 49.4 overs (Nitish Kumar Reddy 41, Rishabh Pant 37; Josh Hazlewood 4/29).
• Australia: 67/7 in 27 overs (Alex Carey 19 not out; Jasprit Bumrah 4/17).

India 150; Australia 67/7 at stumps

The first Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25 between Australia and India will be played from 22nd November (Friday) at Optus Stadium in Perth. The Indian team aims to achieve its third consecutive Test series win on Australian soil, while the strong Australian team is ready to give its full strength to foil this attempt of the guests.

Here are all the details including head-to-head records, mini battle, and streaming info before the Australia vs India 1st Test match.

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Captain Rohit Sharma will not be available for the first test due to the birth of his second child. At the same time, Shubman Gill, who batted at number three, is also out of the series due to injury. To make it to the final of the 2025 World Test Championship (WTC), India needs to win at least four out of five matches in this series, but considering the current conditions, it seems challenging. The Indian batting order is struggling at the moment and this is the biggest concern of the team.

On the other hand, there are some weaknesses for the Australian team also. Their top order looks inexperienced. However, there will be a lot of responsibility on Steve Smith, Travis Head, and Marnus Labuschagne. In bowling, the trio of Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc, and Josh Hazlewood will try to take early lead by taking advantage of the weak morale of the visiting team.

AUS vs IND Head-to-Head Records in Tests

Since India's independence in 1947, both the teams have faced each other in 107 Test matches. Australia holds the head-to-head record with 45 wins, while India has won 32 matches. 29 matches between the two teams have been drawn, while only 1 match has been tied.

AUS vs IND Head-to-Head Records in Border-Gavaskar Trophy (1996-2023)

Named as the Border-Gavaskar Trophy in 1996, this series took the excitement and competition in Test cricket between India and Australia to new heights. Of the 56 matches played so far, India has won 24, while Australia has won 22 times. However, India's performance on Australian soil has been challenging, as it has won only 6 out of 27 Test matches.

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AUS vs IND Key Players To Watch Out

Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Nathan Lyon, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Rishabh Pant, Nitish Kumar Reddy, these are some of the players who know how to change the course of the match. Everyone's eyes will be on them.

AUS vs IND Mini Battle

The clash between Australia's star batsman Marnus Labuschagne and Jasprit Bumrah can be exciting. At the same time, the clash between Nathan Ellis and Virat Kohli can also affect the outcome of this match. Both teams have a balanced lineup with many impressive young players.

When and where will AUS vs IND 1st Test be played?

The first match of the 5-match Test series between Australia and India will be played from 22nd November (Friday) at Optus Stadium in Perth at 07:50 AM IST. Toss will take place at 07:20 AM.

Where and how to watch live streaming and telecast of AUS vs IND 1st Test?

Star Sports Network has the broadcasting rights of the AUS vs IND Test Series 2024. The match will be telecast live in India on TV channels of Star Sports Network.

Fans can watch the live streaming of the AUS vs IND 1st Test match online on the Disney+ Hotstar app and website. 

Probable playing XI for AUS vs IND 1st Test match

Australia:

Usman Khawaja, Nathan McSweeney, Marnus Labuschagne, Steve Smith, Travis Head, Mitch Marsh, Alex Carey (wk), Nathan Lyon, Pat Cummins (c), Josh Hazlewood, Mitchell Starc

India:

Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Devdutt Padikkal, Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant (wk), Dhruv Jurel, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Ravindra Jadeja, Harshit Rana, Mohammed Siraj, Jasprit Bumrah (c). 

Matthew Wade, the Australian wicketkeeper batter, has announced his retirement from international cricket on Tuesday. However, he will join the men's team's coaching unit from the upcoming T20 series against Pakistan.

Matthew Wade career

Matthew Wade played 225 matches for Australia, featuring in 36 test matches, 97 one-day internationals, and 92 T20 internationals for Australia. He last played the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup in the West Indies in 2024.

Not only that, he played a crucial role in Australia's T20 World Cup victory in 2021 in Dubai.

Wade' Retirement

The 36-year-old Matthew Wade ended his 13-year long playing career.

"I'm officially retiring," Wade, who retired from first-class cricket last summer, was quoted as saying by cricket.com.au. "It's been an ongoing discussion for pretty much every tour or every World Cup that I've been on in the last three or four years.

"It's been a really fluent conversation that I've had with George (Bailey, chief selector) and Ronnie (coach Andrew McDonald) over the last six months or since the last World Cup finished. Even leading into the last World Cup, we've been really open and had really great communication around where I'm at with my career.

"If we went into the last World Cup and I managed to get some runs and we won that, then things would look maybe a little different and maybe I'd keep going... it was just kind of an understanding from all of us," Wade added.

36 Test matches. 97 ODIs. 92 T20 Internationals.

Congratulations to Matthew Wade on an outstanding international cricket career! pic.twitter.com/SDWl1OhqZC

— Cricket Australia (@CricketAus) October 29, 2024

Matthew Wade in coaching

Matthew Wade will kick off his coaching career with the national team from its upcoming outing in the T20 Series against Pakistan. He will travel under the leadership of Andre Borovec.

Later, the team will regroup for the ODI Series, which starts in Melbourne next week.

Wade, however, is not new to coaching. He has been in this role during the winter while coaching the Tasmanian youth and second XI.

Well, Wade will continue playing for his Big Bash League side, the Hobart Hurricanes, for at least the next two summers.

Also, he will continue playing for his domestic team, Tasmania.