State of Cricket Newsletter #47

By Cricket Huddle

February 08, 2023

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TOP STORIES

India could be tempted to play 3 Spinners this First Test Link

Handscomb and Murphy close in on a place in Australia's XI against India Link

FIR against ex-cricketer Vinod Kambli on the charge of assaulting his wife Link

The WTC final is to be played at The Oval from June 7 to 11 Link

DAY'S HIGHLIGHTS

Quote

Australia can win this series. India are more vulnerable at home than they have been for some time due to injuries to key players like Rishbah Pant, Ravindra Jadeja and Jasprit Bumrah. They will rely heavily on Virat Kohli.

Greg Chappell on Australia's Chances

Feature

An India-Australia series is about cricket, there’s no baggage

In recent years, some of the great museum-worthy cricketing art have been sculpted in an India-Australia series, which might be the biggest reason of all for the anticipation with which every series is welcomed

The Threat

Pujara is already a Border-Gavaskar Trophy great, beware of him

Cheteshwar Pujara has been instrumental in helping India win their last three Test series against Australia. He will be the backbone of their batting line-up again.

In-Betweener

KL Rahul is still in no man's land in Test cricket

As things stand, Iyer has a troublesome back, which means Gill is likely to bat in the middle order and Rahul will keep his place at the top. If conditions in Nagpur are ripe for a low-scoring, spin-dominated shootout, however, there's a chance India could be tempted to gamble on a game-changing cameo or two from Suryakumar Yadav, which would leave room for only one of Rahul or Gill. It's like everything is kind of the same - yet very different - for KL Rahul

Interview

‘Now I feel like I belong’: Leach out to create better memories in New Zealand

I always felt like cricket was an individual sport within a team, but this feels like such a team. It’s something I feel very lucky to have experienced because it’s a lot more enjoyable. We’ve spoken about memories that we’ve created over the last bit of time, but otherwise, it’s been mainly enjoying Queenstown.

Tweet(s) - Ian Chappell is funny :)

SIPPER OF THE DAY | Pujara Holds the keys to India's success

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