| Watch Live Cricket Matches online | | | | India on a strong platform in the upcoming matches |
| After a month long break, international cricket gets | | | | and given their track record at home, they will be |
| underway when India host Australia in the first of the | | | | reasonably confident of atleats securing a draw |
| four match test series this coming Thursday in | | | | against their mighty Australian counter-parts. |
| Bangalore. Both these sides are right atop the test | | | | |
| cricket ratings and with all the rivalry and past history | | | | On the other hand, Australia will be shaken after a |
| coming into the frame, the upcoming India Australia | | | | tough draw against the Board XI at Hyderabad a |
| series is bound to throw up surprises in ways more | | | | couple of days before this clash. A top draw spin |
| than one | | | | performance by leg spinner Piyush Chawla coupled |
| Click Here to watch LIVE CRICKET MATCHES | | | | with the batting poweress of Yuvraj Singh almost |
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| For latest upadtes: | | | | convincing as compared to the previous times. The |
| | | | | absence of a top draw spinner is beginning to hurt |
| The Men in Blue did good to bounce back from a | | | | Australia and the retirement of Shane Warne, Glenn |
| series of defeats in the Asia Cup and the test series | | | | McGrath and Adam Gilchrist has left them sore and |
| and they will be confident of wrestling away the | | | | barren. However, Australia showed bags of reserve |
| Border Gavaskar Trophy from the hands of Australia. | | | | talent during their last trip against the Windies and |
| A long pronged discussion saw the likes of Sourav | | | | they certainly have the legs to match up to any top |
| Ganguly, Rahul Dravid, VVS Laxman and Anil Kumble | | | | side in World cricket at the moment. Brett Lee who |
| retained for this series in spite of the them being in | | | | has been the premium fast bowler in international |
| their late 30's. India have done good against Australia | | | | cricket over the past year will be expected to play a |
| in recent times having won five test matches since | | | | major role while Stuart Clarke and Mitchell Johnson will |
| the turn of the millennium while losing eight. The Men | | | | be hoping to give Lee the support as spinner-less |
| in Blue have the best record against the Aussies and | | | | Australia face up to a new challenge on the Indian |
| will be itching to make up for losing the test series | | | | subcontinent when they make the trip to Bangalore |
| last time around at home to the Baggie Green. The | | | | to face Indian national cricket team this coming |
| likes of Dhoni and Yuvraj Singh are in peak form and | | | | Thursday 9th October 2008. |
| it goes without saying that they will be critical to | | | | Your one stop destination for all cricket Live |
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