For cricket buffs the big question is: Where to watch India versus Australia livestreaming match? Come Friday, India and Australia – the two great teams in world of cricket will face each others for the fight of supremacy.
Though the first test match is being played in Perth, Australia, cricket lovers can watch the live telecast of clash between the titans on the Star Sports network. The match is to be streamed on the Hotstar website. So be ready for the big day on Friday as you can relish the game’s fireworks on your mobile.
Litmus test for India and Australia
The test match is a litmus test for both India and Australia as India will be fighting hard to prove its prowess after New Zealand defeated the invincible at home after a gap of 13 series in home Test series. New Zealand whitewashed the three-match series. On the other hand, the feisty Australians too were humiliated by rookie Pakistan in the one-day series going down 2-1. However their consolation was in T20 which they won 3-0, whacking Pakistanis.
For the Friday test match, Team India is to be captained by pacer Jasprit Bumrah in absence of star batter Rohit Sharma who has missed the first match of the upcoming five-test match series due to family reasons. All-rounder Pat Cummins is to lead Australia.
The test matches will have all the masala as both the teams have pacers who will be devastating on bouncy and fast Australian pitches. Batters from both the sides will be tested for their techniques and patience.
All eyes on Virat Kohli
All eyes will be on Virat Kohli who has been under scanner for failing to hit big in the last few matches. With an impressive batting average of 54.08, Kohli’s stellar performance can lit up India’s chances and put the Australians on the back foot as India has quality bowling line-up with Bumrah leading from the front.
Formidable teams
Australia is a formidable team and before the November 2024 fight it has clashed with India in 107 matches in Test. India have won 32, Australia 45 with 29 matches ending in draw and one was tied. Years ago the cricketing world was dominated by Australia. Over the last 100 years since they started playing cricket witch the first Test match in 1877, they ruled the world of cricket for years and have produced many great players, including Sir Don Bradman.
Rise of India
Once an invincible team, it faces stiff challenge from India which has emerged as new cricketing powerhouse since the IPL days in 2008. If in its heydays, India struggled to produce pacers, today its fast bowlers are feared by top batters by any team. Be it Jasprit Bumrah, Navdeep Saini, Gaurav Yadav, Mohammad Siraj and Umran Malik, Mohammed Shami – to name only a few in the long list of great pacers – they all have the fire and speed to upset any team on a given day.
After experience in IPL, India batters and bowlers have learned a lot by rubbing their shoulders with the best in the world and this experience will come handy to the team in Australia in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy named after two cricketing legends: Allan Border of Australia and Sunil Gavaskar, the little master.
India predicted XI: Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Devdutt Padikkal, Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant (wk), Dhruv Jurel, R Ashwin, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna
Australia predicted XI: Usman Khawaja, Nathan Nathan McSweeney, Marnus Labuschagne, Steve Smith, Travis Head, Alex Carey, Mitchell Marsh, Pat Cummins (C), Mitchell Starc, Josh Hazlewood, Nathan Lyon.
