Adelaide Test on 24th January 2008

Australia vs India 4^th test match has turned in more exciting and hard competition. This test match will starts from 24^th January at Adelaide, start at 10:30 local time and 00:00 (GMT). Star Cricket will broadcast the match live. Host Australia has advanced by 2-1 difference than India of this 4 matches test series. India raised their anticipation in this test series after wining the 3 rd test by 72 runs and along with they blocked Australia’s expected consecutive 17^th match wining record. Before it one more time Australia won 16^th consecutive test match under the leadership of Steve Waugh. That time also Australia defeated after wining 16 consecutive test matches to India under the leadership of Sourav Ganguly in Indian soil in 2001.

If India can win the upcoming 3^rd test, India will go second position in ICC test ranking by overhauling Sri Lanka team. So, it is depended on the wining of 3^rd test.

Australia was unbeaten at Perth and they didn’t defeat near any team at Perth cricket ground during last 10 years. By wining the 3^rd test at Perth, India crashed Australia’s overconfident and along with shown their authority. In Perth test, India’s skipper Anil Kumble claimed 600^th wickets in Australia’s soil and shown his brilliant performance by taking 3 wickets in Australia’s 2^nd innings. India won test series before it against ever- rival Pakistan under Kumble’s leadership in their soil. Another Indian cricketer Irfan Pathan had shown his aggressive performance by taking 5 wickets in Australia’s 2^nd innings and selected man of the match.

However, Indian team has come back in the contest by wining the last test match. So, the coming 4^th test would be very exciting and competitive. All cricket fans are waiting eagerly to see the exciting test match. Source: cricinfo