Story ProgressBack to home
Australian cricket team arrives in Chandigarh
The Australian cricket team, led by captain Ricky Ponting, arrived on Monday for a two-Test and three ODI series beginning Oct 1.
- Indo-Asian News Service
- Updated: September 21, 2010 06:34 AM IST
Read Time:1 min
Chandigarh:
The cricketers arrived here via Mumbai and New Delhi amid security concerns in the national capital following Sunday's shooting incident near Jama Masjid.
Ponting did not reply to any of the questions posed to him even though the Australian players looked relaxed.
Australian team manager Steve Bernard told IANS that the team was looking forward to the test series in India.
"We are looking forward to a good tour here," Bernard said.
The Australian side will play a three-day warm-up game against the Board President's XI at Chandigarh's Sector 16 stadium here Sep 25-27.
The Australians will play their first Test at the Punjab Cricket Association (PCA) stadium in nearby Mohali from Oct 1.
The Australian cricket team, led by captain Ricky Ponting, arrived on Monday for a two-Test and three One-day International (ODI) series beginning Oct 1.The cricketers arrived here via Mumbai and New Delhi amid security concerns in the national capital following Sunday's shooting incident near Jama Masjid.
Ponting did not reply to any of the questions posed to him even though the Australian players looked relaxed.
Australian team manager Steve Bernard told IANS that the team was looking forward to the test series in India.
"We are looking forward to a good tour here," Bernard said.
The Australian side will play a three-day warm-up game against the Board President's XI at Chandigarh's Sector 16 stadium here Sep 25-27.
The Australians will play their first Test at the Punjab Cricket Association (PCA) stadium in nearby Mohali from Oct 1.
Topics mentioned in this article
Cricket India Cricket Team Australia Cricket Team
Get the Latest IPL 2024 Updates, check out IPL 2024 schedules and IPL points table at NDTV Sports.Like us on Facebook or follow us on Twitter for more sports updates. You can also download the NDTV Cricket app for Android or iOS.