Delhi's performance at home is woeful, but having registered a win after two consecutive losses at the Kotla, the Shreyas Iyer-led outfit is high on confidence.
Delhi Capitals assistant coach Mohammad Kaif has pointed out that IPL teams are replacing poor fielders with agile ones during games and hoped that the umpires will take notice of this unfair practice.
Nischal took five wickets in four overs in his side's comprehensive seven-wicket win over Delhi in the inaugural North Zone Twenty20 match.
India had declared at 208 for five and set Australia a target of 245, who reached 31 for no loss in eight overs before a draw was agreed by both teams. India lead the four-match series 1-0 after their 320-run victory in the second Test in Mohali.
Australia opener Matthew Hayden feels the pressure is back on India with the tourists comfortably placed in their reply to India's mammoth first innings total of 613 for 7 declared.
In the 29 Tests played so far, the India won 10 and lost just six. More importantly, India won the last seven Tests played at the venue -- the most successive wins for India at any venue -- and last lost a Test at the Kotla 21 years ago, in 1987 to the West Indies.
With Harbhajan Singh nursing a toe injury, Amit Mishra is likely to retain his place in the Indian team for the third Test against Australia, with Anil Kumble coming in for Harbhajan.
While India captain Anil Kumble will surely play at his favourite ground, the Kotla, in the third Test against the Aussies, Harbhajan Singh is suffering from a toe injury and there are question marks regarding his fitness.
Radhey Shyam Sharma, curator of the Ferozshah Kotla, venue of the third Test against Australia, says he will prepare a track that will suit the ace spinner's bowling.
Shoaib Malik said his team's batting failure was responsible for their six-wicket defeat against India.
'He's definitely going to be the No 1 Test batsman in terms of runs, centuries, everything,' said India's captain Anil Kumble.
VVS Laxman and Mahendra Singh Dhoni struck up a 115-run partnership to help India recover from 93 for 5 to 228 for 6 at close on Day 2 of the second Test.
R P Singh is down with a rib muscle injury, while Sreesanth suffered a shoulder injury during the fifth and final one-day international against Pakistan in Jaipur on Sunday.
India captain Virat Kohli has described their 337-run win at Ferozshah Kotla here as the most special of the four-Test series against South Africa, saying his team had to work harder to achieve the result as compared to the previous matches.
The left-hand batsman, who failed to find a place in the Indian team for the first and second cricket Tests against Pakistan, has been allowed to play Ranji Trophy matches for Punjab.
Sachin Tendulkar was unbeaten on 56 as India scored the required 32 runs in 6.2 overs on the final morning to go one up in the three Test series against Pakistan.
Chasing a target of 203, India were 171 for 3, 32 runs short, at close on Day 4 in the first Test against Pakistan.
Pakistan finished day three 212 for 5 after India had taken a narrow 45-run lead in the first innings.
Pakistan leg-spinner Danish Kaneria said the wicket of Mahendra Singh Dhoni was a very vital for his team.
Pakistan fought back from 142-8 to finish the opening day in the first Test against India on 210 without further damage.
India went in with two spinners and as many pacers in the first Test against Pakistan.
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