13 hundreds against fearsome fast bowlers of West Indies was fabulous: Shastri on Gavaskar
SYDNEY, Jan 6: India head coach Ravi Shastri on Wednesday described legendary batsman Sunil Gavaskar as a “technician at work” during his playing days for the way he accumulated runs in an era dominated by the fearsome West Indies fast bowlers.
Shastri unveiled a portrait of Gavaskar at the SCG ahead of the third Test against Australia beginning on Thursday. He also launched ‘India’s 71-Year Test: The Journey to Triumph in Australia’, a Bradman Museum book authored by Indian R Kaushik.
“He (Gavsaker) is easily the best of the batsmen … I had the privilege to play under him. He is the master technician at work,” Shastri said in a video uploaded by the BCCI.
When travelling between Sydney and Melbourne, the main alternative to flying is to take the unspeakably tedious journey down the Hume Highway for nine hours. This is usually a surefire way of boring yourself into insanity, while picking up a speeding fine or two for good measure.
So why not turn it into a road trip instead, zigzagging around the Hume, and stopping at places that are genuinely worth visiting instead? Here are ten places to drop by if you turn the Sydney to Melbourne inland drive into a genuinely excellent road trip.
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Destination New South Wales - Aussie Wine Weekend: Explore the Southern Highlands Food & Wine Trail
SYDNEY, Dec. 16, 2020 /PRNewswire/ Colonial heritage and cool-climate wines combine with spectacular waterfalls and picturesque National Parks to make a great food and wine escape just outside of Sydney in the Southern Highlands.
Take a 90-minute drive south from Sydney and find the foodie wonderland that is the New South Wales, Southern Highlands. With rich volcanic soils supporting a range of produce, including beef, dairy and truffles, the high altitude is perfect for cool-climate wines, and the fast-developing wine region is home to over 17 cellar doors.