When a fast bowler’s own countrymen — whether captain, teammates or former cricketers in the same cricketing ecosystem — challenge their ego, it can be a deliberate or incidental act that spurs them to perform better. Fast bowlers often have a fierce competitive streak. Challenges from their countrymen can push them to raise their game … Read more
BRISBANE: The announcement was made. R Ashwin was no longer going to be an India cricketer and as the whole of India reacted to the shocking retirement, there was this stormy calm at The Gabba. The drizzle continued and the floodlights were still on as the broadcast crew worked in overdrive to safely pack their … Read more
KL Rahul reacts on reaching 50 runs during play on day four of the third cricket test between India and Australia at the Gabba in Brisbane | Image: AP Photo Tightening up defence and giving bowlers respect in the first 30 overs of an innings has been the mantra to KL Rahul’s success during the … Read more
File image of India’s chief coach Gautam Gambhir and captain Rohit Sharma (Photo Source: X) India’s woes in the ongoing Border Gavaskar Trophy continued to deepen as the visitors once again find their backs to the wall in the Brisbane Test after Rohit Sharma’s decision to bowl first at the Gabba backfired and Australia raced … Read more
IND vs AUS (India National Cricket Team vs Australia National Cricket Team) 3rd Test Day 3 Live Updates: Australia wicketkeeper-batter Alex Carey smashed his seventh Test fifty as the third day’s play resumed at the Gabba. The hosts have already piled up a mountain of scores and whatever the tailenders add to the board will be … Read more
Jasprit Bumrah celebrates after dismissing Travis Head (Photo Source: X) Subtract Jasprit Bumrah from India’s squad in the ongoing Border Gavaskar Trophy (BGT) and re-run play from Perth, Adelaide and Brisbane. Australia could easily have been 2-0 up, requiring just a win in the remaining three Tests to reclaim the BGT and virtually shut the … Read more
Zaheer Khan and Matthew Hayden hold the Border–Gavaskar Trophy during Day 1 of the third Test at The Gabba in Brisbane. (Photo by Matt Roberts/Getty Images) NEW DELHI: The rivalry between Zaheer Khan and Matthew Hayden was one of the most captivating battles between a fast bowler and a dominant opener during the Border-Gavaskar Trophy … Read more
India vs Australia at The Gabba (Navdeep Saini Instagram Photo) NEW DELHI: Three years ago, around this time in January, India did the unthinkable — they stormed the “fortress”, popularly known as “The Gabba”, a bastion that had stood unyielding for over three decades. The Australians, guardians of this impregnable citadel, could never have fathomed … Read more
Australia defeated India by 10 wickets in the second Test at Adelaide Oval, which took place from December 6 to 8, 2024. After knocking India out for 180 runs in the first innings, Mitchell Starc excelled with 6 wickets for 48 runs, while Pat Cummins added 5 wickets in the second innings, reducing India to … Read more
IN SEARCH OF OLD SELF: Watching Virat Kohli during practice at The Gabba on Thursday showed his eagerness to rediscover the poise and decisiveness of youth. (Photo by Paul Kane/Getty Images) The star batter, who has played just one Test in Brisbane without reward back in 2014, is fussing over his technique, putting in the … Read more