Ashwin and Pat Cummins | Image: BCCI Australia captain Pat Cummins is not bothered if India walked away with momentum from the drawn third Test but is pleased that they did not let the visitors exploit better batting conditions in the first innings. Australia, who largely controlled the third Test, declared their second innings at … Read more
India’s premier off-spinner R Ashwin on Wednesday surprised the cricketing world by announcing his retirement with immediate effect in the middle of the Test series against Australia. Ashwin retires from the game as the second highest wicket-taker for India in Tests with 537 scalps in 106 games, leaving him only behind Anil Kumble (619 wickets). … Read more
KL Rahul’s success in the ongoing series against Australia stems from his defensive approach and respect for bowlers, especially during the initial 30 overs. His teammates have struggled, but Rahul has been the most dependable Indian batter.Rahul’s assured batting was on display again on Tuesday. He scored a determined 84 off 139 balls in challenging … Read more
Ravindra Jadeja and Ravichandran Ashwin | Image: AP Ravindra Jadeja stonewalled the Australian bowlers with a characteristically doughty fifty, carrying India to 201 for seven at tea on a rain-interrupted fourth day of the third Test here on Tuesday. Jadeja (65 batting, 109b, 6×4) and Nitish Kumar Reddy (16, 61b) added 53 runs for the … Read more
IND vs AUS (India National Cricket Team vs Australia National Cricket Team) 3rd Test Day 4 Live Updates: KL Rahul scored a half-century and looked set for a hundred but for a stunning one-handed catch from Steve Smith at first slip off Nathan Lyon that sent him back to the dressing room on 84. There … Read more
Last Updated:December 16, 2024, 17:55 IST Mitchell Marsh is hoping the weather allows Australia’s bowlers to pick up the remaining Indian wickets. Australis’s Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc and Mitchell Marsh celebrate (AP) Australian all-rounder Mitchell Marsh was happy to see the hosts scoring 445 in their first innings and is hoping that the bowlers can … 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
Steve Smith | Image: AP Photo Australian batting stalwart Steve Smith revealed that the last three years have been the most challenging period of his illustrious career. The change in the Kookaburra ball in 2020, which added extra lacquer on a reinforced seam, proved to be a significant hurdle for Smith. The modified ball, with … Read more
Travis Head put an insipid Indian bowling attack to sword for his second successive hundred while veteran Steve Smith wore the opposition down with a statement century to put Australia in a favourable position on day two of the third Test here on Sunday. Australia reached a commanding 405 for 7 at stumps courtesy, a … Read more