Last Updated:February 08, 2025, 14:04 IST India faces selection dilemmas with Virat Kohli’s potential return and Rohit Sharma’s form ahead of the second ODI against England in Cuttack. India have a 1-0 lead in the three-match series. (BCCI Photo) The barren run of skipper Rohit Sharma and the selection conundrum that Virat Kohli’s possible return … Read more
India captain Rohit Sharma with teammates in Nagpur. (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: India’s quest for a series win against England faces two towering challenges – captain Rohit Sharma’s prolonged dry spell and the selection conundrum that may arise with Virat Kohli’s potential return. Having taken a 1-0 lead with a hard-fought four-wicket win in Nagpur, … Read more
Shubman Gill, Abhishek Sharma, Yashasvi Jaiswal | Image: Instagram/@abhisheksharma_4 India’s vice-captain Shubman Gill on Tuesday defended their performance in the Test rubber loss in Australia, saying that one poor series does not define a team and that it is unfair to criticise a side after a rare bad outing. India suffered a 1-3 defeat in … Read more
Indian players walks off the field after losing the fourth Test against Australia at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. (AP Photo) NEW DELHI: India’s chances of qualifying for the World Test Championship final for the third consecutive time suffered a major blow as they lost the Boxing Day Test against Australia by 184 runs at the … Read more
Jasprit Bumrah celebrates with teammates after the wicket of Australia’s Mitchell Marsh. (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: Jasprit Bumrah’s fiery spell and a record-breaking milestone gave India hope on Day 4 of the Boxing Day Test, but Australia’s lower-order resistance ensured they remained in control. Despite Bumrah’s 4-56 and Mohammed Siraj’s resurgence, Australia reached 228/9 at … Read more
Sam Konstas and Virat Kohli. (Pic Credit – X) Former Australian pacer Stuart Clark believes Sam Konstas‘s competitive spirit mirrors that of Virat Kohli. He suggests the two might even share a laugh about their on-field shoulder-barging incident, possibly before posing for a photograph after the Boxing Day Test.Kohli deliberately bumped into Konstas during the … Read more
India vs Australia (AP Photo) The Border-Gavaskar Trophy is currently level at 1-1. The third Test, a highly anticipated Boxing Day match, begins on December 26th. Both India and Australia are looking to gain an advantage before the final Test in Sydney.The Boxing Day Test is a pivotal match in the series. A win here … Read more
Sunil Gavaskar and Allan Border with the Border-Gavaskar Trophy at Perth Stadium on November 22, 2024. (Photo by Paul Kane/Getty Images) Allan Border, arguably Australia‘s greatest captain, talks to TOI about the perils of rapid chopping & changing, how aggressive batting has ruled in this series & the rare art of Jasprit Bumrah…MELBOURNE: We are … Read more
STRUGGLES DOWN UNDER: Rohit, Gill and Pant’s batting form embody India’s current batting woes. (Getty Images) Amid talk of transition, the spotlight will be on India’s underperforming middle order heading into the fourth Test. Australia share similar concerns, but it’s their top order that’s facing the heatMELBOURNE: Will the abrupt manner of Ravichandran Ashwin’s exit … Read more
Gautam Gambhir, Abhishek Nayar | Image: X/@BCCI Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli are copping maximum criticism for being walking wickets during the ongoing Test series against Australia but even Shubman Gill, Yashasvi Jaiswal and Rishabh Pant haven’t shown the patience needed to survive Down Under, indicating a larger problem. Patience is a virtue that one … Read more