An ideal end to the day for India, and for two days in a row, they couldn’t have asked for a better day at the office. Dominating first with the bat and then with the ball, the tourists have heaped misery on Australia. By the close of play on the ‘Moving Day’, the Test has moved well…
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India pacer Harshit Rana credited captain Jasprit Bumrah and star batter Virat Kohli for their constant guidance during the ongoing Perth Test against Australia, which proved instrumental in his impressive debut performance. The 22-year-old, handed his debut alongside all-rounder Nitish Kumar Reddy in the high-stakes Border Gavaskar Trophy opener, made a significant impact with a…
KL Rahul and Yashasvi Jaiswal (AP Photo) NEW DELHI: When the opening day of the first Test in Perth saw the fall of a record 17 wickets, it looked no brainer that the Border-Gavaskar series opener might not last even three days.The grassy and bouncy track at the Optus Stadium had the batters floored and…
Jasprit Bumrah celebrates with teammates after taking a wicket in Perth. (AP Photo) On dramatic Day 1, captain Bumrah stars with 4-wicket haul to leave Oz gasping for air as India fight fire with fire after being bowled out for 150; hosts reeling at 67/7India captain Jasprit Bumrah showed ample evidence of the endless spirit…
Jasprit Bumrah dismissing Steve Smith for a golden duck became one of the key turning moments of Day 1’s play, and former Australia skipper Matthew Hayden discussed where the Australia batter went wrong. “Think of Steve Smith’s career. He’s always been a modern day enigma. You’ve always kind of expected him at some point…
NEW DELHI: India’s batting order faltered under a fierce Australian pace attack on the opening day of the first Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy in Perth on Friday. Stand-in captain Jasprit Bumrah’s decision to bat first on a lively pitch seemed to backfire as both Yashasvi Jaiswal and Devdutt Padikkal departed without scoring in their…
India are not carrying any baggage from their whitewash against New Zealand, said stand-in Jasprit Bumrah ahead of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. “Even if you win, you start from 0. If you lose, you start from 0. That’s the beauty of cricket. Obviously, when we won the World Cup, it didn’t mean we would become complacent…
Devdutt Padikkal during a practice session at the Optus Stadium in Perth. (Photo by Saeed Khan/AFP via Getty Images) NEW DELHI: Top-order batsman Devdutt Padikkal, who was on tour with the India A side for two four-day matches, was asked to stay back as a batting backup by the BCCI due to the absence of…
