Abhimanyu Easwaran, Sarfaraz Khan and Dhruv Jurel NEW DELHI: The blockbuster Border-Gavaskar Trophy that had some of the finest nerve-wrecking, edge-of-the-seat action for close to one and a half months came to a superb conclusion on Sunday in Sydney.In the battle of the two giants — India and Australia — the hosts, finally ended India’s…
12:38 IST: After the break, Alex Carey came out with positive intent, complementing Beau Webster’s approach at the other end. The duo steadily chipped away at the deficit, swinging the momentum back in the hosts’ favour. However, the tide turned again when Carey was dismissed. With Bumrah off to the hospital for scans, Nitish Kumar…
Jasprit Bumrah (Getty Images) NEW DELHI: Legendary Sunil Gavaskar feels that if India captain and pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah is not fit to bowl in the second innings of the ongoing fifth and final Test in Sydney, then the visitors might find even a score of around 200 difficult to defend against Australia. On the…
NEW DELHI: Former England skipper Michael Vaughan on Saturday rooted for India vs Pakistan Test series in Australia, saying it will be ‘huge’ for the longest format of the game.The ongoing Border-Gavaskar Trophy has been a blockbuster Down Under, with a record number of fans marching into the stadiums to watch exhilarating cricket action between…
Head coach Andrew McDonald said that Australia were taken aback by Rishabh Pant’s style of play in the first innings of the Sydney Test. On Day 1, Pant put his head down and showed patience to score 40 off 98 before Scott Boland accounted for his wicket. But in the second, the southpaw came out…
NEW DELHI: Swashbuckling Rishabh Pant pulled off one of the craziest knocks in Test cricket’s history at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Saturday as his fearless 33-ball 61 carnage stunned Australia on the second day. In a miraculous display of counter-attack and stroke-play, Pant hammered the Australian bowlers left, right and centre to lift India…
Rohit Sharma commented on the Jasprit Bumrah-Sam Konstas bust-up during Day 1 of the Sydney Test as the India captain felt that the unnecessary banter doesn’t suit the players. Bumrah vs Konstas has been in focus since the MCG Test when the young opener attacked the Indian spearhead from the get-go. Bumrah got his revenge…
Indian cricket legend Sunil Gavaskar, in an exclusive chat with India Today, expressed optimism about India’s chances in the Sydney Test despite their batting struggles on Day 1. Gavaskar believes the Jasprit Bumrah-led side still poses a significant threat to Australia. India’s top-order woes continued even in Rohit Sharma’s absence, but Gavaskar highlighted Bumrah’s leadership…
Jasprit Bumrah and Sam Konstas (Getty Images) NEW DELHI: The last few minutes at the end of Day 1 of the fifth Test in Sydney saw high drama as India pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah and Australia teenager Sam Konstas were involved in a fiery verbal exchange.The drama was soon followed by the dismissal of Usman…
Beau Webster with his family (Getty Images) NEW DELHI: In a moment to remember for a lifetime, Beau Webster on Friday made his Test debut for Australia against India in the fifth and final Test in Sydney. The sudden call-up for Webster ahead of the Pink Test left him and his family in smiles and…