NEW DELHI: It was the seventh time in 8 outings in the ongoing Border-Gavaskar Trophy that star India batter Virat Kohli got dismissed fishing outside off.Barring the 100 not out he scored in the series opener Perth, Kohli has been dismissed 7 times in the series so far — all of them caught behind.The fateful…
Steven Smith was 100 percent confident that he successfully got his hand under the ball while attempting to catch Virat Kohli at slip on the first day of the SCG Test. However, the decision, referred to the TV umpire, was ultimately ruled not out. “100%. No denying it whatsoever, 100%,” Smith told Fox Sports during…
Rohit Sharma (Getty Images) NEW DELHI: India skipper Rohit Sharma has been dropped from the final Border-Gavaskar Trophy Test which starts from January 3 in Sydney.Amid a woeful run with the bat, the tough call on Rohit has been taken by the team management, as reported by TimesofIndia.com, and young Shubman Gill, in all likeliness,…
NEW DELHI: India skipper Rohit Sharma has been dropped for the fifth and final Test of the Border-Gavaskrar Trophy that begins in Sydney from January 3.The development, as reported by TimesofIndia.com, comes as a massive judgement call from the team management, which has all but decided the fate of the 37-year-old in the longest format…
Australia captain Pat Cummins has praised India’s pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah while revealing how his side will deal with the menacing in-form pacer in the fifth and final Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy at the Sydney Cricket Ground. With Australia leading the series 2-1, a win or draw in Sydney would secure the coveted trophy…
India’s R Ashwin, skipper Ajinkya Rahane and Hanuma Vihari after drawn Test at SCG in 2021. (Getty Images) NEW DELHI: Trailing 2-1 in the series after a heartbreaking loss in the Boxing Day in Test Melbourne, India have a task cut out against a dominant Australians if they are to retain the Border-Gavaskar Trophy.The two…
Former Australia captain Michael Clarke feels India all-rounder Nitish Kumar Reddy should bat at number 6 in the upcoming fifth Test against Australia in Sydney. Notably, Reddy is the third-highest run scorer of the series so far with 294 runs from four Tests (7 innings) at an average of 49 with one hundred to his…
After ending 2024 on a not-so-memorable note, the Indian men’s cricket team will look to get 2025 off to a positive start as they take on Australia in the fifth and final Test of the Border Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25. The year 2025 will be full of several important tournaments for India, with the ICC Champions…
Are Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma overstaying their welcome in the Test team? How long will we keep hearing the oft-repeated refrain: “Retirement is a personal call?” Does anyone within the Indian cricket team’s setup have the authority to tell Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli that their time is up? Can the head coach or…
Jasprit Bumrah and Pat Cummins (X Photos) Australian captain Pat Cummins commended Indian pacer Jasprit Bumrah, emphasising his significant impact on the Border-Gavaskar Trophy series. Cummins hailed Bumrah as India’s ‘most influential player.’Australia secured a commanding 184-run victory over India in the Melbourne Test, taking a 2-1 lead in the series.Bumrah’s bowling prowess was once…