Ricky Ponting file photo (Photo credit: X) NEW DELHI: India superstar Virat Kohli and debutant Sam Konstas were on Thursday involved in a heated on-field altercation after both shoulder-bumped mid-pitch on the opening day of the Boxing Day Test in Melbourne. Soon after the fiery exchange, incident blew up with the Australians blaming Kohli for…
Former India cricketer Dodda Ganesh is unhappy with the reports of Rohit Sharma opening in place of KL Rahul in the upcoming fourth Test against Australia. While the India skipper hasn’t made his batting position known yet, several reports claim that he could well be opening the innings alongside Yashasvi Jaiswal pushing KL Rahul to…
Shane Warne file photo (Getty Images) MELBOURNE: The Boxing Day Test between India and Australia is just one sleep away and the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) bracing for the storm which is expected to hit it over the next few days. A lot of work is happening in-and-around the MCG to put on a real…
The Indian batting line-up went through a major drop in the latest ICC rankings in Tests before the start of the fourth Test against Australia to be held from December 26 at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. Yashasvi Jaiswal, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant and Shubman Gill have gone down. Jaiswal, who went to No.2…
Former Australia cricketer Simon Katich has questioned Australia all-rounder Mitchell Marsh’s place in the squad ahead of the fourth Test in Melbourne. Notably, Marsh hasn’t had a memorable series so far, having scored just 69 runs from three matches and has only bowled 23 overs, picking up three wickets. Analyzing his performance in the series…
Australia batter Nathan McSweeney recently shared Marnus Labuschagne’s comforting words after being dropped from the Australian Test squad. Notably, McSweeney has been removed from the squad for the last two Tests against India and has been replaced by Sam Konstas. The 25-year-old didn’t have a memorable start to his career as he could only score…
India batter Cheteshwar Pujara feels Australia’s left-arm seamer Mitchell Starc has been more dangerous for India than their captain Pat Cummins. Notably, Starc didn’t have a memorable outing in the series opener in Perth as he registered match figures of 3/125. India opener Yashasvi Jaiswal also sledged him, saying that he was bowling too slow…
Rohit Sharma received medical attention in the nets on Sunday. (TOI photo) MELBOURNE: Before walking into the nets on the first day of Team India‘s practice session at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), Virat Kohli patiently applied tape on the bottom of his bat. The star batter ensured to have protection on his willow and…
Former India cricketer and batting coach Sanjay Bangar has come up with an advice for India captain Rohit Sharma who’s been going through poor form in Test cricket. Notably, Rohit has scored just 19 runs from two matches in the ongoing series against Australia so far at an average of 6.33. The India skipper has…
Sam Konstas (Photo credit: X) NEW DELHI: A day after being picked by the Australian selectors for the remaining two Tests of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, Sam Konstas had a disappointing outing as he was dismissed for a three-ball duck in the Big Bash League clash in Sydney. Konstas’s last innings before a potential Test debut…