Nathan Lyon. (Pic Credit – X) NEW DELHI: Veteran off-spinner Nathan Lyon believes Australia’s Test team is still on its path to achieving greatness in the longer format, emphasising that their ultimate goal remains ahead of them.Australia started their tour of Sri Lanka with a dominant victory, securing an innings-and-242-run win in the series opener…
Josh Hazlewood. (Photo by Paul Kane/Getty Images) NEW DELHI: Prior to their two-Test series against Sri Lanka, which begins on January 29, Australia suffered a significant blow as senior pacer Josh Hazlewood is probably going to miss the tour because of a recurrent calf issue and side strain.Hazlewood missed the following two Test matches of…
NEW DELHI: Veteran Australian batter Steve Smith expressed his frustration after falling just one run short of the 10,000 Test runs milestone, finishing with 9,999 runs in the five-match Test series against India for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy.Reflecting on the near miss, Smith said, “I got chainsawed,” acknowledging he had never encountered a wicket like the…
Jasprit Bumrah (Image credit: X) NEW DELHI: Star pacer Jasprit Bumrah produced a magnificent five-wicket haul to bowl Australia out for 234, leaving India with a challenging 340-run target on the final day of the fourth Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Monday.With one wicket remaining to wrap up Australia’s…
Nathan Lyon and Scott Boland (Getty Images) NEW DELHI: A gritty partnership of over 50 runs for the final wicket between Nathan Lyon and Scott Boland left India exasperated as Australia extended their lead to over 300 runs on day four of the Boxing Day Test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.In a day packed with…
NEW DELHI: Rishabh Pant‘s batting approach in Test cricket has been one of the key factors in his rise as a match-winner for India. His counter-attacking style has brought some historic victories, such as the Gabba chase in 2021 and his century at Edgbaston in 2022. While Pant’s aggressive style has yielded remarkable results, it…
Rishabh Pant (Image credit: X) NEW DELHI: India placed their hopes on Rishabh Pant on Day 3 of the fourth Test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, expecting the star wicketkeeper-batter to steer the team out of a challenging situation. While Pant initially looked in great touch, he soon gifted his wicket to Australia in a…
Yashasvi Jaiswal walks off the field after losing his wicket. (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: Australia’s veteran spinner Nathan Lyon couldn’t hide his amusement at the dramatic run-out of Yashasvi Jaiswal during the second day of the Boxing Day Test in Melbourne on Friday, calling it “one of the best barbecues I’ve seen.” The miscommunication between…
Pat Cummins during a press conference at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. (Photo by Josh Chadwick/Getty Images) NEW DELHI: The Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) pitch appears “nice and firm” with a “bit of grass coverage” ahead of the fourth Test match against India in Melbourne, according to Australian captain Pat Cummins, who also mentioned that spinner…
R Ashwin, after retiring from Test cricket, envisions a broader role on the cricket field in the coming years. His retirement announcement after the third Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy surprised many.He returned to his hometown, Chennai, to a warm welcome.In a Sky Sports interview with former England captains Michael Atherton and Nasser Hussain, Ashwin…