Jasprit Bumrah (AFP Photo) Jasprit Bumrah rocked Australia in their own backyard on Friday, producing a fiery opening spell to bring India back after the visitors’ batting failed on the opening day of the first Test in Perth.Captaining the team in the absence of Rohit Sharma, who is on paternity leave, Bumrah led from the…
Virat Kohli and Steve Smith. (Photo by Philip Brown/Popperfoto via Getty Images) NEW DELHI: Both Virat Kohli and Steve Smith are going through a lean patch. Both former captains of their respective teams and both batting greats.Ahead of the five-match Border-Gavaskar Trophy series, which begins in Perth from Friday, former Australia captain Ricky Ponting has…
Rohit Sharma. (Photo by Gareth Copley/Getty Images) NEW DELHI: The legendary Ricky Ponting, who on Thursday maintained his prediction of a 3-1 series victory for Australia in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, believed that captain Rohit Sharma joining the Indian team in the second Test at Adelaide could be a “potential disruption” for the visitors. On Friday,…
File photo of Ravi Shastri (Getty Images) The Border Gavaskar Trophy (BGT) is less than 48 hours away, and Ravi Shastri is one who knows the inside-out of a tour of Australia both as a former all-rounder and former India coach. In the latest episode of the ‘The ICC Review’, Shastri picked the Indian and…
Nathan McSweeney (AP Photo) Former Australian opener David Warner has publicly endorsed Nathan McSweeney as a potential standout performer in the upcoming Border-Gavaskar Trophy. The prestigious Test series between Australia and India is scheduled to commence on Friday in Perth.McSweeney, the 25-year-old captain of the South Australian cricket team, is poised to make his Test…
Pat Cummins’ Australia have a massive task in their hands when they face India in the upcoming Border-Gavaskar Trophy. From 1947 to 2014, Australia did not lose a single Test series at home against India, winning eight of them while drawing three. But they did not have the best of times when India toured Down…
Steve Smith. (Photo by Sarah Reed/Getty Images) NEW DELHI: Ahead of the highly anticipated Test series against Australia, India is concerned about Virat Kohli‘s poor form, while the hosts are facing their own batting dilemma with Steve Smith.The 35-year-old will return to the starting lineup at number four for the series opener in Perth after…
Australian batters are bracing for a challenging summer against India’s bowling spearhead, Jasprit Bumrah, in the upcoming Border Gavaskar Trophy. Bumrah’s awkward action, deceptive pace and ability to swing the ball both ways can instil fear in the hearts of Australian batsmen, who are gearing up to face the right-arm pacer in the first Test…
(Photo by Quinn Rooney/Getty Images) NEW DELHI: Steve Smith, the renowned Australian batsman, is preparing for the upcoming Border-Gavaskar Trophy with a focus on countering Ravichandran Ashwin‘s spin bowling. Smith acknowledges Ashwin‘s prowess, particularly after the Indian spinner dismissed him multiple times in recent encounters. During the 2020-21 series, Ashwin secured Smith’s wicket three times,…