India may have lost the crucial Boxing Day contest by 184 runs but all is not lost as far as their chances of qualifying for the World Test Championship (WTC) Final are concerned. To qualify for the final, India must win the last Test of the series against Australia at Sydney, and then …
The legendary Sunil Gavaskar on Monday lashed out at senior players Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli for letting the team down and blamed the Indian top- order for losing the Boxing Day Test against Australia here. Set a target of 340 on the final day of the fourth Test, the Indian batters, with …
Indian cricket team during Boxing Day Test vs Australia.© AFP India might be in for a very difficult chase on a track which is offering inconsistent bounce with deliveries bowled from back of length coming at stump height, Australia's top scorer Marnus Labuschagne said on Sunday. Australia were 228 for 9 in their …
Indian cricket team fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah© AFP Indian cricket team fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah was left distraught as a no-ball provided Australia with a major lifeline on Day 4 of the fourth Test match in Melbourne on Sunday. The incident happened on the final over of the day when Bumrah dismissed Nathan …
Jasprit Bumrah left the hosts in a daze with a dream spell but the courageous Australian lower order steered the side to a commanding 333-run lead on Sunday, setting up the Boxing Day Test for an intriguing last-day finish. Australia finished the fourth day at 228 for nine, leaving India skipper Rohit Sharma …
Virat Kohli came up with a brilliant plan with Mohammed Siraj to dismiss Steve Smith during Day 4 of the fourth Test match between India and Australia on Sunday. Kohli was caught on the stump mic instructing Siraj to bowl from the corner of the wicket in order to draw the batter wide …
Nitish Reddy, an unknown entity in red ball cricket before the start of Border-Gavaskar series, virtually bailed India out with his dogged maiden Test century in Melbourne on Saturday, severely denting Australia's hopes of winning the Boxing Day contest. Reddy's unbeaten 105 took India to 358 for nine, still 116 runs short of …
India captain Rohit Sharma continues to court criticism over his baffling strategy and selection calls in the Melbourne Test. Since announcing the return of Washington Sundar to India's playing XI for the Boxing Day Test -- which came at the cost of Shubman Gill -- Rohit has had his decision-making questioned time and …
India's assistant coach Abhishek Nayar on Thursday defended axing Shubman Gill from the Boxing Day Test, saying it was in team's best interest to not only have Rohit Sharma back to his usual opening slot but also add some sting to the attack by drafting in spin all-rounder Washington Sundar. Gill, who missed …
While Austalia's teenage opener Sam Konstas made a remarkable impression with the bat, slamming 60 off 65 balls on Test debut in the fourth Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, he was also involved in an ugly incident with India stalwart Virat Kohli. During the 10th over, the two players had clashed into each …
