Following Australia's 10 wicket win in the second Adelaide Test against India, Australian wicketkeeper-batter Alex Carey heaped praises on pacer Mitchell Starc, whose six-wicket haul in first innings set the tone for a win, calling him a "proven champion of Australian cricket. He also praised explosive batter Travis Head's "consistency in his methods". …
After the opening day of the pink-ball Test between Australia and India at the iconic Adelaide Oval was twice disrupted due to a rare floodlight failure, the Cricket Australia issued a statement clarifying the reason of the failure as “switching issue”. The new LED lighting system, installed in late 2023 at a cost …
File photo of Sumit Nagal.© AFP Indian tennis star Sumit Nagal is set for his fifth appearance in a Grand Slam after earning a direct entry for the main draw of next year's Australian Open. The 98th-ranked Nagal, who features in the entry list released by Tennis Australia on Friday, had to go …
India’s Sumit Nagal has secured a direct entry into the main draw of the Australian Open 2025 men’s singles. Last time around, after the All India Tennis Association (AITA) denied Nagal a wildcard entry, he won all three matches in the Qualifiers, after which he defeated 31st seed Alexander Bublik in the first round. The …
Team Australia in action© AFP Australian players on Friday wore black armbands during the second pink-ball Test against India here in memory of former cricketers Phillip Hughes and Ian Redpath. Former Australia opening batter Hughes died in 2014 after being struck on the head by a short ball during a Sheffield Shield match. …
File photo of Allan Border and Sunil Gavaskar© AFP Sunil Gavaskar, former Indian cricket captain, recently made some interesting claims on the Australian team with some specific focus on a comment made by Josh Hazlewood. "The panic in the Australian ranks is palpable, what with former players calling for heads to be chopped …
Former India captain Sunil Gavaskar blasted out at the Australian media after the Perth Test between India and Australia. He called out the Australian media for trying to create pressure among the Indians with the pitch talks ahead of the Perth Test. However, India registered their biggest win in Australia as they beat the hosts …
Australian big-hitter Travis Head on Monday asserted there is no "divide" between his team's struggling batters and its potent bowling attack as they geared up to bounce back in the pink-ball Test against India, starting here on December 6. Australia suffered an embarrassing 295-run loss as their batters struggled to cope with the …
In a strange move by India's captain Rohit Sharma, Sarfaraz Khan was given the responsibility of keeping wickets for a few overs, after the team decided to give Rishabh Pant some rest. Sarfaraz, however, had his typical quirks behind the stumps, especially with skipper Rohit. Once, Sarfaraz even received a friendly punch from …
India's Jasprit Bumrah (left) and Australia's Travis Head During Perth Test.© AFP Australia Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has given a huge statement regarding the India-Australia cricket rivalry. Albanese said that the the contest between the two sides is greater than the Ashes. Notably, Ashes is the Test series played between Australia and England's …
