Sanjay Manjrekar wants captain Rohit Sharma to bat at no. 3 in the second innings.© AFP Former India batter Sanjay Manjrekar wants captain Rohit Sharma to bat at no. 3 in the second innings of the ongoing 4th Test against Australia in Melbourne. With all three results possible on the final day at …
Indian cricket team during Boxing Day Test vs Australia.© AFP As the stage is set for an epic climax to the Boxing Day Test between India and Australia, former Aussie all-rounder Steve O'Keefe opined that India will not be looking for a draw and try hard to win the crucial fourth Test at …
File photo of Nitish Reddy.© AFP Impressed by Nitish Reddy's sensational maiden century, former coach Ravi Shastri on Saturday advocated for his promotion in the batting order, suggesting that a top-six position would provide better balance to India going into the fifth and final Test. The 21-year-old Reddy showed tremendous grit, scoring a …
Team India introduced a big change in the batting order on Day 2 of the 4th Test against Australia in Melbourne as skipper Rohit Sharma decided to return to his natural role as an opening batter, pushing KL Rahul to the No. 3 spot. Rohit, who had batted at the No. 6 spot …
File image of Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma.© AFP Akash Deep made his India Test debut only in 2024, but already seems like a vital cog of the team. In the third Test against Australia, playing just his sixth Test match, Akash Deep made big contributions with both ball and bat. Coming in …
Former Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) chief selector Chetan Sharma on Saturday said that India skipper Rohit Sharma should open in the upcoming Boxing Day Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy against Australia. The 2024/25 Test season, which started with a series against Bangladesh, has been disastrous for Rohit. Not only …
After playing a match-saving knock against Australia at Brisbane in the ongoing Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25 against Australia, India right-arm seamer opened up on his mindset while batting in the third Test of the series in order to save the follow-on. Akashdeep played a brilliant inning of 31 runs from 44 balls which was …
File photo of KL Rahul.© AFP KL Rahul is among the Indian batters who have impressed in the ongoing Test series against Australia. Rahul was given a chance to open for India in the absence of Rohit and he returned with scores of 26 and 77 in Perth. Rohit entered the playing XI …
Travis Head in action© AFP Former Australia captain Ricky Ponting believes left-handed batter Travis Head is well on his way to becoming one of the batting greats of the modern-day game. Head was named Player of the Match after scoring a stunning 140 off 141 balls to help Australia beat India by ten …
Former India head coach Ravi Shastri, who knows a thing or two about winning Test rubbers in Australia, on Thursday asked India skipper Rohit Sharma to return to the opening slot "if he has to throw the first punch" on an opponent brimming with confidence. Shastri was serving as team director when India …
