India are set to play Australia in the first Test match of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy in Perth. The Indian team is expected to get a bouncy wicket from the hosts, which is expected to help the strong Australian fast-bowling line-up.The media got the first glimpse of the Perth pitch on Monday, 18 November during Australia's …
KL Rahul allayed concerns surrounding his fitness with an extended net session here on Sunday, indicating his readiness to open in the first Test against Australia as skipper Rohit Sharma will join the team only in Adelaide after spending time with his newborn baby.Pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah will lead the team in Rohit's absence. Rahul …
Australian batting maestro Steve Smith plans to take a proactive approach against Ravichandran Ashwin in the upcoming Border-Gavaskar Trophy, aiming to overcome the challenges he faced against the Indian spinner during the 2020–21 series.Ashwin has been a thorn in Smith’s side, dismissing him three times during the 2020–21 series and twice more during their most …
Former India captain Sourav Ganguly wants Rohit Sharma to catch a flight to Australia as soon as possible. Speaking ahead of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, Ganguly said that he wants Rohit Sharma to play the opening Test match in Perth because the team needs leadership.India captain Rohit Sharma is unlikely to play the opening Test match. …
India were dealt a telling blow on Saturday after star top-order batter Shubman Gill sustained a left thumb fracture which is likely to rule him out of the opening Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy at the Optus Stadium in Perth, starting November 22. Gill, one of the young heroes of India’s last Border-Gavaskar Trophy triumph, …
Former India batter Dinesh Karthik lavished praise on pacer Arshdeep Singh for his exceptional performances in T20Is, where the 25-year-old is on the verge of becoming India's all-time leading wicket-taker in the format. With 95 wickets in just 60 matches, Arshdeep stands only one wicket behind Yuzvendra Chahal’s record, having already surpassed stalwarts like Jasprit …
India’s T20I captain, Suryakumar Yadav, celebrated his team’s resounding 3-1 series victory over South Africa as a defining moment in his captaincy journey. Following India’s dominant 135-run win in the fourth T20I at Johannesburg on November 15, Suryakumar hailed the team's collective effort, especially their adherence to pre-planned strategies laid out by the coaching staff. …
India's remarkable year in T20Is ended on a fittingly high note as they flexed their batting firepower to outclass South Africa in the fourth and final match of a T20I series on Friday, November 15. Records tumbled in Johannesburg on Friday as Tilak Varma and Sanju Samson hit a hundred each to power India to …
Sanju Samson scripted history on Friday, November 15, becoming the first Indian man to hit more than one hundred in a bilateral T20I series. Samson hit 107 in the T20I series opener against South Africa in Durban last week and followed it up with an 51-ball hundred in the fourth and final match of the …
Tilak Varma hit his 2nd consecutive T20I hundred in the 4th T20I between India and South Africa at the Wandrers Stadium in Johannesburg on November 11, Friday. Tilak has been in absolutely sensational form as he emulated Sanju Samson to become only the 2nd Indian and 5th overall batter to hit back-to-back centuries in the …
