India vs Australia: File photo of Travis Head.© AFP Australia batter Travis Head has refuted claims the Test side is fractured after Josh Hazlewood caused a stir with a comment that implied there might be a split in the dressing room. Hazlewood fronted the media after play on day three and was asked …
Jasprit Bumrah in action© AFP India pacer Jasprit Bumrah on Wednesday toppled Kagiso Rabada and Josh Hazlewood to regain the top spot in ICC Test bowling rankings on the back of his match-winning spell against Australia in the first Test at Perth. Stand-in skipper Bumrah returned with excellent match figures of 8 for …
Star India batter Virat Kohli jumped nine places in the ICC Test batting rankings on Wednesday, November 27 after his magnificent hundred against Australia in Perth. Notably, Kohli played a magnificent innings of 100* (143) in the first Test against Australia at Optus Stadium in Perth as he ended his 16-month long drought of a …
India's pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah returned to the No. 1 spot in the International Cricket Council (ICC) rankings for men's Test bowlers on Wednesday, November 27. Bumrah dethroned South Africa's Kagiso Rabada to return to the top spot for the second time in the calendar year. Bumrah was at the third spot behind Rabada and …
Even the greats of the game need time to take a step back, reassess, and reinvent. Virat Kohli is no different. In the lead-up to the Border-Gavaskar Trophy in Perth, murmurs of doubt surrounded him.Virat Kohli had endured a rough patch with the red ball in 2024, exacerbated by a shocking 0-3 home Test series …
India opener Yashasvi Jaiswal has provided the backstory behind his celebration after scoring an incredible hundred during the Perth Test win over Australia. Jaiswal scored a sensational 161 runs in the second innings of the first Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy and had brought up his hundred in an unorthodox fashion. The 22-year-old played an …
Australia retained their 13-member squad for their second Test against India, confirmed selector and coach Andrew McDonald. On Monday, the Aussies lost the Perth Test by 295 runs to go 0-1 down in the five-match series against India. It was also the first time Australia lost at the Optus Stadium after winning four matches on …
Fans turned out in record numbers at Perth Stadium for the highly anticipated Border-Gavaskar Trophy series opener, with the single highest attendance for a day of Test cricket in Perth recorded on days one and two. The Perth Test attendance saw a remarkable 63% increase year-on-year. Additionally, average viewing audiences were up by …
World Test champions Australia suffered a humbling defeat in the opening Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. Captain Pat Cummins, who had previously warned India about the challenges of a spicy Perth pitch, experienced one of the most chastening losses of his Test career. India, defying expectations, outplayed Australia at their own game to deliver the …
Gautam Gambhir to fly back home© BCCI/Sportzpics In a sudden move after Team India's victory against Australia in the opening Test of the 5-match series in Perth, head coach Gautam Gambhir has reportedly flown back home. The development comes unexpectedly since there wasn't any plan for Gambhir or any other member of the …
