File image of Pat Cummins and Mitchell Starc.© AFP Australian wicketkeeper-batter Alex Carey believes pace spearhead Mitchell Starc will "push through" the pain of a rib injury to play the fifth and final Test of the Border-Gavaskar series here beginning on Friday. The 34-year-old left-hand quick's fitness remains the primary worry for the …
Former India coach Ravi Shastri called Wednesday for a two-tier structure in Test cricket with relegation and promotion to ensure the survival of the red-ball game. His comments follow the blockbuster fourth Test between India and Australia that drew a record 373,691 spectators to the Melbourne Cricket Ground over five enthralling days. That …
Former Australian captain Michael Clarke said that the final Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy between India and Australia could be a "great opportunity" for veteran opener Usman Khawaja to announce his retirement at his home venue. With the series 2-1 in favour of the Aussies, the hosts will be heading for the New …
File image of Nitish Reddy.© AFP Arguably India's brightest shining light from the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024/25 - apart from the sensational Jasprit Bumrah - has been the emergence of Nitish Kumar Reddy. At the age of 21, Reddy was brought into Test cricket amid scepticism, and that too on a daunting tour of …
With a poor string of scores since landing in Australia, Rohit Sharma is under fire. In a year where Rohit lifted the T20 World Cup title as India captain, he is coping unprecedented flak too. Rohit's series of scores including a warm-up match is 3, 3, 6, 10, 3, 9. Having already retired …
Generally considered one of the most selfless cricketers in the game, India captain Rohit Sharma has been accused of putting his interests over the team's during the defeat against Australia in Melbourne. Rohit, together with the team management, decided to drop Shubman Gill from the side and demote KL Rahul to the No. …
Former Australian batter Simon Katich took a hard dig at Virat Kohli's dismissal during India's second innings of the Boxing Day Test, saying "The king is dead," when India's star batter fell cheaply to Mitchell Starc for 5 runs at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) on Sunday. Set a challenging target of 340 …
File photo of Rishabh Pant© AFP Indian cricket team captain Rohit Sharma said that Rishabh Pant needs to understand what is required from himself after their side's crushing defeat against Australia in the fourth Test encounter in Melbourne on Monday. Pant scored 30 off 104 balls in the second innings and the left-hander …
Afghanistan veteran Hashmatullah Shahidi and Zimbabwe rookie Brian Bennett starred as the first Test was drawn after a rain-shortened final day in Bulawayo on Monday. Shahidi claimed an Afghan record 246 runs at the end of a marathon innings while spinner Bennett took five wickets. Zimbabwe made 586 and 142-4 to lead Afghanistan by …
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 …
