‘Mai open karunga’: Rohit Sharma shattered team’s confidence | Cricket News – Times of India

Rohit Sharma (Agency Photo) Rohit Sharma decided to return to his customary batting slot as an opener in the Melbourne Test against Australia after failed attempts to score runs in the middle order. However, the swap didn’t change his luck. Intead, it disturbed the line-up and hurt India’s confidence, feels former Pakistan batter Basit Ali,…

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Experts divided as Yashasvi Jaiswal’s controversial dismissal clouds Australia’s Melbourne win | Cricket News – Times of India

Australia’s win in the Melbourne Test on Monday came after controversy surrounded the dismissal of India’s opening batter Yashasvi Jaiswal, which proved to be the decisive moment in the home team’s 284-run victory for a 2-1 lead in the five-Test Border Gavaskar Trophy. Besides the 84 runs scored by Jaiswal, which was his second half-century…

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Watch: Rishabh Pant’s rush of blood costs India dear, again | Cricket News – Times of India

After copping criticism for his audacious and irresponsible shot-selection in the first innings of the Boxing Day Test against Australia, India’s wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant seemed to have buckled down in the second innings during his partnership with opener Yashasvi Jaiswal. But after doing all the hard work, Pant gave it away once again to leave…

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Jasprit Bumrah’s ‘Super 30’ in Australia matches Curtly Ambrose, Bishan Singh Bedi | Cricket News – Times of India

Jasprit Bumrah (BCCI Photo) After dismissing Nathan Lyon in the opening over of the final morning in the Boxing Day Test at Melbourne, India’s bowling ace Jasprit Bumrah registered his 30th wicket of the ongoing Border Gavaskar Trophy (BGT) series, a mark that hadn’t been touched by a visiting bowler on Australian soil for over…

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‘Nitish Reddy needs the DSP to protect him’: Dinesh Karthik’s hilarious take on late-evening Melbourne drama | Cricket News – Times of India

Nitish Kumar Reddy, left, and Mohammed Siraj (Agency Photo) Nitish Kumar Reddy‘s maiden Test hundred came amid dramatic scenes in front of a mammoth 83,073 fans at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Saturday, as the largest ever crowd on the third day of a Boxing Day Test saw the rise of cricket’s latest hero. But…

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How Nitish Kumar Reddy’s father sacrificed for his son’s cricket career | Cricket News – Times of India

Nitish Kumar Reddy and his father (Photo: Agency/video grab) Nitish Kumar Reddy, India’s latest Test centurion, owes his place among India’s cricket heroes to the sacrifices made by his father, Mutyala Reddy, who incidentally was present at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Saturday and watched his son score a well-deserved maiden international and Test hundred….

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Nitish Reddy brings up maiden Test century amid high-tension drama in Melbourne – WATCH | Cricket News – Times of India

Nitish Kumar Reddy (Getty Images) Nitish Kumar Reddy went through a few anxious moments in the nervous 90s, but more on the non-striker’s end, before he scored the boundary that brought up a much-deserved maiden Test and international hundred for the 21-year-old all-rounder, who has been the find of this Australian tour for India.On the…

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‘Stupid! Stupid! Stupid!’ – Angry Sunil Gavaskar slams Rishabh Pant, tells him to go to ‘the other dressing room’ | Cricket News – Times of India

Rishabh Pant (Photo: Video grab) An irate Sunil Gavaskar took Rishabh Pant to the cleaners, slamming India’s wicketkeeper-batter for his irresponsible shot-selection in a situation when the team needed him to build a partnership on Day 3 of the fourth Test against Australia in Melbourne.Trying to manufacture an audacious ramp shot with India’s score reading…

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India have all but foiled Australia’s ‘smart-scheduling’ plan | Cricket News – Times of India

Australia played a smart ‘scheduling’ card even before the ongoing Border Gavaskar Trophy commenced a month ago, but India’s riposte came in the first Test itself; and after three matches, the advantage has slightly shifted to the visitors’ camp.If India winning the series-opener in Perth made Australia re-think, their fightback to force a draw in…

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