Rohit Sharma. (Photo by Robert Cianflone/Getty Images) NEW DELHI: As India gear up for the Boxing Day Test against Australia at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) for the ongoing Border-Gavaskar Trophy, captain Rohit Sharma was a picture of confidence at the pre-match conference on Tuesday.Addressing reporters, the Indian captain lauded his team for the brilliant…
Travis Head (Photo Source: X) When Travis Head made the walk to the middle, he was oozing confidence. And why wouldn’t he be? He was fresh from a hundred in the pink-ball Test and was batting with a very high degree of domination. The hosts’ innings was delicately placed at 75/3 in 33.2 overs and…
Travis Head. (Photo by Paul Kane/Getty Images) NEW DELHI: Travis Head‘s stunning 140-run knock powered Australia to a 10-wicket win over India in the second Test in Adelaide and level the five-match series 1-1 in the ongoing Border-Gavaskar Trophy.The knock in Adelaide earned Head his eighth player-of-the-match award in just 51 Tests. Considered a big…
NEW DELHI: Former Australian fast bowler Brett Lee has backed Josh Hazlewood‘s return for the Brisbane Test in the ongoing Border-Gavaskar Trophy, highlighting his experience and effectiveness.Following Hazlewood’s side strain, Scott Boland stepped in for the Adelaide Test and delivered a remarkable performance, securing five wickets and disrupting India’s batting lineup. However, with Hazlewood regaining…
Travis Head (L) and Mohammed Siraj (R) exchanged heated words on Day 2 of the second Test at Adelaide Oval. Former Australia batter and captain Ricky Ponting offered his perspective on the recent incident between Travis Head and Mohammed Siraj during the Border-Gavaskar Trophy Test match in Adelaide. He believes it stemmed from a misunderstanding.The…
Mohammed Siraj. (Pic Credit – X) NEW DELHI: India pacer Mohammed Siraj responded to the ICC‘s penalty over his send-off gesture to Australian batter Travis Head, during the pink-ball Test in Adelaide, with a composed statement while digressing from the burning issue.According to a report in Sydney Morning Herald, pace duo Siraj and Jasprit Bumrah…
Virat Kohli during the net session in Adelaide. (Video grab) NEW DELHI: After a humbling 10-wicket defeat in the pink-ball Test at Adelaide Oval, the Indian cricket team wasted no time in regrouping, holding an intense net session in Adelaide on Tuesday. The visitors, who endured consecutive batting collapses against Australia’s pace attack, looked determined…
NEW DELHI: Former Indian cricketer and national selector, Jatin Paranjape, maintains his faith in Rohit Sharma‘s capabilities, despite the captain’s underwhelming performance in the crushing defeat to Australia in Adelaide. He expects Rohit to bounce back in the three remaining matches of the series.Returning to the number six position in Test cricket after a lengthy…
Mohammed Siraj and Travis Head. (AFP Photo) NEW DELHI: Former India captain Krishnamachari Srikkanth has slammed Mohammed Siraj for his heated send-off to Australia’s Travis Head during the second Test in Adelaide. After dismissing Head, Siraj’s fiery gesture drew attention, but Srikkanth emphasised that performance should speak louder than aggression.Head’s remarkable performance of 140 runs…
Rohit Sharma (Getty Images) NEW DELHI: Cricket experts criticised India’s captain Rohit Sharma following their second Test defeat in Adelaide, suggesting he lacked the necessary assertiveness to defeat Australia on their home ground.Australia equalised the series 1-1 with a comprehensive 10-wicket victory within three days of the pink ball match on Sunday.The 37-year-old Rohit, who…
