NEW DELHI: Australia paceman Mitchell Starc breathed fire, dismissing star batters KL Rahul and Virat Kohli in consecutive overs while Scott Boland trapped Shubman Gill plumb in front as India were left reeling with three blows in 16 balls, late in the first session on Day 1 of the the second day-night Test in Adelaide…
Rohit Sharma (Photo credit: X) NEW DELHI: Former Indian off-spinner Harbhajan Singh feels skipper Rohit Sharma will bat in the top-order in the second day-night Test against Australia that starts from December 6 in Adelaide. Harbhajan sees Rohit either opening or playing at number three, dismissing the idea of 37-year-old coming lower down the order…
Shubman Gill (Photo credit: BCCI) NEW DELHI: A fit-again Shubman Gill struck a stylish half-century easing concerns over his thumb injury while skipper Rohit Sharma batted at No.4 and fell cheaply, leaving questions over his position and form for the second Test as India eased past Australia Prime Minister’s XI in the pink-ball warm-up in…
KL Rahul and Yashasvi Jaiswal (AP Photo) NEW DELHI: When the opening day of the first Test in Perth saw the fall of a record 17 wickets, it looked no brainer that the Border-Gavaskar series opener might not last even three days.The grassy and bouncy track at the Optus Stadium had the batters floored and…
NEW DELHI: The 2024-25 edition of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy got off to an exhilarating start at the Optus Stadium in Perth on Friday as pacers wreaked havoc on a blockbuster 17-wicket day. The batters from both sides were brought down to their knees as Australia and India quicks turned out to be lethal on Day…
Virat Kohli standing outside the crease (Screengrab) NEW DELHI: Virat Kohli walked out to bat when India were in a spot of bother at 14/2 after 11 overs against Australia in Perth on Friday. Both the left-handers — Yashasvi Jaiswal and Devdutt Padikkal — were back in the hut and the onus was now on…
Virat Kohli (Getty Images) NEW DELHI: Virat Kohli had torrid outings in the home Test series against Bangladesh and New Zealand but legendary Sunil Gavaskar feels that the star India batter will make up for it in the upcoming Test series in Australia. India are set to play five Tests Down Under with the first…
Virat Kohli (Photo credit: X) NEW DELHI: India commenced their match simulation in Perth today and batters Yashasvi Jasiwal, KL Rahul, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli and Rishabh Pant had a hit in the middle. A report in Sydney Morning Herald claimed that Kohli underwent scans on Thursday but a well-placed source informs that the star…
Virat Kohli (Photo credit: X) NEW DELHI: Star batter Virat Kohli on Thursday underwent scans for an ‘unspecified’ injury, Australian daily Sydney Morning Herald reported, raising fresh concerns for India ahead of the upcoming Border–Gavaskar Trophy. The nature of Kohli’s injury remains unclear, but it did not prevent the star India batter from featuring in…
Rohit Sharma and Jasprit Bumrah (PTI photo) NEW DELHI: Team India clinched back-to-back Border-Gavaskar Trophy victories in Australia — first under Virat Kohli’s captaincy in 2018-19 and then under Ajinkya Rahane in 2020-21. Now, with Rohit Sharma leading the side, India are aiming for an unprecedented third straight series win on Australian soil.The build-up, however,…
