Sam Konstas looks at Jasprit Bumrah at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. (Photo by William West/AFP via Getty Images) NEW DELHI: If Sam Konstas was instinctively inclined to target the much-feared Indian pacer Jasprit Bumrah, it was because of a harmless error made by his father when the adolescent was training. When the Boxing Day Test…
Jasprit Bumrah (PTI photo) NEW DELHI: Opener Sam Konstas on Thursday made his Test debut a memorable one as he smoked an incredible 65-ball 60 on the opening day of the Melbourne Test against India. Stunning the Indian pace attack in the opening session, a fearless Konstas, swung his bat like a sword, coming down…
Umpire Michael Gough speaks with Virat Kohli and Sam Konstas at the MCG. (Photo by Robert Cianflone/Getty Images) NEW DELHI: Former cricketers criticized Virat Kohli on Thursday for seemingly purposefully bumping into rookie Australian batsman Sam Konstas during the fourth Test match in Melbourne.As Konstas blasted the bowlers around the Melbourne Cricket Ground en route…
Virat Kohli chats with Sam Konstas and Usman Khawaja at Melbourne Cricket Ground. (Photo by Daniel Pockett/Getty Images) NEW DELHI: On the first day of the fourth Test in Melbourne, Virat Kohli and Australian youngster Sam Konstas got into an argument on Thursday. However, the 19-year-old home debutant downplayed the incident, claiming the Indian superstar…
Sam Konstas talks Virat Kohli at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. (Photo by Martin Keep/AFP via Getty Images) NEW DELHI: As Australian opener Sam Konstas made a dazzling debut against India in the Boxing Day Test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground for the ongoing Border-Gavaskar Trophy on Thursday, his knock was also marked by an on-field…
Jasprit Bumrah celebrates with teammates after the dismissal of Australia’s Travis Head. (AP/PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: Hosts Australia will be pleased with their batting performance on the opening day of the fourth Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Thursday. Riding on half-centuries from their top-order batters, the hosts closed the…
Rohit Sharma with Marnus Labuschagne (Video grab) NEW DELHI: In a high-tension encounter on the opening day of the fourth Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, India captain Rohit Sharma confronted Australian batter Marnus Labuschagne over running on the pitch while taking runs. With the series tied at 1-1, the stakes…
Rohit Sharma (Photo by David Gray/AFP via Getty Images) NEW DELHI: The opening day of the fourth Border-Gavaskar Trophy Test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground was brimming with intensity and drama as Australia and India locked horns in a series-defining encounter. With the series level at 1-1, the outcome of this Test is pivotal for…
Sam Konstas celebrates scoring a half-century against India at the MCG. (Photo by Morgan Hancock/Getty Images) NEW DELHI: Australian opener Sam Konstas made a dazzling debut against India in the Boxing Day Test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground for the ongoing Border-Gavaskar Trophy on Thursday.Konstas smashed a fifty off just 52 balls and at 19…
Jasprit Bumrah celebrates after taking the wicket of Usman Khawaja. (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: Jasprit Bumrah provided India with a crucial breakthrough on the opening day of the fourth Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, dismissing Usman Khawaja during the second session on Thursday. Australia had dominated the morning session, with…
