Virat Kohli and Jasprit Bumrah celebrate the wicket of Travis Head in Perth. (Photo by Robert Cianflone/Getty Images) NEW DELHI: Virat Kohli‘s aggression is a defining feature of his personality and cricketing style. It has been central to his success as one of the greatest modern-day cricketers and a transformative captain for India. The former…
The Indian cricket team has landed in Canberra and the Rohit Sharma-led unit will be playing a two-day Day-Night fixture against Prime Ministers XI from November 30 at the Manuka Oval. The visitors are fresh from an emphatic win over Australia in the series opener in Perth where they registered a 295-run win. India captain…
NEW DELHI: Arguably the greatest fast bowler in the history of cricket, Wasim Akram‘s influence extends beyond his records. The former Pakistani cricketer and captain has inspired generations of fast bowlers globally, especially in Pakistan, where his reverse swing mastery set a template for many bowlers. After retiring as one of the greats of the…
Travis Head. (Pic Credit – X) NEW DELHI: Australian batter Travis Head has dismissed claims of a rift within the Test team following comments made by fast bowler Josh Hazlewood, which sparked speculation about a potential divide in the dressing room.Hazlewood addressed the media after day three of the match and was questioned about Australia’s…
NEW DELHI: After his match-winning spell against Australia in the first Test at Perth, India pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah reclaimed the top spot in the ICC Test bowling rankings on Wednesday, toppling Kagiso Rabada and Josh Hazlewood. India defeated Australia by 295 runs to take a 1-0 lead in the five-match Border-Gavaskar Trophy as stand-in…
Virat Kohli and Sunil Gavaskar. (Getty Images) NEW DELHI: Former India batting icon Sunil Gavaskar drew a comparison between the period when tennis greats Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, and Novak Djokovic were without titles with Virat Kohli‘s struggles before the former captain struck a magnificent hundred in the first Test in Perth in the Border-Gavaskar…
Yashasvi Jaiswal celebrating his century in Perth (Photo Source: X) Jasprit Bumrah and Yashasvi Jaiswal headlined India’s record 295-run win in the first Test of the Border Gavaskar Trophy in Perth. If Bumrah started the turnaround with this five-wicket spell, Jaiswal took over with his big century to bat Australia out of the game. Hailing…
ICONS, GENERATIONS APART: Jasprit Bumrah bowls in the Perth Test and Kapil Dev in action in Sydney, 1986 The numbers at this stage of his career would suggest so, but nothing would have been possible without the great Kapil Dev, the fast-bowling flagbearer who played lone ranger…The other day, as Jasprit Bumrah was wreaking havoc…
Shubman Gill. (PTI Photo) MUMBAI: India’s No 3 batter Shubman Gill, who sustained a finger injury while fielding in the slips during match simulation in the build-up to the first Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy in Perth which India won by 295 runs on Monday, is “doubtful” for the second Test too, TOI has learnt.Gill…
NEW DELHI: The incredible Yashasvi Jaiswal, who was brought up in penury, claims that he now uses the knowledge he has garnered from those trying times as fuel to win both on and off the field. With a brilliant century in the opening Test match against Australia, Jaiswal made an impression on his class and…
