Tasmania vs South Australia (Screengrab) In a thrilling Sheffield Shield match, South Australia secured a remarkable two-run victory against Tasmania in Hobart. The win came on the final ball of the game. Tasmania needed four runs off the last delivery to chase down a target of 429.Riley Meredith connected with the final ball, sending it…
Virat Kohli at Optus Stadium on November 19, 2024 in Perth, Australia. (Photo by Paul Kane/Getty Images) Virat Kohli was seen rolling his arm in the nets in Adelaide on Tuesday as Indian pace duo of Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Siraj, alongside seam-bowling allrounder Nitish Kumar Reddy, endured a rather quiet outing. Kohli has prior…
NEW DELHI: South Africa claimed the top position in the ICC World Test Championship standings on Monday, displacing Australia following their decisive 109-run victory over Sri Lanka, whilst Team India now occupies third place after their Adelaide Test defeat. South Africa have accumulated 63.33 percentage points from 10 matches, with Australia following at 60.71 percentage…
Rohit Sharma and Jasprit Bumrah (PTI Photos) NEW DELHI: Former Indian cricket captain Kapil Dev has downplayed discussions about Jasprit Bumrah being the potential successor to Rohit Sharma as Team India’s Test captain.Kapil, talking to reporters at the launch of the Vishwa Samudra Open on Monday at the Delhi Golf Club, stressed the need for…
Mohammed Siraj and Travis Head (AP Photo) NEW DELHI: Indian fast bowler Mohammed Siraj was fined 20% of his match fee, while Australian batsman Travis Headfaced ICC sanctions following their heated verbal altercation during the day-night Test in Adelaide. Both players were found guilty of breaching the ICC’s Code of Conduct after a disciplinary hearing…
Travis Head and Virat Kohli (X Photo) Former Indian cricketer Mohammed Kaif observed that even a bowler like Scott Boland, who plays infrequently for Australia, understands Virat Kohli‘s weakness. Boland targets the area outside Kohli’s off-stump, inducing edges to the slips.“When Boland, someone who doesn’t play consistently, knows how to exploit this, why can’t we…
Jasprit Bumrah and Harshit Rana (Reuters Photo) NEW DELHI: Australia’s wicketkeeping legend Adam Gilchrist has highlighted that Mohammed Siraj and Harshit Rana did not perform at the expected level in Adelaide to effectively support India’s fast-bowling spearhead, Jasprit Bumrah.Bumrah, who was instrumental in India’s 295-run victory in Perth with eight wickets, claimed 4/61 in the…
Pat Cummins and Bishan Singh Bedi NEW DELHI: The second Test against India in Adelaide turned into a memorable outing for Australian skipper Pat Cummins as he delivered a match-winning five-wicket haul, his eighth as captain.In India’s second innings, desperately seeking a solid lead, Cummins led the charge, dismantling their batting line-up with figures of…
Virat Kohli (Photo credit: PTI) NEW DELHI: The Indian batting order has dished out shoddy performances in the last few Tests.Barring the second innings in Bengaluru (against New Zealand) and Perth (against Australia), India’s batting has suffered collapses one after another and that has led to four losses in the last 5 matches. In the…
Mohammed Siraj and Travis Head (AP Photo) NEW DELHI: India pacer Mohammed Siraj and Australia’s star batter Travis Head are reportedly under ICC scrutiny following a heated exchange during the second Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy in Adelaide. Australia won the match by 10 wickets, leveling the series 1-1.The incident occurred during the 82nd over…
