Jasprit Bumrah (Getty Images) NEW DELHI: India’s star pacer Jasprit Bumrah added another milestone to his illustrious career on Saturday, breaking spin legend Bishan Singh Bedi’s long-standing record for the most wickets by an Indian bowler in a Test series in Australia.Bumrah’s remarkable haul of 32 wickets in the ongoing 2024/25 Border-Gavaskar Trophy surpassed Bedi’s…
Virat Kohli‘s recent Test cricket performance has placed him on a list alongside bowlers like Jasprit Bumrah, Keshav Maharaj, and Shoaib Bashir, rather than fellow batters. This is due to his low first-innings average.Kohli’s first-innings average is the third lowest since 2024, even lower than some tailenders, including Bumrah.This unfortunate statistic emerged during the fifth…
Sam Konstas. (Photo by Cameron Spencer/Getty Images) NEW DELHI: When Sam Konstas scored a century as an unknown figure in the pink-ball warm-up game against India, little did he, or anyone else for that matter, know that he would be part of the most rip-roaring episodes of the Border Gavaskar Trophy. Poll What do you…
Rishabh Pant. (AFP Photo) NEW DELHI: Former Indian cricketer Irfan Pathan on Friday lauded Rishabh Pant for his gutsy knock on a challenging SCG pitch, describing it as a performance where he ‘put his body on the line’.Pathan praised Pant’s courage and determination, highlighting his ability to take on the Australian bowlers under difficult conditions.Despite…
Wicketkeeper Rishabh Pant described India captain Rohit Sharma‘s absence from the fifth Australia Test as an “emotional” decision. Former India coach Ravi Shastri speculated that the skipper might end his Test career.The 37-year-old opener Rohit has struggled throughout the series. His absence from India’s pre-match press conference hinted at his potential omission.Also Read: Australia’s precision…
Rohit Sharma. (Pic Credit – X) NEW DELHI: Former Indian cricketer Navjot Singh Sidhu on Friday criticised the handling of Rohit Sharma’s captaincy situation, calling it ‘bizarre’ and stating that a captain should ‘never be dropped midstream’.The Indian captain Rohit experienced a significant decline in his performance during 2024, marking a concerning phase in his…
India’s dismal batting show in the Border Gavaskar Trophy (BGT) series continued on the first day of the decisive fifth Test in Sydney, which witnessed the visitors getting dismissed for 185 after opting to bat first against Australia.The day saw 11 wickets falling, as Australia reached stumps at 9 for 1 amid dramatic scenes that…
Virat Kohli‘s shoulder-bump to Sam Konstas in the Boxing Day Test at Melbourne further spiced up the ongoing Border Gavaskar Trophy, and the fans are keeping that face-off alive in the series-deciding fifth Test at the Sydney Cricket Ground, which began on Friday. In a video posted by a user on microblogging social media platform…
Rohit Sharma was dropped from the playing eleven for the series-deciding fifth Test between India and Australia in Sydney. But what came as a bigger surprise for fans was when his name went missing from the 15 players mentioned on the official team sheet. Owing to poor form, which saw just 31 runs from Rohit’s…
Yashasvi Jaiswal (Getty Images) NEW DELHI: With the new ball in his hand, Australian speedster and ‘smiling assassin’ Mitchell Starc made a habit of scripting euphoric starts whenever he faced India’s young batter Yashasvi Jaiswal during the Border-Gavaskar Trophy.In the opening Test in Perth, Starc unleashed his fiery pace, dismissing Yashasvi for a duck to…
