Australia suffered a huge blow when Josh Hazlewood was ruled out of the pink-ball Test against India in Adelaide, which put the focus on right-arm pacer Scott Boland to replace him for the second Test of the Border Gavaskar Trophy. But India got a good look at Boland with the pink ball in the warm-up…
NEW DELHI: Legendary Indian cricketer Sunil Gavaskar has lashed out at the Australian media, labelling them as ‘scaremongers’ following India’s impressive victory in the Perth Test.The cricketer-turned-expert accused the media of creating wild narratives of the WACA pitch ahead of the first Test to create unnecessary pressure among the Indian batters. Who could replace Rohit…
Scott Boland (Pic Credit: X) NEW DELHI: Australia are tweaking their bowling strategies for the Adelaide day-night Test against India‘s top-order batters, Yashasvi Jaiswal and KL Rahul. This follows Australia’s loss in the first Test held in Perth. Scott Boland, a seasoned pace bowler, is likely to replace the injured Josh Hazlewood in Adelaide. Despite…
Josh Hazlewood (Photo Source: X) Australia‘s frontline pacer Josh Hazlewood has been ruled out of the second Test against India with a side strain.Cricket Australia have added two uncapped bowlers, Sean Abbott and Brendan Doggett, to the squad for the day-night pink-ball Test at the Adelaide Oval, beginning December 6.Hazlewood’s unavailability is a huge setback…
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…
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…
Rishabh Pant at the Optus Stadium in Perth. (Photo by Saeed Khan/AFP via Getty Images) NEW DELHI: Apart from keeping wickets, wicket-keepers are also unofficially entrusted with the job of keeping the fielders cheered up and encouraged.And Rishabh Pant is one of the best ‘talkers’ from behind the stumps in world cricket.As the last-wicket stand…
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…
L-R: Australia pacers Josh Hazlewood, Pat Cummins and Mitchell Starc (Photo Source: X) NEW DELHI: Australia’s formidable bowling quartet of Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc, Josh Hazlewood, and Nathan Lyon etched their names in cricketing history on Friday by becoming the first bowling unit to collectively take 500 Test wickets while playing together. The milestone was…
Rishabh Pant and Mitch Marsh (Video grab) NEW DELHI: Amidst the fierce battle unfolding on the opening day of the first Test between India and Australia in Perth, wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant and all-rounder Mitchell Marsh provided a rare moment of levity. In the middle of a tense session dominated by fiery Australian pacers, Pant, known…
