Sam Konstas and Virat Kohli. (Pic Credit – X) NEW DELHI: Former England pacer Steve Harmison has criticised Virat Kohli for his on-field altercation with debutant Sam Konstas during the recently concluded Border-Gavaskar Trophy in Australia, stating that the star Indian player should have been banned for his actions.Harmison also issued a stern warning to…
Former cricket stars Ravi Shastri and Ricky Ponting have praised the record-breaking attendance at the recent five-match Test series between India and Australia. They suggested this rivalry might now surpass the Ashes in significance.Australia triumphed 3-1, ending India’s decade-long dominance of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. The series attracted a remarkable 837,000 spectators across the five Tests….
Jasprit Bumrah (AP photo) NEW DELHI: An exhilarating fourth day’s play of the Boxing Day Test in Melbourne on Sunday was topped off with a dramatic last over that saw India pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah being denied a fifer despite an unusual and lucky catch taken by teammate KL Rahul. With the last wicket stand…
Fans show their support during the fourth Test between Australia and India at Melbourne Cricket Ground. (Getty Images) With thousands turning up for the India vs Australia fourth Test despite stiff conditions over the four days, it has registered a record for the most attended Boxing Day Test in history.After three consecutive days of 80,000-plus…
NEW DELHI: Rishabh Pant‘s batting approach in Test cricket has been one of the key factors in his rise as a match-winner for India. His counter-attacking style has brought some historic victories, such as the Gabba chase in 2021 and his century at Edgbaston in 2022. While Pant’s aggressive style has yielded remarkable results, it…
Virat Kohli‘s controversial shoulder-bump to Australia‘s teenage debutant Sam Konstas on the first day of the fourth Test was expected to turn the Melbourne crowd hostile towards the Indian batting legend, but some of the fans probably took it a little too far by passing comments that upset Kohli while he was walking back to…
Virat Kohli and Yashasvi Jaiswal. (Video Grab) MELBOURNE: In just 28 deliveries, India lost the advantage they had built for most of the afternoon at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG). From a solid 153/2, the hosts collapsed to 159/5 in what was a mad period of 30 minutes on Day 2 of the ongoing Boxing…
Yashasvi Jaiswal and Virat Kohli added 102 runs for the third wicket. (Photo by William West/AFP via Getty Images) NEW DELHI: After a brilliant second innings 161 in the first Test in Perth, Yashasvi Jaiswal had low scores of 0, 24, 4 and 4 in the next two Tests in Adelaide and Brisbane.But the young…
Rohit Sharma plays a shot for his dismissal against Australia at the MCG. (Photo by William West/AFP via Getty Images) NEW DELHI: Rohit Sharma‘s pull shot is one of the most iconic and aesthetically pleasing strokes in cricket. It has become synonymous with his batting style and is a key weapon in his arsenal across…
NEW DELHI: An old video of young Australian cricketer Sam Konstas expressing his admiration for modern-day great Virat Kohli has gone viral, reigniting conversations after the two had an on-field altercation during the opening day of the Boxing Day Test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) on Thursday. The resurfaced clip shows Konstas in awe…
