Jasprit Bumrah (Photo by William West/AFP via Getty Images) NEW DELHI: Australian cricket legend Glenn McGrath has heaped praise on Indian pacer Jasprit Bumrah, crediting him for ensuring the ongoing Border-Gavaskar Trophy remains competitive. With India trailing 1-2 in the five-match series, Bumrah has been a standout performer, claiming 30 wickets at an average of…
Yashasvi Jaiswal, Mitchell Starc, and the bail switch. NEW DELHI: The intense battle between Yashasvi Jaiswal and Mitchell Starc reached new heights on the final day of the Boxing Day Test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Monday. In a display of mind games, Starc attempted to unsettle the young Indian opener during a tense…
Nitish Kumar Reddy and Mohammed Siraj leave the field on Day 3 of the Boxing Day Test against Australia at the MCG. (Photo by Robert Cianflone/Getty Images) NEW DELHI: Nitish Kumar Reddy‘s maiden Test century was the highlight of day three in the fourth Test between India and Australia at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.Reddy’s determined…
NEW DELHI: Australia opener Sam Konstas may have declared that Virat Kohli is his favourite player in the world and given the Indian batting superstar the clean chit over his shoulder-bump, but things are different when it comes to on field action.The first day of the Boxing Day Test between India and Australia at the…
NEW DELHI: Nitish Kumar Reddy has been a revelation with the bat in this edition of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy series.Having made his debut in the Perth Test, Reddy had scores of 41, 38*, 42, 42 and 16 heading into the Boxing Day Test against Australia at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.Reddy arrived at the crease at…
Virat Kohli on the second day of the Boxing Day Test against Australia at the MCG. (Photo by Martin Keep/AFP via Getty Images) NEW DELHI: Virat Kohli was booed by the Aussie fans at the Melbourne Cricket Ground when he came on to bat after Tea on the second day of the Boxing Day Test…
L-R: KL Rahul, Yashasvi Jaiswal and Mitchell Starc NEW DELHI: Veteran Indian batter Cheteshwar Pujara has identified Australian pacer Mitchell Starc as a significant threat to India in the upcoming fourth Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. With 14 wickets in the first three Tests, Starc has been instrumental for Australia…
NEW DELHI: The recently retired Ravichandran Ashwin has received a magnificent homage from Australia pacer Mitchell Starc who claims that the India off-spinner has been “a bit of a thorn” for their team in some of the most memorable matches. In the middle of the Test series against Australia, Ashwin shocked cricket fans on Wednesday…
Nathon Lyon and Josh Hazlewood (PTI Photo) Josh Hazlewood is likely to be absent for the remaining Border-Gavaskar Trophy matches due to a right calf strain. The injury occurred during the third Test at the Gabba, as confirmed by Cricket Australia on Tuesday.This injury also prevented Hazlewood from participating in the Brisbane Test, impacting Australia’s…
Rohit Sharma walks back dejected after being dismissed by Pat Cummins at The Gabba in Brisbane. (Photo by Matt Roberts/Getty Images) BRISBANE: Australia captain Pat Cummins was off for a mini victory lap and the celebration, with some spot hops, even got Mitchell Marsh going as the hosts saw the back of Rohit Sharma. The…
