NEW DELHI: Ravi Shastri likened Australia’s teenage sensation Sam Konstas to Indian legend Virender Sehwag following Konstas’s electrifying debut knock of 60 off 65 balls in the fourth Test against India. Speaking on Star Sports, Shastri praised Konstas’s fearless stroke play, drawing comparisons to Sehwag’s explosive style. “He’ll have his odd failures, but when he…
Jasprit Bumrah celebrates after taking the wicket of Usman Khawaja. (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: Jasprit Bumrah provided India with a crucial breakthrough on the opening day of the fourth Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, dismissing Usman Khawaja during the second session on Thursday. Australia had dominated the morning session, with…
Virat Kohli and Mohammed Siraj (ANI Photo) NEW DELHI: India’s star batter Virat Kohli was at his animated best on the opening day of the Boxing Day Test against Australia at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, delivering stern instructions to his teammates during a tense first session. Caught on the stump microphones, Kohli was heard telling…
Sam Konstas (Photo Credit: X) Australia’s 19-year-old batting prodigy, Sam Konstas, stole the spotlight on the opening day of the fourth Test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) on Thursday with a scintillating half-century on debut. The teenager’s fearless strokeplay and audacious attitude left fans in awe and sparked an unusual flurry of activity on…
Jasprit Bumrah, Rohit Sharma and Gautam Gambhir at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. (Photo by William West/AFP via Getty Images) MELBOURNE: What must India do to take 20 wickets at the MCG? As skipper Rohit Sharma, head coach Gautam Gambhir and chief selector Ajit Agarkar were having a long discussion at the team’s training session on…
Jasprit Bumrah (AFP Photo) MELBOURNE: Keep calm and listen to Jasprit Bumrah. That seems to be the mantra for India’s under-pressure support cast of pace bowlers going into the all-important fourth Test. As the frontline pacers hit the nets at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Sunday, Bumrah’s towering presence in this India squad was in…
File image of Mohammed Shami, left, and Jasprit Bumrah (Photo Source: X) India’s premier pacer and vice-captain Jasprit Bumrah has been carrying the majority of the bowling workload for India in the ongoing Border Gavaskar Trophy (BGT) in Australia, which has highlighted the absence of reliable Mohammed Shami to offer consistent support.Bumrah’s tally of wickets…
Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli (Screengrab Photo) NEW DELHI: In the third India vs Australia Test at the Gabba, former Indian captain Virat Kohli devised a perfect plan to dismiss the in-form Travis Head.The left-hander, fresh from scoring two centuries in the ongoing series, appeared confident, with Australia holding a 201-run lead on the fifth…
Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma at The Gabba in Brisbane. (Photo by Patrick Hamilton/AFP via Getty Images) NEW DELHI: After bowling out India for 260 in their first innings, the Aussies were looking for quick runs to set a target in the third Test of the ongoing Border-Gavaskar Trophy at The Gabba in Brisbane on…
NEW DELHI: Legendary Sunil Gavaskar expressed his frustration with Mohammed Siraj after he engaged in a mix-up with Ravindra Jadeja during Day 4 of the third Test match against Australia in Brisbane on Tuesday.The incident unfolded in the 62nd over when Jadeja took a single off the fourth ball, giving Siraj the strike. It appeared…
