Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Siraj NEW DELHI: Ace Indian pacer Jasprit Bumrah had a phenomenal 2024, cementing his status as the standout bowler in Test cricket globally. Finishing the year with a staggering 71 wickets from 13 Tests, Bumrah not only topped the charts for India but also emerged as the world’s most successful bowler…
Mohammed Siraj (AP Photo) NEW DELHI: When a fast bowler’s own countrymen — whether captain, teammates or former cricketers in the same cricketing ecosystem — challenge their ego, it can be a deliberate or incidental act that spurs them to perform better.Fast bowlers often have a fierce competitive streak. Challenges from their countrymen can push…
Nitish Kumar Reddy, left, and Mohammed Siraj (Agency Photo) Nitish Kumar Reddy‘s maiden Test hundred came amid dramatic scenes in front of a mammoth 83,073 fans at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Saturday, as the largest ever crowd on the third day of a Boxing Day Test saw the rise of cricket’s latest hero. But…
Rohit Sharma (Getty Images) MELBOURNE: India’s morning-and-a-half at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) on Friday (27 December) felt like an endless drag. Not that we haven’t seen many under Rohit Sharma‘s captaincy already, but this one was a step ahead as the visitors just let the game slip away and had a terrible period with…
Rohit Sharma during the Boxing Day Test against Australia at Melbourne Cricket Ground. (Photo by Robert Cianflone/Getty Images) NEW DELHI: India captain Rohit Sharma‘s woeful form continued with another dismissal for a low score in the Boxing Day Test against Australia at the MCG on Friday.Rohit was dismissed by his Aussie counterpart Pat Cummins for…
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…
