Marnus Labuschagne (AP Photo) Marnus Labuschagne, Australia’s top scorer, believes India faces a challenging chase due to the pitch’s inconsistent bounce. Deliveries bowled from a back-of-a-length are arriving at stump height, creating difficulties for batsmen.Australia finished day four at 228 for 9 in their second innings, leading India by 333 runs.Contributions from the lower order,…
Jasprit Bumrah (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: Marnus Labuschagne‘s second-innings 70 prevented an Australian collapse on day four of the Boxing Day Test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.This followed Labuschagne first-innings score of 72.Jasprit Bumrah‘s impressive spell earlier in the day had left the Australian team struggling.After the close of play on the fourth day, Labuschagne…
Nitish Kumar Reddy celebrates his century during Day 3 in Melbourne. (ANI Photo) NEW DELHI: India’s young all-rounder Nitish Kumar Reddy shone brightly at the Melbourne Cricket Ground with his maiden Test century, a sublime 114 that anchored India’s innings and gave them a fighting chance in the gripping fourth Test against Australia. Reddy’s knock,…
Australian players celebrates the wicket of India’s Virat Kohli. (AFP Photo) Former cricketer Madan Lal believes the run-out of Yashasvi Jaiswal, involving Virat Kohli, impacted Kohli’s mindset during the fourth Border-Gavaskar Trophy Test at the MCG.On Day 2, with India at 51/2, Kohli and Jaiswal displayed impressive batting, forcing Australia’s captain, Pat Cummins, to adopt…
Nitish Kumar Reddy celebrates his maiden Test century (PTI Photo) Melbourne: It was an absolute theatre at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) on Saturday (28 December) when Nitish Kumar Reddy realised his dream. The dream of scoring his maiden Test hundred and it couldn’t have come at a better venue. In front of 83,073 fans,…
Rohit Sharma. (Pic Credit – X) NEW DELHI: Legendary cricketer Sunil Gavaskar has shed light on the reason behind India captain Rohit Sharma‘s recent struggles with form. Gavaskar expressed apprehension about Rohit’s declining reflexes during the Boxing Day Test against Australia in Melbourne.The former Indian captain observed notable issues with the 37-year-old’s footwork, which have…
Rohit Sharma during the Boxing Day Test against Australia at the MCG. (Photo by Martin Keep/AFP via Getty Images) NEW DELHI: It appears that Rohit Sharma is at the end of his game. “Tough times for him,” the legendary Sunil Gavaskar said while on air with broadcasters ‘7Cricket’.“There will be a second innings and two…
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 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…
Rohit Sharma at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on December 27, 2024. (Photo by Martin Keep/AFP via Getty Images) NEW DELHI: The batting position changed. The woeful form did not. India captain Rohit Sharma‘s return to the opening slot ended on a disastrous note on the second day of the Boxing Day Test at the MCG…
