Virat Kohli talks to Sam Konstas and Usman Khawaja at Melbourne Cricket Ground on December 26, 2024. (Photo by Daniel Pockett/Getty Images) NEW DELHI: Tempers flared in the middle as Virat Kohli shoulder-bumped Sam Konstas in the first session of the Boxing Day Test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Thursday.Debutant Konstas gave the Aussies…
Shubman Gill (Getty Images) NEW DELHI: Australia captain Pat Cummins won the toss and chose to bat in the fourth Test against India at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) on Thursday. As previously reported by TimesofIndia.com, India fielded two spinners in their XI and selected Nitish Kumar Reddy over Shubman Gill.That decision became official during…
Rohit Sharma (BCCI Photo) Rohit Sharma is slated to open for India against Australia in the Boxing Day Test that begins on Thursday. That would mean KL Rahul will drop to the No. 3 slot in the batting order.Additionally, the team management are considering playing two spinners at the Melbourne Cricket Ground with Washington Sundar…
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…
Michael Vaughan. (Photo by Stu Forster/Getty Images) NEW DELHI: Former England captain Michael Vaughan provided Australian media a reality check after they accused star India all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja of not answering their questions in English. Vaughan said that the Australian media unnecessarily created controversy and suggested that the issue could have been avoided if they…
From left, Ravindra Jadeja, Rohit Sharma and Washington Sundar (File Photo/PTI) India have kept open the option of playing the fourth Test against Australia with two spinners, considering the possibility of Melbourne pitch slowing down over the last 2-3 days of the match after undergoing wear and tear on the initial two days.Captain Rohit hinted…
Ravindra Jadeja addressing the media in Melbourne (Photo: BCCI video grab) After the row around India all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja answering questions in Hindi during a media interaction in Melbourne on Saturday, former India pacer Irfan Pathan has voiced his opinion, saying that it’s the player’s choice to answer questions in a language he wants to.The…
R Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja (AFP Photo) Off-spinner’s retirement marks end of famed ‘spin twins’ but allrounder says no one is irreplaceableMELBOURNE: In one sudden move, a citadel lies in ruins. The Ravindra Jadeja-Ravichandran Ashwin combine, one of the game’s greatest ever spin-bowling pairs, has met an untidy end with Ashwin’s abrupt retirement.If the end…
MELBOURNE: Australian media stooped to a new low today at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) as they accused Ravindra Jadeja of not answering the questions in English at an interaction. This comes at a time when Cricket Australia is yet to respond to TimesofIndia.com’s request for an interview with Usman Khawaja in Hindi, a language…
(Photo by Darrian Traynor/Getty Images) MELBOURNE: There were only a handful of people doing their morning jogs and walks around the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) but when the word spread that the Indian cricket team is training, some Indian fans descended the steps to catch a glimpse of their favourite superstars. The vantage point was…
