NEW DELHI: India may have lost the Boxing Day Test against Australia by 184 runs at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Monday, but there were more than a couple of heroic performances from the Rohit Sharma-led teamIndia pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah took 9 wickets in the match – (4/99 and 5/57). Bumrah also completed 200…
Travis Head during the Boxing Day Test against India at the MCG. (Photo by Daniel Pockett/Getty Images) NEW DELHI: As India lost the Boxing Day Test against Australia by 184 runs at the at Melbourne Cricket Ground on Monday, one of the turning points of the match was the dismissal of Rishabh Pant by Travis…
Australia’s Captain Pat Cummins and teammates celebrate the team’s win in Melbourne. (ANI Photo) NEW DELHI: The Boxing Day Test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) ended in high drama, with Australia clinching a 184-run victory over India in the ongoing Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25. Former India head coach Ravi Shastri pointed to Rishabh Pant‘s dismissal…
Yashasvi Jaiswal, center, speaks to umpires after being dismissed during fourth Test. (AP/PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: India captain Rohit Sharma backed the third umpire’s decision to dismiss young opener Yashasvi Jaiswal during a pivotal moment in the final session of the fourth Border-Gavaskar Trophy Test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. Jaiswal’s ‘contentious’ dismissal, which came…
After copping criticism for his audacious and irresponsible shot-selection in the first innings of the Boxing Day Test against Australia, India’s wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant seemed to have buckled down in the second innings during his partnership with opener Yashasvi Jaiswal. But after doing all the hard work, Pant gave it away once again to leave…
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…
NEW DELHI: Legendary Sunil Gavaskar on Saturday angrily expressed his disapproval of Rishabh Pant‘s shot selection during a critical moment on the third day of the Boxing Day Test. A fuming Gavaskar had slammed Pant for his ramp shot that got him out, labelling it as ‘stupid’.For Gavaskar the Pant shot was driven by ego…
Rishabh Pant (Getty Images) NEW DELHI: India’s star wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant came under fire after playing a risky shot that led to his dismissal during a crucial phase of Day 3 in the fourth Test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. Pant’s dismissal has once again highlighted the fine line between aggression and recklessness, with fans…
NEW DELHI: Rishabh Pant‘s batting approach in Test cricket has been one of the key factors in his rise as a match-winner for India. His counter-attacking style has brought some historic victories, such as the Gabba chase in 2021 and his century at Edgbaston in 2022. While Pant’s aggressive style has yielded remarkable results, it…
Rishabh Pant. (Photo by Robert Cianflone/Getty Images) NEW DELHI: Rishabh Pant‘s dismissal on the third day of the Boxing Day Test at the MCG sparked a heated debate between two Australian legends over his shot selection. Pant tried to scoop Scott Boland to fine leg but ended up edging the ball, which was easily caught…
