Rohit Sharma (Agency Photo) Rohit Sharma decided to return to his customary batting slot as an opener in the Melbourne Test against Australia after failed attempts to score runs in the middle order. However, the swap didn’t change his luck. Intead, it disturbed the line-up and hurt India’s confidence, feels former Pakistan batter Basit Ali,…
Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma (X Photo) India, chasing a target of 340, adopted a cautious approach during their innings. Australia’s bowlers maintained consistent pressure with high-quality deliveries, forcing Rohit Sharma and Yashasvi Jaiswal to restrain their attacking instincts. This allowed Australia to establish a dominant rhythm.Speaking exclusively on Star Sports, former Indian head coach…
Virat Kohli‘s performance in the ongoing Border Gavaskar Trophy in Australia went through another failure in the second innings of the Melbourne Test on Monday when India needed their iconic batter to lead the fight on the final day, while chasing a big target. It invited a scathing remark on Kohli’s stature by the former…
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: Nitish Reddy‘s brilliant century at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) has silenced critics who doubted his ability to excel in Test cricket. The 21-year-old, with 293 runs in six innings at an average of over 58, has shown he belongs at the highest level. His knock of 114 runs was pivotal to India’s…
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 (PTI photo) NEW DELHI: India have a new hero – Nitish Kumar Reddy. The 21-year-old cricketer made history with a defiant maiden century, cheered on by a large contingent of Indian supporters at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. Nitish displayed remarkable grit and determination, taking 172 balls to reach the milestone with 10…
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,…
NEW DELHI: Australia opener Sam Konstas may have declared that Virat Kohli is his favourite player in the world and given the Indian batting superstar the clean chit over his shoulder-bump, but things are different when it comes to on field action.The first day of the Boxing Day Test between India and Australia at the…
Virat Kohli‘s controversial shoulder-bump to Australia‘s teenage debutant Sam Konstas on the first day of the fourth Test was expected to turn the Melbourne crowd hostile towards the Indian batting legend, but some of the fans probably took it a little too far by passing comments that upset Kohli while he was walking back to…
