Yashasvi Jaiswal, Travis Head, Jasprit Bumrah and Scott Boland. (Pics Credit – X) The recently concluded Border-Gavaskar Trophy delivered stellar performances and intense on-field rivalries between India and Australia, setting the stage for a dream combined XI featuring the best from both sides.India suffered a crushing six-wicket defeat to Australia in the fifth and deciding…
Yashasvi Jaiswal (PTI Photo) India’s opening batsman, Yashasvi Jaiswal, expressed his determination for the team’s resurgence after their 1-3 Border-Gavaskar Trophy series loss to Australia in Sydney on Sunday. The defeat prevented India from reaching their third consecutive World Test Championship (WTC) final.It also marked India’s first Test series loss to Australia in ten years,…
India cricketers during the fifth Test against Australia in Sydney. (Photo by Cameron Spencer/Getty Images) NEW DELHI: By losing the Border-Gavaskar Trophy series 1-3, India did not qualify for the ICC World Test Championship (WTC) final scheduled for June 2025 at Lord’s.The finalists are South Africa and Australia, both securing their spots through consistent performances…
Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli both had a forgettable series against Australia. (AP) The history books have been written: Australia have won the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25 by 3-1 margin. In the process they ended their decade-long drought of the BGT and shut India’s ambition of completing a hat-trick of wins Down Under. Icing on the…
NEW DELHI: Questions are bound to arise as Rohit Sharma‘s men make their way to India after failing to retain the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. The champions of the last two Test series in Australia, led by Virat Kohli in 2018 and Ajinkya Rahane in 2020, conceded the series 1-3 to Australia following a 6-wicket defeat in…
Gautam Gambhir and Rohit Sharma (Getty Images) NEW DELHI: Team India head coach Gautam Gambhir on Sunday lauded skipper Rohit Sharma for prioritising the team’s needs over his personal form during the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, which India lost 1-3 to Australia. Gambhir’s remarks followed India’s defeat in the fifth and final Test at the Sydney Cricket…
Prasidh Krishna and Yashasvi Jaiswal (BCCI Photo) NEW DELHI: The Indian dressing room was all smiles as Prasidh Krishna let the ball do the talking when Australia began their chase on Day 3 of the fifth Test at the Sydney Cricket Ground.In the absence of Jasprit Bumrah, Prasidh stepped up and delivered just as Bumrah…
Steve Smith (Getty Images) NEW DELHI: Australia’s star batter Steve Smith will have to wait another day to reach the coveted 10,000-run milestone in Test cricket, as he fell for just four runs in the second innings of the fifth Test at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Sunday.Smith, needing just five runs to become the…
Scott Boland. (Photo by Darrian Traynor/Getty Images) NEW DELHI: Due to fewer appearances for the nation due to the presence of the first-choice, more experienced pace trio of captain Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc, and Josh Hazlewood, former Australian pacer Brett Lee praised fiery pacer Scott Boland, referring to him as “Mr Consistent” and drawing comparisons…
India’s Rishabh Pant during the Sydney Test. (AP Photo) SYDNEY: Fifteen wickets, the series’ most successful bowler leaving the stadium with an ambulance escort, a freak fifty and probably a legend’s final outing on Australian soil.Day 2 of the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) Test was absolute theatre and there was not a single passage of…
