India head coach Gautam Gambhir issued a strong response to his Australian counterpart’s claim that the visitors had intimidated 19-year-old Sam Konstas on the opening day of the fifth Test at the Sydney Cricket Ground. “It’s a tough sport played by tough men. You can’t be that soft. As simple as it can get. I … Read more
Sam Konstas has the shots and the words. The last attribute at times does land him in a soup. During Australia’s first innings in the fifth Test here at the Sydney Cricket Ground, the opener exchanged words with Jasprit Bumrah, who was complaining about Usman Khawaja ‘wasting time’ before close of play. The Indian spearhead … Read more
Australia head coach Andrew McDonald is not surprised one bit by Rishabh Pant’s ferocious knock scoring 61 off 33 balls on day 2 of the Sydney Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy cracking four sixes and six fours citing the wicketkeeper batter’s “incredible” ability to put pressure back on bowlers. Pant notched up the second-fastest fifty … Read more
After a hard day for his wards on the field, Australian coach Andrew McDonald discussed his team’s prospects with the media in the current first Test at the Optus Stadium on Saturday. Excerpts Playing arena “The wicket has changed considerably and if you look at the seam and swing, it was down compared to yesterday … Read more