The ball cannoned into the billboards, and with that, a southern summer of cricket found its concluding note under the skies Down Under. Beau Webster had just essayed a lofted drive off Washington Sundar to seize the fifth and final Test at the Sydney Cricket Ground on January 5. Pat Cummins and his men … Read more
In sprawling Australia, where a majority of its citizens live on the coastal edges of a vast nation, Melbourne is one city that has the big metropolis vibe. Cosmopolitan to the core and multi-racial at its best, there are some localities that exude a distinct Chinese vibe. There is Chinatown, but even beyond that, the … Read more
Australian coach Andrew McDonald reiterated his team’s desire to reclaim the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. Speaking to the media at the Sydney Cricket Ground here on Saturday, he said, “We are here to win a series. Would we get great satisfaction out of winning a series against India? There’s no doubt about that.” Asked about the surface … Read more
The whole of Sydney Cricket Ground and the Australian team caps were draped in pink colour ahead of the fifth and final Test against India. The change in colour from the Baggy Green to Baggy Pink is to mark the beginning of the Pink Test. What is a Pink Test? The first Test of the … Read more
1 The number of Indian bowlers with 10 or more five-wicket hauls in Test matches outside Asia. Jasprit Bumrah’s 6/76 in the first innings in Brisbane was the 10th of his Test career outside Asia. He now has the maximum five-wicket hauls for an Indian bowler outside Asia, going past Kapil Dev’s tally of … Read more
Past the statues of Dennis Lillee and Shane Warne frozen in their bowling actions and fringed by lush foliage, the Melbourne Cricket Ground is a pretty sight. There is history in every corner, and at one level lower than the main venue, the Indians were busy preparing for their immediate future here on Saturday morning. … Read more
Australia vs India: The second match of the Border-Gavaskar series is underway at Adelaide, with Rohit Sharma returning as captain.
Blazing sunshine and dry heat prevailed for a large part of Thursday before the clouds made a fleeting appearance over the Adelaide Oval. The air was still, and through the public-address system, the national anthems of India and Australia were played as part of the preparations for the day-and-night second Test that will commence here … Read more
35 The number of sixes accumulated by Yashasvi Jaiswal in 2024. This is the maximum hit by any batter in a calendar year. He passed the previous record of 33 sixes held by Kiwi Brendon McCullum in 2014. For the record, previously, the sixes most hit by an Indian were 22 by Virender Sehwag … Read more
Australia is the land where it all began for K.L. Rahul. Back in December of 2014, the Karnataka star made his Test debut in Melbourne and has had quite the ride over the last decade. Be it strong limbs and fractured bones or hundreds and noughts, Rahul has seen them all. With vital runs (26 … Read more