The Border-Gavaskar Trophy series is at its tipping point. Having commenced in Perth on November 22, the sporting caravan is now stationed 3290 kilometres away at the Sydney Cricket Ground, and a feverish climax is due. The fifth and final Test’s second day witnessed the fall of 15 wickets as pacers found their mark on … Read more
India 141 for 6 (Pant 61, Boland 4-42) and 185 lead Australia 181 (Webster 57, Smith 33, Prasidh 3-42, Siraj 3-51) by 145 runs During the lunch break on the second day, Rohit Sharma cleared the air, saying that he had sat out of the Sydney Test and that he wasn’t retiring from Test cricket … Read more
As the final Test of the 2024-25 Border-Gavaskar Trophy series rolls in, India will fancy its chances at winning and drawing level in the series. It will feel so in no small part due to the venue, Sydney, which is widely understood to be the Australian venue that is most conducive to spin bowling, and … Read more
Australia 9 for 1 (Bumrah 1-7) trail India185 (Pant 40, Boland 4-31, Starc 3-49, Cummins 2-37) by 176 runs Off-field chaos swirled around India in the lead-up to the Sydney Test. Their on-field batting performance on the opening day in Sydney was just as chaotic after Rohit Sharma dropped himself in a nearly unprecedented move … 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
A new year with its tidings of hope is the overwhelming theme whenever January chimes in. It is no different this time around, especially for India, as it faces the challenge of altering the script in the current Border-Gavaskar Trophy series. Trailing 1-2, the fifth and final Test commencing at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) … Read more
Leading the Border-Gavaskar Trophy series at 2-1 while stepping into the fifth and final Test, Pat Cummins is bent upon seizing another triumph. Speaking to the media at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) here on Thursday, the Australian captain said, “You go to every Test match, trying to win. It is no different this week. … Read more
India will take on Australia in the fifth and final Test of the 2024-25 Border-Gavaskar Trophy at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) starting Friday as it looks to finish the series on a high and secure a 2-2 draw. However, India’s record in Sydney is not one which inspires confidence. India has played 13 times … Read more
Beau Webster will become Australia’s 469th Test player when he wears the baggy green cap starting Friday against India in the fifth match of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy in Sydney. Captain Pat Cummins confirmed Webster’s debut and that he will replace an out of form Mitchell Marsh in the playing XI as Australia looks to win … Read more
There is a lazy charm to Brisbane. It is not too distant and a bit aloof like Perth. Not entirely pastoral like Adelaide. It does not have the rush and frenzy of Melbourne and Sydney. It is a city equally comfortable in its night pyjamas and the full suit. In this city, India and Australia … Read more