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
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
In the absence of regular Test leader Rohit Sharma, stand-in skipper Jasprit Bumrah spearheaded India’s comeback with a fifer in the first innings and three more in the second to record a 295-run win. The pacer’s man-of-the-match effort helped India upset Australia in the first Test at Optus Stadium here on Monday, taking a 1-0 … Read more
The joy over a job well done and the need to put team above self, were the overwhelming themes that shimmered through ‘Man of the Match’ Jasprit Bumrah’s press-conference at the Optus Stadium here on Monday. “I am very proud of the team. We were put under pressure in the first innings when we were … Read more
A blue patch shimmered in the stands as Indian fans congregated to celebrate a great triumph. The Tricolour fluttered, drums echoed, a conch lent a deep acoustic vibe and on the turf Jasprit Bumrah’s men were tightening their hold on the first Test at the Optus Stadium here on Monday. History’s notes often whisper about … Read more
A Sunday turned hot in tune with summer in the Southern hemisphere. And out in the middle, Yashasvi Jaiswal (161) and Virat Kohli (100 n.o.) dished out their own version of heat as India took a firm grip over the first Test here at the Optus Stadium. At the third day’s close, pursuing 534, Australia … Read more
BGT Day 2 highlights, IND vs AUS: Australia all out for 104, Jaiswal, KL score half-centuries