“I understand that I haven’t done justice to my potential and abilities. It’s okay. I want to stay positive and keep looking forward to every challenge that lies ahead.” These words, spoken in October 2014 during an interview at the Cricket Club of India for ESPNcricinfo — my then employer — were Rohit Sharma’s response … Read more
Virat Kohli has announced his retirement from Test cricket, drawing the curtain on one of the most compelling chapters in the modern era. And fittingly, it’s Australia that headlines his parting script — the team and country that brought the best out of him. His last Test came at the SCG in January, where India … Read more
India captain Rohit Sharma announced his immediate retirement from Test cricket on Wednesday. The 37-year-old’s final match was the fourth Test against Australia in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, which India lost. Rohit was dropped for the fifth match of the series as India conceded the series 1-3. Rohit took over as captain in 2021 after Virat … Read more
Indian cricket team captain Rohit Sharma has revealed the reason behind dropping himself from the fifth Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy earlier this year. In a dramatic turn of events, it was Jasprit Bumrah who walked out for the toss in Sydney and confirmed Rohit’s exclusion from the playing XI. Bumrah said, “Our captain has … Read more
The Indian men’s cricket team’s fortunes ebbed and flowed with the vagaries of different formats in 2024, as Rohit Sharma’s men oscillated between the delight of a T20 World Cup win in the Americas and a debilitating Test series defeat against New Zealand at home. If India laid hands on an International Cricket Council (ICC) … Read more
Australian batter Steve Smith has described the elusive 10,000-run mark in Tests as a “different beast” after falling just one run short of touching it at his home ground of Sydney in the fifth and final game against India during which the milestone weighed heavily on his mind. Smith needed 38 runs to achieve the … Read more
Sarfaraz Khan and Abhimanyu Easwaran travelled with the Indian team across Australia over the last couple of months; trained with their colleagues regularly, but returned home without featuring in a single game in the just-concluded five-match Border-Gavaskar Trophy, which India conceded 3-1. While Sarfaraz played in the warm-up match against Australian Prime Minister’s XI in … Read more
The International Cricket Council (ICC) has released its pitch ratings for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy with the Perth Stadium, Adelaide Oval, Gabba and the MCG pitches all receiving the highest ‘very good’ rating and the SCG given the second top category ‘satisfactory’. The rating system was revamped in 2023 to reduce the number of ratings from … Read more
Jasprit Bumrah, sidelined by back spasms, watched from the bench as India struggled to defend a 162-run target in the final Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024/25. Mohammed Siraj and Prasidh Krishna bowled 21 consecutive overs but in vain. The final day in Sydney summed up a tough six-week tour of Australia. While the visitor’s … Read more
The ongoing Big Bash League (BBL) season will be bolstered by the inclusion of some of the members of the Australian Test team, which recently beat India 3-1 in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. Sean Abbott (Sydney Sixers), Alex Carey (Adelaide Strikers), Sam Konstas (Sydney Thunder), Mitchell Marsh (Perth Scorchers), Jhye Richardson (Perth Scorchers) and Beau Websters … Read more