The ball found Kohli’s outside edge eight times during the Border-Gavaskar Trophy series in Australia. | Photo Credit: SATISH ACHARYA The ball found Kohli’s outside edge eight times during the Border-Gavaskar Trophy series in Australia. | Photo Credit: SATISH ACHARYA
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
Australia regained the Border-Gavaskar Trophy by beating India 3-1 in the five-match series. The host clinched the series after beating India by six wickets at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Sunday. Over the two months, there have been several standout performances from both sides, resulting in a thrilling series. Sportstar looks at the combined XI … Read more
Australian batting great Ricky Ponting on Friday said he was “surprised” by Rohit Sharma’s absence from the fifth and final Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. India will aim to win the Sydney Test to level the series and retain the trophy. Jasprit Bumrah, who walked out for the toss, said Rohit had “opted to rest.” … 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
Between the contrasting opening templates that accomplished Sunil Gavaskar and aggressive Virender Sehwag have set over the last few decades, new batters atop the Indian batting tree are expected to carve their own path in Tests. It is never easy, even if there have been steady pairs like M. Vijay and Shikhar Dhawan earlier or … Read more
Rohit Sharma’s men flew into Australia’s capital on Wednesday night while Virat Kohli arrived earlier. After the recent first Test at Perth’s Optus Stadium which India won by 295 runs, the visitors are scheduled to play against the Prime Minister’s XI here at the Manuka Oval on November 30 and December 1. The day-and-night contest … Read more
Virat Kohli has been struggling for form of late, but the veteran Australia spinner has nothing but respect for the Indian, who he says is a champion you can not write off. Kohli has been enduring a lean patch over the past few months. In his last 60 Test innings, he has managed just two … Read more