Pat Cummins had a smile that never reached his eyes. Losing captains often have to deal with a quick inquisition from the media once a match concludes, and Cummins was trying to be as phlegmatic as he could at the Optus Stadium here on Monday. “It does hurt, but India played well,” the Australian skipper … 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
Yashasvi Jaiswal speaks like the way he bats. There is an eagerness to respond quickly and move ahead. Often, he nods his head while waiting for a question to conclude, and then he replies in a direct manner. The centurion met the media at the Optus Stadium here on Sunday evening and there was an … Read more
If 17 wickets and the supremacy of pace were Friday’s defining tales, Saturday was about the merits of patience and the virtues of old-fashioned batting. At close on the second day of the first Test here at the Optus Stadium, India muscled its way to 172 for no loss in the second innings. It was … Read more