Late on Monday, the light dimmed on the Melbourne Cricket Ground. Seagulls descended on the turf, cleaning staff were busy removing the waste that a massive sporting contest tends to generate, and Australian cricketers lingered around, savouring their 184-run triumph against India in the fourth Test. Marnus Labuschagne lay sprawled on the grass while a … Read more
Bagging crucial wickets and delivering critical runs, Pat Cummins has been in the thick of things. After winning the fourth Test against India, the Australian captain was all smiles during a chat with the media at the Melbourne Cricket Ground here on Monday evening. “I reckon this (victory) is right at the top. Yeah, Edgbaston … Read more
Rohit Sharma sat down and grimaced a little. Post-defeat inquisitions can be macabre even if the queries are couched in euphemisms, and the Indian captain answered all at the Melbourne Cricket Ground here on Monday evening. Reflecting on the fourth Test’s defeat against Australia, Rohit said, “Obviously, we had the opportunity to bring the game … Read more
The fourth Test’s final hour was a distillation of the very best of cricket’s longest format. In that session of joy and trauma, Yashasvi Jaiswal’s dismissal triggered a debate. Having attempted to pull a bouncer from Pat Cummins, the ensuing visuals were of the Indian opener’s swivelling bat and the Australians going up in appeal … Read more
India needs 340 runs to win the fourth Test against Australia at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Monday. India’s record run chase in Tests came way back in 1976 against the West Indies when it shot down 406 runs. The next best came in 2008 when it chased 387 against England in Chennai. If India … Read more
Australian left-arm pacer Mitchell Starc has allayed concerns about his possible back injury, saying he is fit and ready to bowl 20 overs on Monday if the situation demands on the final day of the fourth Test against India here. Starc was seen clutching his back on the third day of the Boxing Day Test … Read more
Nitish Kumar Reddy and Washington Sundar recorded India’s second highest eighth-wicket partnership in Australia during day three of the fourth Test in Melbourne on Saturday. The pair added 127 runs, crossing the previous best of 107 runs which was added by Anil Kumble and Harbhajan Singh in 2008. However, the duo fell short of two … Read more
The Indian team took the field wearing black armbands on the second day of the fourth Test against Australia in Melbourne to pay respect to former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh who passed away aged 92 on Thursday. Manmohan served as the head of State from 2004 to 2014. He is credited for his ‘cricket diplomacy’ … Read more
India will take on Australia in the Boxing Day Test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground starting Thursday with the five-match series leveled at 1-1 after three games. After Australia defeated India the second game to level the series, the third Test ended in a draw to keep the series poised for an exciting Test in … Read more
India will take on Australia in the Boxing Day Test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground starting Thursday with the five-match series leveled at 1-1 after three games. Host Australia will be without the services of Josh Hazlewood while visitor India will begin its new chapter in Tests without R Ashwin, who announced his retirement after … Read more