India finished its 2024 with a 184-run reverse at the hands of Australia in the fourth Test of the Border Gavaskar Trophy in Melbourne on Monday. The Rohit Sharma-led side played 15 Tests this year, and won eight of them. It lost six and drew once. India Test results in 2024 beat South Africa by … Read more
Yashasvi Jaiswal’s wicket during the fifth day of the fourth Test in Melbourne sparked a controversy with the batter being given out despite no edge being registered on the Snicko meter. Batting on 84, the left-hander chased a short-pitched delivery going down leg from Pat Cummins but miscued his hook shot. Australia appealed for caught … 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
India will chase against Australia in the fourth Test in Melbourne and look to take a 2-1 lead in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. Australia secured a 105-run lead in the first innings and was placed at 161 for eight after 60 overs on day four, leading by 266. India has won only three times while chasing … Read more
India will chase against Australia during the fourth Test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. The home side registered a 105-run lead in the first innings. The last time India played at the venue in 2020, it chased down a target of 70 runs and won by eight wickets. The highest chase at the MCG, however, … Read more
Jasprit Bumrah on Sunday became the joint second-fastest bowler from India to complete 200 wickets in Tests during the fourth day of the fourth Test against Australia in Melbourne. India’s pace spearhead reached the milestone in his 44th Test, equalling Ravindra Jadeja’s record. Ravichandran Ashwin is the fastest to the haul at 37 innings. Among … 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
Virat Kohli’s heated exchange with Australian teenage debutant Sam Konstas during the first day of fourth Test of Border-Gavaskar Trophy drew criticism from several former players. Aussie opener Usman Khawaja intervened to de-escalate the situation, fearing it might escalate further. Khawaja was at the crease when the incident took place in the 10th over of … Read more
India will be looking for Virat Kohli to arrest his declining form when it takes the field against Australia at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Boxing Day. India will be looking for a win that will ensure it retains the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. A promising sign for India is that Kohli has a superb record at … Read more