In these days of two-Test series and instant noodles, a long-drawn contest spread over seven weeks can be draining. India last played five Tests in Australia during the summer of 1991-92. It was a series that reiterated the rise of Sachin Tendulkar; the twilight of Dilip Vengsarkar; the resilience of Ravi Shastri; the promise of … Read more
India’s travails with the pink ball under Adelaide skies got a second episode over the weekend. If the 2020 outing and the meagre score of 36 are inextricably linked, the second Test of the current Border-Gavaskar Trophy series moved towards another sobering defeat. The highs gained from the Perth Test were frittered away in the … Read more
It was a Sunday on fast-forward here at the Adelaide Oval. Even if the climax seemed a foregone conclusion, fans merrily trooped in, Bollywood hits wafted in the air and drums were thumped. The temperature was a crisp 22 degrees, and even as the sun lent some warmth, the breeze was bone-chilling. On the third … Read more
ADELAIDE, AUSTRALIA – DECEMBER 07: Jasprit Bumrah of India bowls during day two of the Men’s Test Match series between Australia and India at Adelaide Oval on December 07, 2024 in Adelaide, Australia. (Photo by Paul Kane/Getty Images) | Photo Credit: Getty Images ADELAIDE, AUSTRALIA – DECEMBER 07: Jasprit Bumrah of India bowls during day … Read more
Jasprit Bumrah became the third Indian pacer to take 50 Test wickets or more in a calendar year on day one of the second Border-Gavaskar Trophy match in Adelaide on Friday. Bumrah, bowling on his birthday, achieved the feat by having Aussie opener Usman Khawaja caught at first slip. The Indian vice-captain is also the … Read more
India will take on Australia in the second Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy (BGT) at the Adelaide Oval from December 6. The visitor has a 1-0 series lead after its 295-run win in Perth. Like the previous installment of the BGT in 2020/21, the encounter in Adelaide will be a day-night match. In preparation for … Read more
Australia beckons A trip Down Under commences with multiple flights on the Chennai-Bengaluru-Kuala Lumpur-Perth sector. A November 18th night and 19th day are almost entirely lost to the accumulation of jet miles. It is time for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy Test series pitting old rivals India and Australia, and at Perth, local papers even embrace the … Read more
Jasprit Bumrah returned to the No. 1 spot in the ICC Men’s Test Bowling Rankings while Yashasvi Jaiswal moved up to second amongst batters in the red-ball format on Wednesday. Bumrah, the stand-in skipper in Rohit Sharma’s absence, led India to a 295-run win over Australia in Perth, the first Test of the five-match series … 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
Australian all-rounder Glenn Maxwell suggested Indian pacer Jasprit Bumrah could end up as the greatest fast bowler of all time. Speaking in ‘The Grade Cricketer podcast’, Maxwell said, “Bumrah is going to go down as potentially the best fast bowler of all time. Maybe not with the amount of wickets he takes in every format … Read more