Canberra is a capital with a twin shade. Seat of power, yes; a sleepy rural vibe, yes again! And on December 1, finally, a game gets underway at the Manuka Oval. The warm-up fixture between the Indians and the Prime Minister’s XI becomes a limited-overs affair, and Rohit Sharma’s men prevail by six wickets. Young … Read more
IND vs AUS Live Score: Catch the live score and updates from day 3 of the India vs Australia second Test match being played at the Adelaide Oval.
Hello and welcome to Day 2 of the 2nd Test between India and Australia at the Adelaide Oval. We are all set for a gripping day of cricket under the lights. The home team looks ahead of the curve thanks to Marnus Labuschagne’s and Nathan McSweeney’s partnership. The onus will be on the Indian bowlers … Read more
The first Test is history! And if history tells us something, it is that the reply is swift in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. Australia was admonished a 295-run defeat in the series opener in Perth and it will be rubbing its hands at the prospect of putting India to test at Adelaide with the pink ball. … Read more
For decades, Test cricket had a template relationship with different times of the day. Swing and bounce early in the day, easier run-making post lunch coupled with a bit more spin and maybe – if conditions permit – a sprinkling of reverse swing in the evening. The advent of the day-night Tests in 2015 introduced … Read more
35 The number of sixes accumulated by Yashasvi Jaiswal in 2024. This is the maximum hit by any batter in a calendar year. He passed the previous record of 33 sixes held by Kiwi Brendon McCullum in 2014. For the record, previously, the sixes most hit by an Indian were 22 by Virender Sehwag … Read more
Australia is the land where it all began for K.L. Rahul. Back in December of 2014, the Karnataka star made his Test debut in Melbourne and has had quite the ride over the last decade. Be it strong limbs and fractured bones or hundreds and noughts, Rahul has seen them all. With vital runs (26 … Read more
Under quirky Adelaide skies, sunny at one point, damp at another, Travis Head always feels at home. Back in his city in the lead-up to the second Test against India from Friday, Head is looking for clues from the past and equally gazing with hope into the immediate future. In his previous two Tests at … Read more