Jasprit Bumrah continued to reign the ICC men’s Test bowling rankings, adding one rating point to go up to 908 while Pat Cummins of Australia and South Africa’s Kagiso Rabada inched a slot each to reach second and third positions respectively. Bumrah picked 32 wickets during the Border-Gavaskar Trophy in nine innings. However, the biggest … Read more
The ongoing Big Bash League (BBL) season will be bolstered by the inclusion of some of the members of the Australian Test team, which recently beat India 3-1 in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. Sean Abbott (Sydney Sixers), Alex Carey (Adelaide Strikers), Sam Konstas (Sydney Thunder), Mitchell Marsh (Perth Scorchers), Jhye Richardson (Perth Scorchers) and Beau Websters … Read more
Eight men around the bat, a Test on the line, and a fifth day climax. A frenzied Melbourne Cricket Ground witnessed all this and more on a Monday that gifted a sporting high to Pat Cummins and his men, who defeated India by 184 runs in the fourth Test. Australia leads the Border-Gavaskar Trophy series … Read more
India will return to the site of its remarkable 2020-21 Border-Gavaskar Trophy turnaround when it takes on Australia at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) for the fourth Test of the 2024-25 Border-Gavaskar Trophy on Boxing Day. India has played at the MCG 14 times, with the last nine matches taking place on Boxing Day, and … Read more
A quiet optimism and a hint of irritation were evident as Pat Cummins spoke to the media at the Adelaide Oval here on Thursday. The Australian captain confirmed one change in the playing eleven with Scott Boland stepping in for an injured Josh Hazlewood. Stressing that he and his men were in a good space … Read more
An extra twitch or a minor tear of a ligament may sideline a bowler, but it also offers another speedster an opportunity. Scott Boland, a representative of Australia’s aboriginal community, found himself in such a bitter-sweet corner when a damp Saturday dawned at Canberra. Being a part of the Prime Minister’s XI taking on the … Read more
Test pacer Scott Boland was on Friday named in the Australian Prime Minister’s XI squad for the two-day pink-ball match against the visiting India in Canberra beginning on November 30. The Prime Minister’s XI team will be led by uncapped all-rounder Jack Edwards of New South Wales. India captain Rohit Sharma, who missed the ongoing … Read more