David Warner has heaped praise on Australia’s young batting sensation Sam Konstas after his dazzling debut during the Boxing Day Test against India. Konstas, 19, lit up the Melbourne Cricket Ground with a fearless 60 off 65 deliveries, an innings highlighted by audacious ramp shots and a remarkable 18-run over off India’s ace pacer Jasprit…
NEW DELHI: Indian captain Rohit Sharma’s clarification that Shubman Gill was not dropped for the Boxing Day Test against Australia did not sit well with legendary Sunil Gavaskar, who asserted that the decision could only be described as a drop.The decision to drop Gill and accommodate all-rounder Washington Sundar, aimed at strengthening the lower middle-order…
नई दिल्ली. ऑस्ट्रेलिया के खिलाफ भारतीय टीम मेलबर्न टेस्ट हारने के बाद सीरीज में पिछड़ चुकी है. एक वक्त यह मैच टीम इंडिया आसानी से ड्रॉ कराती नजर आ रही थी लेकिन एक फैसले ने पूरा मैच पलट दिया. भारतीय ओपनर यशस्वी जायसवाल की जुझारू पारी का अंत थर्ड अंपायर के विवादित फैसले ने कर…
Virat Kohli’s performance in the ongoing Border Gavaskar Trophy in Australia went through another failure in the second innings of the Melbourne Test on Monday when India needed their iconic batter to lead the fight on the final day, while chasing a big target. It invited a scathing remark on Kohli’s stature by the former…
Jasprit Bumrah and Shoaib Akhtar NEW DELHI: Jasprit Bumrah has etched his name in history by surpassing Shoaib Akhtar’s record of 12 five-wicket hauls in Test cricket. With his 13th five-wicket haul in the Boxing Day Test against Australi at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, Bumrah has now taken his tally to 203 wickets from 44…
Fans show their support during the fourth Test between Australia and India at Melbourne Cricket Ground. (Getty Images) With thousands turning up for the India vs Australia fourth Test despite stiff conditions over the four days, it has registered a record for the most attended Boxing Day Test in history.After three consecutive days of 80,000-plus…
Sam Konstas and Andrew Symonds (Agency Photos) NEW DELHI: The ongoing Boxing Day Test between Australia and India at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) witnessed a remarkable debut innings from 19-year-old Sam Konstas, drawing comparisons to the iconic Andrew Symonds from former Australian opener Matthew Hayden.On the 18th anniversary of Symonds’ maiden Test century at…
Sunil Gavaskar hopes Virat Kohli is not remembered for this incident. (Photo by Morgan Hancock/Getty Images) NEW DELHI: India batting superstar Virat Kohli was fined 20 percent of his match fee and given a demerit point by the ICC for a Level One breach of the ICC code of conduct following a fiery face-off with…
Sam Konstas and Virat Kohli. (Pic Credit – X) NEW DELHI: The dramatic scenes on Boxing Day at the Melbourne Cricket Ground were like watching a Bollywood thriller bringing viewers to the edge of their seats in anticipation of another electrifying moment. Sam Konstas‘s fiery debut put Bumrah through the unfamiliar — being hit for…
Virat Kohli. (Pic Credit – X) NEW DELHI: With the Boxing Day Test set to begin at iconic MCG on Thursday, all eyes are on Virat Kohli, who seeks to overcome his recent batting struggles in the ongoing Border-Gavaskar Trophy. In his recent five innings, Kohli’s performance has been inconsistent, with scores fluctuating between 5,…
