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…
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…
Nitish Kumar Reddy and Mohammed Siraj leave the field on Day 3 of the Boxing Day Test against Australia at the MCG. (Photo by Robert Cianflone/Getty Images) NEW DELHI: Nitish Kumar Reddy‘s maiden Test century was the highlight of day three in the fourth Test between India and Australia at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.Reddy’s determined…
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…
Basit Ali and Virat Kohli (Photo Credits: PTI / X) NEW DELHI: Former Pakistani cricketer Basit Ali has opened up on the fresh debate, the recent altercation between Virat Kohli and Australian debutant Sam Konstas during the fourth Test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) on Thursday. The incident occurred when Kohli, seemingly frustrated, collided…
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…
Sam Konstas (Photo Credit: X) Australia’s 19-year-old batting prodigy, Sam Konstas, stole the spotlight on the opening day of the fourth Test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) on Thursday with a scintillating half-century on debut. The teenager’s fearless strokeplay and audacious attitude left fans in awe and sparked an unusual flurry of activity on…
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,…
Dhruv Jurel (Cricket Australia Photo) NEW DELHI: Young wicketkeeper-batter Dhruv Jurel continued his impressive form in the ongoing second unofficial Test between India A and Australia A at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, playing a crucial knock on Saturday. Jurel, who had earlier anchored India A’s first innings with a resilient 80 off 186 balls, once…
