By Qaiser Mohammad Ali The only way out for the Indian cricketers to overcome the crushing defeat to Australia in the first Test is to “fight it out” and do “something magnificent” in the remaining three matches that would change negative thinking, cricket icon Sachin Tendulkar has said in an exclusive interview. Failure of top-order […]
Australian batsmen are being encouraged to go after the Indian spinners with whatever shots they feel comfortable with, including sweeps and reverse sweeps in the remaining two Test matches of the ongoing four-match series. The Aussies have struggled to get going against the Indian spin attack in the first two Tests, especially against Ravichandran Ashwin […]
Right-handed batsman KL Rahul has been ruled out of the remaining two Tests of the ongoing four-match series against Australia and will fly home after he sprained his left wrist while batting in the nets at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. A statement from the Indian cricket board (BCCI) on Tuesday said, “KL Rahul sprained his […]
Australia are likely to go in with just the one spinner in the third Test match that begins on January 7 at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG), Australia vice-captain Pat Cummins said on Wednesday. With the SCG helping spin bowlers more than any other Australian surface, visiting teams are often tempted to go in with […]
India pace bowler Umesh Yadav, who limped off the field on the third day of the ongoing second Test, has been taken for scans after complaining of pain in his calf. A statement from the Indian cricket board (BCCI) said, “Umesh Yadav complained of pain in his calf while bowling his 4th over and was […]
Left-handed Australia opener David Warner and fast bowler Sean Abbott have been ruled out of the Boxing Day Test against India because of their respective injuries. The duo will, however, rejoin the squad ahead of the third Test currently scheduled to be played from January 7 at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG). Warner has not […]
Pakistan captain Babar Azam and opener Imam-ul-Haq have been ruled out of the first Test of the two-match series against New Zealand starting Saturday, the Pakistan Cricket Board announced on Monday. In Babar’s absence, Mohammad Rizwan will captain the Pakistan side at the Bay Oval in Mount Maunganui. Babar had fractured his right thumb a […]
Team India had a poor day with the Decision Review System (DRS) in the third and final T20 International against Australia on Tuesday with the team wasting both their reviews and also getting timed out once when they asked for a referral after watching the replay on the big screen. India had failed to take […]
The Covid-19 bubble hubs have started to unnerve players with England T20 star Tom Banton pulling out of Australia’s T20 Big Bash League citing bubble fatigue. Banton, who has been been living in controlled cricketing environment since July and is a reserve for England in their white-ball series squad in South Africa, was to represent […]
Canberra India skipper Virat Kohli on Wednesday became the fastest batsman to score 12,000 runs in One-Day Internationals (ODIs). Kohli reached the milestone in the third and final ODI of the three-match series against Australia at the Manuka Oval.The Indian skipper has taken 242 innings (251 matches) to score 12,000 ODI runs, 58 less than […]