Cricket Australia said on Monday that the SCG remains its preferred location for the third test against India after reports emerged that the governing body is contemplating exchanging the last two games of the four-test series due to rising COVID-cases. 19 in Sydney. Australian cricket officials went on high alert …
Read More »‘They were going to do everything they could to get me out’: Sachin Tendulkar recalls his first Australian tour – cricket
Former Indian batsman Sachin Tendulkar recalled his first Australian tour in 1991/1992, explaining how the five-try series changed him in a good way and taught him a lot about what it means to be an international cricketer. Tendulkar was just 18 when he went to Australia for a test series, …
Read More »Flights to UK banned as UK says new strain of coronavirus is ‘out of control’
European countries began banning flights from the UK on Sunday when the London government warned that a potent new strain of the virus was “out of control.” Following the example of the Netherlands, where the ban on all UK passenger flights went into effect on Sunday, a German government source …
Read More »India vs Australia: ‘He put the team on its back foot’, Adam Gilchrist identifies a major concern for India – cricket
Many flaws in India’s performance were identified from the first test in Adelaide, with hitting and fielding being the biggest. There were times in the early innings when India made a couple of catches, and while they didn’t turn out to be too expensive, the fact that India’s catch has …
Read More »Mutant coronavirus strain out of control, UK says amid flight ban
Belgium announced a ban on all flights and trains from the UK (Representation) Highlight European countries ban flights from UK over new strain of virus UK warned potent new strain of coronavirus “out of control” The situation is “deadly serious”, said the UK Health Secretary. London: European countries began banning …
Read More »‘His presence will be a huge boost for the Indian team’: Dilip Vengsarkar wants BCCI to ‘rush’ Rahul Dravid to Australia – cricket
Seeing India’s embarrassing defeat in eight wickets at the Adelaide Test, former India batsman Dilip Vengsarkar has urged the board to send Rahul Dravid to Australia with priority. Vengsarkar, former BCCI team chairman, believes Dravid’s coaching experience can be very beneficial to the team in the absence of Virat Kohli, …
Read More »India vs Australia: ‘He’s a brave boy’, MSK Prasad wants India’s middle-order batsman to be promoted in MCG test – cricket
After the collapses of the battles of India in both Adelaide Test innings, MSK Prasad, the former chairman of selectors of the BCCI, wishes to see a change in the intermediate order for the second Test against Australia at the Melbourne Cricket Ground from 26 from December. With Virat Kohli …
Read More »Not China, Bihar is ready to walk; set foot on a 200 foot glass bridge anytime next year
Chief Minister Nitish Kumar inspects Nature Safari and Zoo Safari at Rajgir in Nalanda district. (ANI image) Walking across the world’s longest glass bridge in China may seem like a distant dream in a pandemic world, but here’s a resource to get a thrill-seeker’s heart racing. A glass bridge at …
Read More »India vs Australia: ‘If Ishant Sharma is fit, send him to Australia now’, Sunil Gavaskar says Mohammed Shami injury could be ‘big problem for India’ – cricket
Problems appear to be getting worse for the Indian team in the ongoing test series in Australia. It was already known that Captain Virat Kohli would return home after the first test in Adelaide. For the first two days, everything seemed to work out for the visitors. But on the …
Read More »India vs Australia: ‘With Kohli out, hardly anyone can get India back from a loss like that,’ says Ricky Ponting – cricket
India captain Virat Kohli honestly admitted after the first test: “I played two days of good cricket to get in position and then lose it in an hour. It really hurts. “Kohli’s words at the post-match presentation ceremony after the Pink Ball Test in Adelaide against Australia summed up the …
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