AUS vs IND: Shubman Gill impressed in his Test debut and played crucial shots in both innings.© AFP While good performances attract praise, you also see people draw comparisons to former stars. And with Shubman Gill putting on an impressive show at the Boxing Day event, the comparisons have already …
Read More »AUS vs IND: Mitchell Starc says Australia could have pulled Ajinkya Rahane 4-5 times before his hundred
Australian fast bowler Mitchell Starc lamented the opportunities his team wasted on the second day of the Boxing Day Test, but also praised rival captain Ajinkya Rahane for his century of pressure absorption. A tenacious undefeated 104 by Rahane put India in the driver’s seat after day two, as they …
Read More »AUS vs IND: Virat Kohli claps Ajinkya Rahane’s “Top Knock” on Day 2
Ajinkya Rahane pulled out his 12th test hundred on Sunday.© Twitter Virat Kohli took to Twitter to praise India’s alternate captain Ajinkya Rahane, who scored an undefeated century on Day 2 of the ongoing Boxing Day test at Melbourne Cricket Ground on Sunday. Rahane along with Ravindra Jadeja put India …
Read More »AUS vs IND, second test: the brave Ajinkya Rahane Century puts India in the driver’s seat against Australia on Day 2
Substitute skipper Ajinkya Rahane used his luck to reach an undefeated century when India built an ominous 82-run lead over Australia on day two to take full control in Test 2 in Melbourne on Sunday. It was a decisive and crucial blow against a world-class attack from the mild-mannered 32-year-old, …
Read More »AUS vs IND: Sunil Gavaskar declines to comment on Ajinkya Rahane’s captaincy. This is why
Former India captain Sunil Gavaskar said on Saturday that he will not rate Ajinkya Rahane’s leadership as “outstanding” as fans of the game will criticize him for having a bias towards players coming from Mumbai. Gavaskar’s comments came as India defeated Australia 195 in his first innings of Test 2 …
Read More »AUS vs IND: Gutsy India recovers Skittle Australia in the second test
A resilient India rallied from its embarrassing early test exploits to take Australia out by just 195 and take control of a riveting second test opening day in Melbourne on Saturday. After their horror show in Adelaide last week, where they lost by eight wickets and were hit for 36 …
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