Australian batsman Matthew Wade said on Sunday there will be a potentially tougher quarantine or biosecurity bubble in Brisbane once they travel there for the fourth test against India. Australia and India will meet in the third round at the Sydney Cricket Ground starting on January 7 and then both …
Read More »AUS vs. IND: David Warner “Not Sure” About T Natarajan’s Ability to Throw Consecutive Overs in a Test Match
Australia starter and Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) skipper David Warner praised T Natarajan, after the left-arm closer was named to the India test team for the remaining two games. Natarajan, famous for his lethal Yorkers in the death overs of the 13th edition of the Indian Premier League, played under Warner’s …
Read More »Rohit Sharma, 4 others in isolation such as BCCI and Cricket Australia investigate possible breach of protocol
Rohit Sharma and four other Indian players have been isolated.© AFP Five Indian players, including Rohit Sharma and Rishabh Pant, are in isolation after video surfaced of them eating inside a Melbourne restaurant. In addition to Rohit and Pant, Shubman Gill, Prithvi Shaw and Navdeep Saini have parted ways with …
Read More »AUS vs IND: Rohit Sharma named vice-captain of India for the last two tests in Australia
India’s first and second captain, Rohit Sharma, has been named vice-captain for the remaining two test matches against Australia. Rohit, who joined his teammates after completing his 14-day quarantine period on Wednesday, will take over from Cheteshwar Pujara. Ajinkya Rahane continues to lead the trial side in the absence of …
Read More »AUS vs IND: T Natarajan replaces Umesh Yadav in the India team for the last two Australia tests
Fast pitcher T Natarajan will replace Umesh Yadav in the India squad for the final two tests against Australia, the Cricket Control Board in India (BCCI) said in a statement on Friday. Umesh had suffered a strained left calf muscle on the third day of the second test in Melbourne …
Read More »IND vs AUS: Rohit Sharma receives a warm welcome as he reunites with his teammates from India. Watch
Rohit Sharma met with the Indian team in Melbourne after his 14-day quarantine in Sydney came to an end on Wednesday. The Cricket Control Board in India (BCCI) tweeted a video of Rohit Sharma receiving a warm welcome from members of the Indian contingent, who were already in good spirits …
Read More »AUS vs IND: “Shubman Gill is special, don’t compare him to anyone,” urges Wasim Jaffer
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: Sydney Cricket Ground to host third Test against India, Cricket Australia confirms
The Sydney Cricket Ground will host the third round between India and Australia as scheduled.© Twitter Sydney Cricket Ground will host Australia’s third round against India as scheduled, Cricket Australia confirmed on Tuesday. A recent outbreak of COVID-19 cases in Sydney had raised questions about the test being carried out …
Read More »AUS vs IND: Ravindra Jadeja joins MS Dhoni, Virat Kohli on this illustrious roster of Indian players
All-rounder Ravindra Jadeja on Tuesday expressed his gratitude after becoming the third Indian cricketer to participate in 50 or more games for the country in all three formats: Trials, ODI and T20I. Jadeja joined India’s captain Virat Kohli and former captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni in the elite club. The off-roader, …
Read More »AUS vs IND: Rohit Sharma, Ravichandran Ashwin’s Cheteshwar Pujara joke will leave you split
India vs Australia: R Ashwin and his teammates posed with the MCG honors board in the background.© R Ashwin / Instagram Ravichandran Ashwin and Rohit Sharma gleefully joked at the expense of their India teammate Cheteshwar Pujara after India won the second Test against Australia in Melbourne to tie the …
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