News Bumrah was asked about neutral umpires in the wake of Tim Paine’s exit call. Without actually saying that India was denied Tim Paine’s wicket in a closed appeal on the first day of the Boxing Day test, Jasprit Bumrah has said it is “unfortunate” that neutral referees cannot travel …
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News The fast bowler will play for South Punjab in the 2021 One Day Cup, which starts on January 8. Fast bowler Aaron Summers will make history by becoming the first Australian to participate in national cricket in Pakistan. ESPNcricinfo understands that the 24-year-old will play for South Punjab in …
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Statistics analysis Before 2001 Australia had a 28-11 lead, but since then India won 17 and lost only 15 Tests against Australia The Australia-India test matches have been among the most intense clashes in recent years, and on Boxing Day, the rivalry will reach a significant milestone: it will be …
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Australia XI will be unchanged for the Boxing Day Test, and the mere fact that it is played in an unchanged venue, the MCG in Melbourne, after a year of so much uncertainty will in itself be a great triumph of tradition and continuity over the many. vagaries of a …
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Features The key details on Mohammed Siraj’s journey from tennis ball cricket to his Boxing Day debut “Stay strong for your father’s dream.” Those were the words of Captain Virat Kohli when Mohammed Siraj decided to continue his stay in Australia after his father died in Hyderabad. The BCCI offered …
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If India decides to do a routine of naming the XIs one day before the Test, we can reasonably assume that one of Mohammed Siraj and Navdeep Saini probably knows of a Test debut at Christmas. It is never wise to speculate on the emotions of the players, but even …
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News Now there is a chance that Gabba will not run any tests from this series. New South Wales would find itself hosting each of the last two Trials of the series against India at the SCG and Queensland was left empty-handed due to its closed southern border under one …
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News The starter has not recovered from the injury, but neither can he enter Australia’s biosecurity center alongside Sean Abbott. David Warner has been formally excluded from the Boxing Day test at MCG and together with Sean Abbott is recovering separately from the Australian main team after his arrival in …
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Times are changing on the South African test team. Seven uncapped players were included in their starting squad to play against Sri Lanka. And even if all the newcomers don’t debut on this series – the unfortunate Keegan Petersen in particular – they won’t be far from their first caps …
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Four years ago, speaking of Ajinkya Rahane, Rahul Dravid had told The Cricket Monthly that after having successfully completed a cycle of world tour, Rahane must be experiencing the beautiful feeling of belonging to the highest level. “For me, after playing a year of international cricket, I knew I could …
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